The Secret of Grim Hill by Linda DeMeulemeester

Author:Linda DeMeulemeester [DeMeulemeester, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Middle Grade Fiction
Publisher: Grim Hill Press
Published: 2013-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13 A Haunting Discovery

ONCE I PULLED myself together, I figured out three things. One – the girl in the mysterious mask had been trying to tell me something. Two – the feathers that had helped me remember Sookie were the same white feathers on that girl’s mask.

Three – I needed Jasper.

Taking off at a run, I hurried next door, jumped the stairs three at a time, and pounded on Jasper’s door. Jasper’s dad, Mr. Chung, answered.

“Why hello, Cat. How’s the soccer going? Are you ready for the big match?”

Not meaning to be rude, I blurted, “Is Jasper home?” At least I didn’t shout in my panic.

Mr. Chung shook his head. “He’s at the library.”

On top of my pounding heart, I felt sick with guilt. Jasper had known something was wrong in this town. He hadn’t given up investigating when all I’d cared about was my new popularity. Now I was in terrible trouble.

“Mr. Chung, have you seen Sookie?” I asked, hoping desperately he would remember my sister.

“Sookie …” he said slowly. Mr. Chung squinted past me up Grim Hill. For a second, I thought he knew who I was talking about, but he shook his head. “Who is this Sookie?”

My hope evaporated. I said, “Never mind,” and was about to leave, but he gently grabbed my arm.

“Cat, you look so pale. Come in, I just made some fresh noodles.”

The smell of garlic and ginger made my stomach grumble. Lunch was long past, but I muttered, “No thanks,” turned, and ran down the stairs. Mr. Chung called after me as I headed toward the library.

“Something peculiar is in the air. You’re going to need all your strength. You should come in and eat!”

Shivering, I kept running. A couple of blocks later, I spotted Emily and another girl from the Ghosts making their weary way home from soccer practice.

“Emily, did you notice when Sookie left the party the other night?” I gulped, catching my breath. Emily had given Sookie decorations to put up at the party. Maybe she’d –

“Who’s Sookie?” they asked simultaneously.

Despite Mom and Mr. Chung forgetting about Sookie, I had expected Emily to laugh and say she had seen her – that she was just playing down the street or that she was still waiting for me up on the soccer field. Even though everyone seemed to have forgotten Sookie, I had a hard time believing

any of this was real.

“Anyway, wicked party,” said Kate, the other girl.

“Yeah, thanks for inviting your soccer rivals,” Emily said smiling.

As they walked away, I touched the silky feathers in my pocket. If it wasn’t for those feathers, it would seem as if everyone else was right and I was dreaming. A scary thought occurred to me. How did I know that this wasn’t true? Would the feathers work on anyone else? I turned and kept running, even when I passed Zach and Mitch.

“Cool party Saturday night,” Zach said. “Hey, I wanted to ask you something. Do you want to come to the dance with me next week?”

Who could think about dancing? I kept going.

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