“Why? Let them enjoy the adventure.”
Adam was amazed. “You enjoyed today?”
“Sure. Just another day in Spooksville. You’ll get used to Sundays like this.”
Adam felt exhausted. “I hope not.”
They said goodbye at the end of Sally’s driveway.
“I would invite you in,” she said. “Except my parents are kind of weird.”
“That’s OK I better get home and help my dad unpack the truck.”
Sally leaned closer and stared into his eyes. “I like you, Adam.”
He felt nervous. “I like you.”
“Could you tell me something? Please?”
“What?”
“What was her name?” Sally asked.
“Whose name?”
“The girl you left behind.”
“I didn’t leave any girl behind. I told you.”
“You were serious?” Sally said.
“I was and I am.”
“I don’t have to be jealous?”
Adam had to laugh. “You don’t have to be jealous, Sally. I promise.”
“That’s a relief.” She smiled and squeezed his shoulder. “Will I see you soon?”
Adam shrugged. “Probably tomorrow.”
Adam walked home. His parents and sister were in the kitchen, still eating lunch.
“Back so soon?” his dad asked.
Adam tried not to smirk. “Yeah,” he said. “How’s your back?”
“Fine,” his dad said.
“What’s the town like?” his mother asked.
“It’s interesting.” Adam thought a moment. “I don’t think I’m going to be bored here.”
About the Author
Little is known about Christopher Pike, although he is supposed to be a strange man. It is rumored that he was born in New York but grew up in Los Angeles.
He has been seen in Santa Barbara lately, so he probably lives there now. But no one really knows what he looks like, or how old he is. It is possible that he is not a real person, but an eccentric creature visiting from another world. When he is not writing, he sits and stares at the walls of his huge haunted house. A short, ugly troll wanders around him in the dark and whispers scary stories in his ear.
Christopher Pike is one of this planet’s best-selling authors of young adult fiction.
Books by Christopher Pike Spooksville #1: The Secret Path
Spooksville #2: The Howling Ghost
Spooksville #3: The Haunted Gave
Spooksville #4: Aliens in the Sky
Spooksville #5: The Cold People
Spooksville #6: The Witch’s Revenge
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Aladdin