Ghost Light Burning:: An Up2u Mystery Adventure

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by the window Jack jumped back with a shout He tripped over his own feet and fell on his rear His box landed beside him and split open spilling books out on the cracked pavement Are you all right his dad asked as he bent to pile Jack’s books back into the torn box Something moved inside Jack and his dad looked toward the open door Sunlight spilled into the room beyond revealing an old wooden crate and a lot of dust The thick dust showed no sign of footprints Some of the windows are broken his dad said Maybe a stray cat got in I don’t think so Jack said His dad scratched his head Maybe it was a trick of the light as I opened the door Maybe Yet Jack was certain it wasn’t light or a cat It was a person Someone was in the old theater Someone tall and thin and fast 6