Leo started to laugh You always say I’m a chicken he told Liv But we all look like chickens now Liv and Michael laughed Gotcha whippersnappers Grandpa Henry shouted out from the tower window Then he disappeared from their sight But his heavy laughter continued to echo through the backyard for a few more moments Leo looked around and said What a mess They started pulling feathers out of their hair and off their clothes Look on the bright side We can totally use these feathers for a project Michael said He began collecting them in a small bag The others joined him Maybe we can use them to decorate the flower box for Tina Maria’s parents Leo suggested He sneezed and three feathers fell off his head I hope the present will convince them to stay A raspy voice called through the shed Nothing will convince them Mom and Dad refuse to stay here on Shaker Street the voice said Leo Michael and Liv all turned to find Tina Maria standing in the doorway Her black hair was pulled back neatly in a headband She was wearing a blue T-shirt that said Wizard in Training across the front and she was carrying a small green purse We have to move away Tina Maria continued sadly Leo stood up and hurried over to her With every step more feathers fell off him It’s not fair he moaned I know Tina Maria said Her voice was tight and cracked I don’t want to leave Shaker Street Liv had somehow gotten all the feathers out of her hair except the few she left in for decoration She hurried over to Tina Maria and put her arm around her friend’s shoulders Why are you moving she asked And why is it so sudden Tina Maria sighed She pinched her lips together and whispered Our house is
haunted
CHAPTER TWO Okay you should definitely move then Leo said without hesitation I’d move too But I don’t want to leave school Tina Maria told him How about buying a different house on Shaker Street Leo asked That would be better than living in a haunted house He shivered and wrapped his arms around himself I like my house Tina Maria protested There’s no reason to move There’s no such thing as a haunted house Michael said practical as usual He grabbed a few bins off a nearby shelf and set them on the workbench They had made the bench themselves from an old door that rested on top of two fruit crates Ghosts exist Liv put in I know because I’m an expert But we can live happily with them if we try Have you tried to talk to the ghost Make friends with it You can’t live happily with a ghost Leo protested You gotta move away Leo Liv said firmly Stop it You’re scaring Tina Maria She scared me first Leo protested So we’re even There’s no such thing as ghosts Michael said He was setting things from the bins out on the table He had a flashlight batteries and a compass Where’s the Maker Sack Michael asked Liv The sack was an old backpack that Michael had found in the trash at school Liv had duct taped the holes and written MAKER SACK on it in silver tape Liv found it by her beanbag chair which Michael had rescued from a dumpster and fixed up She gave the sack to him
