Zachary grinned Hey that’s cool he said It is not haunted Abby protested Sydney leaned forward Who told you that Dakota she asked Dakota shrugged I don’t remember Somebody did It’s supposed to be haunted by some old librarian She walks around hunting for a lost book Sydney looked disgusted Dakota that is just stupid she said But Abby was worried Books do get lost at the library she pointed out But ghosts don’t come looking for them Sydney protested Don’t listen to him Abby He’s just trying to scare you Dakota sat back with a satisfied grin Wait until tomorrow night and we’ll see who’s right It gets dark very early this time of year Who knows what is waiting down in that creepy old cellar 8
Sydney threw a piece of bread at Dakota Go bother someone else she said Dakota laughed Why he asked Bothering you is so much fun Abby didn’t laugh She thought about the cellar at the library She had only been down there once It was dark and cold and it smelled funny Now she wasn’t sure she wanted to go down there 9
Things That Go Bump in the Night It was dark when Sydney and Abby arrived at the library Wreaths hung in all the windows Pine trees stood on each side of the double doors They were covered with twinkle lights The library looks pretty Sydney said It would look prettier with snow said Abby Last year we had snow for Thanksgiving This year we have had rain rain rain It will snow said Sydney Just wait I’m protested tired of waiting Abby 10
Mrs Mackenzie was on her knees by the circulation desk She was setting up a snowman He had twinkle lights on his hat She shivered as the door closed Hi girls Mrs Mackenzie said It’s really cold in here We got a big delivery of books this afternoon So we had the door propped open Sydney smiled It just feels like Christmas It doesn’t look like Christmas Abby said There’s no snow It looks like Christmas in here Mrs Mackenzie said I’m glad you hung those snowflakes from the ceiling last week They look great Abby looked up The paper snowflakes sparkled with glitter They danced back and forth every time the doors opened They do look really nice Abby said 11
