March Something feels weird today though Blood on the path A sign of trouble Things have been calm Will this burst the bubble Something scuffled in the bushes Lucy raised her ears and growled 10
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Just birds Barry said Or a squirrel He felt sweat bead up on his forehead He stared at the bushes He was never nervous in the graveyard But something wasn’t right All seemed calm again After a minute Barry picked up his notebook I’ll bet I’ve been in this graveyard 3,000 times I’ve had some scary moments A zombie battle last spring A few surprise meetings with some angry ghosts I’ve always handled those well So why do I feel uneasy now The sun is 12
still up And there’s no one else around here Lucy feels it too She’s shaking a little That’s not like her Maybe we should get out of here Barry thought He shook his head Nothing’s going to scare us out of our cemetery Right Lucy She licked his face Barry hugged her Even though the early evening was warm Barry felt an icy breeze on his neck What is that he asked Lucy jumped It’s okay girl Barry said 13