Graveyard Diaries Book 13: The Streetwise Poltergeist
There was no response Jared headed for home He gripped his flashlight tighter He was certain he was being followed and the flashlight might be needed in self-defense The path was soon covered in pine tree needles They muffled any footsteps Jared kept glancing back but he didn’t see his stalker 11
Jared moved faster as he entered the clearing He ducked behind a tall granite gravestone and peeked over the top If anyone or any thing left the forest he’d see it He waited five minutes Someone appeared at the edge of the path It looked like a boy around his age The boy stayed at the edge barely visible He kept turning his head sweeping his eyes over the slope as if he were searching for something Jared knew every kid in Marshfield but he’d never seen this one before 12
The boy looked thin with long shaggy hair that reached his shoulders Jared stepped out from behind the gravestone What do you want The boy took a step back He didn’t respond Jared walked slowly toward the path When he reached the edge he called again Where are you Jared’s light revealed nothing The boy was either hiding or he’d fled Might be a ghost Jared thought Marshfield’s four graveyards were all haunted Jared and his friends had 13
