During the day Funland was absolutely full of life Music piped in through old speakers tinkled in the background The screams of kids waiting breathlessly at the top of the Danger Drop before plunging down the steep hill pierced the air And the delicious smell of popcorn cotton candy and french fries wafted across the park The park buzzed when it was full of people When the rides and the midway games were all lit up and crowded with excited kids dragging their parents around by the hand During the day Funland was alive and deep in the darkest part of the park the ghost slept But at night when everyone went home and all the lights and music faded he woke up At night he moved around the park At night he was free
Chapter One Buddy Can you come down and set the table please Buddy He was really starting to hate being called Buddy His real name was Benjamin Ben A name that described someone who had lots of friends Who
was good at sports Who was brave and exciting and not afraid of anything But Buddy Buddy was forgettable Buddy was clumsy and afraid of the dark When it came down to it Buddy was pretty sure he wasn't very interesting at all But his brother had started calling him Buddy when he was a baby It stuck No one called him anything else Buddy Yeah I'm coming Buddy stumbled down the hall toward the kitchen and nearly crashed into his brother Careful there Buddy His brother had just come out of his room rubbing his eyes and pushing his hair out of his face Buddy grinned The nickname didn't sound as bad coming from his Ryan It sounded more like he was calling him pal
