with us today If not I have an idea for a new way to spy on my sister Or hey did I tell you about that video I saw of a five pound gummy bear Maybe we could I’m really sorry Leila sped up again Come on Kait struggled to keep up It can’t be that important Oh it was definitely that important Leila had been counting down to this moment ever since math had ended at 10 30 That was five hours ago and five hours is a really long time to count down to anything Her elderly neighbor Mrs Crenshaw had promised to tell her about a super old mystery and hidden treasure this afternoon A hidden treasure Just like the movies Leila got butterflies in her tummy every time she thought about it
See you tomorrow Leila yelled over her shoulder as she ran up her driveway Inside the house she hugged her mom hugged her little dog Nugget and said the five magic words Wanna go for a walk Nugget leaped high enough to touch Leila’s nose with his own Leila smiled clipped on the leash and ran the whole way to Mrs Crenshaw’s house Mrs Crenshaw had opened the door before Leila got to the porch Come in Miss Detective I’ve been waiting for you Nugget wagged his tail hoping for a treat Mrs Crenshaw pulled a dog biscuit out of her pocket Yes I’ve been waiting for you too she said Nugget wagged harder and stood on his back legs as Mrs Crenshaw tossed him the treat While Nugget ate his treat Mrs Crenshaw
slipped on doggie slippers she’d bought him so he wouldn’t mess up her floors Leila had sat at the kitchen table and opened her detective notebook to the unsolved case I’m ready I have cookies in the oven Mrs Crenshaw said Don’t you want to wait until they’re ready Nooo Leila pretended to melt in her seat You’ve got to tell me now Mrs Crenshaw laughed OK OK I suppose I owe you She grabbed an old school yearbook from the counter and flipped through it until she landed on a black-and-white picture of a man with thick glasses a thin mustache and a gleam in his eye Do you know who this is Leila shook her head
This is Mr McGee He was the first principal at Englewood Elementary School exclaimed That’s where I go to school Leila
