Ophelia, sprang from the chaise lounge in the parlor, when she heard the door bell ring. Ding dong! Her mother, Catherine, who was two steps ahead of her, quickly answered the door. As expected, it was Aunt Anne and Uncle Frank. Behind them, and hurrying up the front walkway, was Eddie and Elizabeth, who were arguing over a blue umbrella.
“Give me back my umbrella Eddie!” Elizabeth demanded, as she ran along side of him, struggling to gain back her possession.
Eddie laughed, as he held the umbrella high above his head. “It’s not your umbrella, and even if it was, you’re to short to hold it. Look at me, I’m soak and wet.”
“Well, I found it first!” Elizabeth grumbled, smacking him with her worn stuffed bunny named Buzz.
“That’s enough,” snapped …show more content…
“Let me get some towels,” she said, as she quickly wandered to another room, still speaking, but in a louder voice. “I was hoping you’d miss the storm. It’s been raining like cats and dogs for the past couple of hours. Charles is in the basement, still marveling over the antique washing machine and dryer rack.”
Within seconds, she was back carrying two laundered towels, that she traded Anne for a wet, foiled plate.
“That’s a fresh batch of lemon drop cookies,” Anne said, winking over at Ophelia. “Thought you three might want an evening …show more content…
“I’m just telling you what I heard. Why do you think its been empty for so long?”
Elizabeth glared over at her brother. “Eddie, stop scaring us. It’s not funny.”
Eddie snatched up a cookie and slid out of the chair. “I’m not trying to scare anybody, I thought you would want to know. I’d want to know if my house was haunted.”
“Well,” Ophelia said, as she scooted out of her chair, “I haven’t seen any ghost. So, I guess this house isn’t haunted.”
Eddie laughed. “You don’t see ghost silly, they’re invisible. You can only hear them.”
“That’s not true,” Ophelia said. “People have seen ghost before.”
“Then what do they look like?”
Elizabeth laughed. “Thats easy, they look like this.”
She placed the corner of the white tablecloth over her head and began to moan. “whoooo.”
Ophelia and Eddie laughed.
“Come on, lets go upstairs,” Ophelia said. “We’ll play a game.”
“How about, Hide-and-Go-Seek?” Eddie suggested.
“Yeah, lets play Hide-and-Go-Seek!” Elizabeth said, as she jumped up and down on her tippy-toes. “Please Ophelia.”
“All right, we’ll play Hide-and-Go-Seek, but you can only hide upstairs.”
“Deal!” Eddie said, as he nudged himself around the two girls, and ran up the
“Give me back my umbrella Eddie!” Elizabeth demanded, as she ran along side of him, struggling to gain back her possession.
Eddie laughed, as he held the umbrella high above his head. “It’s not your umbrella, and even if it was, you’re to short to hold it. Look at me, I’m soak and wet.”
“Well, I found it first!” Elizabeth grumbled, smacking him with her worn stuffed bunny named Buzz.
“That’s enough,” snapped …show more content…
“Let me get some towels,” she said, as she quickly wandered to another room, still speaking, but in a louder voice. “I was hoping you’d miss the storm. It’s been raining like cats and dogs for the past couple of hours. Charles is in the basement, still marveling over the antique washing machine and dryer rack.”
Within seconds, she was back carrying two laundered towels, that she traded Anne for a wet, foiled plate.
“That’s a fresh batch of lemon drop cookies,” Anne said, winking over at Ophelia. “Thought you three might want an evening …show more content…
“I’m just telling you what I heard. Why do you think its been empty for so long?”
Elizabeth glared over at her brother. “Eddie, stop scaring us. It’s not funny.”
Eddie snatched up a cookie and slid out of the chair. “I’m not trying to scare anybody, I thought you would want to know. I’d want to know if my house was haunted.”
“Well,” Ophelia said, as she scooted out of her chair, “I haven’t seen any ghost. So, I guess this house isn’t haunted.”
Eddie laughed. “You don’t see ghost silly, they’re invisible. You can only hear them.”
“That’s not true,” Ophelia said. “People have seen ghost before.”
“Then what do they look like?”
Elizabeth laughed. “Thats easy, they look like this.”
She placed the corner of the white tablecloth over her head and began to moan. “whoooo.”
Ophelia and Eddie laughed.
“Come on, lets go upstairs,” Ophelia said. “We’ll play a game.”
“How about, Hide-and-Go-Seek?” Eddie suggested.
“Yeah, lets play Hide-and-Go-Seek!” Elizabeth said, as she jumped up and down on her tippy-toes. “Please Ophelia.”
“All right, we’ll play Hide-and-Go-Seek, but you can only hide upstairs.”
“Deal!” Eddie said, as he nudged himself around the two girls, and ran up the