مترسک شبگرد فصل 09

Chapter 9

And then a hand grabbed my shoulder.

“Ohh!” I let out a cry and spun around.

Stanley stared at me with concern. He and Mark had come up behind me.

“Jodie, what’s the matter?” Stanley asked.

“Mark and I—we thought we heard you calling.”

“What’s up?” Mark asked casually.

The line on his fishing pole had become tangled, and he was working to untangle it. “Did you see a squirrel or something?”

“No, I, I” My heart was pounding so hard, I could barely speak.

“Cool your jets, Jodie,” Mark said, imitating me.

“I saw a scarecrow!” I finally managed to scream.

Stanley’s mouth dropped open.

Mark narrowed his eyes suspiciously at me. “A scarecrow? Here in the woods?”

“It, it was walking,” I stammered. “I heard it. I heard it walking.”

A choking sound escaped Stanley’s open mouth.

Mark continued to stare at me, his features tight with fear.

“It’s over there!” I cried. “Right there! Look!”

I pointed.

But it was gone.