Nov 09 2009
TOE Short Story :: A Summer to Remember [Ghost Story] – Chap 6
by Kirsten (age 13)
Chapter 6
I woke up from my Mom’s voice.
“Wake up, sweetie,” she said. “We have to leave to get Emma in a half hour.”
I rubbed my eyes and sat up.
“Be downstairs in thirty minutes,” Mom said before leaving to wake Matthew up.
I jumped into the shower and brushed my teeth.
After, I changed into a blue t-shirt and some jeans.
It would be cold on the airplane, so I added a gray sweater.
I ran a comb through my hair and pulled my heavy luggage down the stairs.
Matthew was already down there, half asleep.
Mom handed us Hot Pockets and helped us get our luggage in the car.
Dad came down and helped, too.
Matthew and I got into the backseat while Mom and Dad got into the front.
I was so tired, but the excitement woke me up.
“I’m so excited!” I said enthusiastically.
Matthew nibbled on his Hot Pocket and stared out the window.
We started driving. It had passed 15 minutes and we pulled in front of a small, cozy little house.
A girl whom I recognized as Emma walked out of the house with a suitcase and two bags.
Dad got out of the car to help her with her luggage.
Emma gave me a bad look as she got into the car with Matthew.
Matthew and Emma sneaked a kiss and started chatting.
I knew that the airport was about an hour away, so I’d be here for a while.
I took out my book from my carry-on bag.
I pulled open to the part where I’d last left off and started reading.
Related TOE posts:
- TOE Short Story :: A Summer to Remember [Ghost Story] – Chap 2
- TOE Short Story :: A Summer to Remember [Ghost Story] – Chap 4
- TOE Short Story :: A Summer to Remember [Ghost Story] – Chap 5
- TOE Short Story :: A Summer to Remember [Ghost Story] – Chap 3
- TOE Short Story :: A Summer to Remember [Ghost Story] – Chap 1
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Thanks for the ghost story. You mix dialogue and action really well. Are you working on chapter 7 or are you going to leave us hanging forever? I hope it’s not the latter.