10 - the Ghost Next Door
“Chesney grabbed Danny’s shoulders and pulled him away from the mailbox.
One of the wooden swan wings came off in Danny’s hands. As Mr. Chesney wrestled him away, Danny let it drop to the ground.
“You punks!” Mr. Chesney sputtered, his eyes wide with rage. “You—you—”
“Let go of him!” Hannah screamed from across the street. But fear muffled her voice. Her cry came out a whisper.
With a loud groan, Danny pulled free of the man’s grasp.
Without another word, the three boys were running, running dow...n the middle of the dark street, their sneakers pounding loudly on the pavement.
“I’ll remember you!” Mr. Chesney called after them. “I’ll remember you. I’ll see you again! And next time, I’ll have my shotgun!”
Hannah watched Mr. Chesney bend to pick up the broken swan’s wing. He examined the wooden wing, shaking his head angrily.
Then she began running, keeping in the dark front yards, hidden by hedges and low shrubs, running in the direction Danny and his friends had headed.MoreLess
One of the wooden swan wings came off in Danny’s hands. As Mr. Chesney wrestled him away, Danny let it drop to the ground.
“You punks!” Mr. Chesney sputtered, his eyes wide with rage. “You—you—”
“Let go of him!” Hannah screamed from across the street. But fear muffled her voice. Her cry came out a whisper.
With a loud groan, Danny pulled free of the man’s grasp.
Without another word, the three boys were running, running dow...n the middle of the dark street, their sneakers pounding loudly on the pavement.
“I’ll remember you!” Mr. Chesney called after them. “I’ll remember you. I’ll see you again! And next time, I’ll have my shotgun!”
Hannah watched Mr. Chesney bend to pick up the broken swan’s wing. He examined the wooden wing, shaking his head angrily.
Then she began running, keeping in the dark front yards, hidden by hedges and low shrubs, running in the direction Danny and his friends had headed.MoreLess
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