Escape From Memory
“LYNNE HAD attached it with chewing gum.
“See how smart Lynne is?” I told Mom proudly.
I unfolded the small square, which was just paper torn from one of Lynne’s school notebooks. Of course—she’d had her backpack with her when she hid in the trunk of the car.
The note said: Crythe is a ghost town. Except for the main street and the castle we’in, it’s all in ruins. And I’m pretty sure some of the Crythians are actors.
Then, in big, emphatic writing, she’d added: DON’T TRUST AUNT MEMORY!
“Thanks a... lot,” I muttered. “Don’t you think I already figured that out?”
“She probably wrote that before she was caught,” Mom said distractedly.
I had a sudden chill. I could just picture Lynne sneaking back into my room, trying to warn me before she went for help. What if that was the reason she got caught?
I made myself focus on the rest of the note.
“Crythe’s a ghost town, and the people are just actors,” I muttered. “Does that mean everything here is just a—a fraud?”MoreLess
“See how smart Lynne is?” I told Mom proudly.
I unfolded the small square, which was just paper torn from one of Lynne’s school notebooks. Of course—she’d had her backpack with her when she hid in the trunk of the car.
The note said: Crythe is a ghost town. Except for the main street and the castle we’in, it’s all in ruins. And I’m pretty sure some of the Crythians are actors.
Then, in big, emphatic writing, she’d added: DON’T TRUST AUNT MEMORY!
“Thanks a... lot,” I muttered. “Don’t you think I already figured that out?”
“She probably wrote that before she was caught,” Mom said distractedly.
I had a sudden chill. I could just picture Lynne sneaking back into my room, trying to warn me before she went for help. What if that was the reason she got caught?
I made myself focus on the rest of the note.
“Crythe’s a ghost town, and the people are just actors,” I muttered. “Does that mean everything here is just a—a fraud?”MoreLess
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