Chapter Six
Strange Happenings
Once Alex was in his room and Megan was in the parlor, Jennifer sat back down on the couch to decide what to do next. However, Jennifer was at a total loss; she had never punished anyone before and she wasn't sure she wanted too. However, Alex had hit Megan and they had gotten in a fight and Jennifer knew that Evy and Rick would punish their son. However, Alex wasn't her son; maybe she should just wait until Rick and Evy got back.
Jennifer stood up and whistled for Horus before headed upstairs to determine the cause of the fight, by asking Alex. However, Jennifer didn't get very far before she was aware of a strange noise. It was like a rapping noise, coming from above her. Jennifer looked up, listening for the noise again.
It sounded again, a short rapping sound or the sound of something being dragged then dropped. Jennifer bit her lip as she listened to the sound continue; what could be making the sound? It was coming from above her, could Alex be making the noises? There was only one way to find out; Jennifer took the rest of the stairs in twos and hurried to Alex's room.
She opened the door to find Alex sitting on his bed, scowling and clutching Paddy. He looked up at Jennifer, somewhat surprised by her hasty entrance.
"What's the matter Jennifer?" He asked her, seeing her somewhat pallid face.
Jennifer frowned. "You didn't hear it?" Jennifer asked, having somewhat determined that Alex was not making the noises.
"Hear what? I didn't hear anything." Alex said, getting off his bed and walking over to Jennifer.
Jennifer frowned and together she and Alex walked out of his room; Jennifer led Alex over to the stairs, where she heard the noise. For a few minutes, they could hear nothing and then the noise sounded again. The rapping, dragging noise; Alex's face went pale with fright and Jennifer was sure her face was close to the ghostly white color that Alex's face was. Alex held Jennifer's hand in his, clutching Paddy close to him.
"What is it, Jennifer?" He whispered. The sound was continuing, however a new sound had joined in. The "new" sound sounded like claws dragging against the ground. Rapping. Thudding. Scraping. Those were the sounds that Jennifer and Alex heard.
Alex moved closer to Jennifer. "It's a mummy, I know it!" Alex cried, still retaining his fears of everything back from the dead.
Until Alex spoke those words, Jennifer hadn't even suspected anything of the supernatural or undead sort; however, now Jennifer was being to think that it might be a mummy or even Anubis. If he could come back from the dead once, what was stopping him from coming back a second time.
"Calm down Alex, it's probably nothing." Jennifer said, her voice was shaking and very unreassuringly.
Jennifer and Alex walked slowly down the stairs, the perpetual noises never leaving their ears, even when they were downstairs in the sitting room.
Alex looked up at Jennifer. "What about Megan?" He asked, seeming somewhat worried about his friend, who was still in the parlor.
"Let's go get her." Jennifer suggested and they walked down the hall and to the parlor, the noises still following them. The noises were loudest in the hall; Jennifer and Alex entered the parlor.
Megan was sitting next to one of the bookshelves, her face as pale as Alex's. "That noise?" She asked, as Jennifer and Alex entered, "What is it?"
"We don't know." Jennifer muttered as Megan ran over to join her and Alex.
"Where's it coming from?" Megan asked as they left the parlor. The sounds were louder and more eerie when a bat like screech became a part of the sounds. The rapping were louder now, louder then the other sounds; the screeches only came every so often but when they did they sent a shiver down Jennifer's spine. The screeching sounded like noises Horus would make but Horus was still perched on Jennifer's shoulder; the falcon was still as though he was somewhat frightened by the noises as well.
Jennifer, Alex and Megan were trying to find the place where the sounds were the loudest, that would be where the noises originated. Finally, they stopped under the stairs which lead to the attic; the sounds were loudest there. The sounds were coming from the attic.
Strange Happenings
Once Alex was in his room and Megan was in the parlor, Jennifer sat back down on the couch to decide what to do next. However, Jennifer was at a total loss; she had never punished anyone before and she wasn't sure she wanted too. However, Alex had hit Megan and they had gotten in a fight and Jennifer knew that Evy and Rick would punish their son. However, Alex wasn't her son; maybe she should just wait until Rick and Evy got back.
Jennifer stood up and whistled for Horus before headed upstairs to determine the cause of the fight, by asking Alex. However, Jennifer didn't get very far before she was aware of a strange noise. It was like a rapping noise, coming from above her. Jennifer looked up, listening for the noise again.
It sounded again, a short rapping sound or the sound of something being dragged then dropped. Jennifer bit her lip as she listened to the sound continue; what could be making the sound? It was coming from above her, could Alex be making the noises? There was only one way to find out; Jennifer took the rest of the stairs in twos and hurried to Alex's room.
She opened the door to find Alex sitting on his bed, scowling and clutching Paddy. He looked up at Jennifer, somewhat surprised by her hasty entrance.
"What's the matter Jennifer?" He asked her, seeing her somewhat pallid face.
Jennifer frowned. "You didn't hear it?" Jennifer asked, having somewhat determined that Alex was not making the noises.
"Hear what? I didn't hear anything." Alex said, getting off his bed and walking over to Jennifer.
Jennifer frowned and together she and Alex walked out of his room; Jennifer led Alex over to the stairs, where she heard the noise. For a few minutes, they could hear nothing and then the noise sounded again. The rapping, dragging noise; Alex's face went pale with fright and Jennifer was sure her face was close to the ghostly white color that Alex's face was. Alex held Jennifer's hand in his, clutching Paddy close to him.
"What is it, Jennifer?" He whispered. The sound was continuing, however a new sound had joined in. The "new" sound sounded like claws dragging against the ground. Rapping. Thudding. Scraping. Those were the sounds that Jennifer and Alex heard.
Alex moved closer to Jennifer. "It's a mummy, I know it!" Alex cried, still retaining his fears of everything back from the dead.
Until Alex spoke those words, Jennifer hadn't even suspected anything of the supernatural or undead sort; however, now Jennifer was being to think that it might be a mummy or even Anubis. If he could come back from the dead once, what was stopping him from coming back a second time.
"Calm down Alex, it's probably nothing." Jennifer said, her voice was shaking and very unreassuringly.
Jennifer and Alex walked slowly down the stairs, the perpetual noises never leaving their ears, even when they were downstairs in the sitting room.
Alex looked up at Jennifer. "What about Megan?" He asked, seeming somewhat worried about his friend, who was still in the parlor.
"Let's go get her." Jennifer suggested and they walked down the hall and to the parlor, the noises still following them. The noises were loudest in the hall; Jennifer and Alex entered the parlor.
Megan was sitting next to one of the bookshelves, her face as pale as Alex's. "That noise?" She asked, as Jennifer and Alex entered, "What is it?"
"We don't know." Jennifer muttered as Megan ran over to join her and Alex.
"Where's it coming from?" Megan asked as they left the parlor. The sounds were louder and more eerie when a bat like screech became a part of the sounds. The rapping were louder now, louder then the other sounds; the screeches only came every so often but when they did they sent a shiver down Jennifer's spine. The screeching sounded like noises Horus would make but Horus was still perched on Jennifer's shoulder; the falcon was still as though he was somewhat frightened by the noises as well.
Jennifer, Alex and Megan were trying to find the place where the sounds were the loudest, that would be where the noises originated. Finally, they stopped under the stairs which lead to the attic; the sounds were loudest there. The sounds were coming from the attic.