PROLOGUE!
Hello, World! My name is Ava Mulder. I am 15 and I live in Haunted Valley, Iowa, population 669.I always think of random, useless things, like how my name is a palindrome, Haunted Valley could be written as H.V. and my late friend, Hanna Velleto's initials are H.V., and how if my family moved away, the population would be 666.
I have always lived in Haunted Valley. My family consists of my dad, Mark, my 14 year old brother, Tim, and myself. Unfortunately, my mom died after Tim's 13th birthday. No one ever found out why or how she died, but since we live in Haunted Valley, you can get an idea. Over 30% of the deaths in Iowa happen in Haunted Valley. Over 60% of the deaths in Haunted Valley never get a cause or are left unknown.
A very nice lady, Ms. Johnson, walked to Della's Bakery every day. She would usually get a newspaper and a pastry. All the kids loved her. But, one day, Ms. Johnson didn't come. Then those days turned into weeks. Amerie Della, the owner of Della's Bakery, went over to Ms. Johnson's house to see if she was okay and brought back bad news. She was at the bottom of her basement. Dead, sadly said.
