Part Sixteen: Unexpected Facts
"I still don't understand. Why would you have a.........dead family reunion in Magnet's school?"
"It's like this." Becky's grandfather began. "This school is built on top of on of the most famous Barlow family landmarks."
"Really?" interrupted Magnet.
"Shhh!" Becky said softly. "What landmark was it?"
"It was were Sam and Kate secretly got married."
"WHAT?" Becky accidentally shouted. "Sorry. I just thought that they killed Sam they day after they kissed. How could they have gotten married that fast?"
"This was Kate's grandfather's house. They wanted to get married as quick as possible and keep it a secret."
Becky nodded. "But why would they get married then if they couldn't even live together?" she suddenly remembered Sam was in the room with them, but when she turned around he wasn't there. Only the boys and Hilary were behind her.
"They couldn't wait. They would have waited until things got better and they would be able to live together, but they just couldn't wait."
"I see." said Becky. There was a small silence. "But I still-"
"Then I'll continue," he interrupted. "We ghosts liked to meet up and talk here, before they knocked the house down after her grandfather died to build the school. Kate had buried her wedding dress and very rare diamond ring under the house a few years before she died. That's why we're here in the hallways. We're digging under the school, trying to find it." He smiled. "Your great great great auntie would like them back."
Becky smiled faintly. "Would we be able to help?" she heard the boys groan.
"No more digging for me." said Armpit.
"You guys are such babies." said Becky laughing a little. "I would love to help you find her dress. But doesn't she know where it is?"
Her grandfather's face turned grave. "There is a secret of death, my dear granddaughter. the secret is not meant to be known until after one's death. But if you wish to know, I'll tell you."
The room seemed to become dark and shadowy.
"How about no." said Zigzag, glancing around the room.
"I......I don't get it. What would it have to do with her dress?"
Her grandfather smiled awkwardly, and patted her on the shoulder. Normally his hand would have gone right through her. But since they were family, they could touch and feel eachother. But if Squid touched the ghost, he wouldn't feel him.
Becky made a face like she suddenly remembered something. "Grandpa, I have a question."
"Yes?"
Becky looked back at the guys, then back at her grandfather. "Are we related to the Yelnats?"
He actually laughed. "Actually, this is a strange story. No, we're not related, but you know the relation between Kate and Elya."
Becky nodded. "I understand.......I think......." Her grandfather laughed and started to shoo them out of the room.
"We've got some work to do."
"So are we helping you dig?" asked Becky brightly.
"I supposed." he said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"And I thought I'd never see another shovel in my life." muttered Squid.
*
"Isn't this fun?" Becky said to Squid as they danced in the autotorium of the school."
"I guess. I've never been dancing with ghosts before."
"Hey! Times up! The last dance is for me." said Magnet, grinning as he walked over.
"Allready? That was so not twenty minutes!" said Squid, looking at his watch. "Oh. It was. Oh well. See ya Becky. I'll go......talk to this ghost over here."
Becky laughed. "Bye!" then she started to dance with Magnet.
The ghosts hadn't begun digging that night yet, for it was their reunion. most of them were dancing, er, rather FLOATING, but it was fun all the same.
"Hey, X! You can actually see THROUGH people today! You're not the only one with X-ray vision." said Armpit.
"Very funny. This is kinda freaking me out so don't make any jokes." said X- ray.
"I'm just saying this is a dream. I don't believe in ghosts, so we must all be asleep." said Twitch, who was getting a drink.
"If this was a dream would I feel this?" said Armpit, who passed his arm through a passing ghost.
"So, how was your dance?" said Zigzag, snickering and Squid walked over to them. Squid gave him a look.
"Fine." he said.
"Fine? Don't you want it to be PERFECT?"
"What are you talking about, Zig? We were just dancing jeez."
"You know what I mean." said Zigzag, nudging him.
"Is anyone else really freaked out by this?" said X-ray, as a ghost in a ghost car drove through the wall.
"Whoa!" Twitch said loudly as he followed the car.
*
"So, what do you think will happen if we find Kate's wedding stuff?" Becky asked Magnet.
Magnet shrugged. "Anything could happen, I guess."
Becky smiled a bit. "Never thought you'd meet a girl who could see ghosts, did you?"
"I never thought I'd HAVE a woman who could see ghosts." he said. Becky laughed.
"Did you ever see ghosts before you can to Greenlake?"
"I think so. I don't really remember though. I used to think they were just dreams."
"Uh huh..........." said Magnet.
"I still think this thing is so messed up." said Becky.
"What? I thought you believed in this more than the rest of us!"
"I do! But having to change my name, find ghosts dancing in your school, then digging under the school for a wedding dress and a diamind, and trying to run away from The Warden is not what I had in mind of my life after Greenlake."
"What DID you have in mind?"
Becky turned into a dreamy state. "I wanted to sit by the fire in winter on Christmas eve." she paused, then she looked at Magnet. "With all of you, of course." then she smiled.
"Interesting. What month is it anyway I'm kind of lost here."
"Um, November, I believe." she said.
"Only two months left until what you had in mind!"
*
So as all the friends danced along with the dead they did not know they're fate was close behind.
(sorry it's short again. Well, shorter than I want it to be. It's late now and I kinda ran out of ideas......lol!)
"I still don't understand. Why would you have a.........dead family reunion in Magnet's school?"
"It's like this." Becky's grandfather began. "This school is built on top of on of the most famous Barlow family landmarks."
"Really?" interrupted Magnet.
"Shhh!" Becky said softly. "What landmark was it?"
"It was were Sam and Kate secretly got married."
"WHAT?" Becky accidentally shouted. "Sorry. I just thought that they killed Sam they day after they kissed. How could they have gotten married that fast?"
"This was Kate's grandfather's house. They wanted to get married as quick as possible and keep it a secret."
Becky nodded. "But why would they get married then if they couldn't even live together?" she suddenly remembered Sam was in the room with them, but when she turned around he wasn't there. Only the boys and Hilary were behind her.
"They couldn't wait. They would have waited until things got better and they would be able to live together, but they just couldn't wait."
"I see." said Becky. There was a small silence. "But I still-"
"Then I'll continue," he interrupted. "We ghosts liked to meet up and talk here, before they knocked the house down after her grandfather died to build the school. Kate had buried her wedding dress and very rare diamond ring under the house a few years before she died. That's why we're here in the hallways. We're digging under the school, trying to find it." He smiled. "Your great great great auntie would like them back."
Becky smiled faintly. "Would we be able to help?" she heard the boys groan.
"No more digging for me." said Armpit.
"You guys are such babies." said Becky laughing a little. "I would love to help you find her dress. But doesn't she know where it is?"
Her grandfather's face turned grave. "There is a secret of death, my dear granddaughter. the secret is not meant to be known until after one's death. But if you wish to know, I'll tell you."
The room seemed to become dark and shadowy.
"How about no." said Zigzag, glancing around the room.
"I......I don't get it. What would it have to do with her dress?"
Her grandfather smiled awkwardly, and patted her on the shoulder. Normally his hand would have gone right through her. But since they were family, they could touch and feel eachother. But if Squid touched the ghost, he wouldn't feel him.
Becky made a face like she suddenly remembered something. "Grandpa, I have a question."
"Yes?"
Becky looked back at the guys, then back at her grandfather. "Are we related to the Yelnats?"
He actually laughed. "Actually, this is a strange story. No, we're not related, but you know the relation between Kate and Elya."
Becky nodded. "I understand.......I think......." Her grandfather laughed and started to shoo them out of the room.
"We've got some work to do."
"So are we helping you dig?" asked Becky brightly.
"I supposed." he said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"And I thought I'd never see another shovel in my life." muttered Squid.
*
"Isn't this fun?" Becky said to Squid as they danced in the autotorium of the school."
"I guess. I've never been dancing with ghosts before."
"Hey! Times up! The last dance is for me." said Magnet, grinning as he walked over.
"Allready? That was so not twenty minutes!" said Squid, looking at his watch. "Oh. It was. Oh well. See ya Becky. I'll go......talk to this ghost over here."
Becky laughed. "Bye!" then she started to dance with Magnet.
The ghosts hadn't begun digging that night yet, for it was their reunion. most of them were dancing, er, rather FLOATING, but it was fun all the same.
"Hey, X! You can actually see THROUGH people today! You're not the only one with X-ray vision." said Armpit.
"Very funny. This is kinda freaking me out so don't make any jokes." said X- ray.
"I'm just saying this is a dream. I don't believe in ghosts, so we must all be asleep." said Twitch, who was getting a drink.
"If this was a dream would I feel this?" said Armpit, who passed his arm through a passing ghost.
"So, how was your dance?" said Zigzag, snickering and Squid walked over to them. Squid gave him a look.
"Fine." he said.
"Fine? Don't you want it to be PERFECT?"
"What are you talking about, Zig? We were just dancing jeez."
"You know what I mean." said Zigzag, nudging him.
"Is anyone else really freaked out by this?" said X-ray, as a ghost in a ghost car drove through the wall.
"Whoa!" Twitch said loudly as he followed the car.
*
"So, what do you think will happen if we find Kate's wedding stuff?" Becky asked Magnet.
Magnet shrugged. "Anything could happen, I guess."
Becky smiled a bit. "Never thought you'd meet a girl who could see ghosts, did you?"
"I never thought I'd HAVE a woman who could see ghosts." he said. Becky laughed.
"Did you ever see ghosts before you can to Greenlake?"
"I think so. I don't really remember though. I used to think they were just dreams."
"Uh huh..........." said Magnet.
"I still think this thing is so messed up." said Becky.
"What? I thought you believed in this more than the rest of us!"
"I do! But having to change my name, find ghosts dancing in your school, then digging under the school for a wedding dress and a diamind, and trying to run away from The Warden is not what I had in mind of my life after Greenlake."
"What DID you have in mind?"
Becky turned into a dreamy state. "I wanted to sit by the fire in winter on Christmas eve." she paused, then she looked at Magnet. "With all of you, of course." then she smiled.
"Interesting. What month is it anyway I'm kind of lost here."
"Um, November, I believe." she said.
"Only two months left until what you had in mind!"
*
So as all the friends danced along with the dead they did not know they're fate was close behind.
(sorry it's short again. Well, shorter than I want it to be. It's late now and I kinda ran out of ideas......lol!)