The five went and sat outside the cafe. The waitress came out the cafe and walked up to the five. She smiled. "What can I get you?" she asked.
"Five ice creams please" Julian replied. She looked round at the four children. "Five?" she questioned "But there is only four of you". Timmy barked. The waitress looked down and saw him sitting there looking up at her. She laughed. "Five ice creams" she said and walked back in to the cafe.
A few minutes later she came back out and handed them the five ice creams. As always Timmy swallowed his whole. "OH Timmy," said George "ice cream really is wasted on you!"
The waitress began cleaning tables nearby then she turned back to the five. "Where are you staying around here?" she asked. "We are camping in the field that's just past the train station" Julian replied. The waitress looked at them and the expression on her face became serious. "Stay away from the train station," she warned "strange things happen there". The four looked at each other. The waitress turned round and began cleaning tables again.
"Wonder what she meant by that," Dick said "sounds like another adventure is coming to me".
"No" said Anne "no adventures this holiday please". George laughed. "What are you laughing at George?"
"A holiday with no adventure," said George "don't be silly".
Julian grinned. "So far there is nothing to say there is going to be an adventure." The others looked at him. "So far all we know is that she doesn't want us to go near the train station for some reason".
"I guess," said George disappointed "still there could be something in it". They finished their ice creams and Julian went to pay.
He handed the money to the waitress. She smiled. "Why did you warn us about the train station?" Julian asked politely.
"Ok," she started "I'll tell you but you are not to go near the train station". Julian nodded. She carried on "it all happened ten years ago. It was a normal day. The porters yelling all aboard, people asking when the next train is, children laughing and the trains coming in and out of the station." At that moment the others walked in.
"Are you coming?" Dick asked. Julian turned to them. "After I hear about what happened at the train station" he said. They all turned to the waitress. "Please…carry on" Julian said. The waitress looked at them then carried on with the story.
"No one knows for sure what happened that day. One of trains crashed in to another train and they both came off the rails. Then to make things worse a massive fire started. The fire spread really fast and it was impossible to escape. Everyone on the trains died and so did everyone on the platform nearby. The place was abandoned after that." She stopped a second then added "no one goes near the place now".
"Why?" George asked. The waitress looked at her.
"They say its haunted" she said at last. The four looked at each other. "Voices can be heard from there every night at exactly midnight. It is like the people are living the day over and over again". She looked at the four. They were shocked. Even Timmy looked shocked by it all.
"I…I heard voices the other night" George stuttered. Nobody said anything for a few minutes.
Suddenly the waitress broke the silence. "No one goes near the place now" she repeated "no one knows what happened all them years ago, no one knows what is happening there now but there are many stories…many stories of what happened…many stories of why it happened. Nobody knows the truth though."
The five stood in silence. Haunted? They were not sure if they believed it. The waitress noticed the looks on their faces. "Something happens there. People have heard many things from there at night since it happened." She turned round and carried on working in silence. The five looked at each other and then walked out the cafe in silence.
Julian was the first to speak. "I don't know what happened all them years ago or what the voices are about but I certainly don't believe its ghosts". The others nodded. "I would like to find out what it is that people can hear every night though". They spent the rest of the day walking around the town talking about how they were going to find out about what's going on…they were about to find out sooner than they thought…
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To Starox
Thanks for the review. Hope you like this chapter!
To zekesbabe
Thanks for the review. Looking back I see what you meant about the hills! lol!
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