Oct. 30, 2025

Halloween Night at Grimm Manor: A Scary Haunted-House Ghost Story for Spooky Season

Halloween Night at Grimm Manor: A Scary Haunted-House Ghost Story for Spooky Season
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It’s the day before Halloween—aka Halloween Eve/Mischief Night—and we’re taking you straight into a haunted house where dares turn deadly and ghosts don’t just whisper… they play by house rules. In Grimm Manor, a backwoods Strickfield legend, a stubborn challenge becomes a nightmare scavenger hunt with a single key, ticking clocks, and the specter of midnight closing in. Expect high-octane teen bravado, crackling Halloween atmosphere, and old-world spirits with unfinished business.

If you crave spooky season thrills—haunted halls, parlor puzzles, and the cold certainty that someone (or something) is watching—this one’s your October essential.

Content note: Family-friendly—no foul language.

Tune in now for a full-body chill: haunted house tension, ghost story chills, and that delicious October dread the night before Halloween delivers best.

Halloween Night at Grimm Manor — by Rob Fields

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The door slams on its own, and the Grandfather clock

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starts counting toward midnight. You've got one key, two angry ghosts,

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and a haunted manner that doesn't like quitters. But on

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the night before Halloween, are you brave enough to play

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by the house rules where winner takes you?

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There's a shill in the air. Must befall? Join me

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for a Tale of Halloween. You will experience tales over

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our own ghosts, and dam it is not recommended for

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the week at heart. Join me for a tale of oul.

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Is Weekly Spooky. Hello, my spookys, It's the day before Halloween,

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the Big One, the most eerie day of the year,

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and the sixth anniversary of Weekly Spooky. I'm your host

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and narrator, Enrique Kuto, and don't you worry. We have

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something scary for you to enjoy as you get ready

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for your mischief night, and I want to remind you

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that tomorrow we'll be back yet again with a scary

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story from Weekly Spooky original Shane Migleyovaka that I know

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cozyearth dot com. But now, as for tonight, gather close,

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my spookies. What if a dare on Halloween led you

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into a manner that remembers every footstep, every whisper, every mistake.

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What if the only way out was hidden behind riddles,

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old keys, and the patience of the dead. Tonight we

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test courage the way October intended inside a house that

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decides who leaves and who stays forever. Halloween Night at

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grim Manor by Rob Fields in strict Field's chill, the

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pumpkins leak light. The backwoods roads wallows all the night

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at grim Mannor's porch, the hinges all grin. The door

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sighs open and pulls travelers in August and Dorothy Hush,

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banish all din still every quarrel the house drinks in

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one night for one key before the last chime fail,

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and the manner collects you in time. The game room

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deal circles of cards and wheel bets turn to bindings

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that tighten like steel. Is Sidoku scrolled in chalk and

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bone solve every crossing, or hardened to stone. In the parlor,

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portraits refuse to agree, spot what has shifted, or lose

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the right key. The grandfather clock choose the minutes like bread.

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Twelve black crows roost on the hands overhead. He may laughs,

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brave as a harvest. Queen Carnelian boasts that fear won't

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be seen. Truck Tucker stands quiet, broad as a wall

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Jasper Jinx whispers the numbers to call sheet white phantoms drift,

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smile it and slight, lantern eyes, salt every corner with night.

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Remember this warning carved under eves. Turn back at the

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birch where the backwoods leaves. If pride bites hard and

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you follow the sea, do not go to grim Manor

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on Halloween. Boy, time sure flies, doesn't it. I mean,

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one minute I was a preteen at Strickfield Junior High.

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Now I'm sitting in front of my computer and ride

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my memoirs. You'd think Strickfield was just some little hole

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in the wall in Ohio that time seemed to have forgotten.

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It was like this village stopped around the end of

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the nineteen eighties and almost never evolved after that. There

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were arcades with games only costing a quarter per play.

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There were daily newspapers with carriers on bicycles delivering them.

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There was even a live operator when you dialed zero

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on landline telephones. I could go on and on just

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talking about how vintage Strickfield is, mainly in downtown village

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and some of the outskirts. Let's be honest here, not

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a whole heck of a lot has changed since I

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grew up. I did know people who couldn't wait to

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get out of Strickfield, not me. Not only did I

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go to college here, I ended up getting a job

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here right after graduation. Down the road, I bought a

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house and eventually married a woman from here. I just

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didn't want to leave. I also have other family living here.

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Speaking of family, you know, you'll always have yours when

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it comes to your parents and siblings, if you have any.

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But there are those times in your life when you

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go out and make a whole other family with your friends.

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It's that family you go through the rest of your

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school years with. After graduation, you might end up going

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your separate ways, and then there are those circles that

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just never part. You might say, I think about my

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other family all the time. Honestly, I think that is

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what's making me write these memoirs. After racking my brain

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trying to think of where to start, I talked with

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my wife about it. She simply said, just start from

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the beginning. So I'm going to start where my other

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family began. Like I said, it was at Strickfield Junior

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High I was only a few months into the seventh grade.

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I was just glad to be out of Strickfield Elementary

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and moving closer to Strickfield High. I just had to

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make a little two year stop in between. First, I

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can just picture October of that year all over again.

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It was fall, chilly and getting closer to Halloween. I

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was walking the halls of Strickfield Junior High, just minding

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my own business. Yeah, there were other kids from my

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part of Strickfield. We'd nod at each other when we

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passed in the halls. Some of us were likely making

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trouble for Principal Benjamin van dist not me, though. My

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parents were the kind of people who believed there was

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a time and a place when it came to trouble.

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School was definitely not one of those places, unless it

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was for a good reason. I'll get to that later.

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I was leaning up against my locker and watching everything.

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You'd know what part of Strickfield I was from just

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by looking at my clothes. Faded jeans torn at the knees,

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a white T shirt under a leather jacket, and my boots.

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Sometimes i'd wear shades. Yeah, I came from what you'd

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call the bad part of town over where the bikers lived.

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They're still there today. In fact, I still have family

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living there, and I go see them when I can. Anyway,

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I was seeing the regulars coming in. Madeline Donnerly just

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walked in with her best friend, Carter Cross. At that point,

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I didn't know either of them personally, but I knew

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for a fact Ariel Miron was lurking around somewhere. See.

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Carter and Ariel had their little feud going on. It

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was no secret that Ariel quickly became the most popular

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girl in our school anyway. Carter Cross had recorded a

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video of Ariel and her little cousin Stuart on his phone,

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eventually posting it to Facebook. Carter and I didn't really

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know each other, but we were friends on Facebook. I

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respected him for being the kind of guy he was,

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so I sent him a friend request. I mostly just

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lurked on his posts. I rarely ever replied to anyone

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on social media unless I felt like I had something

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to say. I hate you, Carter Cross. Ariel suddenly surprised

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Carter by coming seemingly out of nowhere morning Princess Carter

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dropped his books and ran. Ariel was a fast runner,

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so I wasn't sure he got far. As for little

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Madeline Donnerly, she shook her head slowly and muttered, ah man.

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Then she picked up Carter's books and walked after him

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and Ariel. Most everybody called Madeline Mouse on account of

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how short and skinny she was. She was probably the

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most laid back girl I knew. Nothing ever seemed to

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bother her. Speaking of Madeleine, there were actually three of them.

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Madeleine had two cousins that looked exactly like her in

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almost every way. You could have easily said they were

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natural triplets. Madeleine's old her cousin, Aileen, was repeating her

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senior year at Strickfield High at the time. But the

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other cousin I want to tell you about is that

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feisty one who always got everybody's attention, Daisy May Donnerly.

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Unlike Madeleine, this Donnerly triplet was anything but laid back.

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She was kind of like me in terms of wearing

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the same style clothes every day. She always wore light

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blue bib overalls, a red T shirt, and sneakers. While

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Madeline and Aileen always wore their hair down, Daisy May

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almost always wore hers up in pigtails. She also wore

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the same style of glasses as both of her cousins.

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If you've ever seen Velma Dinkley, in the Scooby Do cartoons,

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then you have a pretty good approximation of the Donnerly

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triplet's glasses. And today, little Daisy May Donnerly got real

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feisty when she pointed right at Carnelian Mirran. Most everybody

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called her Carnie. Even though ariel quickly became the most

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popular girl in our school, Carnelian was looking to overthrow

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her cousin. Not only did Carnelian's name stick out, so

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did her wardrobe. Every day she came to school wearing

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a proper pantsuit. Unlike Daisy May and me, she didn't

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always wear the exact same style. I also learned that

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Carnelian had a rapport with some of the teachers. In fact,

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I knew she had a great rapport with coach ed

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Niepher since he had recruited her to be one of

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his assistant coaches. Football season was getting on the tail end.

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Our win loss record was kind of h Our team

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had people like Carter Cross and Rodney Truck Tucker playing

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for them, but having Carter's muscle and Truck's height and

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weight just wasn't enough. Strickfield Junior High just didn't have

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fast runners. We were down to our last two games

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and had to win both to make the playoffs. Getting

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back to now, Daisy May donnerly showed she wasn't afraid

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of Carnelian and shoved her into some lockers. I'm tired

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of telling you, Carney Merron, she yelled in her rich

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Southern accent. Leave cousin Maddie alone. Just after ariel started

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chasing Carter, Carnelian started giving Madeline a hard time. Truth is,

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I didn't think anyone could get on Madeline's bad side.

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She just simply shrugged her should at Carnelian and walked away,

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never looking the least bit scared. Daisy May saw this

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confrontation and went right at Carney. She smiled her wicked smile. Oh,

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I'm so sorry. I forgot there are two little mice

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walking around our school. I guess I'll just have to

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exterminate you both. Daisy May grabbed Carnelian and took her

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down to the floor. This was one of those times

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when I had to get in trouble. Once I saw

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a few people in the office, no doubt to report

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the fight, I moved away from my locker and went

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to the girls wrestling on the floor. Get off me,

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you little simpleton. Carnelian yelled, Oh, I'll get off y'all right,

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Daisy May yelled back, right after, I'm done whooping your butt.

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When the girls were back on their feet, I got

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right in between them. That's enough. Carnelian tried reaching around

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me to get a cheap shot in on Daisy May.

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I quickly lifted my arm and blocked her. Then our

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eyes met. When I pointed right at her, I said

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that's enough. She glared at me, this is none of

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your business, greaser. I rolled my eyes. It wasn't my

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first time being called a greaser. My hair was combed

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all nice and neat, but I never used product. Other

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members of our community did, though, especially when they were

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working as auto mechanics around Feltner County. Now the girls

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tried getting around me to get at each other again.

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I kept moving in between them to keep them apart.

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This wasn't the first time Daisy May and Carnelian got

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into skirmishes. In fact, Daisy May's family just moved a

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stripfield from Pendleton not too long ago. Carnelian took one

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look at her and immediately started giving her a hard time.

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Daisy May surprised her by going at her. Unfortunately, Principal

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van Deste had seen their first fight and had them

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both in the office. Little Daisy May wasn't even afraid

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to speak up against the principle. Long story short, they

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weren't suspended, but I knew sooner or later they would be.

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I said stop it now. Principal van dest was eyeing

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all three of us. He pointed right at me and

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motioned for me to get away from the girls. Then

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he gave me that look that said he knew I'd

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stopped them, and kinda thanked me for it at the

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same time. Unfortunately, my efforts were all for not. Carnelian

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made it very clear that things were not over. Unfortunately

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for Daisy May, her temper often got the best of her.

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That little spitfire lashed out and knocked Carnelian back to

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the floor. Principal van Deist grabbed Daisy May's arm and

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yelled for her to get to the office right now.

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Carnelian got up and glared at her. It was no

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secret Little Daisy May Donnerly knew how to fight and

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was always ready to do just that. I just wished

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she hadn't shoved Carnelian when Principal van Deist was right

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there to see it. I could only imagine what was

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going to happen. I wouldn't get my answer until close

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to the end of the school day. Daisy May didn't

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get suspended. Carnelian suggested to Principal van Deist that she

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should serve time out on the football field as a

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kind of go water girl, or whatever you'd call it.

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Carnelian couldn't have manipulated things any better. Not only did

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she keep ragging on Daisy May, some of the football

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players were also giving her a hard time. Usually I

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went to the football practices after school. I didn't know why,

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but I liked watching the team practice. Only now practices

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were about to get a lot more interesting with Daisy

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May there. At times I noticed Truck Tucker would look

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at her. I knew Daisy May and Truck were close friends,

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much the same way Madeline Donnerley and Carter Cross were.

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Unlike Carter, I knew Truck had a thing for Daisy May.

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I could tell he wanted to ask her out to

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a movie many times. Then he'd back off, just like that.

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I think it was because he was afraid she would

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reject him. Daisy May and Truck knew each other since

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they were kids. In other words, Daisy May had lived

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in Strickfield once. Before thinking about it, Carter Cross wasn't

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afraid to tell his fellow football players to leave Daisy

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May alone. But I could see the look on her face.

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You just knew that little spitfire was waiting for her moment.

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It finally came when the football landed near her in

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the end zone. She picked up the ball and held

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on to it. Just as one of the jocks on

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Carnelian's side approached her. Come on, give me the ball,

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I heard him yell. Daisy May smirked, you want this

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ball right here? He tightened his fists and practically screamed,

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just give me the ball, you stupid little weasel. Now

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it's Daisy May's turn to get an evil face of

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her own. Well, if you're really wanting this ball here,

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Daisy May threw the football right in his stomach, making

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him fall on his backside. When his fellow players saw this,

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they started moving towards her. You're dead, the sentiment echoed

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through the entire team. Daisy May picked up the football,

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again as she kept her evil face on. I could

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only guess what she was planning to do. When they

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were almost honor, Daisy May tucked the ball against her

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side and away we go. Daisy May bolted right out

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of the end zone and straight at the football players.

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You're dead meat. The first one she came to yelled

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when he lunged at Daisy May to tackle her. She

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simply put her hand on the back of his helmet

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and leapfrogged right over him To keep her forward momentum going,

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Daisy May kept moving and leaped up when two more

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players nearly had her. Her feet landed on their backs,

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which she used to propel herself away from them and

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land back on the turf. Carnelian couldn't believe what she

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was seeing. Come to think of it, neither was I.

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Daisy May donnerly continued running downfield with the football in hand.

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I didn't know if those football players were telegraphing their

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moves or what, but Daisy May was avoiding the boys

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who kept trying to rush her. You'd have thought at

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least one of them would have hit her and knocked

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the starch right out of her right Then Carter cross

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Truck Tucker and a few of the other players were

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cheering her on, and who would have thought it, Daisy

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May Donnerly had reached the opposite end zone. She turned

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around and saw the football players were rushing her again. Yeah,

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you feeble minded shite pokes, couldn't lay your hands on

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me if I just stood right here and let you.

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Daisy May teased haul right by me. We can go again,

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sure thing. Daisy May took off running with the football

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once more. Boy was coach Knife for ever losing his cool.

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You'd have thought he'd be yelling for Daisy May to

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stop playing around and bring back the ball, But he

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was yelling at his team for not being able to

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catch a squeaky little farm mouse. His words, not mine.

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When Daisy May made it back to her original end zone,

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she held out the football. What's the matter y'all? Being

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weighed down by them rocks? You keeping your heads? When

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they were almost on her, she chanted out fast as

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fast can be, Daisy May took off again. When the

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guys tried to tackle her together, she yet again leaped

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off the turf and landed on their backs. When she

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sprinted off of them and back on to the turf again.

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The players chased Daisy May downfield. She'd crossed the end

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zone with plenty of distance in between her and them.

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The coach had finally had enough. He grabbed Daisy May's

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arm from behind and took the ball away from her.

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Then he threw it right into the lead player and

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watched it bounce off his chest. I'm calling practice for today.

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It's obvious to me you people ain't gonna win Friday

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afternoon's game. Then he screamed, get off my field. He

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pointed at them fast. You can all count on extra

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duty the rest of the this week and next week

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after you lose Friday's game and we don't make the playoffs.

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He turned back to Daisy May and saw her wicked

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little smile. Howdy sir, she squeaked. The coach tightened his jaw.

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You come with me right now, you wicked little country mouse.

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I'd have thought Daisy May would have shown her spirit again,

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but she walked casually with the coach just looking at

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Carnelian's face said it all. You just knew Daisy May

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was in serious trouble. I had that gut feeling she

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was going to get suspended, or maybe lots of detention time.

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The next morning at school, it was Carnelian who approached

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Daisy May. She put her finger right in her rival's face.

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I don't know what you did, but there's just no way.

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Daisy May didn't look the least bit intimidated. You can

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go and talk to the coach. Don't you be getting

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all up in my face about it. Carnelian quickly removed

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her backpack and let it drop to the floor. I

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don't care what happens. I'm so sick and tired of

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you thinking you've got a place here. Then she raised

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her fists. I'm going to show you how a real

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girl fights. Daisy May raised hers. Yeah, fine, by me,

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your rich hicck in bottom and again. I quickly got

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in between them. Carnelian lowered her fists and pointed at me.

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This isn't your fight, Bill Bhair, stay in your own lane.

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I looked right at Carnelian. Do you want to get suspended?

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Principal Van dest just suspended some people this week for fighting.

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Carnelian shoved me. I said, mind your own business. You

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grease her. When Daisy May tried getting around me to

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get to Carnelian. I had to keep her back too.

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Then she looked right at me. Don't care none if

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I get suspended, Billy, just let me at her. She

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pointed at Carnelian. I am tired of you thinking, just

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because your family's got money, that you could tell the

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rest of us what to do. Yeah, I'm just itching

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to give you a good old fashioned butt kicking. I

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was in trouble. Those two girls really wanted to get

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around me so bad that I got tangled up in

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between them. You just knew Principal van Dest was going

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to catch us before we knew it. The three of

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us were heading into the office. We were all sitting

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in chairs when he took his own behind his desk. Now,

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having been through all my years at Strickfield Schools, I

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can tell you that that Benjamin van Dest was more

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easy going than his older brother from Strickfield High. Anyway,

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he was just looking at all of us and shaking

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his head slowly. He pointed to the girls. You two

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are getting worse than Ariel Mirn and Carter Cross. At

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least I only have to stop them when Ariel's chasing

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Carter down the hallway. But you two, you're getting to

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be the worst with fighting in school. He pointed to Carnelian.

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You better get it straight that you are no better

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than any other student here at my school. Then he

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pointed to Daisy May, and you need to remember that

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we don't use our fists to solve our problems here.

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Daisy May shot out of her chair and pointed at Carnelian.

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Then you better tell this hicck in bottom here she

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better quit riding me. She pointed to the principal, Because

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I'm telling you right now, I ain't taken no sass

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from her. Principal Van Deste took a deep breath. Take

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it easy, miss Donnerly. In fact, you know what, why

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don't you save all that gusto for your first game

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Friday after school? Now, Carnelian interrupted, And that's another thing,

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she pointed at Daisy May. This little ah country mouse

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here doesn't deserve to be on the football team. Not

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only is she a little farm rodent, she's a She

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gave Daisy May her evil smirk. Well you're definitely not

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a girl, that's for sure. I mean, you're too stupid

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to even understand that you're a girl. Daisy May shot

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towards her, but I quickly got up and kept her back.

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She pointed right at her. And you ain't no proper lady,

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No sir, keep riding me. I'll ride you like I

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ride Daredevil, my horse. Carnelian shot out of her chair. Yeah,

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I'd like to see you try and ride me, you

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little That's enough, Principal van dest interrupted. Sit all of you.

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When we were all seated again, our esteemed leader gave

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his decision. Okay, from now on, you two girls are

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not going to have any further conflicts on school property.

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He raised his finger, because the next time you do,

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I'll personally expel you both and escort you off school property.

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Then you two can fight all you want, knowing you'll

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never be returning to Strickfield Village Schools ever again. Do

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I make myself clear? I kind of waved my hand

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a little bit and me, mister van Deste. He looked

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at me now and laughed a little. I just wanted

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you here to sit in between these girls and keep

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them apart. You are free to go. Carnelian gave me

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her evil look. In other words, greaser, none of your business.

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Principal van Deste pointed at her. Can it Carnelian. She

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ignored him and looked at Daisy May. You know what,

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I don't have to show you I can fight, do I?

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She laughed scornfully. Okay, mister van dest I'll do whatever

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you say. This little country mouse is going to be

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exterminated when she plays in Friday's game against North Ridgeway.

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I happen to know those guys are absolute monsters. In fact,

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they're undefeated. Northridgway's got a whole team of truck tuckers

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and Carter Cross's playing for them. They're going to squash

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that little country mouse good. She won't even be back

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at school come Monday morning. Principal van Deste pointed at

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her again. I said, can it, Carnelian, Like your cousin Ariel,

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you're going to learn you do not run my school.

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That's my job. This is my last warning. No more

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conflicts between you two on school property. So much as

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one more. You're both done here? Do I make myself clear? Yes, sir,

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Daisy May said, clearly, showing she respected authority. Carnelian gave

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her evil face again before she muttered yes, sir, Okay,

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get to class. Principal van Deste said, with finality. From there,

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the three of us got up and left the office. Yeah,

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that sure, it was an interesting experience that morning. Huh,

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let's get serious here. I didn't know yet why Carnelian

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Mirran felt she had to get on Daisy May Donnerly,

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but she sure loved writing her true to her word,

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though she left Daisy May alone in anticipation of the

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upcoming football game. Friday afternoon's game came sure enough. I

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think Daisy May Donnerly got a lot of attention when

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the spectators on both sides saw the skinny little girl

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in her new football uniform. She didn't seem intimidated. In

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the slightest I could see Carnelian Mirran looking at her

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with her evil look. Again, she couldn't wait to see

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Daisy May possibly get run over by those monsters that

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were the North Ridgeway Truckers. Carnelian wasn't kidding in the

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principal office. The North Ridgeway Junior High team had big

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and tall kids playing for them. Heck, you'd have thought

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it was the high school team. Our team only had

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one monster guy in truck Trucker and one muscley guy

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in Carter Cross North Ridgeway actually injured kids from other

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schools in their schedule. I'd seen a few of the

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posts on social media that our guys were whimps who'd

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be getting scraped off the field. Thinking about it, both

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Daisy May's triplet cousins were there to watch her and

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were sitting with her parents. Seriously, you'd swear those girls

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were real triplets with the same parents. Of course, you

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could tell who's who with the clothes they wear and

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their hairstyles. But if they decided to dress the same.

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To throw everybody off, you just had to look at

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their eyes. Aileen's were brown, Madeline's were blue, and Daisy

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Mas had green ones. But Daisy May's cousins definitely looked worried.

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For the record, the Strickfield Villagers practiced at Harmon Field,

455
00:35:12.039 --> 00:35:16.039
a public park that had an unmarked football field in goalposts,

456
00:35:16.639 --> 00:35:21.079
but they played the actual games at Strickfield High. Also,

457
00:35:21.360 --> 00:35:24.119
none of the guys on the Villagers made any move

458
00:35:24.280 --> 00:35:28.679
to turn against Daisy May. Believe me, I was at

459
00:35:28.719 --> 00:35:32.800
football practice right after school and sitting in my usual

460
00:35:32.840 --> 00:35:37.480
place every day. Coach made it very clear that anyone

461
00:35:37.519 --> 00:35:43.000
who attacked Daisy May would automatically be expelled per himself

462
00:35:43.159 --> 00:35:48.000
and Principal Van dest Also, Carter Cross and Truck Tucker

463
00:35:48.440 --> 00:35:53.039
were watching her back. When the North Ridgeway Truckers saw

464
00:35:53.199 --> 00:35:57.119
Daisy May, that was all they did. None of them

465
00:35:57.239 --> 00:35:59.880
so much as laughed at her. I think it was

466
00:36:00.079 --> 00:36:03.280
safe to say someone from North Ridgeway came to scout

467
00:36:03.320 --> 00:36:07.880
our team and saw Daisy May at practice. None of

468
00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:10.719
our guys ever laid a hand on her when she

469
00:36:10.880 --> 00:36:14.800
was given the ball. When the game got underway, the

470
00:36:14.880 --> 00:36:18.400
coach kept Daisy May on the sidelines and just let

471
00:36:18.440 --> 00:36:22.239
the guys play. I felt Coach Neepher would only use

472
00:36:22.280 --> 00:36:26.440
her if he had to, which wouldn't be long. In fact,

473
00:36:26.519 --> 00:36:31.760
the Truckers easily gained a four touchdown lead. Carter Cross

474
00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:35.719
almost scored a few times, but again there was only

475
00:36:35.760 --> 00:36:39.679
one of him. Truck Tucker actually forced his way into

476
00:36:39.719 --> 00:36:43.760
the end zone for one score twenty eight to seven.

477
00:36:43.840 --> 00:36:46.800
At the end of the first quarter, things were not

478
00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:51.440
looking good for Strickfield. I could see the coach's hand

479
00:36:51.519 --> 00:36:55.760
on Daisy May's shoulder. He was talking to her. Daisy

480
00:36:55.800 --> 00:36:59.480
May nodded a few times, then he patted her back

481
00:36:59.760 --> 00:37:03.039
and wished her good luck. When she went out onto

482
00:37:03.039 --> 00:37:07.400
the field, I saw people on both sides making the

483
00:37:07.480 --> 00:37:11.280
sign of the cross. Daisy May was going into the

484
00:37:11.360 --> 00:37:15.159
fire now and went downfield to wait for the kickoff.

485
00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:19.239
During practices, coach worked with her as much as he could,

486
00:37:19.760 --> 00:37:22.960
not just with the quarterback handing the ball off to her,

487
00:37:23.559 --> 00:37:26.679
but also at having her downfield to catch and run

488
00:37:26.719 --> 00:37:31.360
the ball on kickoffs or punts. Daisy May moved when

489
00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:35.719
the football was airborne. She jogged backwards until she felt

490
00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:39.119
she was right where the ball would reach her. She

491
00:37:39.199 --> 00:37:46.800
caught it and started running from the oncoming stampede. The

492
00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:52.679
spectators were enthralled when Daisy May showed everybody how quick

493
00:37:52.760 --> 00:37:56.639
and agile she was. She put her hand on top

494
00:37:56.719 --> 00:37:59.719
of the football helmet in front of her and propelled

495
00:37:59.719 --> 00:38:04.280
her upward to leapfrog over the player. Clearly she was

496
00:38:04.360 --> 00:38:08.079
keeping her eyes on the other team and knew exactly

497
00:38:08.239 --> 00:38:13.000
how to avoid them. Daisy May nearly got splattered when

498
00:38:13.039 --> 00:38:16.360
one player tried to tackle her, but hit one of

499
00:38:16.400 --> 00:38:20.480
his own instead. She landed on her feet and kept

500
00:38:20.519 --> 00:38:25.559
on moving. She wasn't just leapfrogging the players. She showed

501
00:38:25.599 --> 00:38:29.679
off her ability to truly run fast. I think the

502
00:38:29.719 --> 00:38:33.360
only person who could have matched her, maybe even beat her,

503
00:38:33.880 --> 00:38:37.960
would have been Ariel Miron. At first, Carter Cross and

504
00:38:38.039 --> 00:38:42.519
truck Tucker were the only players providing defense for Daisy May.

505
00:38:43.360 --> 00:38:46.920
The Strickfield fans erupted when Daisy May ran the ball

506
00:38:47.000 --> 00:38:52.719
in to bring the score twenty eight to thirteen. Afterward,

507
00:38:52.800 --> 00:38:55.880
the quarterback handed the ball off to Daisy May for

508
00:38:55.960 --> 00:38:59.639
a two point conversion. It was then when a few

509
00:38:59.639 --> 00:39:04.480
of her own own players actually started praising her. No doubt,

510
00:39:04.639 --> 00:39:08.400
Daisy May won the respect of her teammates that day.

511
00:39:09.760 --> 00:39:14.280
By halftime, the score was thirty one twenty eight in

512
00:39:14.440 --> 00:39:18.639
favor of Strickfield. Truck Tucker forced his way into the

513
00:39:18.719 --> 00:39:22.159
end zone yet again, Daisy May got the ball for

514
00:39:22.239 --> 00:39:26.440
another two point conversion. Carter Cross broke through a line

515
00:39:26.599 --> 00:39:30.519
to get into the end zone. After that, Daisy May

516
00:39:30.639 --> 00:39:35.719
got the ball again for two more points. After halftime,

517
00:39:35.880 --> 00:39:40.119
North Ridgeway was out for blood, clearly targeting Daisy May.

518
00:39:40.880 --> 00:39:44.480
In fact, when a North Ridgeway player deliberately clipped her

519
00:39:44.519 --> 00:39:48.440
from behind upon catching the ball, Carter Cross got into

520
00:39:48.519 --> 00:39:52.760
a fight with him. Both of them were disqualified. Aileen

521
00:39:52.880 --> 00:39:56.559
and Madeleine were both worried at first, but Daisy May

522
00:39:56.679 --> 00:39:59.360
showed she was still in it when she got up

523
00:39:59.440 --> 00:40:02.840
on her own. She was a little winded but could

524
00:40:02.880 --> 00:40:07.599
walk off the field. The strickfield side cheered loudly for her,

525
00:40:08.280 --> 00:40:12.800
knowing she was all right. Daisy May didn't score all

526
00:40:12.880 --> 00:40:16.480
the points in the second half, but coach had strategies

527
00:40:16.519 --> 00:40:19.199
on how the team could use her so the other

528
00:40:19.320 --> 00:40:23.960
players could potentially score more, and he was right. It

529
00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:27.920
seemed the North Ridgeway players were so concentrated on Daisy

530
00:40:27.960 --> 00:40:31.400
May they weren't sticking to the other players as well

531
00:40:31.440 --> 00:40:35.000
as they should have. At times, the quarterback faked giving

532
00:40:35.119 --> 00:40:38.599
Daisy May the ball. She was pretty convincing that she

533
00:40:38.800 --> 00:40:42.719
was carrying it. She got knocked around good, but that

534
00:40:42.800 --> 00:40:47.480
little country mouse, as Carnelian Mirn like calling her, kept

535
00:40:47.519 --> 00:40:50.920
on getting back up. It would be clear after the

536
00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:54.519
game how much she got banged up, but it was

537
00:40:54.559 --> 00:40:59.119
safe to say she was one tough little girl. When

538
00:40:59.159 --> 00:41:02.679
it came to tackling members of the North Ridgeway team,

539
00:41:03.239 --> 00:41:07.639
our boys showed they could slow them down. North Ridgeway

540
00:41:07.800 --> 00:41:11.079
had the advantage of having the numbers to make a

541
00:41:11.159 --> 00:41:15.800
separate offense and defense Strickfield had to play both sides

542
00:41:15.880 --> 00:41:19.760
since they never had that many kids going out for football,

543
00:41:20.320 --> 00:41:23.880
both at our school and the high school. Daisy May

544
00:41:24.079 --> 00:41:27.559
stayed out on the field. She couldn't help much in

545
00:41:27.679 --> 00:41:31.920
terms of tackling anybody. However, she proved herself on the

546
00:41:32.000 --> 00:41:37.440
defense by intercepting three passes during the game, all of

547
00:41:37.480 --> 00:41:42.880
which she ran back for touchdowns. I could see Carnelian

548
00:41:43.039 --> 00:41:47.800
Mirn fuming at Daisy May. She wasn't caring that Strickfield

549
00:41:47.880 --> 00:41:51.880
was on the verge of winning and possibly upsetting North Ridgeway.

550
00:41:52.840 --> 00:41:56.880
She wanted to see Daisy May get squashed again to

551
00:41:56.920 --> 00:42:01.320
where she wouldn't get back up. She jumped for joy

552
00:42:01.480 --> 00:42:06.119
whenever Daisy May got tackled, but ended up heaving when

553
00:42:06.159 --> 00:42:11.360
she got back up. Carnelian screamed. When Daisy May scored

554
00:42:11.440 --> 00:42:15.960
the winning touchdown for a final score of fifty four

555
00:42:16.239 --> 00:42:19.960
to forty nine, she looked ready to run out onto

556
00:42:20.000 --> 00:42:23.880
the field to start another fight with her, but she

557
00:42:23.960 --> 00:42:29.079
stopped herself. She raised her fists and screamed again. When

558
00:42:29.119 --> 00:42:33.840
the other players lifted Daisy May onto truck Tucker's shoulders

559
00:42:34.360 --> 00:42:38.880
so he could carry her around the field. Strickfield roared

560
00:42:38.960 --> 00:42:44.719
with applause for both upsetting North Ridgeway and snapping their

561
00:42:44.760 --> 00:42:49.639
incredible winning streak. No team in the Junior High Division

562
00:42:49.719 --> 00:42:54.320
had beaten North Ridgeway in almost five years. One thing

563
00:42:54.480 --> 00:42:58.760
was for sure, though things weren't over between Daisy May

564
00:42:59.280 --> 00:43:05.239
and Carnelie. She knew she couldn't do anything at school. Technically,

565
00:43:05.320 --> 00:43:10.800
Harmon Field wasn't school property, but it was a school

566
00:43:10.920 --> 00:43:15.960
function during practices. Principal Van dest could have still expelled

567
00:43:16.000 --> 00:43:20.599
her if she went at Daisy May during the week.

568
00:43:21.039 --> 00:43:26.239
Carnelian tried intimidating Daisy May during football practices. When the

569
00:43:26.280 --> 00:43:29.599
other players finally turned on her and told her in

570
00:43:29.679 --> 00:43:35.079
no uncertain terms to shut up, that really made her

571
00:43:35.199 --> 00:43:39.920
fume something fierce. Carnelian looked ready to lose it when

572
00:43:40.039 --> 00:43:45.079
Daisy May contributed to Strickfield winning their final regular season

573
00:43:45.159 --> 00:43:51.480
game and clinching their playoff spot. Remember, Strickfield Junior High

574
00:43:51.639 --> 00:43:55.239
needed to win their final two games to get in.

575
00:44:00.199 --> 00:44:05.320
It was the final Tuesday of October now and Halloween.

576
00:44:06.400 --> 00:44:10.079
Even though it was voted into Strickfield Village Law that

577
00:44:10.119 --> 00:44:14.119
there was no school on both Halloween and November first,

578
00:44:14.719 --> 00:44:19.440
there were a few exceptions for one thing. Sports teams

579
00:44:19.559 --> 00:44:25.119
drama and band were still required to attend their regular practices. Two,

580
00:44:25.480 --> 00:44:29.119
and this is the big one, was that Strickfield Academy

581
00:44:29.239 --> 00:44:31.920
was exempt from this rule and had to go to

582
00:44:31.960 --> 00:44:36.599
school on both days. Coach held football practice on Halloween

583
00:44:36.719 --> 00:44:40.039
with an earlier start time. This way the team could

584
00:44:40.039 --> 00:44:44.719
have their All Hallows Eve free. By now, Carnelian had

585
00:44:44.760 --> 00:44:48.840
finally had enough of seeing Daisy May being the center

586
00:44:48.880 --> 00:44:52.320
of attention on the football team and marched right up

587
00:44:52.360 --> 00:44:55.920
to her. Okay, that is it. I am so sick

588
00:44:55.960 --> 00:44:59.320
and tired of these guys treating you like you've always

589
00:44:59.360 --> 00:45:03.840
been a member of this team. You proved your point. Seriously,

590
00:45:04.280 --> 00:45:09.360
just leave. I ain't done playing yet, Daisy May answered,

591
00:45:10.079 --> 00:45:12.199
you know, we got to get through the playoffs. Now.

592
00:45:12.880 --> 00:45:19.400
Carnelian coach called out, leave her alone. She raised her hand.

593
00:45:20.039 --> 00:45:24.800
I'm not touching her, coach, I'm just talking now. Cornelian

594
00:45:25.960 --> 00:45:31.519
coach persisted so much for her rapport with him, Carnelian

595
00:45:31.639 --> 00:45:36.039
roared with anger and pointed right at Daisy May. Either

596
00:45:36.199 --> 00:45:41.800
this country mouse goes or I do with that. Carnelian

597
00:45:41.880 --> 00:45:45.880
quit being an assistant coach. Then she got into it

598
00:45:45.920 --> 00:45:49.320
with truck Tucker when he came to bat for Daisy May.

599
00:45:50.239 --> 00:45:54.599
Carnelian eventually turned away from Truck and left. He was

600
00:45:54.639 --> 00:45:58.719
easily the tallest and strongest kid at Strickfield Junior High

601
00:46:00.000 --> 00:46:03.119
and only never had a problem with him, But just

602
00:46:03.280 --> 00:46:08.239
looking up at him even scared me. As for Carnelian,

603
00:46:09.280 --> 00:46:17.960
she would return Halloween evening I was trick or treating

604
00:46:18.039 --> 00:46:22.599
with Daisy May, Donnerly, Truck Tucker, and this other girl

605
00:46:22.679 --> 00:46:27.000
who gave me the willies. Actually, I think lots of

606
00:46:27.119 --> 00:46:31.159
kids at our school looked over their shoulders whenever Jasper

607
00:46:31.360 --> 00:46:34.920
was around. It was no secret she was from the

608
00:46:35.320 --> 00:46:40.280
Jinks family, as in the Jinx Works. These were both

609
00:46:40.360 --> 00:46:46.199
factories and stores dealing with toys, games, and practical joke items.

610
00:46:46.760 --> 00:46:50.280
The family business was what got her a reputation for

611
00:46:50.320 --> 00:46:55.079
being a prankster. Also, I wondered if Jasper had a

612
00:46:55.159 --> 00:46:58.559
thing for me, because she was always commenting on my

613
00:46:58.679 --> 00:47:03.920
Facebook posts and giving me hearts, even though I was

614
00:47:04.119 --> 00:47:07.119
from the biker community. What could I have done to

615
00:47:07.199 --> 00:47:10.840
stop her. I couldn't just yell at her or treat

616
00:47:10.880 --> 00:47:14.079
her mean. If I did that, my parents would have

617
00:47:14.159 --> 00:47:17.480
let me know about it. Maybe other parents would have

618
00:47:17.559 --> 00:47:21.719
condoned that kind of behavior where I lived, but mine

619
00:47:21.760 --> 00:47:26.159
taught me to always be fair. I guess this is

620
00:47:26.239 --> 00:47:28.920
why I ended up going on a few dates and

621
00:47:29.719 --> 00:47:33.960
to a few parties with Jasper. Believe me, there was

622
00:47:34.039 --> 00:47:37.519
no way you could have missed that girl. She always

623
00:47:37.559 --> 00:47:42.599
wore nineteen eighties fashions and listened heavily to that decade's music.

624
00:47:43.480 --> 00:47:45.960
When it came to her hair, she always had it

625
00:47:46.000 --> 00:47:50.519
in different colors. Tonight she had one side dyed black

626
00:47:51.000 --> 00:47:56.480
and the other orange. Halloween was obviously her favorite holiday,

627
00:47:57.079 --> 00:48:00.679
and she wanted to show it off. Hip was a

628
00:48:00.719 --> 00:48:04.800
friend of trucks. He'd messaged me on Facebook and asked

629
00:48:04.800 --> 00:48:08.559
me if I wanted to go trick or treating. I figured,

630
00:48:09.079 --> 00:48:13.400
why not. Of course I had no idea. He'd also

631
00:48:13.559 --> 00:48:18.440
ask Jasper. I had to hide how scared I was

632
00:48:19.079 --> 00:48:23.159
when I saw Jasper had moved to Strickfield with her

633
00:48:23.239 --> 00:48:28.559
family after a new Jinxworks factory opened outside the village.

634
00:48:28.599 --> 00:48:32.079
It turned out the two Bobletopia stores here ordered some

635
00:48:32.199 --> 00:48:35.920
of their bobbleheads from them, because when we went into

636
00:48:35.960 --> 00:48:40.000
downtown village, Jasper got us to go into that location

637
00:48:40.199 --> 00:48:44.119
with her We figured she wanted the candy bobble Topia

638
00:48:44.280 --> 00:48:47.639
was handing out, but she wanted to show us which

639
00:48:47.719 --> 00:48:53.360
bobbleheads they had ordered from her family's factory. After getting

640
00:48:53.400 --> 00:48:57.639
the candy and leaving boble Topia, we walked around downtown

641
00:48:57.800 --> 00:49:01.320
village some more. As we were about to pass the

642
00:49:01.360 --> 00:49:06.679
alley by the Strickfield Centennial Theater, Carneli and Miron suddenly

643
00:49:06.719 --> 00:49:11.079
appeared right in front of us. As usual, she wore

644
00:49:11.119 --> 00:49:16.800
a suit. She pointed right at Daisy May. No, you

645
00:49:16.880 --> 00:49:20.119
will not be returning to school on Thursday as some

646
00:49:20.639 --> 00:49:24.239
big football hero. You're not even going to make it

647
00:49:24.280 --> 00:49:30.719
to any playoffs. Daisy May clenched her fists. Ah fu,

648
00:49:31.199 --> 00:49:33.440
can't I even get one night where I ain't gotta

649
00:49:33.480 --> 00:49:36.760
look at you. It's Halloween and I'm gonna enjoy it

650
00:49:36.800 --> 00:49:40.920
with my friends here, I threw up my arms. Why

651
00:49:40.920 --> 00:49:44.480
do you have to cause problems? She pointed right at

652
00:49:44.519 --> 00:49:49.400
me once again, Stay in your own lane, grease her.

653
00:49:50.480 --> 00:49:54.719
I'd had enough of her by now. No, seriously, quit

654
00:49:54.880 --> 00:49:57.960
giving Daisy May here a hard time? What did she

655
00:49:58.000 --> 00:50:03.559
ever do to you? Huh? Cornelian smiled her evil smile.

656
00:50:04.519 --> 00:50:07.719
She didn't look at me, but She told Daisy May,

657
00:50:08.840 --> 00:50:12.840
why don't I like you, because I'm so sick of

658
00:50:12.920 --> 00:50:18.039
you walking the halls of our school all happy, go lucky.

659
00:50:18.920 --> 00:50:23.559
Nothing bad ever happens to you or your city mouse cousin.

660
00:50:24.360 --> 00:50:26.840
No matter how many times I get you in trouble,

661
00:50:27.480 --> 00:50:30.199
you always get out of it. That's how you got

662
00:50:30.199 --> 00:50:34.079
on the football team, right, Daisy May pointed at her,

663
00:50:34.719 --> 00:50:40.480
All thanks to you, Carney, Carnelian tightened her fists. Shut up.

664
00:50:40.880 --> 00:50:44.880
You do not get to contradict me here, too bad,

665
00:50:45.519 --> 00:50:49.119
Daisy May countered. I'm just pointing out it was you

666
00:50:49.559 --> 00:50:52.079
who told Principal van Dist to put me on the

667
00:50:52.119 --> 00:50:58.159
football field. Carnelian raised her voice. Then you riled up

668
00:50:58.199 --> 00:51:01.159
the boys by grabbing their football and running up and

669
00:51:01.239 --> 00:51:04.559
down the field with it. You should have been expelled,

670
00:51:05.119 --> 00:51:11.119
country mouse, you hear me expelled, But no, you were

671
00:51:11.159 --> 00:51:14.760
given a uniform and put on the team. You had

672
00:51:14.760 --> 00:51:17.119
to get us into the playoffs when you should have

673
00:51:17.119 --> 00:51:20.199
been getting carted off to the hospital and out of

674
00:51:20.280 --> 00:51:24.480
my life forever. You are the reason I quit the team.

675
00:51:25.519 --> 00:51:31.119
Carnelian was really irritated. Now I saw you get squashed

676
00:51:31.159 --> 00:51:37.000
on the field several times. You're just a little country mouse.

677
00:51:38.079 --> 00:51:41.960
Then she threw up her arms, and you just got

678
00:51:42.119 --> 00:51:48.039
up from all that and kept on playing Carnelian. Heaved. Now,

679
00:51:48.800 --> 00:51:51.920
I'm so sick of you and your two cousins always

680
00:51:51.960 --> 00:51:57.320
being so so perfect. My parents are constantly on me

681
00:51:57.599 --> 00:52:02.199
about being a proper miron. They just won't stop riding me.

682
00:52:02.719 --> 00:52:06.320
But you're just a squeaking little country mouse who gets

683
00:52:06.440 --> 00:52:13.440
everything handed to her because she's so perfect. Daisy May snickered.

684
00:52:14.320 --> 00:52:17.400
You think I'm so perfect? I can give you lots

685
00:52:17.440 --> 00:52:21.239
of reasons why I ain't. She raised her finger. I

686
00:52:21.280 --> 00:52:24.960
didn't just come into Strickfield Junior High all perfect like

687
00:52:25.039 --> 00:52:28.519
you're saying. I darn sure ain't goin into my life's

688
00:52:28.519 --> 00:52:31.199
story with you. But I ain't no different than you

689
00:52:31.400 --> 00:52:34.639
or any one else. She folded her arms in front

690
00:52:34.639 --> 00:52:38.280
of her. If I didn't know better, i'd swear you

691
00:52:38.400 --> 00:52:41.960
was jealous of me. Why would you be jealous? You're

692
00:52:41.960 --> 00:52:45.519
a mirror, ain't you? Don't you got all that money,

693
00:52:46.119 --> 00:52:47.960
maybe you ought to spend some of your money an

694
00:52:47.960 --> 00:52:52.239
get your head examined. Then she unfolded her arms and

695
00:52:52.440 --> 00:52:56.000
pointed right at her, And you better remember I ain't

696
00:52:56.039 --> 00:53:01.519
scared o nothin or nobody cludin' you, Carnelian growled, with

697
00:53:01.599 --> 00:53:05.679
her fists bald, telling us Daisy May was right about

698
00:53:05.719 --> 00:53:10.440
the jealousy. Clearly she didn't like how Daisy May always

699
00:53:10.519 --> 00:53:16.039
held her head high. Then she shifted gears and put

700
00:53:16.079 --> 00:53:21.559
on her evil face again. Thank you so much. I

701
00:53:21.639 --> 00:53:25.039
know exactly how to get rid of you now, little

702
00:53:25.119 --> 00:53:30.840
miss perfect. Carnelian pointed at Daisy May. Hugh say, you're

703
00:53:30.880 --> 00:53:34.679
not afraid of anyone or anything? Well, how about you

704
00:53:34.840 --> 00:53:42.119
prove it tonight. Have you ever seen the Back to

705
00:53:42.199 --> 00:53:46.840
the Future movies? Remember how Marty McFly got into trouble

706
00:53:46.960 --> 00:53:51.039
because he refused to let people call him a chicken.

707
00:53:52.119 --> 00:53:55.880
Daisy May was the same way. You could see the

708
00:53:55.960 --> 00:54:00.679
stubbornness on that little spitfire. What you got in mind,

709
00:54:00.800 --> 00:54:07.760
little miss hickenbottom? Daisy May boldly asked. Carnelian got mad again.

710
00:54:08.599 --> 00:54:12.239
Quit calling me a hickinbottom? What the heck does that

711
00:54:12.360 --> 00:54:18.880
even mean? Anyway? Daisy May shrugged. DENO, just like the

712
00:54:18.920 --> 00:54:24.079
sound of it, probably because it suits snobs like you. Good, Now,

713
00:54:24.679 --> 00:54:29.840
what you got in mind? Carnelian smiled her evil smile

714
00:54:30.000 --> 00:54:34.679
yet again, I am so sick of hearing your squeaky

715
00:54:34.760 --> 00:54:39.880
little country mouse voice every day. So you're going to

716
00:54:39.960 --> 00:54:46.159
prove that you're not scared whatsoever by spending one hour

717
00:54:46.920 --> 00:54:51.639
in grim manner. You live out by the backwoods of Strickfield, right,

718
00:54:52.320 --> 00:54:57.119
so you shouldn't have any problem finding the place. Jasper

719
00:54:57.239 --> 00:55:01.679
Jinx quickly held up her hands. WHOA like, Daisy May,

720
00:55:02.039 --> 00:55:05.119
I ain't been in Strickfield long, but I heard enough

721
00:55:05.159 --> 00:55:08.480
stories about grim mannor heck, you ain't even supposed to

722
00:55:08.519 --> 00:55:13.239
be in those backwoods, She turned to Daisy May. You

723
00:55:13.320 --> 00:55:17.880
really live out by there? Uh huh, Daisy May confirmed,

724
00:55:18.639 --> 00:55:20.840
Me and my cousins all went back in there to

725
00:55:20.880 --> 00:55:24.519
get my dog, old MacDonald, just after I moved back

726
00:55:24.519 --> 00:55:29.800
to Strickfield. We got him out and we've been just fine. Also,

727
00:55:30.119 --> 00:55:33.039
ain't nothing ever came out of them woods and onto

728
00:55:33.079 --> 00:55:37.639
our farm? Then you shouldn't have a problem going back

729
00:55:37.679 --> 00:55:44.199
in there tonight. Huh, Carnelian emphasized. Truck put a hand

730
00:55:44.239 --> 00:55:48.440
on Daisy May's shoulder. You ain't gotta do it. You

731
00:55:48.519 --> 00:55:52.480
ain't got to prove nothing to nobody, specially Carnie Mirren here.

732
00:55:53.559 --> 00:55:57.880
But Carnelian wasn't finished yet. If you don't do it,

733
00:55:58.480 --> 00:56:03.159
Daisy May. Donna, I'll tell everybody at school that you're

734
00:56:03.320 --> 00:56:07.199
just a fake who loves running your mouth. I'll tell

735
00:56:07.239 --> 00:56:11.400
everybody little miss perfect chickened out on my dare tonight.

736
00:56:12.679 --> 00:56:16.400
But Daisy May wasn't just some dumb little farm girl

737
00:56:17.079 --> 00:56:21.440
in class. She eagerly answered questions when teachers called on her.

738
00:56:22.119 --> 00:56:27.519
In truth, Daisy May was every bit as smart as Madeline.

739
00:56:27.559 --> 00:56:30.239
Nobody at school gave either of them a hard time

740
00:56:30.280 --> 00:56:34.800
about it, because well, they never showed it off. Daisy

741
00:56:34.840 --> 00:56:39.000
May pointed right at Carnelian. Yeah, you're gonna tell people

742
00:56:39.039 --> 00:56:42.320
at school the whole truth, all right. Wanna know why?

743
00:56:43.360 --> 00:56:47.559
Because you're going right into that house with me. Carnelian

744
00:56:47.599 --> 00:56:51.880
shook her head quickly. Oh no, I said, you are

745
00:56:51.880 --> 00:56:56.360
going into that house and you're coming with me. Daisy

746
00:56:56.400 --> 00:56:59.400
May fired back. How you gonna know if I went

747
00:56:59.440 --> 00:57:03.480
in or not. I'm going to be right outside watching

748
00:57:03.599 --> 00:57:08.360
you go in, Carnelian snapped. Daisy May raised her finger,

749
00:57:08.960 --> 00:57:11.639
And for all you know, I could just walk right

750
00:57:11.679 --> 00:57:15.119
on out the back door. Either way, you'd be telling

751
00:57:15.199 --> 00:57:18.679
folks at school. I was yella with you coming in

752
00:57:18.719 --> 00:57:23.280
with me. You're gonna know for sure. Before Carnelian could

753
00:57:23.360 --> 00:57:27.800
counter again, Daisy May added, if you don't come in

754
00:57:27.840 --> 00:57:30.880
with me, Carney, then I'm gonna be the one calling you,

755
00:57:31.039 --> 00:57:35.760
yella come Monday. Boy, did Daisy May ever play this

756
00:57:35.920 --> 00:57:41.480
chess game well? Carnelian's jaw dropped after hearing that. Then

757
00:57:41.679 --> 00:57:46.320
she took a deep breath and composed herself. Fine, little

758
00:57:46.360 --> 00:57:50.159
miss perfect, I'll go in with you. How do we

759
00:57:50.199 --> 00:57:54.599
get out there, Jasper was on her phone. I'm on

760
00:57:54.639 --> 00:57:58.880
the Strickfield University's website. There's all kinds of stories on

761
00:57:58.960 --> 00:58:03.599
here about grim Man, including an actual map on how

762
00:58:03.639 --> 00:58:07.559
to get there. I mean, how do we get there

763
00:58:07.599 --> 00:58:13.599
from downtown village, you stupid half wit, Carnelian snapped, We

764
00:58:13.679 --> 00:58:17.800
can't just walk out there. Daisy May raised her finger.

765
00:58:19.000 --> 00:58:21.760
I can go back home and get my motorbike, then

766
00:58:21.800 --> 00:58:24.840
one of you can ride with me. I knew there

767
00:58:24.920 --> 00:58:27.199
was no way I was going to talk either of

768
00:58:27.280 --> 00:58:30.199
these girls out of it, being I was in the

769
00:58:30.239 --> 00:58:33.239
same age group at the time. All I could offer

770
00:58:33.519 --> 00:58:37.760
was I can go home and grab mine. Like Daisy May,

771
00:58:37.840 --> 00:58:41.639
I can only carry one other person. That leaves only

772
00:58:41.679 --> 00:58:47.039
one of us needing transportation. No sweat. Jasper replied, I

773
00:58:47.159 --> 00:58:51.599
got a motorbike too, what do you think? Then I asked,

774
00:58:52.159 --> 00:58:54.599
we just go get our bikes and meet up near

775
00:58:54.880 --> 00:59:00.599
Daisy May's farm. Then Carnelian realized and looked at May,

776
00:59:01.679 --> 00:59:05.320
I have to ride with you. You could ride with

777
00:59:05.400 --> 00:59:08.079
Jinks if you don't want to ride with me. Daisy

778
00:59:08.119 --> 00:59:13.000
May answered high, ride real fast, so you better hang

779
00:59:13.079 --> 00:59:18.239
on to your hickinbottom. Carnelian screamed at hearing that word again,

780
00:59:19.159 --> 00:59:22.800
getting the rest of us laughing at her expense. When

781
00:59:22.880 --> 00:59:27.639
we finished, she pointed to Jasper, No way, I'll take

782
00:59:27.679 --> 00:59:31.760
my chances with this freak here. Then I saw the

783
00:59:31.840 --> 00:59:38.280
mischievous smile on Jasper's face. Good choice, rich girl, that's

784
00:59:38.360 --> 00:59:41.679
the one I would have picked myself. Put her here,

785
00:59:42.559 --> 00:59:47.119
Carnelian cried out when Jasper grabbed her hand and shook it.

786
00:59:47.639 --> 00:59:51.199
When she withdrew her hand, she showed us the shock

787
00:59:51.280 --> 00:59:55.800
buzzer she'd used on Carnelian, getting us all laughing at

788
00:59:55.840 --> 01:00:00.960
her again. The rich girl glared at Jasper and screamed

789
01:00:01.000 --> 01:00:05.039
to where other tricker treaters walking around in downtown village

790
01:00:05.639 --> 01:00:11.840
stopped to look our way. I hate you Carnelian fired

791
01:00:11.840 --> 01:00:17.199
at Jasper. All Jasper did was laugh like the prankster.

792
01:00:17.440 --> 01:00:23.480
She was also proving she wasn't the stupid halfwit Carnelian

793
01:00:23.559 --> 01:00:32.000
made her out to be. After all, I couldn't believe

794
01:00:32.119 --> 01:00:35.599
we were really going to do this. There were three

795
01:00:35.599 --> 01:00:39.280
motorbikes and five of us. It was me and truck,

796
01:00:39.360 --> 01:00:44.199
Tucker on mine, Jasper on her own, and Carnelian riding

797
01:00:44.280 --> 01:00:48.920
with Daisy May. My gut feeling kept telling me we

798
01:00:48.920 --> 01:00:52.559
were going to get in trouble tonight going into the

799
01:00:52.639 --> 01:00:57.840
backwoods of Strickfield. I wondered if everybody else had gut feelings,

800
01:00:58.440 --> 01:01:03.760
well except maybe Daisy May. Jinx. Let me see that map,

801
01:01:04.280 --> 01:01:08.079
Daisy May said, holding out her hand for Jasper's phone.

802
01:01:08.800 --> 01:01:12.480
I'll do you one better. Jasper started a group chat

803
01:01:12.519 --> 01:01:15.159
with all of us and posted a photo of the

804
01:01:15.239 --> 01:01:19.719
map leading out to grim Manor. Then she looked a

805
01:01:19.760 --> 01:01:25.639
little scared. Wow, we're really gonna do this, darn straight,

806
01:01:26.199 --> 01:01:30.280
Daisy May returned after checking out the map on her phone.

807
01:01:30.880 --> 01:01:33.480
If we go in, then we go in right now.

808
01:01:34.360 --> 01:01:38.880
Hugh leading the way, truck asked her, I'll lead the way,

809
01:01:39.360 --> 01:01:43.719
but y'all better keep up Daisy May called back, like

810
01:01:43.800 --> 01:01:49.559
I told Carney, here, I ride real freakin' fast. Then

811
01:01:49.679 --> 01:01:54.039
she glanced over her shoulder. Better hold on tight, Carne.

812
01:01:54.840 --> 01:01:58.199
Carnelian looked like she was going to snap at Daisy May.

813
01:01:58.960 --> 01:02:03.239
But as soon as the bike lurched forward, Hugh crazy

814
01:02:03.280 --> 01:02:07.760
little country mouths, Jasper and I shot forward and followed

815
01:02:07.840 --> 01:02:11.199
Daisy May and Carnelian onto the road a little ways

816
01:02:11.320 --> 01:02:15.599
before turning off and heading into the backwoods of Strickfield.

817
01:02:16.800 --> 01:02:20.000
So many voices were shouting in my head and my

818
01:02:20.119 --> 01:02:24.559
stomach was definitely fluttering. Fast. You out of your mind,

819
01:02:24.960 --> 01:02:28.920
Get out of here while you still can now. But

820
01:02:29.119 --> 01:02:33.199
Jasper and I kept with Daisy May's bike. Our headlights

821
01:02:33.280 --> 01:02:37.599
kept the trails and trees illuminated. I was expecting anything

822
01:02:37.760 --> 01:02:40.559
not human to come out at us at any time.

823
01:02:41.719 --> 01:02:44.920
I had heard stories about all kinds of weird things

824
01:02:45.000 --> 01:02:48.559
living in here. I'm not sharing any of those stories

825
01:02:48.599 --> 01:02:51.960
here today, but I'm sure they'll be coming down the

826
01:02:52.039 --> 01:02:56.480
pike anyway. I had the feeling I was going to

827
01:02:56.519 --> 01:03:00.440
regret this in the morning, assuming we'd get out here

828
01:03:00.559 --> 01:03:04.519
the same as we went in. Daisy May kept leading

829
01:03:04.559 --> 01:03:10.679
the way until we saw it in the distance grim Manner.

830
01:03:11.960 --> 01:03:16.000
It really was one of those huge plantation houses we

831
01:03:16.039 --> 01:03:20.280
read about in history class. The closer we got to it,

832
01:03:20.679 --> 01:03:23.800
the bigger it seemed to get. It was like it

833
01:03:23.840 --> 01:03:27.039
was itching to swallow all of us as soon as

834
01:03:27.079 --> 01:03:31.880
we got close enough. It didn't, though. When we finally

835
01:03:31.960 --> 01:03:35.400
stopped in the front yard, Daisy May cut the engine

836
01:03:35.440 --> 01:03:38.760
on her bike, then Jasper and I did the same

837
01:03:38.840 --> 01:03:43.599
with ours. I felt that gut feeling, saying that somehow

838
01:03:43.679 --> 01:03:49.920
our bikes wouldn't fire up again. Well, we's here, Daisy

839
01:03:49.960 --> 01:03:53.599
May cheered as she and Carnelian hopped off her bike.

840
01:03:54.960 --> 01:03:58.360
After we all lowered our bikes onto their sides, we

841
01:03:58.400 --> 01:04:01.679
gathered together at the front seat leading to the two

842
01:04:01.840 --> 01:04:06.360
double doors. I can't believe we're all here at the

843
01:04:06.679 --> 01:04:12.599
grim Manner truck, said in amazement. And it's practically my backyard,

844
01:04:13.239 --> 01:04:18.320
Daisy May added. Carnelian gave Daisy May a rude bump,

845
01:04:19.000 --> 01:04:24.559
and now you're going inside. She turned to face her No,

846
01:04:25.400 --> 01:04:30.280
you mean wheeze going inside as in you and me together.

847
01:04:31.119 --> 01:04:35.079
She raised her finger. You don't go in. I get

848
01:04:35.119 --> 01:04:40.400
to call you yella. Carnelian started taking several deep breaths.

849
01:04:41.639 --> 01:04:45.440
If Daisy May was scared, she sure wasn't showing it.

850
01:04:45.920 --> 01:04:48.800
In fact, she walked right up to the left door

851
01:04:49.519 --> 01:04:54.880
and turned the knob. You be careful, Daisy May, Truck

852
01:04:54.960 --> 01:04:59.599
told her cautiously. The little farm girl opened the door

853
01:05:00.000 --> 01:05:04.440
easy enough. Truck looked at both Jasper and me as

854
01:05:04.480 --> 01:05:09.360
we gulped. I remembered hearing mixed things about haunted houses.

855
01:05:10.360 --> 01:05:14.199
Mom always used to say there were no such things.

856
01:05:14.199 --> 01:05:18.639
And Dad, let's just say he had his reasons for

857
01:05:19.039 --> 01:05:23.719
introducing me to the Strickfield University website. Shortly after the

858
01:05:23.760 --> 01:05:28.519
local Legends tab was added, I don't mind telling you,

859
01:05:28.599 --> 01:05:33.559
I think my stomach went totally numb. I literally couldn't

860
01:05:33.599 --> 01:05:38.280
feel it at all, especially after Daisy May had just

861
01:05:38.400 --> 01:05:43.000
opened one of the doors. Then Carnelian went up behind

862
01:05:43.119 --> 01:05:47.679
Daisy and tried to shove her inside. Get in there,

863
01:05:48.480 --> 01:05:52.079
Daisy May held on, Oh no, you don't. You ain't

864
01:05:52.079 --> 01:05:57.599
forcin me inside. She quickly turned around and grabbed Carnelian's

865
01:05:57.639 --> 01:06:03.719
wrist like I said, here, coming in with me. Carnelian screamed.

866
01:06:03.719 --> 01:06:09.199
When both she and Daisy May tumbled into the house together. Truck,

867
01:06:09.440 --> 01:06:12.400
Jasper and I didn't think much of it. As we

868
01:06:12.440 --> 01:06:16.559
went in after the girls, Daisy May and Carnelian got

869
01:06:16.599 --> 01:06:19.360
back on their feet and looked like they were going

870
01:06:19.440 --> 01:06:23.599
to duke it out right there. Principal van dest can't

871
01:06:23.639 --> 01:06:28.960
say or do anything since we're off school property, Carnelian said,

872
01:06:29.119 --> 01:06:33.880
raising her fists. In fact, he doesn't even know we're

873
01:06:33.920 --> 01:06:38.840
out here. Find by me you've rotten hicckin' bottom, Daisy

874
01:06:38.880 --> 01:06:43.760
May replied, raising her fists. I don't mind whooping your

875
01:06:43.800 --> 01:06:47.480
butt out here. Before we could try and stop them

876
01:06:47.519 --> 01:06:53.199
from fighting, the door we came through suddenly slammed shut.

877
01:06:55.400 --> 01:06:59.000
I don't recall if we all screamed, but I was

878
01:06:59.079 --> 01:07:03.159
sure we did. Jasper went right to the doors and

879
01:07:03.280 --> 01:07:09.400
tried to open them. No, she cried out, no. Then

880
01:07:09.559 --> 01:07:13.880
she stopped trying the knobs and called upward. I'm the

881
01:07:14.000 --> 01:07:19.599
jokester around here, and this is not funny. Now, Carnelian

882
01:07:19.760 --> 01:07:23.840
was trying the knobs, Hey, country mouse, you opened one

883
01:07:23.840 --> 01:07:28.360
of these doors. How about opening one again? Daisy May

884
01:07:28.519 --> 01:07:31.719
folded her arms in front of her, and why should

885
01:07:31.719 --> 01:07:34.920
I You wanted to come out here, Carney, so you

886
01:07:35.000 --> 01:07:38.199
can stay right in here with me? You yell a

887
01:07:38.320 --> 01:07:44.760
hick and bottom. Carnelian growled and raised her fists again. Okay,

888
01:07:44.840 --> 01:07:50.159
that's it, you and me right now, it's on. She

889
01:07:50.360 --> 01:07:53.840
and Daisy May collided with each other and were wrestling

890
01:07:53.920 --> 01:07:57.800
for control on the floor. Those two couldn't stop calling

891
01:07:57.840 --> 01:08:01.760
each other any names that came to mind. We went

892
01:08:01.880 --> 01:08:05.159
and broke them up. How dare you touch me, you

893
01:08:05.400 --> 01:08:12.000
filthy greaser, Carnelian yelled at me. Let me go. Truck

894
01:08:12.079 --> 01:08:15.719
had to talk some sense into both girls. All right,

895
01:08:15.840 --> 01:08:20.119
we get it, you too can't stand each other. Problem

896
01:08:20.159 --> 01:08:23.800
here is we're trapped in this house. Let's worry about

897
01:08:23.840 --> 01:08:26.760
getting out of here first. Then you two can go

898
01:08:26.840 --> 01:08:30.760
about fighting once we're out of the backwoods. It was

899
01:08:30.840 --> 01:08:34.159
only when the girls agreed to stop fighting that we

900
01:08:34.319 --> 01:08:38.600
let them go, But Carnelian lied and went at Daisy

901
01:08:38.640 --> 01:08:47.000
May again, tackling her to the floor. Carnelian grabbed Daisy

902
01:08:47.039 --> 01:08:50.720
May by her pigtails. I think I'm gonna ride you

903
01:08:51.039 --> 01:08:56.479
like a horse country mouse. Daisy May suddenly turned around

904
01:08:56.600 --> 01:09:01.199
underneath Carnelian and grabbed her necktie. How about I hang

905
01:09:01.359 --> 01:09:05.279
you by your scrawny neck. What kind of igit girl

906
01:09:05.399 --> 01:09:10.479
even wears a tie. Anyways, we separated them again. When

907
01:09:10.560 --> 01:09:14.199
Daisy May tried breaking free to get to Carnelian, I

908
01:09:14.319 --> 01:09:17.520
lifted her off the floor and held her on my shoulder.

909
01:09:18.199 --> 01:09:23.399
Truck and Jasper, stop, Carnelian, you let me down right now, Billy.

910
01:09:24.159 --> 01:09:29.199
Daisy May yelled, Then she growled and squirmed. Truck talked

911
01:09:29.239 --> 01:09:32.560
to both girls and got them to promise to stop

912
01:09:32.640 --> 01:09:36.279
fighting until we got out of grim Manor. I saw

913
01:09:36.359 --> 01:09:40.720
Carnelian crossing her fingers when I shined my smartphone light

914
01:09:40.800 --> 01:09:44.119
her way. When I called her out on it, she

915
01:09:44.319 --> 01:09:49.880
protested and promised again. After I put Daisy May down,

916
01:09:50.439 --> 01:09:54.279
the two girls faced each other again. You'd have sworn

917
01:09:54.359 --> 01:09:58.319
they were a couple of wildcats that lived around the bikers.

918
01:09:58.760 --> 01:10:02.439
The rich girl went and tried one door, Daisy May

919
01:10:02.600 --> 01:10:08.239
tried the other. Ah fou, Daisy May muttered, don't know

920
01:10:08.279 --> 01:10:13.079
about you, but this here door stuck tight. Carnelian banged

921
01:10:13.119 --> 01:10:16.960
her forehead on the door and held it there. I

922
01:10:17.000 --> 01:10:21.520
can't believe we're really trapped in a haunted house on

923
01:10:21.760 --> 01:10:27.079
Halloween night. How do we get out of here? Jasper asked,

924
01:10:27.239 --> 01:10:32.880
while shaking. Carnelian turned and shoved her. You tell me airhead.

925
01:10:33.680 --> 01:10:37.319
Daisy May turned and shoved her back. You back off

926
01:10:37.399 --> 01:10:41.439
Jinks right now, seriously, Carne Miron. I've had it with

927
01:10:41.479 --> 01:10:44.840
you being so mean all the time. So much for

928
01:10:44.920 --> 01:10:49.520
their promises. They were fighting again, this time we did

929
01:10:49.560 --> 01:10:53.800
not break them up. Carnelian thought Daisy May Donnerly was

930
01:10:53.800 --> 01:10:56.920
going to be easy to push around because of how

931
01:10:57.079 --> 01:11:00.600
small and thin she was, but she was finding out

932
01:11:00.640 --> 01:11:04.119
she would have been better off to bully Madeline. Daisy

933
01:11:04.159 --> 01:11:07.439
May sure knew how to fight and was showing Carnelian

934
01:11:07.600 --> 01:11:12.359
she picked the wrong Donnerly triplet to mess with. Carnelian

935
01:11:12.439 --> 01:11:17.960
showed she herself could fight. Still, these girls were evenly matched.

936
01:11:18.600 --> 01:11:20.920
I was ready to tell Jasper and Truck that we

937
01:11:21.000 --> 01:11:24.920
needed to stop them. But then Daisy May and Carnelian

938
01:11:25.680 --> 01:11:31.600
found themselves being forced apart, and we never touched them.

939
01:11:32.359 --> 01:11:36.520
Just then everything went bright. We saw we were in

940
01:11:36.600 --> 01:11:39.960
the front parlor. I know I cried out when we

941
01:11:40.039 --> 01:11:45.880
saw this ghost at the light switch. That's right, there

942
01:11:45.960 --> 01:11:50.840
really was electricity in that haunted house. The ghost looked

943
01:11:50.920 --> 01:11:54.760
like an old man in his sixties with gray hair.

944
01:11:55.760 --> 01:11:58.960
He didn't have a beard, but he had on similar

945
01:11:59.079 --> 01:12:03.119
clothes to what Daisy May was wearing. I don't mind

946
01:12:03.159 --> 01:12:07.199
telling you we were all pretty scared. Even Daisy May

947
01:12:07.279 --> 01:12:11.439
looked like she was ready to scream. No, sir, it

948
01:12:11.479 --> 01:12:14.520
ain't often we get guests out here at our house,

949
01:12:15.319 --> 01:12:20.199
the ghost said, in a country tone similar to Daisy May's.

950
01:12:20.840 --> 01:12:24.000
But as long as y'all hear, there ain't gonna be

951
01:12:24.039 --> 01:12:29.119
no fighting. Even though Carnelian was scared at seeing this ghost,

952
01:12:29.920 --> 01:12:34.079
she was still stubborn as the next mirror. She pointed

953
01:12:34.159 --> 01:12:37.119
right at him. Don't you dare tell me what I

954
01:12:37.239 --> 01:12:40.359
can and can't do. I don't care if you are

955
01:12:40.439 --> 01:12:44.520
a ghost. If I want to tear little miss perfect

956
01:12:44.560 --> 01:12:49.600
here apart, then I'm doing it. Oh did that ever

957
01:12:49.760 --> 01:12:56.119
make Daisy May mad? Again? She pointed right at Carnelian. Yeah, well,

958
01:12:56.279 --> 01:13:00.319
you look a lot like my puncheon bag after I'm

959
01:13:00.439 --> 01:13:04.479
done punching it. The two girls went at each other

960
01:13:04.560 --> 01:13:08.479
one more time, but the ghost waved his hands and

961
01:13:08.640 --> 01:13:13.560
magically separated them again. Then he looked right at Carnelian

962
01:13:13.680 --> 01:13:18.199
and said, we sort of got us a problem here. See,

963
01:13:18.279 --> 01:13:21.399
you mortals are in our house, and as long as

964
01:13:21.439 --> 01:13:25.680
you're here, there ain't gonna be no fighting. Then he

965
01:13:25.840 --> 01:13:29.760
shook his head. Since you all happened to come out

966
01:13:29.800 --> 01:13:35.319
here on Halloween night, I'd say, you're all in grave trouble.

967
01:13:36.239 --> 01:13:39.319
We could have let you out, but you two'd be

968
01:13:39.479 --> 01:13:44.399
right back to fighting all over again. Another ghost appeared

969
01:13:44.439 --> 01:13:48.920
next to him, an old woman of about the man's age.

970
01:13:48.960 --> 01:13:53.239
She spoke just like the old man in Daisy May. No,

971
01:13:53.560 --> 01:13:58.439
you're right, August, we simply cannot have that, no doubt

972
01:13:58.439 --> 01:14:03.439
about it. Those two ghosts were August and Dorothy Grimm.

973
01:14:04.000 --> 01:14:06.680
There were all kinds of stories about them at the

974
01:14:06.680 --> 01:14:12.239
Strickfield University website under the grim manor heading, but now

975
01:14:13.159 --> 01:14:17.199
we were actually meeting them. The latest story I'd read

976
01:14:17.399 --> 01:14:20.960
was by Bethany Martinsen, who was forced to come and

977
01:14:21.039 --> 01:14:24.199
spend the night in this house one fourth of July

978
01:14:24.880 --> 01:14:29.159
after she got stranded in the backwoods during a bad rainstorm.

979
01:14:29.600 --> 01:14:33.960
At least she lived to tell about it. August glanced

980
01:14:34.000 --> 01:14:37.159
at his wife, What you reckon we ought to do

981
01:14:37.359 --> 01:14:42.439
about these mortals? Dear Dorothy pointed at both Daisy May

982
01:14:42.600 --> 01:14:46.520
and Carnelian. I think y'all are going to spend some

983
01:14:46.800 --> 01:14:50.920
time with us. Tell you what if you two young

984
01:14:51.039 --> 01:14:54.239
chickens can make it through the rest of Halloween Knight

985
01:14:54.359 --> 01:14:59.359
without fighting, well, then August and me, I'll send you

986
01:14:59.399 --> 01:15:02.319
on your marria every way back into the mortal realm

987
01:15:02.800 --> 01:15:09.359
come midnight. Dorothy raised her finger. If you start fighting again,

988
01:15:10.079 --> 01:15:13.359
then you're gonna stay right here at grim Manor till

989
01:15:13.439 --> 01:15:17.600
you learn the errors of your ways. This old house

990
01:15:17.640 --> 01:15:22.920
has been here alone long time, and it'll be here

991
01:15:23.199 --> 01:15:27.479
even longer. We got plenty of rooms here at the Manor.

992
01:15:28.039 --> 01:15:32.439
Won't be no problem whatsoever. Putting y'all up here, then

993
01:15:33.279 --> 01:15:38.680
time will be all you've got. Cornelia pointed to the ghosts.

994
01:15:39.359 --> 01:15:44.039
You can't do this. I'm a mirror. August shook his

995
01:15:44.079 --> 01:15:48.439
finger at her. Well, now allow me to remind you

996
01:15:48.560 --> 01:15:52.560
that you are in our home. Now. That means you

997
01:15:52.680 --> 01:15:55.800
all got to play by house rules. And since my

998
01:15:55.960 --> 01:16:00.520
better half here makes the house rules, well, Dorothy glanced

999
01:16:00.520 --> 01:16:03.600
at August. I think you should give them a game

1000
01:16:03.720 --> 01:16:08.920
to play while they're here, don't you think. August brightened up.

1001
01:16:09.600 --> 01:16:14.760
Why that's a swell idea. He reached into his flannel

1002
01:16:14.800 --> 01:16:20.439
shirt pocket and pulled out an old style key. Then

1003
01:16:20.520 --> 01:16:24.159
he threw it on the floor. We're gonna give you

1004
01:16:24.279 --> 01:16:27.239
all a sporting chance at getting out a grim Manor

1005
01:16:27.640 --> 01:16:32.000
before midnight. You find the right lock for this here key,

1006
01:16:32.880 --> 01:16:35.920
and you can get out of here. If you don't

1007
01:16:36.079 --> 01:16:40.560
get out before midnight, then Dorothy'll come around to give

1008
01:16:40.600 --> 01:16:44.880
you all your very own rooms here, seeing as you'll

1009
01:16:44.920 --> 01:16:56.439
be staying with us forever. Dorothy raised her finger. And

1010
01:16:56.560 --> 01:17:01.000
if you two start fighting even once, then you all

1011
01:17:01.039 --> 01:17:06.399
remain here at grim Manor regardless, she pointed to both

1012
01:17:06.479 --> 01:17:11.520
Carnelian and Daisy May. There's more to life than fightin'.

1013
01:17:12.119 --> 01:17:15.520
That's why August and me escaped to these parts and

1014
01:17:15.640 --> 01:17:19.359
lived our lives up north. We wanted no part of

1015
01:17:19.399 --> 01:17:23.319
the Civil war. Ain't nothing never been solved with fightin',

1016
01:17:23.880 --> 01:17:29.199
and I mean it, no fightin'. And if you all

1017
01:17:29.279 --> 01:17:32.399
get hungry, there's plenty of food in the kitchen, so

1018
01:17:33.119 --> 01:17:38.720
help yourselves. August finished. Now you all best be usin

1019
01:17:38.800 --> 01:17:41.560
that there key and finding the one lock it fits.

1020
01:17:42.239 --> 01:17:45.600
If you all look around carefully, you just might find

1021
01:17:45.680 --> 01:17:50.159
clues leading to it. He raised his finger. And since

1022
01:17:50.199 --> 01:17:53.119
you all were so kind enough to visit us here

1023
01:17:53.239 --> 01:17:58.199
at grim Manor this fine Halloween night, I'm gonna give

1024
01:17:58.239 --> 01:18:03.279
you all one freak flu to get you started. August

1025
01:18:03.399 --> 01:18:08.199
waved his arm and motioned for us follow me. As

1026
01:18:08.279 --> 01:18:11.720
Daisy May was about to pick up the key, Carnelian

1027
01:18:11.800 --> 01:18:15.600
pointed right at her. You touch that key, I'll knock

1028
01:18:15.640 --> 01:18:19.960
you colder than that floor. Daisy May raised her fists,

1029
01:18:20.479 --> 01:18:24.520
Come on, you, rotten hickin' bottom, let's go. But Dorothy

1030
01:18:24.640 --> 01:18:29.079
waved her arm and forced them apart. This'll be your

1031
01:18:29.199 --> 01:18:36.520
last warning, you two, no fightin'. Carnelian shot back to

1032
01:18:36.600 --> 01:18:40.720
her feet, looking meaner and angrier than ever, like she

1033
01:18:40.800 --> 01:18:44.560
had gotten some of Daisy May's fire inside her. She

1034
01:18:44.720 --> 01:18:48.079
tightened her fists and yelled at the ghosts. You're not

1035
01:18:48.279 --> 01:18:51.119
keeping me in here, one way or another. I'm taking

1036
01:18:51.199 --> 01:18:55.119
that key. I'm getting out of here. August and Dorothy

1037
01:18:55.199 --> 01:18:59.560
Grimm just looked at each other. Then Dorothy said to

1038
01:18:59.600 --> 01:19:05.079
carnel well, you better learn to make friends with these kids,

1039
01:19:05.560 --> 01:19:09.439
cause you ain't getting out of here without them. All right, August,

1040
01:19:09.800 --> 01:19:13.600
give them their clue. We heard what sounded like a

1041
01:19:13.680 --> 01:19:19.520
grandfather clock. August brightened up. Ah, yes, that'll be where

1042
01:19:19.560 --> 01:19:23.600
your one clue is. Come on into the living room

1043
01:19:23.640 --> 01:19:28.359
with us, kids, Dorothy insisted. The five of us followed

1044
01:19:28.399 --> 01:19:31.880
the ghosts until we reached the living room. I counted

1045
01:19:32.000 --> 01:19:35.840
nine dings from the clock on the way there. After

1046
01:19:35.880 --> 01:19:39.119
the lights came on, the ghosts turned to face us.

1047
01:19:39.720 --> 01:19:43.399
Carnelian glared at Daisy May. I had never seen her

1048
01:19:43.479 --> 01:19:47.239
so determined, just the way she looked at that key.

1049
01:19:48.720 --> 01:19:51.800
All right, we see you're ready to get started with

1050
01:19:51.920 --> 01:19:58.119
searching for that one lock, August said, And your free clue.

1051
01:19:58.159 --> 01:20:01.840
He pointed at the Grandfather clock that had just sounded

1052
01:20:01.880 --> 01:20:06.560
the hour. Look at the time carefully, because time's your

1053
01:20:06.640 --> 01:20:10.119
only friend. And how you're getting out a grim manner.

1054
01:20:10.880 --> 01:20:14.479
Now that I've given you your free choice, it's time

1055
01:20:14.600 --> 01:20:22.000
to start the game. Remember y'all got till midnight. Then

1056
01:20:23.079 --> 01:20:28.479
the Grims disappeared, leaving us in the living room by ourselves.

1057
01:20:29.039 --> 01:20:31.880
Now that we could see more of the parlor, it

1058
01:20:31.960 --> 01:20:36.399
struck me funny, a haunted house that didn't look anything

1059
01:20:36.600 --> 01:20:40.560
like a haunted house. It was as if Dorothy Grimm

1060
01:20:40.600 --> 01:20:45.560
herself or somebody had kept the house in order, even

1061
01:20:45.600 --> 01:20:51.000
if it remained empty. Jasper walked over to the Grandfather

1062
01:20:51.119 --> 01:20:54.840
clock and looked at the face. What do you think

1063
01:20:54.880 --> 01:20:59.920
you're even doing with looking at that clock? Jinx. Carnelian chastised,

1064
01:21:00.640 --> 01:21:03.960
we all know you're too dumb to even tell time.

1065
01:21:04.960 --> 01:21:08.760
Truck was as easy going as Madeline Donnerly. It was

1066
01:21:08.840 --> 01:21:11.439
sad people were afraid of him because of his height

1067
01:21:11.520 --> 01:21:15.199
and build. Like I said, he was the biggest and

1068
01:21:15.439 --> 01:21:19.800
strongest kid at Strickfield Junior High. He looked upset now

1069
01:21:20.079 --> 01:21:23.920
and went to Carnelian Seriously, if you ain't gonna help,

1070
01:21:24.119 --> 01:21:27.319
then just shut up. Truth be told. I'm gettin real

1071
01:21:27.439 --> 01:21:33.600
tired of you. Carnelian gave her evil smile and also

1072
01:21:33.800 --> 01:21:38.399
raised an eyebrow that seemed to gleam, Oh, what are

1073
01:21:38.399 --> 01:21:42.279
you going to do? Hit me? I dare you to try?

1074
01:21:43.319 --> 01:21:46.760
Truck answered by shoving her enough to make her fall

1075
01:21:46.800 --> 01:21:51.239
on to a couch behind her. Then he turned and

1076
01:21:51.319 --> 01:21:56.079
went over to Jasper. What are you looking for? She

1077
01:21:56.239 --> 01:22:01.279
glanced his way. Believe it or not, I actually love riddles.

1078
01:22:01.880 --> 01:22:05.279
Great way to get you thinking. She pointed to the clock.

1079
01:22:06.039 --> 01:22:09.199
The time's right, because that's what my phone says a

1080
01:22:09.199 --> 01:22:13.199
little after nine. That ghost said time is our friend

1081
01:22:13.800 --> 01:22:17.600
and our only way out. I'm thinking these hands point

1082
01:22:17.640 --> 01:22:22.039
the way if we follow the hour hand. She pointed

1083
01:22:22.039 --> 01:22:25.680
in the direction, then we head down that hallway there,

1084
01:22:26.479 --> 01:22:30.199
She pointed to the clock. If we follow the minute hand,

1085
01:22:30.720 --> 01:22:34.079
then we gotta go upstairs. She pointed in the same

1086
01:22:34.119 --> 01:22:40.199
direction as said hand. That way, we can either pick

1087
01:22:40.239 --> 01:22:44.279
a direction or stay together, I said, Or we can

1088
01:22:44.319 --> 01:22:49.119
split into teams and see what we find. Jasper trotted

1089
01:22:49.159 --> 01:22:52.479
to the hallway and flipped the switch. When we saw

1090
01:22:52.720 --> 01:22:56.439
just how long it was, she glanced over her shoulder.

1091
01:22:57.600 --> 01:23:01.399
I think we're gonna find our door this way. There's

1092
01:23:01.439 --> 01:23:05.840
gotta be at least nine doors down there. Then she

1093
01:23:06.039 --> 01:23:09.720
started counting the doors as she moved into the hall.

1094
01:23:10.399 --> 01:23:14.680
But there ain't five floors going up, Daisy May concluded,

1095
01:23:15.439 --> 01:23:20.840
the time being nine oh five. Carnelian joined us. But

1096
01:23:21.000 --> 01:23:24.279
that hand could be pointing to a door on one

1097
01:23:24.279 --> 01:23:29.319
of the upper floors, you little simpleton, Daisy May ignored her.

1098
01:23:30.000 --> 01:23:32.840
Since we're down here, we could check the hall first.

1099
01:23:33.239 --> 01:23:35.520
If this key don't work, then we know we gotta

1100
01:23:35.560 --> 01:23:40.600
go up. Jasper smiled brightly. I found it. This one

1101
01:23:40.720 --> 01:23:44.399
is the right door, I know it. Look these doors

1102
01:23:44.439 --> 01:23:49.840
ain't evenly across from each other. This is nine right here. Reckon,

1103
01:23:49.880 --> 01:23:54.000
we'll find out, Daisy May said. All them doors look

1104
01:23:54.079 --> 01:23:57.640
like they got the same kind of lock. Well, here

1105
01:23:57.680 --> 01:24:01.359
you go, Jinx. Jasper excit up, did the key and

1106
01:24:01.479 --> 01:24:05.680
put it in the hole. The lock popped as soon

1107
01:24:05.760 --> 01:24:12.880
as she turned it. When she finished, she handed the

1108
01:24:12.960 --> 01:24:17.800
key back to Daisy May before opening the door, just

1109
01:24:17.880 --> 01:24:22.600
as Carnelian looked ready to grab at the key. Wow,

1110
01:24:23.520 --> 01:24:28.119
Jasper gasped after turning on the light. I ain't never

1111
01:24:28.239 --> 01:24:32.079
seen an old game room like this one before. Outside

1112
01:24:32.079 --> 01:24:36.279
of grim Manor a game room might mean an arcade

1113
01:24:36.960 --> 01:24:40.640
like at Roth's Rings, maybe even a room full of

1114
01:24:40.760 --> 01:24:46.000
board games. But in that old mansion, a game room

1115
01:24:46.079 --> 01:24:50.319
meant cards and chips. There was even a roulette table

1116
01:24:50.840 --> 01:24:54.760
and a few slot machines. The first thing I saw

1117
01:24:54.880 --> 01:24:57.520
was the dartboard that took up a section of the

1118
01:24:57.560 --> 01:25:01.279
back wall. There ain't no other door out of here,

1119
01:25:01.880 --> 01:25:06.000
Jasper said. That means our next clue has gotta be

1120
01:25:06.079 --> 01:25:10.960
in here. Carnelian brushed past me and truck out of

1121
01:25:11.000 --> 01:25:14.399
my way. We don't have time to be standing around.

1122
01:25:14.920 --> 01:25:18.760
I have to get out of this house. As Carnelian

1123
01:25:18.880 --> 01:25:21.279
was about to gather up the playing cards on the

1124
01:25:21.319 --> 01:25:25.840
poker table, Daisy May blocked her way. Ain't a good

1125
01:25:25.840 --> 01:25:30.319
idea to start touching stuff in here until we've seen everything. First,

1126
01:25:30.359 --> 01:25:34.199
Carnelian groaned and shoved Daisy May out of her way.

1127
01:25:35.079 --> 01:25:40.800
I'm not listening to you. Before Carnelian could try grabbing

1128
01:25:40.840 --> 01:25:45.880
the cards again, Daisy May shoved her away. Hands off, you,

1129
01:25:46.239 --> 01:25:50.399
hicckin' bottom. Now, Jasper was right there in between them.

1130
01:25:51.119 --> 01:25:53.760
She wasn't there to keep the other girls apart, though

1131
01:25:54.439 --> 01:25:59.960
she was examining the table. These flipped cards, I think

1132
01:26:00.000 --> 01:26:04.399
think they're a clue. She pointed to the four hands dealt,

1133
01:26:04.520 --> 01:26:09.640
but only one card turned up on each one four aces.

1134
01:26:10.640 --> 01:26:14.760
It's got to mean something. Yeah, since when are there

1135
01:26:14.760 --> 01:26:18.760
two aces of spades in a normal deck? Daisy added,

1136
01:26:19.119 --> 01:26:22.600
pointing to them, I think you found something here, Jinx.

1137
01:26:23.439 --> 01:26:27.359
Jasper squinted a little, which she did when she was thinking.

1138
01:26:28.199 --> 01:26:32.399
Then she looked at the roulette table. There we went

1139
01:26:32.479 --> 01:26:35.640
to the roulette table. Now it was my turn to

1140
01:26:35.720 --> 01:26:41.439
contribute something good, thinking, Jasper, look at this, I pointed

1141
01:26:41.479 --> 01:26:45.640
to the table, seeing these diamonds could mean either red

1142
01:26:45.720 --> 01:26:50.560
diamonds or black spades. Since there were two aces of spades,

1143
01:26:51.159 --> 01:26:53.720
I think the black diamond here has got something to

1144
01:26:53.760 --> 01:26:56.960
do with it. Then, I saw it on the roulette

1145
01:26:56.960 --> 01:27:01.800
wheel itself. There. The roulette wheel had a pattern to

1146
01:27:01.840 --> 01:27:05.640
where it was one black number, one red number, and

1147
01:27:05.680 --> 01:27:09.920
then alternated, and every number corresponded to the ones on

1148
01:27:09.960 --> 01:27:14.560
the table itself, all but one, which was the green zero.

1149
01:27:15.600 --> 01:27:18.520
Then I saw the two was black on the table

1150
01:27:18.640 --> 01:27:24.760
and wheel. I see it, Jasper gasped. She pointed to Carnelian,

1151
01:27:25.399 --> 01:27:29.319
bring them two aces of spades over here, but Carnelian

1152
01:27:29.399 --> 01:27:33.880
wouldn't move and glared at her. Last I checked, I

1153
01:27:34.000 --> 01:27:39.880
don't take orders from lower life forms like you. Aw fu.

1154
01:27:40.520 --> 01:27:43.720
We ain't got no time for this. Daisy May moved

1155
01:27:43.760 --> 01:27:48.760
to the table, but Carnelian wouldn't let her pass. Move it, you, idgit.

1156
01:27:49.600 --> 01:27:54.520
Carnelian suddenly grabbed her arm. Give me that key right

1157
01:27:55.039 --> 01:28:00.439
now again. Truck came to Daisy May's rescue. He grabbed

1158
01:28:00.439 --> 01:28:04.119
Carnelian by her suit jacket and lifted her right off

1159
01:28:04.159 --> 01:28:08.960
the floor. She wasn't even looking scared this time. You're

1160
01:28:09.079 --> 01:28:12.760
really getting on my nerves, you know that. Truck tells

1161
01:28:12.760 --> 01:28:17.199
her leave Daisy May alone, last time, I'm telling you.

1162
01:28:18.119 --> 01:28:21.640
Then he put her back down. I went and got

1163
01:28:21.720 --> 01:28:26.039
the two aces of spades and brought them to Jasper here.

1164
01:28:27.279 --> 01:28:32.359
Oh you're such a sweetheart, Gasper gushed, taking the cards.

1165
01:28:33.239 --> 01:28:37.640
Then she surprised me by kissing my cheek. It was

1166
01:28:37.760 --> 01:28:41.399
moments like that that made me wonder if that crazy

1167
01:28:41.520 --> 01:28:45.920
girl really liked me. Jasper went and put a card

1168
01:28:46.000 --> 01:28:49.079
down on the spade icon and the second one on

1169
01:28:49.199 --> 01:28:53.279
the black two. From there, she moved the roulette wheel

1170
01:28:53.520 --> 01:28:57.760
to the black two. Suddenly a door opened at the

1171
01:28:57.800 --> 01:29:00.800
back of the room where the target in darts were.

1172
01:29:01.920 --> 01:29:05.720
No doubt about it, Jasper Jinks was the hero of

1173
01:29:05.760 --> 01:29:09.840
the scene. We all looked at her with amazement. Even

1174
01:29:09.920 --> 01:29:15.000
Carnelian seemed impressed, and I knew she never impressed easily.

1175
01:29:15.960 --> 01:29:22.439
Jasper smirked like I said, I love riddles coming. Jasper

1176
01:29:22.520 --> 01:29:26.159
walked through the secret door. The rest of us followed

1177
01:29:26.159 --> 01:29:29.840
her into another room, where the walls were all full

1178
01:29:29.880 --> 01:29:33.640
of squared tiles. Directly in front of us was a

1179
01:29:33.720 --> 01:29:37.279
nine by nine section where some of the white tiles

1180
01:29:37.319 --> 01:29:41.920
had numbers and some didn't. There were also red ones

1181
01:29:42.000 --> 01:29:46.359
forming an ax that had a number or nothing. To

1182
01:29:46.439 --> 01:29:49.439
the right of the numbers was a small table with

1183
01:29:49.560 --> 01:29:53.479
pieces of black chalk and an eraser. On the left

1184
01:29:53.520 --> 01:29:56.439
of the numbers was a portrait from back in the

1185
01:29:56.479 --> 01:30:01.039
Civil War era. To our surprise, it was all five

1186
01:30:01.159 --> 01:30:05.560
of us in it. The background was from all those

1187
01:30:05.720 --> 01:30:11.560
years ago, but we were wearing our current Halloween costumes.

1188
01:30:12.079 --> 01:30:18.560
There were also x's written over each of us. Suddenly,

1189
01:30:18.640 --> 01:30:22.880
the door we went through slammed shut. Cornelian went to

1190
01:30:22.960 --> 01:30:26.720
it and tried the knob. When it wouldn't budge, she

1191
01:30:26.920 --> 01:30:32.000
turned to Jasper. You don't understand, you idiot. I have

1192
01:30:32.119 --> 01:30:36.680
to get out of this house. Why can't you understand that?

1193
01:30:38.000 --> 01:30:42.439
Jasper didn't even look insulted. She raised her finger and

1194
01:30:42.520 --> 01:30:43.079
waved it.

1195
01:30:43.800 --> 01:30:43.840
No.

1196
01:30:45.000 --> 01:30:48.359
I'm pretty sure we're on the right track here. She

1197
01:30:48.520 --> 01:30:52.119
lowered her hand. I doubt we would have found anything

1198
01:30:52.199 --> 01:30:56.479
like this going upstairs. Jasper put her finger and thumb

1199
01:30:56.520 --> 01:31:01.319
to her chin and squinted a bit. She opened her

1200
01:31:01.319 --> 01:31:08.279
eyes fully and snapped her fingers. She smiled sweetly to me, Bill,

1201
01:31:09.039 --> 01:31:13.279
could I get some chalk please? I picked up a

1202
01:31:13.319 --> 01:31:16.439
piece of chalk and handed it to her. She took

1203
01:31:16.479 --> 01:31:22.479
it and started writing numbers too obvious. It's sudoku. I

1204
01:31:22.520 --> 01:31:25.279
saw Daisy May here buried in one of them books.

1205
01:31:25.359 --> 01:31:27.920
During our first week of school, when we were in

1206
01:31:28.039 --> 01:31:31.600
study hall. It looked like something to do with riddles.

1207
01:31:32.279 --> 01:31:36.159
I can't believe how addicting those puzzles are. I still

1208
01:31:36.199 --> 01:31:40.439
love doing them. We watched as Jasper studied the board

1209
01:31:40.560 --> 01:31:44.000
and filled in the numbers. Soon she was filling them

1210
01:31:44.039 --> 01:31:49.439
in faster. Until done, we all waited to see if

1211
01:31:49.479 --> 01:31:53.399
anything would happen. Daisy May was looking over the board

1212
01:31:53.800 --> 01:31:57.239
and moving her finger along the places Jasper filled in.

1213
01:31:58.600 --> 01:32:02.600
Looks quite all right to me. Jasper looked let down.

1214
01:32:03.840 --> 01:32:07.520
But why isn't anything happening, Daisy May. It's like I'm

1215
01:32:07.560 --> 01:32:12.920
missing something here. This is a Sudoku puzzle, right, It's

1216
01:32:12.960 --> 01:32:17.000
gotta be. Daisy May agreed, I'm sure you got these

1217
01:32:17.079 --> 01:32:21.319
numbers right. She stepped back and examined the board and

1218
01:32:21.399 --> 01:32:26.239
the portrait again. Then her eyes opened wide as she

1219
01:32:26.399 --> 01:32:31.640
raised a finger hold it. She pointed to me, give

1220
01:32:31.680 --> 01:32:35.880
me the eraser. Billy, here you go, I said, handing

1221
01:32:35.920 --> 01:32:40.000
it to her. Daisy May took the eraser and wiped

1222
01:32:40.000 --> 01:32:43.359
away a few of the numbers, then she filled them

1223
01:32:43.439 --> 01:32:47.760
in with new ones. When she was finished, the board

1224
01:32:47.920 --> 01:33:00.199
glowed bright before another door opened nearby. Jasper quickly got

1225
01:33:00.279 --> 01:33:04.560
in front of Daisy May and grabbed her shoulders. You

1226
01:33:04.640 --> 01:33:08.279
gotta tell me what did I miss. I've been doing

1227
01:33:08.359 --> 01:33:11.640
these puzzles religiously since I first saw you doing them.

1228
01:33:12.439 --> 01:33:16.239
She groaned and released Daisy May. You said, I got

1229
01:33:16.239 --> 01:33:22.039
it right, She smiled and lightly slapped Jasper's shoulder. You

1230
01:33:22.159 --> 01:33:25.960
were on the right track, jenks, She guided Jasper to

1231
01:33:26.000 --> 01:33:29.640
turn around the board. Turns out you didn't go into

1232
01:33:29.680 --> 01:33:33.760
the puzzle deep enough. Look you here. She pointed to

1233
01:33:33.840 --> 01:33:38.039
the diagonal lines of darker tiles. See them xes in

1234
01:33:38.079 --> 01:33:41.319
that picture. See how them squares here? Mak an X.

1235
01:33:42.079 --> 01:33:44.479
You had to solve for the two lines making up

1236
01:33:44.520 --> 01:33:50.880
the X. Jasper couldn't believe it. But I'm always playing

1237
01:33:50.960 --> 01:33:55.760
Sudoku X, Daisy May finished, guessing you was playing the

1238
01:33:55.800 --> 01:34:00.239
regular one. Jasper smiled. If we get out of here,

1239
01:34:00.359 --> 01:34:04.840
I'm playing Sudoku X first thing tomorrow. Then she snatched

1240
01:34:04.920 --> 01:34:09.000
Daisy May to her and hugged her tight. Thank you,

1241
01:34:10.079 --> 01:34:14.600
it's all good JINX, Daisy May replied, hugging her back.

1242
01:34:15.159 --> 01:34:21.119
When the girls separated, Jasper said to herself, Sudoku X. Wow.

1243
01:34:21.680 --> 01:34:26.199
Who knew? Carnelian couldn't believe Daisy May knew the answer

1244
01:34:26.239 --> 01:34:30.520
to the riddle Jasper had started, but that stubborn mirror

1245
01:34:30.680 --> 01:34:35.079
girl wanted to keep pigeonholing Daisy May as some dumb

1246
01:34:35.119 --> 01:34:39.279
little farm girl who would never amount to anything. At

1247
01:34:39.319 --> 01:34:42.640
the time, I wished Carnelian's parents would have enrolled her

1248
01:34:42.680 --> 01:34:46.039
at Strickfield Academy. I was sure she would have fit

1249
01:34:46.119 --> 01:34:50.319
in better out there than in public school. We all

1250
01:34:50.479 --> 01:34:54.079
entered into a hallway. There weren't any doors except for

1251
01:34:54.159 --> 01:34:58.199
the one at the very end, which opened up for us.

1252
01:34:58.640 --> 01:35:02.279
We all entered into an even bigger room, more like

1253
01:35:02.359 --> 01:35:05.560
the living room where we started. Did we take a

1254
01:35:05.600 --> 01:35:09.319
wrong turn or something? I asked, no one in particular.

1255
01:35:10.199 --> 01:35:14.600
Then Carnelian shoved Jasper to the floor and pointed down

1256
01:35:14.640 --> 01:35:19.640
at her. Stupid, stupid, stupid. You were the one who

1257
01:35:19.680 --> 01:35:23.159
wanted us to go down that hallway. The rest of

1258
01:35:23.239 --> 01:35:26.399
us went to Jasper and helped her up. Then I

1259
01:35:26.520 --> 01:35:30.520
turned to Carnelian. At least Jasper's trying to help us

1260
01:35:30.560 --> 01:35:33.399
get out of here. You haven't done a single thing,

1261
01:35:34.439 --> 01:35:38.600
Carnelian gave us an angry scowl. And I'm not going

1262
01:35:38.680 --> 01:35:42.479
to You're all beneath me, so why would I help

1263
01:35:42.560 --> 01:35:47.199
any of you? She glared at Daisy May last time,

1264
01:35:47.880 --> 01:35:53.920
give me that key again. Daisy May defied her. You

1265
01:35:54.000 --> 01:35:59.039
ain't getting it hold it, Jasper suddenly called out, raising

1266
01:35:59.079 --> 01:36:04.119
her arms outward. Something ain't right about this. You have

1267
01:36:04.600 --> 01:36:10.319
my key, Carnelian yelled at Daisy May. Last chance, you

1268
01:36:10.439 --> 01:36:14.359
either hand it over or I'll tear you limb from

1269
01:36:14.439 --> 01:36:18.520
limb until you give it to me. One way or another,

1270
01:36:19.039 --> 01:36:24.159
I'm getting out of this horrible place. Daisy May clearly

1271
01:36:24.239 --> 01:36:30.000
wanted to fight Carnelian again, but she humbled herself. When

1272
01:36:30.039 --> 01:36:32.039
we get out of here, then we can go our

1273
01:36:32.119 --> 01:36:35.399
separate ways till then I'm keeping hold of this here

1274
01:36:35.479 --> 01:36:40.680
key for all of us. Carnelian suddenly screamed and grabbed

1275
01:36:40.720 --> 01:36:44.039
Daisy May to try to take the key from her truck,

1276
01:36:44.039 --> 01:36:46.640
and I went to separate her and Daisy May again.

1277
01:36:47.520 --> 01:36:52.800
Jasper even joined us, But I had a hunch, No, Jasper,

1278
01:36:53.279 --> 01:36:55.720
you looked like you were onto something in this room.

1279
01:36:56.279 --> 01:36:59.000
I told her, if you can figure it out, work

1280
01:36:59.039 --> 01:37:03.039
on that, we got to get out o here. Jasper

1281
01:37:03.159 --> 01:37:08.520
didn't look so sure, oh Kay, thinking I confused her.

1282
01:37:09.000 --> 01:37:11.119
I had to tell her something to set her back

1283
01:37:11.159 --> 01:37:15.439
in the right direction. Hey, think about me. We could

1284
01:37:15.520 --> 01:37:18.000
go to another movie together if you get us out

1285
01:37:18.039 --> 01:37:22.920
of this. Jasper squealed with delight at hearing that really.

1286
01:37:23.600 --> 01:37:26.640
When I nodded quickly, she turned back to the clock

1287
01:37:27.039 --> 01:37:32.600
and looked at it again. Carnelian suddenly surprised everybody when

1288
01:37:32.640 --> 01:37:37.640
she closed her eyes and held herself tightly. I can't

1289
01:37:37.680 --> 01:37:41.760
do this any more, she choked out. I tried to

1290
01:37:41.760 --> 01:37:47.119
be strong by my parents, but but then she screamed

1291
01:37:47.159 --> 01:37:52.279
in fright and ran. We quickly went after her. She

1292
01:37:52.439 --> 01:37:55.960
kept screaming and yelling for help. She reached a window

1293
01:37:56.000 --> 01:37:58.960
and grabbed a chair, which she ended up breaking on

1294
01:37:59.079 --> 01:38:03.399
the glass. When she saw the window wasn't even scratched,

1295
01:38:04.039 --> 01:38:09.880
she bellowed, let me out. When she saw us there,

1296
01:38:10.000 --> 01:38:13.760
she shook her head quickly and sank into a sitting position.

1297
01:38:15.199 --> 01:38:20.920
What's wrong, Carney, Daisy May uttered, I can't take it anymore,

1298
01:38:21.600 --> 01:38:25.640
Carnelian cried. I wanted to get you out of Strickfield

1299
01:38:25.720 --> 01:38:29.680
Junior High and out of my life, so I made

1300
01:38:29.720 --> 01:38:32.760
sure you'd come out here. But then you made me

1301
01:38:32.840 --> 01:38:36.640
come in here with you. This mansion really is haunted.

1302
01:38:38.279 --> 01:38:43.840
I'm so scared. She began to cry. Go ahead, country mouse,

1303
01:38:44.520 --> 01:38:49.359
tell the whole school. I'm Yella. Tell cousin ariel heck,

1304
01:38:49.680 --> 01:38:53.319
tell your city mouse, cousin that Carnelian Mirran chickened out

1305
01:38:53.359 --> 01:38:58.760
at grim manor little miss Perfect. You'd have thought Daisy

1306
01:38:58.800 --> 01:39:02.000
May would have made fun of her rival, but she

1307
01:39:02.119 --> 01:39:06.279
knelt down in front of her. We're scared two, Carnee,

1308
01:39:07.000 --> 01:39:10.239
so you can call all of us yella. I knelt

1309
01:39:10.279 --> 01:39:13.960
down in front of Carnelia two. The only way we're

1310
01:39:13.960 --> 01:39:17.840
getting out of here is if we work together. Will

1311
01:39:17.880 --> 01:39:22.960
you help us now, Jasper Nelton joined us. We ain't

1312
01:39:23.039 --> 01:39:28.800
your enemies, Carnie. Carnelian's eyes went wide as she looked

1313
01:39:28.840 --> 01:39:35.039
past us, pointing shaky fingers and bellowed out a blood

1314
01:39:35.119 --> 01:39:46.640
curdling scream. We turned to see two ghosts floating nearby.

1315
01:39:47.880 --> 01:39:52.239
They sure looked like the typical bedsheet kind. One of

1316
01:39:52.279 --> 01:39:59.840
them pointed at us. He Jasper saw she had the key.

1317
01:40:01.399 --> 01:40:07.399
Oh no, We turned and ran off. Then we realized

1318
01:40:07.880 --> 01:40:11.520
Carnelian wasn't with us and had to go back to

1319
01:40:11.560 --> 01:40:15.800
get her get up. Daisy May groaned as I helped

1320
01:40:15.800 --> 01:40:19.640
her try to get Carnelian back on her feet when

1321
01:40:19.680 --> 01:40:23.640
she was still too scared to be moved. Truck easily

1322
01:40:23.680 --> 01:40:26.760
pulled her up off the floor and into his arms.

1323
01:40:27.479 --> 01:40:30.800
Let's go. We ran back into the living room that

1324
01:40:30.840 --> 01:40:34.319
we came in through. Those ghosts were behind us, just

1325
01:40:34.920 --> 01:40:40.359
moaning and groaning. I gently slapped Jasper's arm. You were

1326
01:40:40.399 --> 01:40:43.760
onto something in here, Get back to it. Get us

1327
01:40:43.800 --> 01:40:46.920
out of this. I'll even buy you whatever you want

1328
01:40:46.960 --> 01:40:51.319
at the concession stand. Boy, did that crazy girl's eyes

1329
01:40:51.720 --> 01:40:57.760
ever brighten up? All? Right? Then she looked worried. But

1330
01:40:57.920 --> 01:41:02.479
what about those ghosts? We'll keep em off you, I answered.

1331
01:41:03.199 --> 01:41:07.079
Of course, I hadn't told Jasper that I might have lied.

1332
01:41:08.159 --> 01:41:12.159
The truth was, I wasn't sure how we could deal

1333
01:41:12.239 --> 01:41:16.399
with those ghosts. She ducked out of sight and hid

1334
01:41:16.439 --> 01:41:20.239
till she knew the coast was clear. Then she got

1335
01:41:20.319 --> 01:41:24.039
up and went to the grandfather clock again. She was

1336
01:41:24.079 --> 01:41:27.399
studying it carefully, as the rest of us were keeping

1337
01:41:27.439 --> 01:41:32.680
those ghosts on us. As for Carnelian, she kept shouting

1338
01:41:32.680 --> 01:41:37.319
at those ghosts to just go away. I got it,

1339
01:41:37.840 --> 01:41:43.119
Jasper suddenly shrieked, Happily, this ain't the real living room.

1340
01:41:43.399 --> 01:41:46.680
We kept running from the ghosts while trying to listen

1341
01:41:46.720 --> 01:41:50.800
to her explain. It's like the Sunday Comics page in

1342
01:41:50.840 --> 01:41:54.720
the Strickfield Journal. There's kiddie games in it and puzzles.

1343
01:41:55.359 --> 01:41:59.640
One game shows two panels where you gotta find six differences.

1344
01:42:00.560 --> 01:42:03.399
I don't know how many you gotta find here, but

1345
01:42:03.560 --> 01:42:07.000
I just found a major one. Jasper had the key

1346
01:42:07.039 --> 01:42:10.199
in her hand and raised it to the Grandfather clock.

1347
01:42:11.000 --> 01:42:15.199
She hadn't expected one of those ghosts to appear right

1348
01:42:15.279 --> 01:42:24.079
behind her. Hee. Jasper freaked out and dropped it at

1349
01:42:24.119 --> 01:42:27.560
the same time she tripped over her own feet trying

1350
01:42:27.600 --> 01:42:32.279
to escape. Jasper Jinx was a prankster who loved riddles,

1351
01:42:32.800 --> 01:42:37.680
loved going to movies, scared easily, was weird, and, on

1352
01:42:37.800 --> 01:42:40.960
top of all of that, was a bit of a klutz.

1353
01:42:42.039 --> 01:42:45.279
But she hadn't lost Halloween Night for us just yet.

1354
01:42:45.760 --> 01:42:50.079
She quickly spun around and snatched the key back. Then

1355
01:42:50.159 --> 01:42:53.000
she got scared again when she was on her rear

1356
01:42:53.159 --> 01:43:01.439
end and looking right up at that ghost gee it

1357
01:43:01.560 --> 01:43:08.119
repeated holding out its hand. Jasper smiled weirdly and laughed

1358
01:43:08.119 --> 01:43:14.199
a little as she pulled herself back up to her feet. Guys,

1359
01:43:15.359 --> 01:43:18.680
Then she groaned and started running up and over the

1360
01:43:18.720 --> 01:43:22.800
recliners and couches to keep either of those ghosts from

1361
01:43:22.840 --> 01:43:27.119
getting her. When Jasper came to me, we collided and

1362
01:43:27.159 --> 01:43:31.319
I was knocked over. The key flew out right in

1363
01:43:31.399 --> 01:43:35.680
the middle of the floor. Those ghosts turned and floated

1364
01:43:35.720 --> 01:43:40.039
after it. Carnelian was the closest to it now, but

1365
01:43:40.159 --> 01:43:43.760
she was still too scared to know to pick it up.

1366
01:43:45.079 --> 01:43:48.800
Come on, Hickenbottom, just pick up the key, Daisy May

1367
01:43:48.920 --> 01:43:53.640
called out to her. That made Carnelian switch gears. She

1368
01:43:53.840 --> 01:43:57.359
was still scared, but she pointed right at Daisy May

1369
01:43:58.239 --> 01:44:03.159
quit calling me a hickinbob. Carnelian realized the key was

1370
01:44:03.199 --> 01:44:07.039
at her feet. She quickly scooped it up and ran.

1371
01:44:08.000 --> 01:44:11.479
Those ghosts groaned even louder as they chased her down.

1372
01:44:12.319 --> 01:44:14.520
The look on her face made me wonder if she

1373
01:44:14.680 --> 01:44:18.279
was going to pass out from fright outside of a

1374
01:44:18.319 --> 01:44:21.640
place like this. Carnelian Miron was a force to be

1375
01:44:21.760 --> 01:44:25.680
reckoned with, but here at grim Manor she had become

1376
01:44:25.800 --> 01:44:32.680
diffused over time. I can't take this anymore, Carnelian cried out.

1377
01:44:32.920 --> 01:44:38.640
Then she stumbled and fell. Those ghosts stopped near her.

1378
01:44:43.680 --> 01:44:50.159
They chanted together. Please leave me alone, Carnelian begged, I'm

1379
01:44:50.199 --> 01:44:55.760
too young to die, Carni. Clearly she was too scared

1380
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to hear Jasper calling out to her. Snap out of it,

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01:44:59.720 --> 01:45:04.680
will ya. Carnelian managed to see Jasper still at the

1382
01:45:04.760 --> 01:45:09.479
Grandfather clock and waving her arms. The rich girl was

1383
01:45:09.520 --> 01:45:14.199
still overcome with fear as the ghosts floated near her.

1384
01:45:14.840 --> 01:45:18.479
She forced herself to get up. Her legs must have

1385
01:45:18.520 --> 01:45:23.520
been rubbery as she stared at those hovering beings, but

1386
01:45:23.680 --> 01:45:27.439
she managed to focus just enough to throw the key

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01:45:27.520 --> 01:45:33.239
in Jasper's direction. Jasper was scared herself, but she showed

1388
01:45:33.319 --> 01:45:36.800
she was handling her fear better when she jumped up

1389
01:45:37.239 --> 01:45:40.920
and caught the key. She fumbled with it when it

1390
01:45:41.039 --> 01:45:48.039
landed in her hands. No, she groaned, no. Then she

1391
01:45:48.239 --> 01:45:54.399
finally secured it with both hands. Yes. Jasper's happiness turned

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01:45:54.479 --> 01:45:58.520
sour quickly when those ghosts were going after her. Now

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01:46:00.359 --> 01:46:05.039
with fright and turned to the Grandfather clock. She fumbled again,

1394
01:46:05.680 --> 01:46:08.560
but managed to jam the key into the left side

1395
01:46:08.640 --> 01:46:13.760
lock of the clock's face. When it didn't turn, she

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01:46:13.880 --> 01:46:17.239
pulled it back out and fumbled with it in the

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01:46:17.319 --> 01:46:22.920
right side of the clock. Come on, come on, Jasper fidgeted.

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01:46:24.199 --> 01:46:27.680
She finally got the key in and kept turning it

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01:46:27.760 --> 01:46:34.359
effortlessly until there was this loud click. Then the clock

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01:46:34.520 --> 01:46:54.439
sounded the hour midnight. She turned around to see the

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01:46:54.560 --> 01:47:01.319
ghosts were backing off. Then they changed from Bedshe into

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01:47:01.399 --> 01:47:06.680
August and Dorothy grim looks like Halloween night is over.

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01:47:07.319 --> 01:47:11.239
August said, you all made it to the stroke of midnight.

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01:47:12.199 --> 01:47:16.399
Truck pointed to them. It was you two making us scared.

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01:47:17.039 --> 01:47:22.439
Not fair. Carnelian was holding herself again when she managed

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01:47:22.479 --> 01:47:27.760
to ask, does that does that mean we can we

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01:47:27.840 --> 01:47:34.159
can leave? Dorothy gestured past her, Sure thing, honey, front

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01:47:34.159 --> 01:47:38.760
door's waitin for you all. When Carnelian started shaking again,

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01:47:39.399 --> 01:47:43.199
indicating she was about to go into another fright meltdown,

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01:47:43.920 --> 01:47:47.560
Daisy May moved in front of her. Come on, Carney,

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01:47:47.640 --> 01:47:51.920
snap out of it, she squeaked. You heard Dorothy, We

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01:47:52.000 --> 01:47:54.880
all are getting out of here now, and for the

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01:47:54.960 --> 01:47:59.399
first time ever, Carnelian wrapped her arms around Daisy May.

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01:48:00.399 --> 01:48:04.359
Don't leave me here, please, I'm begging you, don't leave

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01:48:04.439 --> 01:48:09.479
me here. We saw Daisy May's weirded out look, but

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01:48:09.640 --> 01:48:14.760
she hugged Carnelian back with caution, It's all right, Carney,

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01:48:15.159 --> 01:48:18.960
get on up and let's go home, okay. When Daisy

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01:48:19.000 --> 01:48:23.319
May felt Carnelian nodding slowly, she let go of her,

1419
01:48:24.279 --> 01:48:29.119
but Carnelian still wasn't letting go. Then Truck eased her

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01:48:29.239 --> 01:48:34.520
arms off. Daisy May. It's okay, Carney, you can stick

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01:48:34.560 --> 01:48:38.279
with me if you wanna, he offered, I won't let

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01:48:38.319 --> 01:48:42.399
anything happen to you, I promise. When Carnelian heard that,

1423
01:48:43.199 --> 01:48:47.880
she brightened up and looked over at him. Uh, okay.

1424
01:48:49.079 --> 01:48:53.039
When she was still spooped, Trucker lifted her into his arms.

1425
01:48:53.600 --> 01:48:56.720
From there, the ghosts escorted us to the front doors.

1426
01:48:57.520 --> 01:49:02.199
When Dorothy Grimm tried to comfort Carnelian, she got scared

1427
01:49:02.199 --> 01:49:06.960
and was ready to scream again. It's okay, Carney, Truck

1428
01:49:07.000 --> 01:49:10.760
assured her again. I ain't gonna let anything happen to you.

1429
01:49:11.760 --> 01:49:15.119
For what it's worth, young lady, what we did with

1430
01:49:15.199 --> 01:49:20.359
you mortals tonight was all in fun. Dorothy told her.

1431
01:49:21.319 --> 01:49:25.399
We don't get mortals coming our way very often at all.

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01:49:26.640 --> 01:49:32.000
She's right, August agreed, and besides, we'd never let anything

1433
01:49:32.119 --> 01:49:35.439
happen to any of you. Sure, we scared all of you,

1434
01:49:35.560 --> 01:49:42.239
but hey, it is Halloween. We do appreciate you. All

1435
01:49:42.279 --> 01:49:47.199
for coming our way and spending some time here, Dorothy continued.

1436
01:49:48.119 --> 01:49:52.000
Then I asked, Carnelian, are you going to be okay?

1437
01:49:53.079 --> 01:49:58.000
Why are you so scared? Ghosts aren't supposed to be real,

1438
01:49:58.640 --> 01:50:04.039
she shrieked. They're supposed to be stories. All those stories

1439
01:50:04.079 --> 01:50:08.880
going around Strickfield, they're supposed to be to be eh,

1440
01:50:09.199 --> 01:50:14.239
They're supposed to just be stories. She looked at the Grims.

1441
01:50:14.680 --> 01:50:19.119
You're not supposed to be real, Dorothy smiled a little.

1442
01:50:19.800 --> 01:50:23.039
You're gonna be just fine, honey. You're not the first

1443
01:50:23.119 --> 01:50:27.199
to act this way after learning ghosts are very real.

1444
01:50:28.000 --> 01:50:31.560
But you're leaving here now. You're still alive and can

1445
01:50:31.600 --> 01:50:36.960
tell your story to whoever wants to listen. August smiled.

1446
01:50:37.680 --> 01:50:42.600
Maybe you'll all come back here again sometime. Carnelian shook

1447
01:50:42.600 --> 01:50:47.479
her head fast. Oh no, no way. Then she looked

1448
01:50:47.560 --> 01:50:51.560
up at truck. Get us out of here, please, he

1449
01:50:51.680 --> 01:50:57.199
smirked at the Grims. Appreciate you not hurting us at all. Guests,

1450
01:50:57.279 --> 01:51:00.960
We'll be getting out of here now. Good night, and

1451
01:51:02.399 --> 01:51:08.000
happy Halloween. Jasper walked to the doors and found they

1452
01:51:08.119 --> 01:51:14.079
easily opened. Let's go, you guys, she said happily. Then

1453
01:51:14.199 --> 01:51:16.800
she looked at the door locks and put the key

1454
01:51:16.880 --> 01:51:22.399
in one to easily work the mechanism. That's right, young lady,

1455
01:51:23.079 --> 01:51:26.720
That key opens and shuts any lock in the house,

1456
01:51:27.399 --> 01:51:31.439
August said, holding out his hand. You could have just

1457
01:51:31.560 --> 01:51:34.800
left right here at the front door. Having said that,

1458
01:51:35.359 --> 01:51:39.560
would you kindly return the key please, It's almost time

1459
01:51:39.600 --> 01:51:44.520
for me to wind up the clocks. Yeah, sure, Jasper

1460
01:51:44.560 --> 01:51:49.039
replied and gave it back to him. After saying goodbye

1461
01:51:49.039 --> 01:51:52.119
to the Grims, they watched us get back on the motorbikes.

1462
01:51:52.720 --> 01:51:56.199
Aside from Carnelian, the rest of us waved goodbye to

1463
01:51:56.279 --> 01:52:01.159
our ghost hosts. As we were leaving, Daisy May had

1464
01:52:01.239 --> 01:52:05.159
let Jasper ride with her truck. Rode Jasper's bike since

1465
01:52:05.239 --> 01:52:09.840
Carnelian refused to be separated from him. Daisy May led

1466
01:52:09.920 --> 01:52:12.840
us back to the main road where her farm was.

1467
01:52:13.840 --> 01:52:18.640
The surprises weren't over just yet, however. Just as soon

1468
01:52:18.720 --> 01:52:22.840
as we came out of the backwoods, these headlights suddenly

1469
01:52:22.920 --> 01:52:27.239
came on not too far away. We slowed our bikes

1470
01:52:27.279 --> 01:52:31.000
down as the pickup truck came to us slowly. It

1471
01:52:31.119 --> 01:52:35.039
was something far more terrifying than any ghost, something that

1472
01:52:35.079 --> 01:52:38.359
could make us wish we were trapped in grim manner

1473
01:52:38.880 --> 01:52:45.680
for all eternity. Daisy May Donnerly, you are in a

1474
01:52:45.760 --> 01:52:51.239
whole heap of trouble, maw. Now, we were all stopped

1475
01:52:51.279 --> 01:52:54.880
in the road straight and Rose Donnerly got out of

1476
01:52:54.920 --> 01:53:00.560
the pickup truck straight, looked calm enough. But Rose, I'd

1477
01:53:00.640 --> 01:53:03.359
done told you never to go into them woods right there,

1478
01:53:03.720 --> 01:53:08.199
didn't I? She scolded. Your paw here told you too,

1479
01:53:08.479 --> 01:53:12.960
Daisy May showed where she got her fire from. Yeah, well,

1480
01:53:13.039 --> 01:53:14.960
you can't tell me. You and Pau ain't never done

1481
01:53:14.960 --> 01:53:19.079
nothing crazy in your lives. You were both kids once too.

1482
01:53:19.439 --> 01:53:24.359
Her parents just looked at each other. She's right, straight, agreed,

1483
01:53:25.199 --> 01:53:29.159
Rose just gave him an upset smirk. Then she turned

1484
01:53:29.199 --> 01:53:34.119
back to her daughter. You're right, Daisy May. She raised

1485
01:53:34.119 --> 01:53:37.720
her finger. But you need to remember that you are

1486
01:53:37.760 --> 01:53:40.920
the child here, and your paw and me are your parents.

1487
01:53:41.520 --> 01:53:45.079
That means you do what we say. You didn't do that,

1488
01:53:45.239 --> 01:53:50.239
which means you're in big trouble. Now. Rose looked at

1489
01:53:50.279 --> 01:53:53.479
all of us. Ain't none of you getting off scott

1490
01:53:53.520 --> 01:53:56.760
free neither? Now? You all get your behinds up to

1491
01:53:56.800 --> 01:53:59.840
the house right now. Then I'm calling all your folks

1492
01:53:59.880 --> 01:54:03.880
to come and get you. No, we all looked to

1493
01:54:03.920 --> 01:54:07.760
see Carnelian was the one who screamed. She had her

1494
01:54:07.880 --> 01:54:10.680
arms up in front of her and was shaking her head.

1495
01:54:11.800 --> 01:54:15.159
Rose folded her arms in front of her. Oh, I

1496
01:54:15.279 --> 01:54:19.680
cannot wait to hear this one. Please don't call my parents,

1497
01:54:19.720 --> 01:54:25.279
missus Donnerley, Carnelian begged. It was all me here. I'm

1498
01:54:25.319 --> 01:54:27.520
the one who dared Daisy May to go to grim

1499
01:54:27.560 --> 01:54:31.840
Manor tonight, knowing she would. You really went out to

1500
01:54:31.920 --> 01:54:38.479
grim Manner tonight, straight, asked in surprise. Wow, straight, Rose snapped.

1501
01:54:39.079 --> 01:54:43.239
He just shrugged. At least they came back. When Rose

1502
01:54:43.279 --> 01:54:47.319
look over to Carnelian, she listened, if you have to

1503
01:54:47.319 --> 01:54:52.560
punish anybody here, then punish me. I accept full responsibility

1504
01:54:52.600 --> 01:54:58.319
for my actions. Just don't call my parents. Please, I'll

1505
01:54:58.319 --> 01:55:03.600
do whatever you want. Promise, Rose considered her. Then she

1506
01:55:03.760 --> 01:55:08.439
unfolded her arms and pointed right at Carnelian. Well, now

1507
01:55:08.920 --> 01:55:13.560
I appreciate you taking responsibility for your actions, especially with

1508
01:55:13.680 --> 01:55:17.279
you being a mirror and all. Yeah, I know who

1509
01:55:17.319 --> 01:55:21.520
you are, all of you. She pointed at both Carnelian

1510
01:55:21.600 --> 01:55:25.960
and Daisy May. My child here knows she done wrong.

1511
01:55:26.680 --> 01:55:29.920
You admitted to doing wrong. So you want me to

1512
01:55:30.000 --> 01:55:34.920
keep still about tonight, Carney. You'll be here tomorrow at

1513
01:55:34.960 --> 01:55:38.439
seven am sharp. You and Daisy May are gonna be

1514
01:55:38.520 --> 01:55:41.680
doing chores together. Do a good job, and I'll forget

1515
01:55:41.680 --> 01:55:44.960
what happened here tonight. Heck, I'll even give you a

1516
01:55:45.000 --> 01:55:49.319
few good squares along the way. Well, what do you say,

1517
01:55:50.199 --> 01:55:56.039
Carnelian nodded quickly. Anything. Just don't tell my parents. I'll

1518
01:55:56.079 --> 01:55:58.279
be in so much trouble if they hear about this.

1519
01:55:59.239 --> 01:56:02.439
Rose point out to the rest of us. That means

1520
01:56:02.479 --> 01:56:04.920
the rest of you kids got to keep quiet about

1521
01:56:05.039 --> 01:56:09.159
Carney here too. We all promised we wouldn't say anything

1522
01:56:09.199 --> 01:56:13.600
about it. In fact, we took an oath from there.

1523
01:56:14.079 --> 01:56:18.039
That was the end of it. To some things up.

1524
01:56:18.359 --> 01:56:21.760
Carnelian kept her end of the bargain to missus Donnery

1525
01:56:22.279 --> 01:56:24.800
and was at the farm at the agreed upon time

1526
01:56:24.840 --> 01:56:28.319
the next morning. Rose even fed her a few good

1527
01:56:28.439 --> 01:56:31.760
farm meats. By the end of the day, Carnelian and

1528
01:56:31.920 --> 01:56:35.880
Daisy May had all but patched things up. In fact,

1529
01:56:36.439 --> 01:56:40.119
we were surprised when Carnelian wanted to start hanging out

1530
01:56:40.159 --> 01:56:44.399
with all of us more. She even apologized to everyone

1531
01:56:44.520 --> 01:56:48.560
for the way she treated us on Halloween Knight. Funny

1532
01:56:48.600 --> 01:56:53.279
thing she'd get those strange looks about her whenever anything

1533
01:56:53.359 --> 01:57:00.359
about ghosts was mentioned, especially Grim Manner. I can assure you, though,

1534
01:57:00.680 --> 01:57:04.279
that it wouldn't be the last time Carnelia would meet

1535
01:57:04.359 --> 01:57:09.439
up with ghosts and other spooky things that call Feltner

1536
01:57:09.560 --> 01:57:13.880
County home. I'd say that's about it for me this

1537
01:57:14.079 --> 01:57:18.199
time up, but don't worry. I'll be back with another

1538
01:57:18.279 --> 01:57:23.159
one of my stories about our group real soon. Oh

1539
01:57:23.359 --> 01:57:35.079
and I almost forgot Happy Halloween. All right, My Spooky's

1540
01:57:35.720 --> 01:57:41.079
door is unlocked, candles out, and let's step carefully off

1541
01:57:41.119 --> 01:57:47.239
the grounds of grim Manor because tomorrow is Halloween, and

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it's not just any Halloween. It marks six years of

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of the very first episode of Weekly Spooky, is returning

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with a brand new tale. After Hours, the freezers die,

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a whisper knows a name Nancy, and a man in

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a white mask waits under the parking lot lights. Something

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out there hates the cold and it wants in. So

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for my executive producers Rob Fields and Bobotopia dot Com,

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Make sure to find your way back next week, but

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for now you are safe. Trust me,