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Dave.
Bringing the list back to the group, Dan read
the first clue out loud. “I am bright and cheerful, if you’re next
to me, you’ll hear an earful. Don’t hide; just come along for the
ride.”
“Oh, that’s easy!” Julie exclaimed. “I know
where the first clue is.” She grabbed Lexi’s hand and started
running. Once they turned the corner, Lexi spotted the large
carousel a few yards ahead of them. She realized that it was what
the clue was talking about.
By the time the scavenger hunt began, most of
the rides had been shut down. The carousel horses looked eerie and
deserted when they weren’t all lit up by the lights surrounding
them. Climbing over the gate that guarded the carousel, Julie and
Lexi ran up to the horses.
“I found it!” Lexi squealed excitedly, as she
pulled a horseshoe-shaped clue off of a pink horse’s neck.
“Awesome!” Julie jumped up and down
enthusiastically before stepping of the carousel. She climbed back
over the gate and ran, disappearing from Lexi’s sight.
As Lexi tried to follow, she felt her feet
moving beneath her. Music began blaring, and she observed that her
body, along with the stationary horse next to her, was suddenly a
few feet away from where they had been.
Glancing around, Lexi noticed that she was
the only person on the ride, since most of the other carnival goers
were trying to find their first scavenger hunt clues. She looked at
the control station, and she didn’t see the carousel operator.
Had the carousel really turned on all by
itself? Stepping off the ride, Lexi ran in the direction that Julie
had headed.
As much as she didn’t want to think about it,
Lexi considered the possibility that Austin’s spirit had been the
one who had turned on the ride. Was it possible for a ghost to
start up a carnival ride by itself? A month ago, Lexi never would
have believed it, but right now, it was the only explanation that
made any sense.
“There you are!” Dan said, walking over to
her. “Julie said that you found the next clue.”
“Yeah,” Lexi answered breathlessly, handing
it over to him so that he could read it.
“Near or far, go to the place that makes you
seem different from who you are.”
Lexi repeated the question in her head a few
times, unsure of what the clue could mean.
“I know! It’s the Antique Photo Booth! You
have to dress up when you get your picture taken, so you look
different from how you usually look!” Julie squealed. “Maybe we can
take a group photo before we start working on the next clue.”
“No, Julie. We’ll miss out on the prize if we
take too long.”
“What’s the prize?” Lexi asked, suddenly
becoming more excited. She had never won a prize before. She hoped
it was something good.
“It’s a surprise,” Dan said, an annoyed look
on his face. Lexi figured that he must be one of those overly
competitive guys – or he really was mad at her for talking to his
friends about Austin.
Together, they raced to the antique photo
booth. Lexi asked, “So, where would the next clue be?”
“I guess we’ll see. I thought you said you’ve
done scavenger hunts before,” Dan questioned.
“Yeah, when I was little. Besides, I’m the
one who found the last clue. I just don’t see any here yet,” Lexi
answered defensively.
Lexi couldn’t help but sense that Dan was
acting differently towards her. Maybe their kiss had rubbed him the
wrong way, too.
“Hmm. If I was a clue, where would I be?”
Julie wondered out loud, tapping her pointer finger against her
lips. Lexi thought that Julie seemed like an attention whore.
Everything the girl did was over emphasized. It was as though she
viewed her life as a theatrical performance.
“Guys, I really don’t think the clue has
anything to do with the Antique Photo Booth,” Lexi glanced around.
“There’s no one else here. Wouldn’t more people have figured it out
by now?”
Dan looked across from where they were
standing. At the House of Mirrors, a crowd of
Bringing the list back to the group, Dan read
the first clue out loud. “I am bright and cheerful, if you’re next
to me, you’ll hear an earful. Don’t hide; just come along for the
ride.”
“Oh, that’s easy!” Julie exclaimed. “I know
where the first clue is.” She grabbed Lexi’s hand and started
running. Once they turned the corner, Lexi spotted the large
carousel a few yards ahead of them. She realized that it was what
the clue was talking about.
By the time the scavenger hunt began, most of
the rides had been shut down. The carousel horses looked eerie and
deserted when they weren’t all lit up by the lights surrounding
them. Climbing over the gate that guarded the carousel, Julie and
Lexi ran up to the horses.
“I found it!” Lexi squealed excitedly, as she
pulled a horseshoe-shaped clue off of a pink horse’s neck.
“Awesome!” Julie jumped up and down
enthusiastically before stepping of the carousel. She climbed back
over the gate and ran, disappearing from Lexi’s sight.
As Lexi tried to follow, she felt her feet
moving beneath her. Music began blaring, and she observed that her
body, along with the stationary horse next to her, was suddenly a
few feet away from where they had been.
Glancing around, Lexi noticed that she was
the only person on the ride, since most of the other carnival goers
were trying to find their first scavenger hunt clues. She looked at
the control station, and she didn’t see the carousel operator.
Had the carousel really turned on all by
itself? Stepping off the ride, Lexi ran in the direction that Julie
had headed.
As much as she didn’t want to think about it,
Lexi considered the possibility that Austin’s spirit had been the
one who had turned on the ride. Was it possible for a ghost to
start up a carnival ride by itself? A month ago, Lexi never would
have believed it, but right now, it was the only explanation that
made any sense.
“There you are!” Dan said, walking over to
her. “Julie said that you found the next clue.”
“Yeah,” Lexi answered breathlessly, handing
it over to him so that he could read it.
“Near or far, go to the place that makes you
seem different from who you are.”
Lexi repeated the question in her head a few
times, unsure of what the clue could mean.
“I know! It’s the Antique Photo Booth! You
have to dress up when you get your picture taken, so you look
different from how you usually look!” Julie squealed. “Maybe we can
take a group photo before we start working on the next clue.”
“No, Julie. We’ll miss out on the prize if we
take too long.”
“What’s the prize?” Lexi asked, suddenly
becoming more excited. She had never won a prize before. She hoped
it was something good.
“It’s a surprise,” Dan said, an annoyed look
on his face. Lexi figured that he must be one of those overly
competitive guys – or he really was mad at her for talking to his
friends about Austin.
Together, they raced to the antique photo
booth. Lexi asked, “So, where would the next clue be?”
“I guess we’ll see. I thought you said you’ve
done scavenger hunts before,” Dan questioned.
“Yeah, when I was little. Besides, I’m the
one who found the last clue. I just don’t see any here yet,” Lexi
answered defensively.
Lexi couldn’t help but sense that Dan was
acting differently towards her. Maybe their kiss had rubbed him the
wrong way, too.
“Hmm. If I was a clue, where would I be?”
Julie wondered out loud, tapping her pointer finger against her
lips. Lexi thought that Julie seemed like an attention whore.
Everything the girl did was over emphasized. It was as though she
viewed her life as a theatrical performance.
“Guys, I really don’t think the clue has
anything to do with the Antique Photo Booth,” Lexi glanced around.
“There’s no one else here. Wouldn’t more people have figured it out
by now?”
Dan looked across from where they were
standing. At the House of Mirrors, a crowd of
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