I opened the door and jumped back as a bunch of rats scurried out of the cabin in all directions. I looked inside. My mind was going wild with crazy thoughts of me going into the cabin and never returning. But I was curious to see what was in there. I leaned my head farther in.
"Jane!" yelled Robin.
"What!"
"Um, uh... Wait for me!"
"Are you sure? I could just meet you back at the cabin! I won't be very long!"
"No, I want to stay with you!"
"Alright then." We both went into the cabin. Robin stayed close to me. All of a sudden I heard a soft thumping noise coming from above my head. "Did you hear that?" I asked.
"What?" whispered Robin.
"That thumping! It came from upstairs!"
"Shhhhh! Be quiet!"
"Robin! Come on, stop being so scared!"
"I'm not scared!"
"Then how about we split up!"
"Fine." I went up the steps. I held onto the railing to make sure I didn't fall. When I got to the top I was suprised to see how clean it was! It looked like someone had just cleaned it yesterday. There was a perfectly made bed in a corner and a bedside table with an ancient looking lamp, a Grimm's Fairy Tales book, and a glass of water! I noticed that the Grimm's Fairy Tales had been bookmarked. I opened the book and saw the story Hansel and Gretel. I had never read the story so I began to read. Before I could turn the page I saw something out of the corner of my eye. "Who's there!" I turned to see a man in tattered outgrown kid clothes! "Who are you?"
"My name is Daniel. I've been watching you through this window." He pointed to a small diamond-shaped window with vines of ivy growing around it.
I didn't know what to say. "Um..." Then I remembered. "Wait a minute, you're that boy from Robin's story! Wait! But that means..."
"I'm not a ghost! I could hear you, you know! I had the window open so I could hear your conversation. Your friend Robin is very loud."
"Yeah, she is pretty loud." I laughed.
"Jane! Who are you talking to up there?" called Robin from downstairs.
"Jane, don't tell her I'm up here."
"Why?"
"I'll tell you later."
"Okay, fine." I turned to the stairs and called out, "Nobody, Robin!"
"Wait, I'm coming up!" Then Robin screamed.
To be continued...
