The Haunted House

• Sariann Andrews, Grade 4, Walcha Central School
• Short Story
• 2016

Excellence Award in the 'Top Secret 2016' competition

Hi, my name is Cleo and I live in a house in Apple Street. I live with my mum, dad and brother Sam. My dad works at the handyman shop. He is away most of the time. We go to Wilson Street School. My mum works at the super food shop. She works 4 hours per day. Dad works 6 hours per day. Sometimes Sam and I get really hungry, so that is why dad sometimes misses out on dinner. One day the council said that we had to move because a new family was moving in, so we started to pack. The council said that we didn't need to pay for the new house. One week later, a truck came to take all of our stuff. The next day we went to our new house and it was in a street called 'spooky street'. That night we slept on a mattress on the ground. The next day the moving truck came with all our stuff. We paid the man that drove the truck. He said we didn't have to pay it in full - so we paid him five dollars. The next day, we went for a bike ride. We rode down to the river. Then I went for a walk and found a rock that said 'RIP Sarah' I was scared, so the next day I rode down by myself, got a shovel and started to dig until I hit a cardboard box. It was my bed - my dad had pulled a prank on me.

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