Title: Kristin’s Ghost (The X+Y Files #2)
Author: Wayne
A.D. Kerr
Genre: MG
Paranormal Adventure
Night after night a strange apparition appears at Kristin's
bedside. Is it dangerous? Is the dancing spirit trying to send her a message?
When Xander and Yzzie discover that their friend is being haunted, the seventh graders make it their number one priority to solve the mystery of Kristin's Ghost.
The truth will surprise them all!.
When Xander and Yzzie discover that their friend is being haunted, the seventh graders make it their number one priority to solve the mystery of Kristin's Ghost.
The truth will surprise them all!.
Author Bio
Wayne A D Kerr was born and raised in
Canada, but has lived in the United States for the past twenty years.
When not writing or reading adventure novels, he is most likely hiking, biking
or playing tennis.
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Kristin’s Ghost – Excerpt 1 – The Ghost
Night after night the
ghost would appear and dance by her bedside for several seconds. After a while Kristin stopped being afraid of
it. She began to study it and even
started to look forward to its appearances.
The shifting colors of the ghostly form were quite pretty. Occasionally, the girl thought she could see
a head or arms or legs trying to materialize.
One night Kristin was certain she saw a young girl’s face take shape
briefly.
She began calling the
spirit Cassandra. The name had just
popped into her head during one of the spirit’s visits. On nights that Cassandra didn’t appear,
Kristin would worry about her. She
imagined evil spirits chasing or holding Cassandra back.
Most often she appeared
at or shortly after one twenty, but never later than one thirty. On nights like tonight, when the bedside
clock/radio changed to one twenty-nine without any activity, Kristin’s concern
for her spirit friend grew. “You can do
it, Cassandra,” she whispered, “I know you can.”
Kristin held her breath
as the seconds ticked by.
The thirteen-year-old’s
brow relaxed as her bedroom brightened.
She watched as the dancing form appeared next to her bed.
“I’m so glad you made
it.” Kristin spoke to the light, finally allowing herself to breathe. “I was
getting worried.”
An arm seemed to reach
out toward her. Kristin smiled and
pulled her hand out from under the covers and reached toward the light. As her fingers neared Cassandra, the light
danced away and then disappeared altogether as it did much too quickly, every
time.
“What are you trying to
tell me?” Kristin sighed and flopped her head down onto the soft pillows. She searched her mind for messages that
Cassandra may have given to her, like the ghost had done with her name. Frustrated, she found none, though.
Lately, after a visit
from Cassandra, Kristin would lay awake until her father came home. She discovered something she hadn’t known
about him before. Her dad came upstairs
and checked on her and the boys every night before he went to bed. She always pretended to be asleep when he
looked in.
Tonight, she hadn’t needed
to act. The hours of sleep Kristin lost every night were catching up with her
and she drifted off after only a few minutes.
She had a restless sleep, though, tossing and turning until her alarm
went off at six forty five. Bleary eyed,
the seventh grader dragged herself out of bed and got ready for another day of
school.
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