Glimpses of Magic
Amyra Singla Age 8
I Think We Have a Suspect Chapter 1: I Think We Have a Suspect Once upon a time, Milly was gripping a tree. She loved hanging on them, so she decided to climb them. They were at Brooke Park. “Come down!” yelled Arian. “Let her do it,” Sella said. “She’s very picky anyway,” Arian snickered. Milly ignored her. “Hey, did you hear about the strange new person in school joining us?” asked Sella as Milly reached the top branch. “I know about him, but I didn’t really know why he is mysterious.” Arian tickled her legs. “Are you afraid it’s a ghost?” asked Sella hauntedly and teasingly. Arian didn’t reply. “Anyways, people say it’s a mysterious one who doesn’t want to share its name. Well anyways, we better spy on him. Good news is he won’t be a bully like last time.” “You mean Rick?” Milly guessed. Rick was a bully, not just to them, but to some other students in their old school. They changed their school, not just because of Rick, but also because of that bushy tail whose name was Miami, and she had a cat named Picka. Arian was allergic to cats, so she, Milly, and Sella had to move schools because they were friends since they were born. “We should come up with a name for the guy,” said Sella. “Don’t treat him like a pet,” Arian said. “I’m not, I’m treating him like a mystery person.” Milly hopped down from the tree and said to Arian and Sella, “Well, I’m going to go into the school to investigate.” “Brave!” Sella teased. “I’m coming,” said Arian. Sella had solved mysteries ever since she was little, but she hadn’t solved any since she went on vacation. But she had to agree. “Fine,” she said. They headed up the hill to their school and looked in every nook and cranny, but each time they looked, they saw a shadow pass by them in-
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