The Haunted School

By: Maegan L. Learned

Summary

     My school is haunted!  When Maegan and Lindsey figure out their teacher is a witch, they have to find out what she is up to.   Most of the time they get caught by the witch.  So Maegan invents a spy cam so she wouldn't see them.  Apparently it does not work.  When they find out it was the witch who turned off the cam they become worried.  Will Mrs. Bock ever find out it was them?

The Haunted School

     Hi, I'm Maegan and this is my sister Lindsey.   We both think our school is haunted.  One day after school I told Lindsey to come here.

     "Lindsey!" I wispered.

     "What."

     "Shhh!"

     We looked in the door window.  We saw Mrs. Bock talking to her jack-o-lanterns.  She looked exacly like a witch!

     "What should I punish them for next?" she asked.

     "For sharpening their pencils." Her jack-o-lanterns responded.  They both laughed.

     "Oh your so bad!" she said in her witch voice.

     "Thanks."

     She looked toward the door.  She saw us!   She started to walk toward us.  As she aproached the door she started to look like her old self again.

     "You still here girls?" she asked in old her voice.

     "Yes." I responded.  "We ride the second route."

     "Well then go wait somewhere else!" she scolded then when back in.

     We went outside and got on our bus.  We sat silently for a moment.

     "What do you think she meant by "oh your so bad" I asked.

     "Maybe she likes being bad." She said.

     "Yeah but how do you think her jack-o-lanterns came to life!"

     "Maegan."

     "Yeah."

     "I don't know."

     "We have to spy on her without anyone knowing," I said.

     The next morning I made a spy cam.  I went inside early and hooked it to the ceiling.  After school we watched the tape.

     "I wonder what the fool sisters are doin?" she asked.

     "Probly wondering what your doin."

     "Yeah," she chuckled.

     We saw her pull out a piece of paper.   "Alfred wanted  you to fill out this sheet."

     All of a sudden the jack-o-lanterns turned into a man!  He sounded like one too!  "I'd love to," he said.

     Then Mrs. Bock said, "Time to decorate!"  Then she pointed to everything in the room.  It all turned to something that had to do with witchcraft!

     "What happened!" I shouted.

     We found out Mrs. Bock turned off the cam.

     A few months later we found out she was playing with our mind!  I can't believe we thought she was a witch.  Well, I guess she never found out we put the cam in.

                    Written by: Maegan L. Learned                    

               ( 9 years old, 4th grade, year 2002 )