Two Schools Out - Forever

67

Fang looked intently at me, peering through the strands of hair that always covered his eyes.

"They were standing in front of their house. I saw enough to recognize it if I saw it again," I told him in a fast whisper. It was late, and everyone else was asleep. I'd waited till now to tell Fang what I'd seen. "Their name was Griffiths. Their kid disappeared fourteen years ago. And the woman was the spitting image of Iggy."

Fang shook his head slowly, thinking. "I can't believe you would just happen to see that."

"I know. But how could it possibly be a setup? We weren't even allowed to watch TV today. I just-I think we have to check it out."

Fang shook his head again. "How many houses are there in the DC area?"

"This house had a big, dark church behind it, like on the next block. It was old-fashioned, and the spire was really tall. How many of those are there?"

Fang sighed. "About a million."

"Fang! This is a huge break! Of course we should go check it out!"

He looked at me. "But we're grounded," he said with a straight face.

I stared at him for a second, and then we both burst out laughing.