Golden Box Book Publishing Three Ghosts in a Black Pumpkin | Page 34

At that moment, two tall, dark figures emerged from the
darkness of the surrounding trees and slowly walked toward
them.
Jack and Nikki looked at each other, uncertain whether they
should be afraid or not. One of the figures was a black cat that
walked like a man, and the other was a young woman who
looked like a Goth vampire.
Wishbone, still being held by Nikki, shook his whole bony
silver body, sounding just like the wind chime that he was. “My
friends are here,” he said happily.
“Wishbone, you’ve come back!” cried the man-like black cat
who wore a brown vest over a blue shirt, blue-striped brown
pants, and dark brown boots. A large pouch dangled from his
leather belt. “Curse that evil Hobgoblin!” He wiped tears from
his bright golden eyes.
The woman’s silver eyes flashed like 4 th of July sparklers. She
lowered her head for a moment and wiped the tears from her
eyes.
She likes him, she likes him a lot, Jack thought. And I bet
Mister Wishbone likes her, too. In many ways, the woman
reminded Jack of his classmate, Cassandra, who always dressed
in black clothes. He had a huge crush on her but was too shy to
ask her to come to his birthday party.
“I missed you, my friend,” the pretty Goth woman told
Wishbone. “After we heard what that awful Hobgoblin did to
you, I went to the Seer Witch. She said you’d be found on the
Other Side by children who would bring you back to us.”
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