Marjorie and her friends were playing near the pond. Beside it stood the huge house where no one lived. Its doors were covered with creepers. “There is no one in the house. Why is everyone scared of it?” asked Marjorie. “I don’t know. But I am not going in there,” replied Pauline. “Let’s go there. Don’t be scared,” urged Marjorie. So all of them entered the huge gates. They creaked because no one had been there in for a long, long time. They tiptoed through the garden, which was full of hedges and creepers. The girls pushed open the huge doors and listened for a sound. Nothing. Pauline said, “Let’s leave before it’s dark.” Just then, there was a loud bang and all the girls ran away, screaming, except Marjorie. She laughed until her stomach hurt. Then she waved the cracker at her friends and shouted, “Come back! There’s nothing to be scared of!”
The House where no one Lived
