The Make-Believe Mystery
“Then she pulled out two purple notebooks.
Two purple notebooks? Nancy did a double take. But Emily had moved a little, so her body was blocking Nancy’s view. Nancy couldn’t see what she was holding in her hands.
Without wasting another second, Nancy rushed up to her. “Hey, Emily!” she called out.
Emily whirled around. Her eyes widened. Nancy wondered, was it her imagination, or did Emily seem kind of nervous?
Emily hugged her backpack to her chest. Nancy couldn’t see the purple notebooks. “Uh, ...hi, Nancy,” Emily said. “W-what do you want?”
“I wanted to talk to you about the short-story contest,” Nancy said with a friendly smile. “See—”
But before she had a chance to finish, Emily said, “Uh, I can’t talk right now, okay?” With that, she turned and headed into the classroom.
Nancy frowned. What was going on? Emily was definitely acting weird about something.
Just then Phoebe and Bess came up to her. “Hi, Nancy!” Bess called out. “Phoebe and I have been doing some detective work.MoreLess
Two purple notebooks? Nancy did a double take. But Emily had moved a little, so her body was blocking Nancy’s view. Nancy couldn’t see what she was holding in her hands.
Without wasting another second, Nancy rushed up to her. “Hey, Emily!” she called out.
Emily whirled around. Her eyes widened. Nancy wondered, was it her imagination, or did Emily seem kind of nervous?
Emily hugged her backpack to her chest. Nancy couldn’t see the purple notebooks. “Uh, ...hi, Nancy,” Emily said. “W-what do you want?”
“I wanted to talk to you about the short-story contest,” Nancy said with a friendly smile. “See—”
But before she had a chance to finish, Emily said, “Uh, I can’t talk right now, okay?” With that, she turned and headed into the classroom.
Nancy frowned. What was going on? Emily was definitely acting weird about something.
Just then Phoebe and Bess came up to her. “Hi, Nancy!” Bess called out. “Phoebe and I have been doing some detective work.MoreLess
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