“And thank you both for your part.” She squealed in my ear and set it ringing. “How fortuitous we met.” Then I heard her whisper into Reginald’s ear. “Do we have to hang around here or can we split?”
I laughed and hoped the answer would be yes.
Taking Reginald’s lead, we stood, bowed our heads respectfully towards the council members and walked from the clearing.
We hurried along the path, giggling and telling each other to shush until we came out into the grassy field on the other side.
Rosamond hugged us again.
“I feel like we should celebrate,” she said. “But alcohol is no good to us. Neither is cake.”
“We could go and scare some people,” said Reginald.
I couldn’t believe my ears. “Reginald, that’s not like you.”
“We all have our hidden side,” he replied with a sly smile.
“Okay then,” I said. “Let’s not wait a minute longer. You can show me how the experts do it.”
Rosalind squealed again. “Oh this is going to be a night to remember. It already is.” 8