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The Mystery Of The Haunted Mansion

Chapter 1: The investigation
Everyone avoided the big old mansion. It was believed to have the ghost of the prisoner Rascal. Rascal had rotted in the mansion after being locked up by the palace guards. Now, one day, about 50 years after Rascal was locked up I happened to walk past the mansion. "Hmmm" I thought. I have heard about the legend of Rascal but didn't believe in it until I went inside myself.So as being the brave girl that I am I confidently strode in the big old mansion.

Inside there were pictures of a man (who probably was Rascal.) and lots of shreds of paper. "I wonder..." but I was interrupted by another strange voice... I then started to investigate. When I was walking in the hallway I heard the voice now louder and louder. When I walked in the living room I saw the T.V on."Hmmm... I did not see that on BUT I didn't see that there either!"For there I layed my eyes on a body and it was probably Rascals! "But wait, he does not look like the man in the picture." I started to back away the legend was real after all! I ran out the mansion, phew it was daylight, I rushed around the town to tell people what I had just witnessed. But when I told them, they just laughed and said "What a great imagination dear." I ran to a nearby alleyway, "Why oh why does nobody believe me?!" I sobbed sadly. "THAT IS IT!!!" I said as I pounded my fist on the stone hard concrete. " I am going back in that mansion to get some proof everyone must believe me then!" I decided to go to the mansion the next day.

Chapter 2: The second Investigation
The sun rose longer than I expected but when it did rise I was already at the door of the creepy mansion. I gulped it looked way more creepy because of the suns rays creeping through a cracked window. I listened for a voice coming from the television, but the response? NOTHING... I then went into the living room just as I expected the T.V was not on... I was not prepared for what was going to happen next... My eyes bulged out of their sockets THE BODY WAS GONE!!!!! "That is strange." I said, I said that because there was a salt trail leading to somewhere but I didn't bother checking.

The cracked window! I quickly ran to where the cracked window was and there was the body! "What the...?" then I heard something in the bushes. I listened and followed the rustling noise. Just as I turned the corner I saw a flash of black. What was that? I wondered but I was too tired to investigate. "I have to get home" I said wearily.

Chapter 3: Excuses
When I got home my mother was waiting for me at the door. "Ahem, missy you've got some explaining to do" My mum said sternly. "Look mum I really can't talk right now I have got way to many things to solve." I instantly realized what I have just said. "Uhhh... I mean way to many things to... think about?""Ugh... kids" My mum said and off she went inside. "Phew" I said.

The minute I stepped inside I immediately ran upstairs to my room, and there I sat trying to figure out what that black blur was. My mind fizzed with ideas. "Let me see... batman? Never! How about one of the All Blacks? No that can't be it. What if someone tried to steal the body but when he or she heard me come in he or she or IT dropped the body and ran." I decided to go into the mansion early in the morning to try and catch this... this... thing. So I decided that I will sleep at 7:00pm and wake up at 5:30am. The next day I woke up half an hour before 5:30am I just had to be early!