Chapter 3

20 minutes later we are traveling up the stairs to my comfy cozy attic room and when we get up there we sit on my bed drinking hot chocolate. Outside, the crack of dawn had just broken. Inside, we are relaxing and drinking our hot chocolate. “Right” Veronica begins . “do you want to here my plan”. I brace myself.

Just then I figured out that Veronica has gone searching on the beach and has found evidence without me. Apparently, whilst I’ve been searching nappies; she has been searching beaches.

I lock up and make sure that the spare key is still under the mat (for just incase I lose my keys) then we set of into cold dark night down to the beach. Veronica was jumping and was really excited to show me the evidence she found. I froze.

“See?” Veronica yelled “You see it don’t you?”                                                                                                                          “Yeah, but what is it ?” I ask.                                                                                                                                                                     “The octomander’s ink from It’s tentacles. Look there’s a trail of it ” Veronica exclaims                                                    “He he I g….g…guess there is ” I stamper “We sh…..sh….should go” I say grabbing her arm. Her eyes tell a different story.

“Come on Spike what’s wrong?” Veronica asked. I didn’t answer. But she pulled me along anyway. We come to a beach hut and Veronica pulls me inside. In the corner there is a nest. Inside there is an egg! Veronica takes a step forward; I take a step back.

A shiver runs down my spine. “We should go” I say grabbing Veronica’s arm and run. I trip over a lose floor board and twist my ankle. I don’t realise the pain for there is something more dangerous. The tentacles of the octomander.