Gina's+YA+2010

Church Bells Written By: Gina Rehoreg Illustrated By: Gina Rehoreg Grade: 6th Teacher: Mrs. Stambol School: Durling Middle School Date Finished: April 23, 2010

I dedicate this book to my friend Amiah because she is the best friend ever and we both love scary stories.

Hi my name is Izzy. Well, it's really Isabella, but everyone calls me Izzy. I have long brown hair and really pretty brown eyes. I like to go ghost hunting. My best friend's name is Brendan. He has brown hair and brown eyes too. He is number 52 for our school’s football team. We text from the time we get up till the time we go to sleep. He is the best friend I could ever have. He never lies to me. What a great friend.

On Tuesday, I was walking past my church and I heard bells coming from inside of the church. The door was unlocked so I went inside and looked around, but I found nothing. I was scared that someone was hiding inside of the church, so I called the pastor. He met me at the church and looked around. He said I was crazy. He heard nothing. I went home that night and texted Brendan. He wanted me to meet him at the church at 10:00 p.m. the next day.

The next day, I texted Brendan and he said he wanted me to go over to his house for awhile. So of course I went over to his house. We talked about what we were going to do tonight at the church.

“So tonight we are going to be ghost hunters,” he said. “I can’t wait, I love being a ghost hunter,” I said. Brendan said, “We are going to be as cool as real ghost hunters.” “This is going to be sweet, OMG,” I screamed. “Have you noticed how hot it is for it to be early summer?” Brendan said. “Yea it is really warm, I’m liking it,” I said excitedly.

So later on that day, I packed my book bag full of my ghost hunting equipment. By the time I was done packing, it was already 8:30 p.m. I texted Brendan. Izzy1994: Hey what’s up r u ready for 2night? Football52: Yea I only have a few more things to do. R u??? Izzy1994: Yea I just got done. Football52: Kool so I can’t wait. Izzy1994: So did u eat dinner yet???? Football52: Yea I had spaghetti and salad hbu??? Izzy1994: Yea I had egg rolls, fried rice, won ton soup and Chinese chicken. Football52: Ok well I’m going to go now bye see u in a bit. Izzy1994: K bye.

So on my way to Brendan’s house, I passed the church to see if it was unlocked and it was. I called Brendan and told him it was unlocked.

When I got to his house, his mom let me in. He was already packed and ready to go. So he told his mom bye, and we headed out the door.

When we got to the church, the door was locked. We were very confused because when I went and checked, it was unlocked. We had to sneak through the window and an alarm was set off. We hurried and ran to a cold place that was very dark and seemed as if it were underground. Luckily, we had a flashlight with us and turned it on. It was underground. We set up our recorders and cameras around the underground tunnel. We also put them where the cops weren’t looking. The cops looked around and saw no one, so they left.

When they left, we went and placed more recorders and cameras around the church. We sat in the tunnel and looked at the laptop we brought with us. We found nothing, but we heard bells an hour later. We looked at all the rooms and saw a flash in the elevator.

We hurried to the elevator and there was a mask stuck in the door. We examined the mask and on it in red ink it said: This Mask Belongs To: Mary Ella Rose Macbeth. We searched her on the Internet and it said she had passed away on March 26, 1987. She was 12 and died from a heart disease. We were in such shock that we were speechless. Brendan and I figured that this was the ghost of Mary Ella Rose MacBeth. We got our recorder and went to the elevator. We asked the ghost questions and waited a few minutes to see if we got answers. We checked later on the recorder and we had answers to our questions. Here are some of the questions and answers we got.

We asked: Are you a boy or girl and she replied a girl. We asked: What her name was and she replied Mary Ella Rose MacBeth. We asked: How she died and she said she had a heart disease. We asked: When she died and she said March 26, 1987.

So we found the ghost of Mary Ella Rose Macbeth, but why was she haunting this church. We didn’t find out. But we will sooner or later.

We returned back to our homes two hours later that night. Of course we texted about the amazing night we had. Izzy1994: So that was so much fun tonight I’m so tired. Football52: I know right I wish we could go back but we should probably wait a couple of days. Izzy1994: Yea I don’t want the alarm to go off again that was scary. Football52: Yea really scary I thought they were going to catch us. Izzy1994: Yea so did I luckily they didn’t though. Football52: So tomorrow do u want to go to the movies with me and some of the other football players? Izzy1994: Sure what movie are you going to see? Football52: Umm I think we are going to see Shutter Island or The Crazies. Izzy1994: Awesome I want to see them so bad. Football52: Ok so meet me at the park around 3:00? Izzy1994: Ok I will be there. I’m going to go to sleep now bye. Football52: Ok good night Izzy.

The next morning, I went downstairs and was singing Kiss and Tell by Justin Bieber. My little brother came out of nowhere and scared me half to death. I was so mad at him.

I was so bored. I got ready for the day and walked to Amiah’s house. Amiah had blue–green eyes. She had shoulder length hair that was a caramel color. It shone in the sunlight. She was my other best friend. I have known her for 2 years. We talked about my night with Brendan at the church. I texted him to see if she could go to the movies with us and he said yes.

The next day, on my way to Amiah’s, Brendan texted me. He said that he wanted to meet me at his house before I went to Amiah’s. I had to text Amiah and tell her I would be a little late to her house. She was kind of mad, but I had to know what Brendan wanted to tell me. I got to Brendan’s house and he seemed really nervous. He texted me when I was standing right next to him and the text said:

Will you go out with me to the movies?

I said yes of course. I couldn’t say no to my best friend. So we walked back to Amiah’s house holding hands. When she opened the door, she was shocked to see us holding hands and asked what was up with us. I told her he was my boyfriend and she was amazed. We stopped at Brendan’s friends house to get him. His name was Josh. He had eyes as blue as the ocean. He also had blonde, skater-boy hair. I think Amiah fell in love at the first sight of him. So we chatted about our night as ghost hunters. We had planned to go again next week.

The movie was so scary I was crying and Brendan was calming me down. It was so sweet of him. After the movie, we went to Steak and Shake. We all had the same thing and Brendan and Josh paid. We had a fabulous day. Amiah and I were satisfied with our new boyfriends.

So Amiah and I texted again that night. Izzy1994: Hey wasn’t that movie so much fun? MyMy95: Yea, Josh is such a sweetheart I can’t wait to see him again. Izzy1994: Awe cool so I think we should go to the movies again next week. MyMy95: Yea, that would be cool. Izzy1994: K, well I’m going to bed I have to get up early tomorrow. MyMy95: For what? Izzy1994: I’m going shopping with my sister. MyMy95: K, well goodnight.

The next morning, I got up at 7:30 and got ready to go shopping. The news said it was going to be 80 degrees out today so I wore shorts and a tank top. I had to wear my hair in a bun or else I would be so hot.

At 9:00, my sister came and picked me up. We went to Aeropostale and I got a few shirts. We also went to Journeys, American Eagle, Macy’s and Penney’s. It was so much fun. I got a lot of clothes. I was prepared for the new school year coming in a month.

When I got home, I checked my phone and I had 10 new text messages. All of them were from Brendan. Football52: Hey Football52: Hello r you there? Football52: OMG why won’t u answer me? Football52: Whatever I won’t text u again! Football52: U know what I’m going to text you until you answer me. Football52: Hey, hello, answer me please! Football52: Ok so what’s up? Football52: R u annoyed yet? Football52: I bet you are. Football52: U know what its over if you don’t answer me! I texted Brendan back. Izzy1994: Cool down Brendan gosh I was out shopping with my sister and I forgot my phone at home. Football52: O sorry I was getting really mad. Izzy1994: It’s ok I was going crazy when I saw how many texts I had from u. Football52: Lol, so we are doing to have to go to the movies again soon. But going back to the church is first on the list. Izzy1994: Yea umm when are we going back to the church. Football52: We could call the investigators tonight and they could meet us tomorrow. But we would need the approval of the owners of the church. Izzy1994: If we told them there was a ghost in the church they would ask how we knew. If they find out we went into the church and set the alarm off we could go to the DH. Football52: That is so true I don’t want to end up at the DH. Izzy1994: Yea so that is a bad idea. But Amiah and Josh could come. Doesn’t Josh have some experience with ghost hunting? Football52: Yea he had to smudge his home with sage. To smudge your home, open all of the windows in your home and light a bundle of dried sage. Sage is thought to clear away negative energy and spirits. Catch the ashes with a plate held underneath the bundle and walk around your home to cleanse it with the sage smoke or we could burn a candle to get rid of unwanted ghosts. Write our intention on a piece of paper and place the paper underneath the candle, or carve our intention into the wax of the candle. Repeat the process until we feel we have gotten rid of the ghost. Izzy1994: Ok so we will need some sage. Where can we find sage? Football52: Probably some old ghost store place. Izzy1994: Well I’m going to go ttyl. Football52: K bye.

Later that day, I planned my birthday party because it was already July 13th and my birthday was on July 26th. I was going to invite Amiah, Brendan, Josh, Natasha, Angela, Monster, Angelica, Andrew, Mark and many other people. So the theme of my party was going to be Justin Bieber. Hopefully, he would show up for my party. He said he would, but I still don’t know if he will. It’s my sweet sixteen so my party has to be fabulous. Justin is so awesome and I’m his #1 fan. I have at least 30 posters of him.

The next morning, I made out invitations to all of the people I was inviting. I had to make 50 invitations. It took almost an hour to finish.

By the time I was finished, it was already 12:30 and I was going to the movies again with Amiah, Josh and Brendan. We were going to see Alice in Wonderland.

The movie was so good but some parts were scary. When I got home, I was really hungry so I went and ate dinner.

By July 20th, I had everything figured out for my party and it was in 6 days. I checked Justin’s Twitter everyday and today it said: @ justinbieber performing for a birthday party in 6 days can’t wait hope she has the best sweet sixteen ever!!

It was July 25th and I was anxious for my party. I couldn’t wait any longer. Justin called me and said he would be there at 4:00 to rehearse.

On my birthday, Justin arrived exactly at 4:00 in a helicopter. I wasn’t completely ready, but I went out to meet him. He was so sweet. I was so happy that he made it. He also got me a gift. He told me to open it early so I did. He got me posters of him, his cd’s and a few autographed pictures. I thanked him excitedly. I went back inside to get dressed and do my hair. I was wearing a pink bubble dress, high heels, and my hair was curled with a tiara in it.

The party was so awesome. I got incredible gifts from everyone. Justin sang all of his songs and then we danced together. I think Brendan was mad but hey, Justin is famous. When the party was over, Brendan was really upset and he broke up with me. I was upset, but he agreed we could be friends still and we could still get rid of the ghost. Justin said I could call him or text him whenever I wanted to.

The next day, I slept till 12:30 because I stayed up all night with my friends. It was super fun. But I texted Brendan and told him I wanted to go get rid of the ghost tonight. He agreed and we were going to go at 10:00 again.

At 10:00, I met Brendan at the church with the sage and candle. We said a prayer over and over until we felt all of the spirits had left. When we were done, it seemed as if the church were completely empty. No bells were heard. The ghost was gone.

That night, I slept very good. I had a dream about Justin and he was my boyfriend.

The next morning, I woke up at 10:32 and I had several texts from different numbers. They were all wishing me a happy belated birthday. I sent texts thanking them all and asking who they were. They were from Selena Gomez, Usher and Taylor Swift. I asked them how they had my number and they all replied Justin. I was amazed that he would tell all of them when my birthday was. The other two were from people from school. I texted Justin: Izzy1995: Hey I just got 3 texts from Selena Gomez, Usher and Taylor Swift. Did you give them my number? J-Beebs: Ahhh, Yea I did lol. So now you have their numbers too. Izzy1995: Awe, thanks Justin!! How sweet of you! =] J-Beebs: Ur welcome Izzy, txt me anytime. Maybe we could go to the movies sometime? Izzy1995: Sure whenever ur in town! J-Beebs: Kool, well I have to go perform in Columbus, bye. Izzy1995: Bye Justin, ttyl.

I thought Brendan was still mad at me. I went to his house and his mom said he was at the park with Josh. I went to the park and Amiah was with Josh and Brendan. I asked Amiah why she didn’t call me and she said that Brendan and I were not together so she thought I wouldn’t want to come. I was kind of upset about that, but it was true we weren’t together, so why would we go together? I stayed for a little while, but Amiah and I left. Josh and Brendan were going to play football with the rest of the football team.

When we got to Amiah’s, we called Natasha and we went to the movies to meet Justin, Mark and Mason. Amiah broke up with Josh when she was at the park because he was being really mean to her.

We saw The Last Song, it was sad. Amiah, Natasha and I all cried at the end. We had a great day at the movie, my Sweet 16 was fantastic, Justin was my friend and Brendan and I were back together. I think that was a pretty good summer vacation.

About The Author Hey, my name is Gina. I am in 6th grade and I’m 11. My hobbies are twirling baton, swimming, playing basketball and playing volleyball. I have two cats and a dog. Their names are Peaches, Rascal and Macy. I live with my mom, dad and brother. I also have a sister. In my free time, I listen to my favorite music by Justin Bieber and hang out with my friends. I also play the clarinet in my school band.