The Rat Ratted Them Out
Noel held Allison’s hand as they hid together inside the attic closet. The space they were hiding in was dusty and must have been crawling with spiders.
Noel shuddered. He didn’t want to think about it. Noel immediately grabbed Allison’s hand again. He had let it go to rub his nose to stop a sneeze. They were here for a reason. If the others found out they were here all along, they would be found out and end up in big trouble. In order to avoid all that, sustaining from any loud noises and any sneezing for that matter would help them out a great deal.
Noel wanted to tell Allison about his trick to stop a sneeze but got a loud shush instead.
Allison let go of his hand and pointed to his palm. He gave it to her. She wrote out on his hand, “Must keep quiet. Let’s
