The Smoky Corridor

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The night before he officially started at his new school, Zack Jennings already had a feeling the place was haunted.

He was standing in the main hall of Horace P. Pettimore Middle School, staring at an oil painting that was staring back at him.

He stepped to his right.

The portrait’s eyes followed him.

Zack moved left.

The hooded eyes followed him.

Zack hopped from foot to foot, from side to side, and the man in the portrait, some sort of Civil War soldier, kept a scornful eye on his every move.

Zack’s dad came up behind him. Put a hand on Zack’s shoulder. Zack stopped bouncing.

“Nervous?”

“Huh?”

“You looked jumpy. I was over there talking to Principal Smith, saw you wiggling. I figured you were either anxious about tomorrow or you were busting out some new dance moves.”

Zack forced a smile.

Tomorrow. The start of a new school year. His first in North Chester, Connecticut—the small town where his father had grown up.

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