The Ghost of Fossil Glen Quotes

“Well, I think I've figured something out," said Allie.
"What?"
"When you start to see ghosts and hear voices—that’s when you find out who your friends really are.” She looked down at her hands on top of the covers, embarrassed to look at Dub. After a minute, she glanced up to find Dub grinning at her. “Okay,” she said, “I admit it. You were right about Karen. And Pam, too, I guess.” She grinned back. “I really hate it when you’re right.”
“I can’t help it,” said Dub with false modesty. “Being right is what I do.”
― Cynthia C. DeFelice, The Ghost of Fossil Glen

“I know what you did to Lucy,” Allie went on, unable to stop herself. “You’d better not sell the glen, or you’ll be sorry!” Quickly, she hung up, then stared at the phone in horror. What if it rang? Could Gag-Me trace the call? What if he had Caller ID? What in the world had she done?
She lifted the receiver again and dialed Dub’s number. When he answered, she told him all about the diary and about the call she had made to Raymond Gagney.
“You did what?” Dub shouted in her ear. “You called a murderer and said, ‘I know what you did’? Why didn’t you just say, ‘Please come kill me, too’? Are you crazy?”
“Geez, Dub,” said Allie, “take it easy.”
“Did you actually say, ‘You’ll be sorry’? Oooh, I bet that scared him, Al.”
“I never thought he’d answer the phone!” Allie wailed. “So I was sort of—unprepared.”
“I’ll say,” said Dub darkly. “You didn’t happen to say, ‘By the way, my name is Allie Nichols and I live at 67 Cumberland Road,’ did you?”
“Give me a break,” said Allie. “I’m not that stupid.” There was a silence. “Dub, you’re scaring me,” she said in a small voice.
“Well, I’m sorry, but I wish you’d called me before you got the brilliant idea of calling to threaten a known murderer.”
― Cynthia C. DeFelice, The Ghost of Fossil Glen