Princess detective stories: Ghosts (Part 2)

“Don’t have an answer.   I don’t really care, you see”, the security, Michelle responded and she disappeared amongst the cops before Catherine or Kelly could give their response.

“Wait”, Catherine screamed but she was gone. 

Kelly asked sorrowfully, “What are we going to do, Cathy? It’s not like we can just go to the police station and get Priscilla.  We need an adult to come with us to the police station”.

Catherine replied, “I don’t know”.

Kelly said, “I have an idea.   We can ask the minister, Jake to come with us”.

“That’s a good idea”, Catherine cried. “but”, she paused.

“But what?”, asked Kelly.

“But he has to look after the kingdom since our father is sick”.

“I didn’t know that.  I have another idea. Why can’t you and Jake go to the police station while I look after the kingdom?”, Kelly suggested.

“You’re young.   You can’t look after the kingdom.  Plus, Jake has to be okay with it”, Catherine protested.

“Yes, I can.    I can look after the kingdom till you return to the palace.   You’re right though, Jake has to be okay with it”, Kelly answered.

“Yeah, he should. Speaking of the palace, we must get back home”, Catherine said. 

“Ok”, Kelly replied and they hurried back to the palace.   

Catherine and Kelly yelled, “Minister Jake” once they reached home.   

“What is it?”, Jake said as he ran out from the dining room.     Catherine and Kelly narrated the whole story to the minister.

Jake cried, “Are you serious, your majesty? We already have enough problems over here dealing with the king’s sickness”.

“We know”, Kelly said.   “Will you please come with us to the police station?”.

“Yeah sure, your highness”.  Jake smiled.  “Your majesty, Kelly, I hope you take proper care of the kingdom on my absence”.

“Yes minister, you have nothing to worry about.  You better get going.  See you later”. Jake and Catherine walked out of the palace and rushed to the police station.    Jake and Catherine told the guy sitting in the reception about Priscilla and the crazy security, Michelle.

“I am sorry. Michelle is such a playful lady”, the guy sitting in the reception said.

“No issues.  The point is Priscilla didn’t do anything wrong.  She is being punished for no reason”, Jake told the officer. 

“I agree.  Terribly sorry for this inconvenience.  Please release her”, the officer shouted at the cop standing outside the prison.   The cop took out his keys and unlocked the bar.   Priscilla walked out of the jail and ran to Catherine.    

She hugged her tightly and told Jake and Catherine, “Thanks for releasing me minister and Catherine”.

“It was nothing”, Jake and Catherine replied together. 

“Anyways, officer.  Why is Michelle the security of Hill Stations Monument if she is very playful?”. Catherine asked.

The officer replied, “Well, we need her to be the security as she has the qualities of a security”.

“There are other people who possess the qualities of a security but okay officer.  Bye”, Catherine responded and she left the police station along with Jake and Priscilla and went back to the palace.   

Kelly was overjoyed to see Priscilla.  “Oh, Priscilla! You’re back!”.

“Yes, I am”, Priscilla replied.

“Okay, we have a bigger problem now.  How are we going to get the tiara?”, Catherine asked.

“I know what to do”, Kelly said.  “We can disguise ourselves as detectives and tell the security to let us in the monument. We can say that we know a way to find the stolen tiara.  We’ll blabber”.

“Alright Kelly”, Catherine and Priscilla answered together.  Kelly, Priscilla and Catherine wore some ordinary black gowns, a pair of sun-glasses, a hat and a shrug.  Priscilla grabbed her bag-pack and the girls went to the monument.

Kelly lied to the security, “We know a way to find the stolen tiara”.

“Get inside”, the security said happily. The sisters entered the monument and started looking around.  

“We totally fooled the security”, Catherine whispered.  Priscilla and Kelly nodded their heads. 

“This place is extremely dusty and stinky.  It looks like it’s been closed for so many years.

“Look!”, Catherine pointed her finger in one corner of the room.  Kelly and Priscilla turned their heads saw an ugly glass barrel. Kelly blew a little bit of air from her mouth and dusted the dirty barrel.

“The star- studded tiara is inside the barrel! Yippee!”, Kelly exclaimed. 

The girls were about to remove the lid when they heard a horrible voice, “I am the spirit of the tiara! Get out of here before I trap you”.

“Michelle, you are not fooling us, again”, Catherine cried.

The spirit replied, “Who the heck is Michelle?” You have ten seconds.  Get out of here.  The countdown starts now. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six ….”

Kelly panicked and screamed, “Aaaah! Run for you lives! The- they are ghosts in this place”.  Priscilla, Catherine and Kelly ran out of the monument and started walking back to the palace.

Catherine cried, “What was that? Ghosts in a monument. This is crazy!”.

“I know right”, Priscilla replied.

“I am just glad that we got away from that spirit and none of us got into trouble”, Kelly replied.

“I agree”, Kelly replied. “Getting the tiara from the monument is harder than I thought”. Priscilla nodded her head. The girls returned to the palace and changed their clothes. Kelly, Catherine and Priscilla went to their respective chambers and took a nap.

To be continued . . .