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    Chasing Space Monkeys
    Chasing Space Monkeys
    Chasing Space Monkeys
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    Chasing Space Monkeys

    By Tracey C Ayres

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    The children have a mystery to solve. Where do all the pizza delivery boys keep disappearing to? What are the strange underground noises and what do they have to do with space monkeys? Join this exciting adventure ride as they follow clues to solve the mystery and earn the thanks of NASA.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTracey C Ayres
    Release dateJul 3, 2012
    ISBN9781476182162
    Chasing Space Monkeys
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    Tracey C Ayres

    Tracey C Ayres was born in London, England. Her family moved around a bit before settling in a beautiful country village in Berkshire, England. After studying and acquiring degrees in childcare Tracey set off and travelled the world for quite a few years before getting married to Steve. They now live in Australia, on a sprawling property with a menagerie of animals. Tracey love's finding a shady tree on the property to sit under and write, surrounded by all her beloved ‘pets’. 

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      Chasing Space Monkeys - Tracey C Ayres

      CHASING SPACE MONKEYS

      by

      Tracey Ayres

      ***

      PUBLISHED BY CHARGAN AT SMASHWORDS

      This book available in print from

      www.chargan.com

      Chasing Space Monkeys

      Copyright © 2012 Tracey Ayres

      ISBN: 978-1-476-18216-2

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

      Tracey Ayres asserted her right under the Copyright Act 1976 to be identified as the author of this work.

      This is a work of fiction. Characters, institutions and organisations mentioned in this novel are either the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, used fictitiously without any intent to describe actual conduct.

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      ***

      Contents

      Chapter 1 What pizza?

      Chapter 2 Different Pizza Shops

      Chapter 3 How Stupid

      Chapter 4 Trolley Rides

      Chapter 5 Space Monkeys

      ***

      Chapter 1 What pizza?

      Keah stood at the window watching, as wisps of cloud danced around the waning moon.

      Bang, bang, bang! The knock on the front door made her jump as she woke from her trance.

      Who is it? She shouted.

      Pizza the voice from the other side of the door shouted back.

      I didn’t order any pizza. Keah replied.

      She picked a stool up and placed it at the door and then stepped onto it, pushing her eye up to the spy hole. Her dad assumed everyone was going to grow to six foot when he had the spy hole fitted, but Keah was struggling to reach five foot two, a stool was the only option. A boy about her age, sixteen, stood awkwardly holding about 6 pizza boxes.

      Some-one at this address did Miss. Someone has to pay for all these pizzas. My boss is gonna be livid with you if I have to take them back.

      I didn’t order any pizzas. Go away. I’m calling the police. Keah replied as she stepped away from the door.

      Then she heard that noise again. It grated through every bone in her body. It was the noise that made her spine tingle. Fingernails running down a blackboard. It was two pieces of metal scrapping together. She shuddered and took a deep breath.

      Looking back through the spy hole she watched the boy look around quickly then turn and head back down the hall way shaking his head. She heard him mumbling and cursing very loudly to himself as he shoved the boxes back into the pizza warmers. His boss was going to be so miffed. Keah wanted to open the door and shout for him to come back.

      She didn’t. He stopped and turned as if to speak to someone but Keah couldn’t quite see who. She wanted to scream out after him.

      ‘Don’t talk to anyone in the hall way.’ but she couldn’t.

      She watched as the boy fell to the floor silently. Dark shadows moved along the hallway around the hallway. But she couldn’t quite see who or what it was. Keah desperately wanted to run over to the unconscious boy and help. But instead she stepped of the stool and slid down the door onto the floor.

      Bang, bang, bang!

      The banging and vibrations on the door woke her with a jump. The light was now streaming in through the window and the traffic was noisy. She felt the door vibrate against her back as the policeman knocked again. Keah crawled into her bedroom, crouched at the side of her bed and listened. She heard him walk away and bang on her neighbour Mrs Joys door. She must have fallen asleep by the door. Taking a deep breath and wiping a tear off her face she showered and got ready for school.

      Hesitating slightly before she opened the front door. She went to step out. A tall policeman stepped in front of her.

      Oh she announced acting quite startled. What’s going on?

      Morning Miss. Do you live in this apartment? The policeman asked with a deep voice. Keah stepped back. She turned and glanced at the door before nodding dumbly.

      She couldn’t see a body lying around anywhere and figured they must have taken it away already.

      Why didn’t you answer your door when I knocked earlier? The policeman leered at Keah and made her stomach do a somersault.

      Got ID? Keah asked, avoiding eye contact.

      The policeman pulled out a wallet and

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