Upon returning from the mall one afternoon, the Bryants were stunned as they entered the house to see several boxes of dried foods lined up in the center of the hall and along the stairs.
Canned items, a jar of mayo and a ceramic elephant had been stashed inside the microwave oven. Bottles of hand lotion, cans of hairspray, boxes of Kleenex, bottles of shampoo and conditioner, and rolls of toilet paper had been stacked and arranged in bizarre ways on the bathroom sink. Contents from the lotion, shampoo, and conditioner had been squirted on the mirror, the walls, the sliding shower door, and on the bathroom floor.
“Looks like we have a mischievous poltergeist here,” Trina signed. She scrutinized the mess on the mirror and wall as she tried to figure out how something like that could’ve been done.
“I think someone’s playing a joke on us,” Josslyn signed.
“Who?” Caden signed. “How would anyone get in?”
“Well, it’s possible the front door or one of the sliding glass doors in the back was left unlocked.”
Nathan shook his head. “I made sure the security system was turned on before we left. The Cernix Home Security Center would’ve been notified, and the police would’ve been here already.”
“I’m going to get my smartphone,” Caden signed, “to take pictures and video of these weird things we’re seeing.” He bounded up the stairs to his room to retrieve his smartphone and returned.
“Let’s just pick up the stuff and put it away,” Josslyn signed with an exasperated sigh and a shake of her head.