Chapter Seventeen

     Cassie arrived with high-tech equipment arrived at the maze. She placed strings around the corn maze and around the house. They each squared off a section a few feet wide. Each square had infrared scanner in the corner.

     Cassie was used to studying areas of historical significance. This time, she was helping search for missing children. The field almost looked like an archaeological dig site.

     She’s opened her laptop and began her search. She viewed the land with the infrared technology. Cassie had no clue what to expect. She noticed that there was a highly unusual activity inside the corn maze.

     A few lines appeared on the screen and then went blank. She figured that it was a technical issue and decided to return to the maze later.

     She proceeded to scan the rest of the field and the house. Cassie could not believe her eyes. Skeletons covered the entire property.

     “What in the world?” Cassie searched again.

     Gabiola was there watching her work. He caught a glimpse of what she’s looking at. He moved closer so he could get a better view.

     “Was there a massacre?” he asked.

     “I don’t know,” she said. “There’s no information about a massacre happening here.”

     The skeletons vanish from the screen. Cassie tapped on the keys on the keyboard. She muttered and rescanned. The skeletons were gone. She reset her laptop and got the same result.

     “Where did they go?” asked Cassie. “I know I’m not seeing things. Didn’t you see the skeletons?”

     “Yes, I did,” said Gabiola. “What about the maze?”

     “The scanners malfunctioned in the maze,” she said.

     Gabiola stared blankly at the corn maze, “Warren is probably right. If he is, we need to figure out how to he got out.”