Inside Out

By Troy McCombs

Two teenage boys dare their friend to break into the basement of the Bailey House, where it's rumored that a monster is being kept. Scotty decides to do so, but what he finds is not what he expected. Not at all. --This story is not horror, as it sounds. It's a heart-warming, coming of age drama intended for all audiences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Troy McCombs
• Release date: May 15, 2014

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Inside Out

A coming-of-age tale

By

Troy McCombs

Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2014 by Troy McCombs

Inside Out

The three preteen boys sat on their bikes on the corner of Epson Street, staring up at the Bailey House—a place many kids (and adults) avoided at all costs.

I dare you to sneak in there, Tim said to the boy beside him.

Yeah, I double-dare you. Triple-dog-dare you! Sneak into the basement. That's where they say the monster lives. This boy, Greg, the one half-standing, half-sitting on his bike in the middle of the road, looked at Scotty—the monkey in the middle.

But Scotty, a