05 Ghouls Gone Wild by R.L. Stine

Author:R.L. Stine [Stine, R.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Late that night, sound asleep in my bed, I felt a hand grip my shoulder.

19

“HUH?” I JERKED UP with a startled cry. “Who's there?” I called out in a choked whisper.

The little lamp on my dresser flashed on. Blinking, I saw Tara beside me, her hand on my shoulder. Nicky stood by my dresser, his body tensed, his face tight with worry.

I forced myself to wake up. “What's going on?” I asked.

“Time to go to war,” Tara whispered.

“We're going to chase away those ghouls,” Nicky said. “Before they do any more damage.”

I climbed to my feet, yawning. My pajama pants were all twisted. I nearly fell over. I untwisted them and turned to the two ghosts. “I'll come with you,” I said.

Tara pushed me back. “No way, Max.”

“We told you before,” Nicky said. “Humans can't chase away ghouls. They aren't afraid of humans.”

I swallowed. My mouth felt totally dry. “But they're afraid of ghosts?” I asked.

“We hope so,” Tara said. Her voice trembled. “We're new at this ghost thing. We don't really know what we're doing.”

“It might be a tough fight,” Nicky said, brushing back his dark hair.

“But we're doing it for you,” Tara said, squeezing my shoulder again. “Because we like you, Max. And we know you're our friend.”

“Our friend who won't move away and leave us,” Nicky added.

I swallowed again. I could see they both were frightened. “Maybe you don't need to fight them,” I said. “Maybe the ghouls will just go away.”

“Ghouls never just go away,” Tara replied. “Once they've found a cozy place to live and make mischief, they stay forever.”

“But—but—”

Were these ghouls really vicious? I didn't want my friends to get hurt.

“Don't worry, Max,” Tara said. “We'll sneak up on them. We'll scare them to death.”

Nicky smacked his fist against his palm. “They won't know what hit them,” he said. “Bam, boom. They're history.” Tough words—but I noticed his voice cracked.

I started toward the door. “I'm coming with you.”

Tara pushed me back again. “Hel-lo. How can we surprise them if you come with us?”

“Okay, okay.” I dropped back onto my bed.

Nicky clicked off the dresser lamp. We were left in a deep darkness.

Then the two ghosts disappeared into the hall.

“Good luck,” I whispered.

They didn't reply.

I stared into the blackness, hugging myself to stop my shivers. I sat up straight, alert to every sound.

I waited…and I listened.

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