13th Street #5 by David Bowles

Author:David Bowles
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2021-02-12T00:00:00+00:00

He pointed the nozzle at the tarantula and starting spraying. The creature hissed, spinning around.

It was holding up the cocooned form of Ivan as a shield against the white foam.

“Gah!” Dante cried in frustration. “Sorry, dude!”

TOOOT!

The explosive fart slammed into Dante, flinging him against the wall.

And just like that, the spider and Ivan were gone.

Chapter

9

Tracking Tarantulas

By the time Dante made it down the stairs, the spiders had gotten away. He rushed to a broken window. There was no sign of his cousin outside.

Dante’s reflection showed his hair was a mess. He didn’t care anymore. His vanity was dangerous.

“Where’s Ivan?” Malia asked behind him.

“A spider wrapped him up in a cocoon,” Dante said, his throat tight. “Then it took him away.”

The calaca family emerged from their hiding places. Malia looked them up and down. “Okay, y’all said the spiders work for the Queen of Bones. Where is she?”

The mother said, “She lives in the Red Tower beside the Lake at the End of the Street. Her spiders patrol our neighborhoods, keeping an eye out for troublemakers.”

“Like you fleshies,” the father snarled. “You’re not like us normal dead folk.”

“I saw the queen’s spiders carrying two cocoons about a week ago,” Alba interrupted. “The size of human kids.”

That had to be their classmates Santiago and Rafaela.

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