Goosebumps 02 - Stay Out of the Basement by R.L. Stine

Author:R.L. Stine [Stine, R.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-26T02:57:47+00:00

She padded softly down the hall, a sliver of light escaping through the bathroom door, which was slightly ajar. Water still ran into the sink. She heard him cough, then heard him adjust the water.

I have to know the answer, she thought. I'll just ask him point-blank.

She stepped into the narrow triangle of light and peered into the bathroom. He was standing at the sink, leaning over it, his chest bare, his shirt tossed behind him on the floor. He had put the baseball cap on the closed toilet lid, and the leaves covering his head shone brightly under the bathroom light.

Margaret held her breath. The leaves were so green, so thick.

He didn't notice her. He was concentrating on the bandage on his hand. Using a small scissors, he cut the bandage, then pulled it off. The hand was still bleeding, Margaret saw.

Or was it?

What was that dripping from the cut on her father's hand? Still holding her breath, she watched him wash it off carefully under the hot water. Then he examined it, his eyes narrowed in concentration. After washing, the cut continued to bleed.

Margaret stared hard, trying to better focus her eyes. It couldn't be blood — could it? It couldn't be blood dripping into the sink.

It was dark green!

She gasped and started to run back to her room. The floor creaked under her footsteps.

"Who's there?" Dr. Brewer cried. "Margaret? Casey?" He poked his head into the hallway as Margaret disappeared back into her room.

He saw me, she realized, leaping into bed. He saw me — and now he's coming after me.

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