Say Cheese - And Die Screaming! by R.L. Stine

Author:R.L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

I gasped. “Huh? You do? Tell me!”

“Type it up, print it out, and give it to your creative writing teacher,” Mom said. “It’s an excellent story. Very clever. Really.”

My mouth dropped open. “No, Mom. You got it wrong. Listen to me —”

“I like the supernatural part,” Mom said. “Of course, your dad likes that sci-fi stuff more than me. But I’ve always said you have a great imagination. I think you take after your aunt Jenny. She —”

I gritted my teeth. I tried not to explode into a million pieces. “It’s … not … a … story,” I said slowly.

“What did you say?” Mom replied. “My phone is beeping. I’m getting another call. I’m still at work. Dinner may be a little late. Bye, dear.”

She clicked off.

I heard voices. Three cheerleaders in their red-and-gold uniforms came skipping past me. They practiced a cheer as they moved down the hall.

They seemed so happy. I slumped against the wall and watched them till they turned into the next hallway.

I never felt more frightened. I’d lost my best friend. I’d injured poor Karla, who was still in the hospital. And Becka and Greta were going to turn the whole school against me. Everyone would soon believe I was a witch.

A sob escaped my throat. I bit my lip. I didn’t want to cry.

I shoved open the doors and ran outside. Into a cool, gray afternoon. A few raindrops were in the wind.

I didn’t care about the weather. I didn’t care about anything but getting rid of the evil camera.

I ran all the way home. I didn’t stop at corners. I didn’t look for oncoming cars. Houses and yards and streets passed me by in a gray blur. Like an out-of-focus photo.

I pulled open the front door and heard a cry.

“Julie!” Sammy ran up to greet me. His face was pale. His eyes were big and frightened.

“Help me!” he cried. “There’s a bee in the house! It’s going to sting me!”

Sammy was stung on the nose when he was three. He’s been terrified of bees ever since.

He grabbed my hands and squeezed them. “Kill it! Kill it!”

“Sammy, are you home all by yourself?” I asked.

“Mrs. Kellins was here. But she had to run back to her house for a few minutes.”

I heard a loud buzz. Sammy wasn’t making it up. A fat yellow bumblebee swooped low over his head.

He screamed. “Kill it! Kill it!”

I swung my hand and tried to slap it away. The camera slipped out of my hand and hit the floor.

The bee soared high, then shot back, making a straight line for my face.

I swatted at it with both hands. It made an angry buzzing sound — and retreated to the window curtains.

I turned and saw Sammy pick up the camera.

“Nooooo —” I shouted. “Drop it! I mean it! Drop it!”

I saw the bee bounce off the front window. Then it came darting toward my little brother.

I swiped the camera out of Sammy’s hands.

And it FLASHED.

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