The Haunted Serpent by Dora M. Mitchell

Author:Dora M. Mitchell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling Children's Books

She continued to grill him, her questions growing more and more goading. It was as if she was trying to be so mean he’d give in and admit to something—he didn’t know what—just to make her stop. He tried to answer in the least suspicious, most boring ways possible. Maybe if he acted dull enough, she’d give up faster.

Eventually, Dr. Darke cut him off in the middle of a long, detailed, and horribly uninteresting story about how he’d always wanted a puppy and his parents wouldn’t get him one.

“Time’s up,” she announced with obvious relief. “Next week—same time, same place.”

Spaulding shot to his feet. Whew. That wasn’t so bad. He could bluff his way through this once a week.

“One more thing,” the doctor added.

Uh-oh.

“I have concluded that you are a danger to other students. I shall recommend to your teachers that you be moved to a desk across the room from the other students in all of your classes.” She swiveled her chair away and continued scribbling in her notepad, as if he had already left the room as far as she was concerned. But he was sure he saw a little smile on her face as she turned away.

He gritted his teeth. Great. That would really help him fit in.

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