The Mummy Walks by R. L. Stine

Author:R. L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories
ISBN: 9780590685207
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 1999-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

I couldn’t get to sleep that night. I was lying in bed, staring up at the ceiling. A thousand horrifying thoughts raced through my mind.

Moonlight from the window fell on the tall grandfather’s clock against the wall. The clock read 2:00 A.m.

I heard a stirring sound. Soft thuds.

And a hand tightened over my mouth.

Kicking, thrashing, I struggled to sit up.

The bed table light flashed on. And I stared up at Megan.

She raised a finger to her lips. And slowly took her hand from over my mouth. “Ssshhh.”

“You scared me to death!” I wheezed. “How— how did you get in?”

Her green eyes flashed in the yellow light. She tossed her bangs away from her eyes. “Don’t make a sound, Michael,” she warned. “There are four guards outside your door tonight. And they are all awake and alert.”

I sat up against the headboard and straightened my pajama shirt. “What did they do to you?” I whispered. “I mean, after they caught you in here with me?”

“They didn’t do anything,” she replied. “I’m the general’s adopted daughter— remember?”

I nodded.

She dropped down beside me on the edge of the bed. She was dressed entirely in black—black tank top, black skirt over black tights.

“I came to warn you,” she whispered. “Did you tell the general the true hiding place? I hope so.”

I stared at her. I didn’t know what to say. Should I tell her the truth?

She didn’t wait for me to reply. “I hope you told the truth, Michael. These men are desperate—and very cruel. If you lied to them …” Her voice trailed off.

A noise at the window made us both gasp.

Another large insect bumping the glass.

Megan’s eyes locked on mine. “Did they tell you about the curse, Michael?”

“Huh? Curse?” I choked out.

“General Rameer and his men are so superstitious,” Megan whispered. “They were probably too superstitious to tell you about the curse.”

“Tell me,” I insisted.

“The mummy of Pukrah belongs to the people of Jezekiah,” she explained. “It is said that if Pukrah falls into the wrong hands … if his mummy falls into evil hands … Pukrah will walk! Pukrah will walk the earth until the evil is destroyed.”

“Wow,” I murmured.

“The men are all superstitious, Michael,” she continued. “Sure, they want to own the jewel hidden inside the mummy. But mainly, they want the ancient mummy. They are so superstitious! They don’t believe they can rule the kingdom unless they own the mummy.

“It is totally important to them,” Megan continued. “So if you are trying to fool them …”

I let out a long sigh. Could I tell her the truth? Could I tell her my horrible secret?

No, I decided.

No.

I think I can trust her. But I don’t want to get her into trouble with her new father. I’d better not share my secret with her.

“Everything’s … fine,” I said. But my voice cracked as I said it. She stared at me. “Yes?”

“Yes,” I insisted. “The memory chip—it clicked in. Really. All of a sudden, I remembered everything.”

She continued to stare at me, studying me.

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