Zombie Apocalypse by B. A. Frade

Author:B. A. Frade
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Monsters, Juvenile Fiction / Paranormal
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2017-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

Tyler hit snooze, and I cuddled deeper into my covers, stalling.

“Are you afraid of what might happen today?” Tyler asked me.

“Afraid?” I echoed, my voice muffled by the blankets. “No. I’m not scared, but I don’t want to walk into a trap either.”

“I’ve been thinking… we need to find out more about this book,” Tyler told me. “The dance is tomorrow. Who knows what the storyteller has in mind between now and then?”

I was about to ask him what he thought we could do, but Mom popped her head into our room. “You guys aren’t up yet? What’s going on? You’ll be late.”

I heard Tyler mutter softly, “Just add it to the list of things we’re already in trouble for.…”

I started to laugh but didn’t want Mom to think we were joking around. I choked on the giggle, and the laugh morphed into a moan. I didn’t mean for it to be so loud, but Mom took it as if I was moaning because I was sick.

She pulled back the curtain between our beds and rushed over to me. She put her hand on my head. “I don’t think you have a fever.”

I sat up, saying, “I’m fine.”

If we were sick, that could be the thing that would make us miss the dance. There was no way I was missing it, even if no one but Tyler talked to me all night. Even if the Scaremaster did his worst to frighten me. I was going to dress like a boney zombie and dance until my feet fell off!

I dragged myself up. “Come on, Ty, we gotta get ready for school.” I started running around, looking on the floor for something clean to wear.

“I have an idea. How about you two stay home and rest today?” Mom looked at me, then Tyler. “I want you two healthy for Halloween.”

I got the sudden chills.

Oh, Scaremaster, what were you up to? There was no way that in a normal world Mom would want us to stay home sick from school and still go to a party tomorrow.

If Tyler had any remaining doubts that the Scaremaster was supernatural, this latest weirdness should prove it.

Mom left the room, then came right back. “I have to work today, but Dr. Rasmussen left these new multivitamins for the staff to try. They aren’t for sale yet. It’s a special blend he invented. He said they ‘cure everything.’” She laughed. “Obviously that’s not true, but they’ll probably help with whatever you two are coming down with.”

She handed us the vitamins and gave us each a kiss on the head, saying, “I’ll be back around three.” She pointed at the vitamin in Tyler’s hand. “Take it.” Then to me, “And rest.”

Mom scooted out the door, and a few minutes later, we heard the garage door close.

I leapt out of bed and put the vitamin in my desk drawer. We didn’t need them. We were healthy and fine. Tyler put his in a drawer too.

Since we couldn’t destroy the book, Tyler had decided we needed a way to get rid of it.

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