Go Eat Worms! by R. L. Stine

Author:R. L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Horror & Ghost Stories
ISBN: 9780439671149
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2004-11-30T23:00:00+00:00

14

“Todd—rise and shine!”

Todd blinked his eyes open. He sat up slowly in bed and stretched his arms over his head.

“Rise and shine, Todd! Look alive!” his mother called from the foot of the stairs.

Why does she say the same thing every morning? he wondered. Always “Rise and shine, rise and shine!” Why can’t she say, “Time to get up!” or, “Move ’em on out!” or something? Just for a little variety.

Grumpily, he pulled himself up and lowered his feet to the floor.

Why can’t I have a clock radio like Regina? he asked himself. Then I could wake up to music instead of “Rise and shine!”

“Look alive up there!” Mrs. Barstow called impatiently.

“I’m up! I’m up, Mom!” Todd shouted hoarsely down to her.

Bright sunlight poured in through the bedroom window. Squinting toward the window, he could see a patch of clear blue sky.

Nice day, he thought.

What day is it? he asked himself, standing up and stretching some more. Thursday? Yeah. Thursday.

Good, he thought. We have gym on Thursday. Maybe we’ll play softball.

Gym was Todd’s favorite class—especially on days they went outside.

His pajama bottoms had become totally twisted. He straightened them as he made his way to the bathroom to brush his teeth.

Are we having the math quiz today or tomorrow? he wondered, squinting at his sleepy face in the medicine chest mirror. I hope it’s tomorrow. I forgot to study for it last night.

He stuck his tongue out at himself.

He could hear Regina downstairs, arguing about something with their mother. Regina liked to argue in the morning. It was the way she got her mind into gear.

She argued about what to wear. Or what she wanted for breakfast. One of her favorite arguments was whether or not it was too warm to wear a jacket.

Todd’s mother never learned. She always argued back. So they had pretty noisy mornings.

Todd liked to sleep as long as possible. Then he took his time getting dressed. That way, Regina was usually all finished with her arguing by the time he came downstairs.

Thinking about the math quiz, he brushed his teeth. Then he returned to his room and pulled on a clean pair of faded jeans and a navy blue T-shirt that came down nearly to his knees.

Regina and Mrs. Barstow were still arguing as Todd entered the kitchen. Regina, her dark hair tied back in a single braid, sat at the table, finishing her breakfast. Their mother, dressed for work, stood on the other side of the table, a steaming cup of coffee in one hand.

“But I’m too hot in that jacket!” Regina was insisting.

“Then why not wear a sweatshirt?” their mother suggested patiently.

“I don’t have any,” Regina complained.

“You have a whole drawerful!” Mrs. Barstow protested.

“But I don’t like those!” Regina cried shrilly.

Todd grabbed his glass of orange juice off the table and gulped it down in one long swallow.

“Todd, sit down and have your breakfast,” his mother ordered.

“Can’t. I’m late,” he said, wiping orange juice off his upper lip with one hand. “Got to go.

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