Let's Get Invisible by R. L. Stine

Author:R. L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Children's Books
ISBN: 9780439568388
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 1993-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

13

Beyond the shimmering wall of yellow light, Zack’s outstretched hand came clearly into my view. The dark chain dangled from his hand like a dead snake.

“It broke off!” he was crying, sounding very alarmed.

I stared through the light at the chain, feeling myself hovering beside Zack, floating, fading.

Somewhere far in the distance, April was screaming. I couldn’t make out her words.

Lefty stood frozen in the center of the room. It seemed strange to see him standing so still. He was always moving, always bouncing, running, falling. But now he, too, stood staring at the chain.

The light shimmered brighter.

I saw sudden movement.

Someone was crossing the room. I struggled to focus.

It was Erin. She was dragging a large cardboard box across the floor. The scraping sound it made seemed so far away.

Feeling myself being pulled away, I struggled to watch her. She pulled the box next to the mirror. Then she climbed up onto it.

I saw her reaching up to the lamp. I saw her staring into the light.

I wanted to ask her what she was doing, but I was too far away. I was floating off. I felt so light, so feather light.

And as I floated, the yellow light spread over me. It covered me. Pulled me.

And then with startling suddenness, it was gone.

And all was darkness.

“I did it!” Erin proclaimed.

I heard her explaining to the others. “There was a little bit of chain left up there. I pulled it and turned off the light.” Her eyes darted frantically around the room, searching for me. “Max—are you okay? Can you hear me?”

“Yeah. I’m okay,” I replied.

I felt better. Stronger. Closer.

I stepped up to the mirror and searched for my reflection.

“That was scary,” Lefty said behind me.

“I can feel myself coming back,” I told them.

“What was his time?” Zack asked April.

April’s features were tight with worry. Sitting against the wall, she looked pale and uncomfortable. “Five forty-eight,” she told Zack. And then quickly added, “I really think this stupid competition is a big mistake.”

“You beat my record!” Zack groaned, turning to where he figured I was standing. “I don’t believe it! Almost six minutes!”

“I’m going for longer than that,” Lefty said, pushing past Zack and stepping up to the mirror.

“We have to fix the chain first,” Erin told him. “It’s too hard to keep climbing up on a box to pull that little piece of chain.”

“I felt pretty strange at the end,” I told them, still waiting to reappear. “The light grew brighter and brighter.”

“Did you feel like you were being pulled away?” Erin asked.

“Yeah,” I replied. “Like I was fading or something.”

“That’s how I started to feel,” Erin cried.

“This is just so dangerous,” April said, shaking her head.

I popped back.

My knees buckled and I almost fell to the floor. But I grabbed the mirror and held myself up. After a few seconds, my legs felt strong again. I took a few steps and regained my balance.

“What if we couldn’t turn off the light?” April demanded, climbing to her feet, brushing the dust off the back of her jeans with both hands.

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