Nightmare Room 04 - Liar Liar by R. L. Stine

Author:R. L. Stine [Stine, R. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

I spun to fight him off.

But my leg caught on the side of the house.

He grabbed my arm with both hands. And to my shock, pul ed me back into the room.

I landed on the floor, breathing hard, my body bathed in a cold sweat.

He stared down at me, a crooked smile on his face. My crooked smile.

“Did you think I was going to push you out?” he asked, breathing hard.

“Wel … maybe,” I muttered.

I climbed slowly to my feet. I stood facing him, tensed and ready.

“I’d love to push you out,” he said, squinting at me angrily. “But the fal wouldn’t kil you. And I have to get you out of here—out of here for good.”

“So why didn’t you let me go out the window?” I demanded.

“You wouldn’t get very far,” he said menacingly.

“What do you mean?” I demanded.

“You don’t understand. You don’t know anything,” my twin said, shaking his head. “I guess I have no choice. I have to explain it al before you go.”

“But I’m not going,” I said firmly, crossing my arms in front of me. “You are going. You are the one who doesn’t belong.”

He made a disgusted face and motioned for me to sit down.

I dropped down tensely on the edge of the bed. He tugged off the white robe and tossed it into the closet. Then he pul ed out the desk chair and sat on it backward, resting his hands on its back.

“This is your own fault,” he said bitterly. He glanced to the door. I guessed he was making sure it was closed.

“My own fault?” I cried. “What are you talking about?”

“You told a lot of lies—didn’t you!” he accused. “You lied and lied and lied. You told so many lies, you broke the fabric of truth and reality!”

“I didn’t lie that much!” I protested.

“Ross, you lied so much, you lost al track of what’s real and what isn’t real,” he continued. “You slipped into a paral el world. Into a whole different reality. Out of your world—into my world.”

I jumped to my feet. “Are you crazy?” I shouted. “What are you talking about?”

“Didn’t you learn about paral el worlds?” my twin asked. “What kind of school do you go to? We study that in fourth grade.”

“You’re total y crazy,” I muttered, dropping back onto the bed.

“Wel , didn’t you notice things are a little different here?” my twin demanded. “Didn’t you notice that things are almost the same—but not quite?”

“Wel … yeah,” I replied.

My twin climbed to his feet. He shoved the chair back under the desk. “You lied and lied until you lost your reality,” he said.

“No—” I said.

“Now you’re in a world where you don’t belong. And it’s your fault. Al your fault.”

“How do you know?” I screamed. “What makes you the expert? How do you know anything about me?”

“Because I am you!” he shouted back. “I’m Ross Arthur in this reality, in this world. And you don’t belong here! You’re an Intruder. A dangerous Intruder. You can’t stay!”

“No!” I cried again.

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