The_Haunted_Mask__Goosebumps.docx

1、The_Haunted_Mask_Goosebumpsdocx1THEHAUNTEDMASK2LookformoreGoosebumpsbooksbyR.L.Stine:#1WelcometoDeadHouse#2StayOutoftheBasement#3MonsterBlood#USayCheeseandDie!#5TheCurseoftheMummysTomb#6LetsGetInvisible!#7NightoftheLivingDummy#8TheGirlWhoCriedMonster#9WelcometoCampNightmare#10TheGhostNextDoor3Gooseb

2、umpsTHEHAUNTEDMASKR.L.STINEANAPPLEPAPERBACKSCHOLASTICINC.NewYorkTorontoLondonAucklandSydney4Ifyoupurchasedthisbookwithoutacover,youshouldbeawarethatthisbookisstolenproperty.Itwasreportedasunsoldanddestroyedtothepublisher,andneithertheauthornorthepublisherhasreceivedanypaymentforthisstrippedbook.Nopa

3、rtofthispublicationmaybereproducedinwholeorinpart,orstoredinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.Forinformationregardingpermission,writetoScholasticInc.,730Broadway,NewYork,NY10003.ISBN0-59

4、0-49446-5Copyright?1993byParachutePress.Allrightsreserved.PublishedbyScholasticInc.APPLEPAPERBACKSisaregisteredtrademarkofScholasticInc.121110987654321345678/9PrintedintheU.S.A.40FirstScholasticprinting,September19935THEHAUNTEDMASK6BlankPage71WhatareyougoingtobeforHalloween?SabrinaMasonasked.Shemove

5、dherforkaroundinthebrightyellowmacaronionherlunchtray,butdidnttakeabite.CarlyBethCaldwellsighedandshookherhead.Theoverheadlightonthelunchroomceilingmadeherstraightbrownhairgleam.Idontknow.Awitch,maybe.Sabrinasmouthdroppedopen.You?Awitch?Well,whynot?CarlyBethdemanded,staringacrossthelongtableatherfri

6、end.Ithoughtyouwereafraidofwitches,Sheraisedaforkfulofmacaronitohermouthandstartedtochew.Thismacaroniismadeofrubber,shecomplained,chewinghard.Remindmetostartpackingalunch.Iamnotafraidofwitches!CarlyBethinsisted,herdarkeyesflashingangrily.YoujustthinkImabigscaredy-cat,dontyou!Sabrinagiggled.Yes.Shefl

7、ippedherblack8ponytailbehindhershoulderswithaquicktossofherhead.Hey,donteatthemacaroni.Really,CarlyBeth.Itsgross.ShereachedacrossthetabletokeepCarlyBethfromraisingherfork.ButImstarving!CarlyBethcomplained.Thelunchroomgrewcrowdedandnoisy.Atthenexttable,agroupoffifth-gradeboysweretossingahalf-fullmilk

8、cartonbackandforth.CarlyBethsawChuckGreeneballupabrightredfruitrollupandshovethewholestickythinginhismouth.Yuck!Shemadeadisgustedfaceathim.ThensheturnedbacktoSabrina.Iamnotascaredy-cat,Sabrina.Justbecauseeveryonepicksonmeand-CarlyBeth,whataboutlastweek?Remember?Atmyhouse?Sabrinarippedopenabagoftorti

9、llachipsandofferedsomeacrossthetabletoherfriend.Youmeantheghostthing?CarlyBethreplied,frowning.Thatwasreallystupid.Butyoubelievedit,Sabrinasaidwithamouthfulofchips.Youreallybelievedmyatticwashaunted.Youshouldhaveseenthelookonyourfacewhentheceilingstartedtocreak,andweheardthefootstepsupthere.Thatwass

10、omean,CarlyBethcomplained,rollinghereyes.Thenwhenyouheardfootstepscomingdownthestairs,yourfacewentallwhiteandyou9screamed,Sabrinarecalled.ItwasonlyChuckandSteve.YouknowImafraidofghosts,CarlyBethsaid,blushing.Andsnakesandbugsandloudnoisesanddarkroomsand-andwitches!Sabrinadeclared.Idontseewhyyouhaveto

11、makefunofme,CarlyBethpouted.Sheshovedherlunchtrayaway.Idontseewhyeveryonealwaysthinksitssomuchfuntotrytoscareme.Evenyou,mybestfriend.Imsorry,Sabrinasaidsincerely.ShereachedacrossthetableandsqueezedCarlyBethswristreassuringly.Yourejustsoeasytoscare.Itshardtoresist.Here.Wantsomemorechips?Sheshovedtheb

12、agtowardCarlyBeth.MaybeIllscareyousomeday,CarlyBeththreatened.Herfriendlaughed.Noway!CarlyBethcontinuedtopout.Shewaseleven.Butshewastiny.Andwithherroundfaceandshortstubofanose(whichshehatedandwishedwouldgrowlonger),shelookedmuchyounger.Sabrina,ontheotherhand,wastall,dark,andsophisticatedlooking.Sheh

13、adstraightblackhairtiedbehindherheadinaponytail,andenormous,darkeyes.EveryonewhosawthemtogetherassumedthatSabrinawastwelveorthirteen.But,actually,CarlyBethwasamontholderthanherfriend.MaybeIwontbeawitch,CarlyBethsaidthoughtfully,restingherchinonherhands.MaybeIllbeadisgustingmonsterwithhangingeyeballs

14、andgreenslimedrippingdownmyfaceand-AloudcrashmadeCarlyBethscream.Ittookherafewsecondstorealizethatitwasjustalunchtrayhittingthefloor.SheturnedtoseeGabeMoser,hisfacebrightred,droptohiskneesandstartscoopinghislunchoffthefloor.Thelunchroomrangoutwithcheersandapplause.CarlyBethhuncheddowninherseat,embar

15、rassedthatshehadscreamed.Herbreathinghadjustreturnedtonormalwhenastronghandgrabbedhershoulderfrombehind.CarlyBethsshriekechoedthroughtheroom.112Sheheardlaughter.Atanothertable,someoneyelled,Waytogo,Steve!ShewhippedherheadaroundtoseeherfriendSteveBoswellstandingbehindher,amischievousgrinonhisface.Got

16、cha,hesaid,lettinggoofhershoulder.StevepulledoutthechairnexttoCarlyBethsandloweredhimselfoveritsback.Hisbestfriend,ChuckGreene,slammedhisbookbagontothetableandthensatdownnexttoSabrina.SteveandChucklookedsomuchalike,theycouldhavebeenbrothers.Bothweretallandthin,withstraightbrownhair,whichtheyusuallyh

17、idunderbaseballcaps.Bothhaddarkbrowneyesandgoofygrins.Bothworefadedbluejeansanddark-colored,long-sleevedT-shirts.AndbothofthemlovedtoscareCarlyBeth.Theylovedtostartleher,tomakeherjumpandshriek.12Theyspenthoursdreamingupnewwaystofrightenher.Shevowedeverytimethatshewouldnever-never-fallforoneoftheirst

18、upidtricksagain.Butsofar,theyhadwoneverytime.CarlyBethalwaysthreatenedtopaythemback.Butinallthetimetheydbeenfriends,shehadntbeenabletothinkofanythinggoodenough.ChuckreachedforthefewremainingchipsinSabrinasbag.Sheplayfullyslappedhishandaway.Getyourown.SteveheldacrinkledhunkofaluminumfoilunderCarlyBet

19、hsnose.Wantasandwich?Idontwantit.CarlyBethsniffeditsuspiciously.Whatkindisit?Imstarving!Itsaturkeysandwich.Here,Stevesaid,handingittoCarlyBeth.Itstoodry.Mymomforgotthemayo.Youwantit?Yeah,sure.Thanks!Shetookthesandwichfromhimandpeeledbackthealuminumfoil.Thenshetookabigbiteofthesandwich.Asshestartedto

20、chew,sherealizedthatbothSteveandChuckwerestaringatherwithbiggrinsontheirfaces.Somethingtastedfunny.Kindofstickyandsour.CarlyBethstoppedchewing.13ChuckandStevewerelaughingnow.Sabrinalookedconfused.CarlyBethutteredadisgustedgroanandspitthechewed-upsandwichhunkintoanapkin.Thenshepulledthebreadapart-and

21、sawabigbrownwormrestingontopoftheturkey.Ohh!Withamoan,shecoveredherfacewithherhands.Theroomeruptedwithlaughter.Cruellaughter.Iateaworm.I-Fmgoingtobesick!CarlyBethgroaned.ShejumpedtoherfeetandstaredangrilyatSteve.Howcouldyou?shedemanded.Itisntfunny.Its-its-Itisntarealworm,Chucksaid.Stevewaslaughingto

22、ohardtotalk.Huh?CarlyBethgazeddownatitandfeltawaveofnauseariseupfromherstomach.Itisntreal.Itsrubber.Pickitup,Chuckurged.Kidsallthroughthevastroomwerewhisperingandpointingather.Andlaughing.Goahead.Itisntreal.Pickitup,Chucksaid,grinning.CarlyBethreacheddownwithtwofingersandreluctantlypickedthebrownwor

23、mfromthesandwich.Itfeltwarmandsticky.Gotchaagain!Chucksaidwithalaugh.14Itwasreal!Arealworm!Withahorrifiedcry,CarlyBethtossedthewormatChuck,whowaslaughingwildly.Thensheleaptawayfromthetable,knockingthechairover.Asthechairclatterednoisilyagainstthehardfloor,CarlyBethcoveredhermouthandrangaggingfromthe

24、lunchroom.Icanstilltasteit!shethought.Icanstilltastetheworminmymouth!Illpaythembackforthis,CarlyBeththoughtbitterlyassheran.Illpaythemback.Ireallywill.Asshepushedthroughthedoubledoorsandhurtledtowardthegirlsroom,thecruellaughterfollowedheracrossthehall.153Afterschool,CarlyBethhurriedthroughthehallsw

25、ithouttalkingtoanyone.Sheheardkidslaughingandwhispering.Sheknewtheywerelaughingather.WordhadspreadalloverschoolthatCarlyBethCaldwellhadeatenawormatlunch.CarlyBeth,thescaredy-cat.CarlyBeth,whowasfrightenedofherownshadow.CarlyBeth,whowassoeasytotrick.ChuckandStevehadsneakedarealworm,afatbrownworm,into

26、asandwich.AndCarlyBethhadtakenabigbite.Whatajerk!CarlyBethranallthewayhome,threelongblocks.Herangergrewwitheverystep.Howcouldtheydothattome?Theyresupposedtobemyfriends!Whydotheythinkitssofunnytoscareme?Sheburstintothehouse,breathinghard.Anybodyhome?shecalled,stoppinginthehallway16andleaningagainstthebanistertocatchherbreath.Hermotherhurriedoutfromthekitchen.CarlyBeth!Hi!Whatswrong?Iranalltheway,CarlyBethtoldher,pullingoffherbluewindbreaker.Why?Mrs.Caldwellasked.Justfelt