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THEHAUNTEDMASK2

LookformoreGoosebumpsbooksbyR.L.Stine:

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Goosebumps

THEHAUNTEDMASK

R.L.STINE

AN

APPLE

PAPERBACK

SCHOLASTICINC.NewYorkTorontoLondonAucklandSydney

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Ifyoupurchasedthisbookwithoutacover,youshouldbeawarethatthisbookisstolen

property.Itwasreportedas"unsoldanddestroyed"tothepublisher,andneithertheauthor

northepublisherhasreceivedanypaymentforthis"strippedbook."

Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinwholeorinpart,orstoredinaretrieval

system,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,

recording,orotherwise,withoutwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.Forinformation

regardingpermission,writetoScholasticInc.,730Broadway,NewYork,NY10003.ISBN0-590-49446-5

Copyright?

1993byParachutePress.Allrightsreserved.PublishedbyScholasticInc.APPLE

PAPERBACKSisaregisteredtrademarkofScholasticInc.

121110987654321345678/9

PrintedintheU.S.A.40

FirstScholasticprinting,September1993

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THEHAUNTEDMASK

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"WhatareyougoingtobeforHalloween?

"SabrinaMasonasked.Shemovedherforkaround

inthebrightyellowmacaronionherlunchtray,butdidn'ttakeabite.CarlyBethCaldwellsighedandshookherhead.Theoverheadlightonthelunchroomceiling

madeherstraightbrownhairgleam."Idon'tknow.Awitch,maybe."

Sabrina'smouthdroppedopen."You?

Awitch?

"

"Well,whynot?

"CarlyBethdemanded,staringacrossthelongtableatherfriend."Ithoughtyouwereafraidofwitches,"Sabrinareplied.Sheraisedaforkfulofmacaronitoher

mouthandstartedtochew."Thismacaroniismadeofrubber,"shecomplained,chewing

hard."Remindmetostartpackingalunch."

"Iamnotafraidofwitches!

"CarlyBethinsisted,herdarkeyesflashingangrily."Youjustthink

I'mabigscaredy-cat,don'tyou!

"

Sabrinagiggled."Yes."Sheflippedherblack

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ponytailbehindhershoulderswithaquicktossofherhead."Hey,don'teatthemacaroni.

Really,CarlyBeth.It'sgross."ShereachedacrossthetabletokeepCarlyBethfrom

raisingherfork.

"ButI'mstarving!

"CarlyBethcomplained.

Thelunchroomgrewcrowdedandnoisy.Atthenexttable,agroupoffifth-gradeboyswere

tossingahalf-fullmilkcartonbackandforth.CarlyBethsawChuckGreeneballupa

brightredfruitrollupandshovethewholestickythinginhismouth.

"Yuck!

"Shemadeadisgustedfaceathim.ThensheturnedbacktoSabrina."Iamnota

scaredy-cat,Sabrina.Justbecauseeveryonepicksonmeand--"

"CarlyBeth,whataboutlastweek?

Remember?

Atmyhouse?

"Sabrinarippedopenabagof

tortillachipsandofferedsomeacrossthetabletoherfriend.

"Youmeantheghostthing?

"CarlyBethreplied,frowning."Thatwasreallystupid.""Butyoubelievedit,"Sabrinasaidwithamouthfulofchips."Youreallybelievedmyatticwas

haunted.Youshouldhaveseenthelookonyourfacewhentheceilingstartedtocreak,and

weheardthefootstepsupthere."

"Thatwassomean,"CarlyBethcomplained,rollinghereyes.

"Thenwhenyouheardfootstepscomingdownthestairs,yourfacewentallwhiteandyou9

screamed,"Sabrinarecalled."ItwasonlyChuckandSteve."

"YouknowI'mafraidofghosts,"CarlyBethsaid,blushing.

"Andsnakesandbugsandloudnoisesanddarkroomsand--andwitches!

"Sabrinadeclared."Idon'tseewhyyouhavetomakefunofme,"CarlyBethpouted.Sheshovedherlunchtray

away."Idon'tseewhyeveryonealwaysthinksit'ssomuchfuntotrytoscareme.Even

you,mybestfriend."

"I'msorry,"Sabrinasaidsincerely.ShereachedacrossthetableandsqueezedCarlyBeth's

wristreassuringly."You'rejustsoeasytoscare.It'shardtoresist.Here.Wantsomemore

chips?

"SheshovedthebagtowardCarlyBeth.

"MaybeI'llscareyousomeday,"CarlyBeththreatened.

Herfriendlaughed."Noway!

"

CarlyBethcontinuedtopout.Shewaseleven.Butshewastiny.Andwithherroundfaceand

shortstubofanose（whichshehatedandwishedwouldgrowlonger）,shelookedmuch

younger.

Sabrina,ontheotherhand,wastall,dark,andsophisticated-looking.Shehadstraightblackhair

tiedbehindherheadinaponytail,andenormous,darkeyes.Everyonewhosawthem

togetherassumedthatSabrinawastwelveorthirteen.But,actually,CarlyBethwasa

montholderthanherfriend.

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"MaybeIwon'tbeawitch,"CarlyBethsaidthoughtfully,restingherchinonherhands.

"MaybeI'llbeadisgustingmonsterwithhangingeyeballsandgreenslimedrippingdown

myfaceand--"

AloudcrashmadeCarlyBethscream.

Ittookherafewsecondstorealizethatitwasjustalunchtrayhittingthefloor.Sheturnedto

seeGabeMoser,hisfacebrightred,droptohiskneesandstartscoopinghislunchoffthe

floor.Thelunchroomrangoutwithcheersandapplause.

CarlyBethhuncheddowninherseat,embarrassedthatshehadscreamed.

Herbreathinghadjustreturnedtonormalwhenastronghandgrabbedhershoulderfrom

behind.

CarlyBeth'sshriekechoedthroughtheroom.

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Sheheardlaughter.Atanothertable,someoneyelled,"Waytogo,Steve!

"ShewhippedherheadaroundtoseeherfriendSteveBoswellstandingbehindher,a

mischievousgrinonhisface."Gotcha,"hesaid,lettinggoofhershoulder.StevepulledoutthechairnexttoCarlyBeth'sandloweredhimselfoveritsback.Hisbest

friend,ChuckGreene,slammedhisbookbagontothetableandthensatdownnextto

Sabrina.

SteveandChucklookedsomuchalike,theycouldhavebeenbrothers.Bothweretallandthin,

withstraightbrownhair,whichtheyusuallyhidunderbaseballcaps.Bothhaddarkbrown

eyesandgoofygrins.Bothworefadedbluejeansanddark-colored,long-sleevedT-shirts.AndbothofthemlovedtoscareCarlyBeth.Theylovedtostartleher,tomakeherjumpand

shriek.

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Theyspenthoursdreamingupnewwaystofrightenher.

Shevowedeverytimethatshewouldnever--never--fallforoneoftheirstupidtricksagain.

Butsofar,theyhadwoneverytime.

CarlyBethalwaysthreatenedtopaythemback.Butinallthetimethey'dbeenfriends,she

hadn'tbeenabletothinkofanythinggoodenough.

ChuckreachedforthefewremainingchipsinSabrina'sbag.Sheplayfullyslappedhishand

away."Getyourown."

SteveheldacrinkledhunkofaluminumfoilunderCarlyBeth'snose."Wantasandwich?

I

don'twantit."

CarlyBethsniffeditsuspiciously."Whatkindisit?

I'mstarving!

"

"It'saturkeysandwich.Here,"Stevesaid,handingittoCarlyBeth."It'stoodry.Mymom

forgotthemayo.Youwantit?

"

"Yeah,sure.Thanks!

"CarlyBethexclaimed.Shetookthesandwichfromhimandpeeledback

thealuminumfoil.Thenshetookabigbiteofthesandwich.

Asshestartedtochew,sherealizedthatbothSteveandChuckwerestaringatherwithbig

grinsontheirfaces.

Somethingtastedfunny.Kindofstickyandsour.

CarlyBethstoppedchewing.

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ChuckandStevewerelaughingnow.Sabrinalookedconfused.

CarlyBethutteredadisgustedgroanandspitthechewed-upsandwichhunkintoanapkin.

Thenshepulledthebreadapart--andsawabigbrownwormrestingontopoftheturkey."Ohh!

"Withamoan,shecoveredherfacewithherhands.

Theroomeruptedwithlaughter.Cruellaughter.

"Iateaworm.I-Fmgoingtobesick!

"CarlyBethgroaned.Shejumpedtoherfeetandstared

angrilyatSteve."Howcouldyou?

"shedemanded."Itisn'tfunny.It's--it's--"

"Itisn'tarealworm,"Chucksaid.Stevewaslaughingtoohardtotalk.

"Huh?

"CarlyBethgazeddownatitandfeltawaveofnauseariseupfromherstomach.

"Itisn'treal.It'srubber.Pickitup,"Chuckurged.

CarlyBethhesitated.

Kidsallthroughthevastroomwerewhisperingandpointingather.Andlaughing."Goahead.Itisn'treal.Pickitup,"Chucksaid,grinning.

CarlyBethreacheddownwithtwofingersandreluctantlypickedthebrownwormfromthe

sandwich.Itfeltwarmandsticky.

"Gotchaagain!

"Chucksaidwithalaugh.

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Itwasreal!

Arealworm!

Withahorrifiedcry,CarlyBethtossedthewormatChuck,whowaslaughingwildly.Thenshe

leaptawayfromthetable,knockingthechairover.Asthechairclatterednoisilyagainst

thehardfloor,CarlyBethcoveredhermouthandrangaggingfromthelunchroom.Icanstilltasteit!

shethought.

Icanstilltastetheworminmymouth!

I'llpaythembackforthis,CarlyBeththoughtbitterlyassheran.

I'llpaythemback.Ireallywill.

Asshepushedthroughthedoubledoorsandhurtledtowardthegirls'room,thecruellaughter

followedheracrossthehall.

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Afterschool,CarlyBethhurriedthroughthehallswithouttalkingtoanyone.Sheheardkids

laughingandwhispering.Sheknewtheywerelaughingather.

WordhadspreadalloverschoolthatCarlyBethCaldwellhadeatenawormatlunch.CarlyBeth,thescaredy-cat.CarlyBeth,whowasfrightenedofherownshadow.CarlyBeth,

whowassoeasytotrick.

ChuckandStevehadsneakedarealworm,afatbrownworm,intoasandwich.AndCarlyBeth

hadtakenabigbite.

Whatajerk!

CarlyBethranallthewayhome,threelongblocks.Herangergrewwitheverystep.Howcouldtheydothattome?

They'resupposedtobemyfriends!

Whydotheythinkit'ssofunnytoscareme?

Sheburstinto