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Zack took a step back from the mirror and crossed his arms in front of his chest. His eyes glowed with excitement. “How do I look?” Erin teased. “You never looked better,” Zack joked. “I like what you did with your hair,” April teased, glancing up from the watch. Even April was joking and having a good time. Why couldn’t I relax, too? Why was I suddenly so frightened? “You feel okay?” I asked Erin. The words nearly caught in my throat. “Fine,” Erin replied. I could hear her footsteps as she walked around the room. “If you start to feel weird, just say ‘ready’, and Zack’ll pull the string,” I said. “I know,” she replied impatiently. “But I won’t be ready to come back until I break the record.” “I’m going next,” Zack told Erin, arms still crossed in front of him. “So your record won’t last for long.” Suddenly Zack’s arms uncrossed. His hands flew wildly up in the air, and he began slapping his face with both hands. “Ow! Cut it out, Erin!” he yelled, trying to squirm away. “Let go!” We heard Erin laugh as Zack slapped himself a few more times, then finally managed to wrestle out of her grip. “One minute,” April announced from behind us. “Ow! You hurt me!” Zack said, scowling and rubbing his red cheeks. Erin laughed again. “You still feel okay?” I asked, glancing into the mirror. “Fine. Stop worrying, Max,” Erin scolded. My T-shirt suddenly pulled up over my head. Erin laughed. “Give me a break!” I cried, spinning away. “Two minutes,” April announced. I heard the attic stairs creaking. A few seconds later, Whitey poked his head in. This time, he stopped in the doorway and peered into the room without entering. “Go back downstairs, boy,” I told him. “Go down.” He stared back at me as if considering my request. But he didn’t budge from the doorway. I didn’t want to take another chance of him getting too close to the mirror. So I grabbed him by the collar and guided him to the stairs. Then it took a while for the dumb dog to get the idea that he was supposed to go down the stairs! When I returned to the little room, April had just called out four minutes. Zack was pacing impatiently back and forth in front of the mirror. I guess he couldn’t wait for it to be his turn. I found myself thinking about Lefty. Lefty knew I had called everyone and canceled the competition. So why had he called Zack, Erin, and April and told them it was back on? Just one of his practical jokes, I decided. I’d have to find a way to pay him back for this. Something really evil…
“Eight minutes,” April said, stretching. “Pretty good,” Zack told Erin. “Sure you don’t want to quit now? There’s no way you can win. Why not save everyone the time?” “Do you still feel okay?” I asked anxiously. No reply. “Erin?” I called, searching around as if I had a chance of spotting her. “You feel okay?” No reply. “Erin—don’t mess around. It’s not funny!” I cried. “Yeah. Answer us!” Zack demanded. Still no reply. Glancing into the mirror, I saw April’s reflection, caught her horrified expression. “Erin’s gone,” she uttered, her voice a frightened whisper.
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LET’S GET INVISIBLE! Goosebumps -
Page 4 and 5: He and I raced down the narrow hall
Page 6 and 7: “It’s kind of spooky up here,
Page 8 and 9: “Ooh, it smells so musty,” Erin
Page 10 and 11: I stepped in front of it and starte
Page 12 and 13: 4 All three of them were staring in
Page 14 and 15: 5 The chain slipped from Erin’s h
Page 16 and 17: Taking a deep breath, I opened the
Page 18 and 19: “You going to go invisible again?
Page 20 and 21: I stepped back in front of the mirr
Page 22 and 23: They won’t let us use it.” He s
Page 24 and 25: “Yeah. Sure,” he muttered. Left
Page 26 and 27: I felt very shaky, kind of trembly
Page 28 and 29: “Your mom said you were here,”
Page 30 and 31: “This is too scary. I hate this!
Page 32 and 33: “Chicken?” Zack teased her. “
Page 34 and 35: “Whoa!” I cried. “That might
Page 36 and 37: No response. Could they hear me? Th
Page 38 and 39: that little piece of chain.” “I
Page 40 and 41: Poppy! They look alike, almost like
Page 42 and 43: 15 Dad glared angrily across the ta
Page 44 and 45: “Erin, I’m not so sure about th
Page 46 and 47: “Maaaaax.” The whisper, I reali
Page 48 and 49: I heard giggling. Familiar giggling
Page 50 and 51: “I’ll hurry,” I told her, and
Page 52 and 53: “I don’t want to compete,” Ap
Page 56 and 57: 20 “Erin—where are you?” I sh
Page 58 and 59: tomatoes began to circle each other
Page 60 and 61: “No. Really,” I said. “Zack c
Page 62 and 63: The light swirled around me. I felt
Page 64 and 65: And as I floated deeper, deeper, th
Page 66 and 67: scratching against glass. I struggl
Page 68 and 69: around roughly. “The switch wasn
Page 70 and 71: And then Erin and Zack dropped onto
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