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1 stay out of the basement goosebumps - 02 r.l. stine (an undead scan v1.5) 2 1 “hey, dad—catch!” casey tossed the frisbee across the smooth, green lawn. casey’s dad made a face, squinting into the sun. the frisbee hit the ground and skipped a few times before landing under the hedge at the back of the house. “not today. i’m busy,” dr. brewer said, and abruptly turned and loped into the house. the screen door slammed behind him. casey brushed his straight blond hair back off his forehead. “what’s his problem?” he called to margaret, his sister, who had watched the whole scene from the side of the redwood garage. “you know,” margaret said quietly. she wiped her hands on the legs of her jeans and held them both up, inviting a toss. “i’ll play frisbee with you for a little while,” she said. “okay,” casey said without enthusiasm. …

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g in the family,” margaret called. “well, you’re a dork.” “hey, casey—you want me to play with you or not?” he shrugged. everyone was so edgy these days, margaret realized. it was easy to figure out why. 3 she made a high toss. the frisbee sailed over casey’s head. “you chase it!” he cried angrily, putting his hands on his hips. “no, you!” she cried. “you!” “casey—you’re eleven years old. don’t act like a two-year-old,” she snapped. “well, you act like a one-year-old,” was his reply as he grudgingly went after the frisbee. it was all dad’s fault, margaret realized. things had been so tense ever since he started working at home. down in the basement with his plants and weird machines. he hardly ever came up for air. and when he did, he wouldn’t even catch a frisbee. or spend two minutes with either of them. mom had noticed …

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anzee.” “how come dad got fired?” he asked. she blinked. and stopped running. the question had caught her by surprise. “huh?” his pale, freckled face turned serious. “you know. i mean, why?” he asked, obviously uncomfortable. she and casey had never discussed this in the four weeks since dad had been home. which was unusual since they were pretty close, being only a year apart. “i mean, we came all the way out here so he could work at polytech, right?” casey asked. “yeah. well… he got fired,” margaret said, half-whispering in case her dad might be able to hear. “but why? did he blow up the lab or something?” casey grinned. the idea of his dad blowing up a huge campus science lab appealed to him. 4 “no, he didn’t blow anything up,” margaret said, tugging at a strand of dark hair. “botanists work with plants, you know. they …

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mom looks very tired today, margaret thought, noticing the crisscross of fine lines at the corners of her mother’s eyes and the first strands of gray in her mother’s shoulder-length brown hair. “i hate this job,” mrs. brewer said, turning back to the sink. “what are you doing?” casey asked, pulling open the refrigerator and removing a box of juice. “i’m deveining shrimp.” “yuck!” margaret exclaimed. “thanks for the support,” mrs. brewer said dryly. the phone rang. wiping her shrimpy hands with a dish towel, she hurried across the room to pick up the phone. margaret got a box of juice from the fridge, popped the straw into the top, and followed casey into the front hallway. the basement door, usually shut tight when dr. brewer was working down there, was slightly ajar. casey started to close it, then stopped. “let’s go down and see what dad is doing,” he …

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wed, in a voice they’d never heard before. both kids shrank back, surprised to hear their father scream like that. he was usually so mild and soft-spoken. “stay out of the basement,” he repeated, holding his bleeding hand. “don’t ever come down here—i’m warning you.” 6 2 “okay. all packed,” mrs. brewer said, dropping her suitcases with a thud in the front hallway. she poked her head into the living room where the tv was blaring. “do you think you could stop the movie for one minute to say good-bye to your mother?” casey pushed a button on the remote control, and the screen went blank. he and margaret obediently walked to the hallway to give their mother hugs. margaret’s friend, diane manning, who lived just around the corner, followed them into the hallway. “how long are you going to be gone, mrs. brewer?” she asked, her eyes on the …

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1 stay out of the basement goosebumps - 02 r.l. stine (an undead scan v1.5) 2 1 “hey, dad—catch!” casey tossed the frisbee across the smooth, green lawn. casey’s dad made a face, squinting into the sun. the frisbee hit the ground and skipped a few times before landing under the hedge at the back of the house. “not today. i’m busy,” dr. brewer said, and abruptly turned and loped into the house. the screen door slammed behind him. casey brushed his straight blond hair back off his forehead. “what’s his problem?” he called to margaret, his sister, who had watched the whole scene from the side of the redwood garage. “you know,” margaret said quietly. she wiped her hands …

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