At least Matt had his cards When Matt’s friend Tyler saw the Blue-Fanged Gobbler he put his hands on his head and said Eeearrrgh Are you okay Matt said Tyler jumped up and down twelve times Eeearrrgh That’s a Blue-Fanged Gobbler Matt He jumped up and down some more I know That’s the best card I’ve ever seen Tyler kept jumping Matt nodded Me too Did you say a Blue-Fanged Gobbler another voice called out Before Matt knew it five or six other kids were gathered around him and Tyler Whoa That card rules 6
Soon they all had their cards out and were happily playing Monster Zap Not long after they started it was time to trade Matt would never trade his Blue Fanged Gobbler But he did have a Fire Breathing Zwart which was a pretty good card Tyler saw it and his eyes grew as big as saucers Whoa I want that Zwart Tyler said Matt looked at the Zwart card in his hand He stared at the Gross Eyeball card in Tyler’s hand I’ll trade you the Zwart for the Eyeball Tyler looked at his card My uncle bought me this one He got it from a special card shop Tyler gave the Eyeball card a long stare He took a deep breath He really wanted that Zwart Okay he said finally 7
Slowly Tyler handed the Eyeball card to Matt Matt gave him the Zwart Matt smiled He needed a Gross Eyeball for his collection Wait Tyler said Give that back I changed my mind Matt shook his head No You traded it fair and square Tyler stepped closer to Matt I want my Gross Eyeball back Come on Matt tried to put the card in his pocket You said you wanted to trade it Tyler reached forward to grab it out of Matt’s hand but Matt was too quick Tyler missed and fell to the pavement Whoa some of the kids around them said Whoa is right came another voice 8
Everyone turned It was Mr Leon the school principal He was out on recess duty His face was the same color as the red shirt he was wearing Matt gulped This meant big trouble 9
