The Sisters Grimm: Once Upon a Crime

The Sisters Grimm: Once Upon a Crime — page 5 — roared woman knocked Daphne to the ground in her panic If the monster didn't kill the Grimms Sabrina realized her family would be trampled trampled to death in the sudden riot The monster turned its massive head left and right Its lantern eyes scanned the streets until they fixed on Sabrina I'll get you my pretty the monster

The Sisters Grimm: Once Upon a Crime — page 6 — her 1 Four Days Earlier THE EXPLOSION SHOOK SABRINA GRIMM SO hard she swore she felt her brain do a somersault inside inside her skull As she struggled to get her bearings a noxious black smoke choked her and burned her eyes Could she escape No she was at the mercy of a cold soulless machine the family car Isn't anyone worried that this hunk of junk might kill us Sabrina yelled but no one heard her over the chaos As usual she was the only person in her family who noticed anything was wrong Murder plots horrifying monsters the shaking jostling rattling death trap the family used to get around Sabrina had her eyes wide open to trouble She was sure if she didn't stay on her toes her entire family would be dead by nightfall on any given day They were lucky to have

The Sisters Grimm: Once Upon a Crime — page 7 — back THE SISTERS GRIMM Her grandmother a kind sweet lady was in the front seat buried in the same book she had been reading for the last two hours Next to her was the old woman's constant companion a skinny grouchy old man named Mr Canis who drove the family family everywhere Sharing the backseat with Sabrina was a portly pink skinned fellow named Ernest Hamstead and nestled be tween them was Daphne Sabrina's seven year old sister who slumbered peacefully drooling like a faucet onto Sabrina's coat sleeve Sabrina gently nudged her sister toward Mr Hamstead He grimaced when he noticed the drool and shot Sabrina a look that said Thanks for nothing Sabrina pretended not to notice and leaned forward to get her grandmother's attention Granny Relda set her book down in her lap and turned to Sabrina with a smile The old woman's face was lined in wrinkles but her pink cheeks and button nose gave her a youthful appearance She always wore colorful dresses and matching hats with a sunflower appliqué in the center Today she was in purple Where are we Sabrina shouted Her grandmother cupped a hand to her ear to let Sabrina know she hadn't heard the question over the car's terrific racket Are we getting close to the fairy kingdom yet Oh I love chili but I'm afraid it doesn't love me Granny shouted

The Sisters Grimm: Once Upon a Crime — page 8 — ONCE UPON A CRIME No not chili The fairy kingdom Sabrina cried Are we getting getting close Why no I've never kissed a monkey What an odd question Sabrina was about to throw up her hands in defeat when Mr Canis turned to her We are not far he barked then turned his gaze back to the road The old man had better hearing than anyone Sabrina sighed with relief All the rumbling and sputtering would soon be over and it would all have been worth it to help save Puck The shivering boy was huddled next to her grandmother his blond hair matted down and his face drenched in sweat Sabrina felt a pang of regret If it weren't for her he wouldn't have been on death's door at all She sat back in her seat just as the car came to a stop at an intersection intersection She looked out the window To the left was farmland as far as she could see to the right a dusty country road leading to a tiny distant farmhouse Behind her was her new hometown Ferryport Landing and ahead she wasn't sure A place where Puck could get some help for his injuries a place her grandmother said was filled with people like him fairies As the car rolled forward Sabrina lost herself in memories She'd once been a normal kid living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with a mom and a dad a little sister and an apartment near Carl Schurz Park Life was simple and easy and ordinary Then 5

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