jumped off onto a pile of sleeping bags He crawled under a row of sawhorses Finally he slid across a tarp staked down with his dad’s tent stakes Malcolm trotted back to Dandy panting How did I do You looked great Then he sneezed all over the stopwatch How fast did I go I don’t know Dandy held up the dripping watch I can’t read it
Malcolm sighed We’ll wash it off then you can go But I just got here Not go home Take your turn Hello boys Malcolm and Dandy turned to see Mail Carrier Nancy pulling her mail cart She waved and walked toward them on the sidewalk I’ve got something for you Malcolm whooped It must be the Super Chiller Ghost Freezing Spray he had 7
ordered He didn’t think it would come so fast But Mail Carrier Nancy held out a flat envelope Malcolm frowned There couldn’t be a can of freezing spray in there As Mail Carrier Nancy pulled her cart down the sidewalk Malcolm tore open the envelope The card inside made him groan Dear Malcolm and Dandy I heard about what you boys did Please come to my house as soon as you get this note I have a chore for you Sincerely Ms Porter Is that Dandy wiped his nose again It is It was almost too terrible to think about Pop Quiz Porter the oldest and 8
meanest substitute teacher in the world wanted them to come to her house She says she knows what we did Dandy said What did we do I don’t know but it must have been terrible Just then something dark and scary snuck up behind them A long arm with black fingernails snatched the note out of Malcolm’s hand It belonged to his sister Cocoa She wore a black skirt tattered black leggings and high-top black sneakers His parents said she was going through a phase With all the gray smudged around her eyes she looked more like she was going through a horror movie You two are in trouble she sang out Wait until Mom sees this 9
