GHOST DETECTORS Plop BY DOTTI ENDERLE ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD MCWILLIAM
Ancient History NOOOOOOO Malcolm plugged his fingers in his ears If his sister Cocoa screamed one more time it’d shatter his eardrums He just wanted to eat his dinner in peace even though it was liver and onions Bleh Calm down Malcolm’s mom said It’s not a big deal As usual his dad was pretending to read the newspaper He always avoided dinner drama 4
Cocoa’s eyes bloomed wide putting even more smudgy cracks in her carrot orange eye shadow It is a big deal I promised my friends I’d go with them to the movies It’s the opening weekend of Whispers of Love I can’t miss it Let her go Malcolm said Maybe it’ll teach her how to whisper Cocoa glared Shut it dork This isn’t about you It’s about all of us Malcolm’s mom insisted She looked at his dad Right Um-huh he said turning to the sports page As much as Malcolm hated to admit he agreed with Cocoa on this one Instead of spending a Saturday lying around reading Bizarr-O magazine or chasing ghosts he had to spend it helping clean out an old house 5
