GHOST DETECTORS Abracadabra BY DOTTI ENDERLE ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD MCWILLIAM
No Fair Ready set go Malcolm and Dandy took off racing toward the Quickie Mart It was a hot summer afternoon and Malcolm had just two things on his mind 1 Quench his tremendous thirst 2 Beat Dandy there He wanted to have first pick of the Bubbler’s Root Beer He wasn’t a big fan of root beer but Bubbler’s was holding 4
a contest Find the bottle cap with a red lightning bolt and win 100 of free video games Beat ya Dandy said even though they both pushed open the Quickie Mart door together A teenage boy working behind the counter gazed up from the smartphone in his hand Where’s the fire he smirked In my throat Malcolm answered realizing how parched he was He and Dandy rushed to the cooler section and huh Only one bottle left Hey Malcolm called to the boy behind the counter Where are all the Bubbler’s The boy never looked up He kept texting and grinning flashing the huge gap between his teeth 5
