Bella Williams and Billy Pratt We were doing some skulking practice said Lee Lee Bella and Billy went to St Orlok’s Primary School for young vampires Their teacher Miss Gargoyle taught them important vampire skills like how to change into bats and the Three S’s Swooping Swerving and Skulking Right said Mrs Price Now off to school Dad’s asleep in bed with bat flu so it’ll be quieter if you leave through 10
the window Mrs Price opened the bedroom window and Lee Billy and Bella flew out into the night Ten minutes later they flapped through the school gates and changed back into vampire form A strange black van was 11
parked nearby On the side of the van it said Frances Kenneth Styne Company The driver was helping Mr Eric Gore the school’s zombie caretaker to lug an enormous crate out of the van The crate was nearly three metres long Frances and Kenneth Styne
said Lee I think that’s a shop in town I wonder what’s in the crate Mr Gore looked at them gloomily Vouldn’t you like to know eh he droned Nosy little vampire brats Er good morning Mr Gore said Lee as politely as he could 13
