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ONE DAY AT
HORRORLAND
Goosebumps - 16
R.L. Stine
(An Undead Scan v1.5)
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As we entered the gates to HorrorLand, we had no idea that, in just a few hours, we
would all be lying in our coffins.
I’m the calm one in the Morris family. Everyone says, “Lizzy, you’re the calm
one.” And I’m trying to tell this story calmly.
But believe me—there’s no way!
We had never planned to go to HorrorLand. In fact, we’d never heard of it.
The five of us were squeezed into Dad’s little Toyota, on our way to spend the
day at Zoo Gardens Theme Park. Dad had messed up and left the map at home. But
Mom said the park would be real easy to find.
When we got close to the park, Mom said, there would be lots of signs to direct
us. But so far we hadn’t seen a single sign.
Dad was driving, and Mom was beside him in the front. I was squeezed in back
with my little brother, Luke, who is ten, and Luke’s friend Clay.
It wasn’t the best place to be. My brother cannot sit still for a second. Especially
in the car. He just has too much energy. And he’s totally goofy.
The longer we drove, the more restless Luke became. He tried wrestling with
Clay, but there really wasn’t room. Then he tried arm wrestling with him, and the two
of them kept bumping me until I lost my temper and started shouting at them to stop.
“Why don’t you three play Alphabet?” Mom suggested from the front. “Look out
the window for letters.”
“There aren’t any,” Luke replied. “There aren’t any signs.”
“There isn’t anything to look at,” Clay grumbled.
He was right. We were driving past flat, sandy fields. There were a few scraggly
trees here and there. The rest was all desert.
“I’m going to take this turnoff,” Dad announced. He took off his Chicago Cubs
cap and scratched his thinning blond hair. “Haven’t I already taken this turnoff?”
Dad is the only blond in the family. Mom, Luke, and I all have straight black hair
and blue eyes.
In fact, Dad doesn’t look as if he belongs in the same family. The three of us are
tall and thin, with very fair skin. And Dad is short and kind of chubby, with a round
