"13 - Alien Invasion" - читать интересную книгу автора (Pike Christopher)

'She was murdered,' Bryce said. 'But not by the person who stabbed her with his knife. That was Bill Tompt, but he was not Bill when he killed her.'
'Who was he?' Cindy asked, confused.
'He was possessed by an alien being from an evil sun at the edge of the galaxy,' Watch explained. 'Ann Templeton's sister was named Margie, and she was as powerful as Ann. An ordinary kid could not have killed her. In fact, Ann was so sure it was not Bill who was behind the murder that she didn't even try to punish him.'
'But he died later anyway,' Bryce said.
'How?' Adam asked.
'He was hit by lightning on Hallowe'en night while dressed as a TV antenna,' Watch said.
'He shouldn't have gone out dressed like that during a storm,' Cindy said.
'Oh, there was no storm that night,' Bryce said. 'There wasn't a cloud in the sky. A lot of people thought it was the evil alien who possessed him that came back for him.'
'But why did Ann want her sister buried in the middle of school?' Sally asked. It was unusual for Sally not to know a story about Spooksville's history.
'She wanted her sister to be remembered,' Watch said. 'Personally I think school would be a nice place to be buried.'
'But it's better not to step on the actual place where the body lies,' Bryce warned. 'Friends of mine once sat and ate lunch there and later they developed strange sores all over their bodies that only formed when they went in the sun.'
'I know those guys,' Watch said. 'They now work as extras in vampire movies.'
'Speaking of which,' Sally said. 'I think my English teacher is a vampire. She asked us to write a three page paper by the weekend on what's it like to never see the sun. And she's so pale Ч she practically glows in the dark.'
'You have Ms Fishshine?' Watch asked.
'Yeah,' Sally said. 'Who do you have?'
'Mr Beard,' Watch said. 'He's real nice. I heard everyone gets an A in his class as long as they don't comment on his bald head.'
'Does he have a beard?' Cindy asked.
'A fake moustache,' Watch said.
Bryce sighed. 'I have Mr Grind for PE. We're in the pool the first six weeks. He makes us wear flak jackets before we get in the water. He's worried terrorists are going to attack any minute.'
'Aren't those jackets heavy?' Cindy asked.
'Yeah,' Bryce said. 'One kid almost drowned this morning. But Mr Grind shrugged it off. He said, when you fight a war, you're bound to lose a few soldiers.'
'Sounds like my kind of teacher,' Sally said.
'Our science teacher is pretty weird,' Adam said. 'His name is Mr Snakol and he looks like a snake.
'He's new here but I've heard of him,' Watch said. 'He's really into dissections.'
'I heard that he requires at least one dissection per class period,' Bryce said.
'That's him,' Cindy said. 'He gives me the creeps.'
Sally laughed. 'There's this new kid in town named George Sanders. George is what you would call a sensitive soul. Mr Snakol really scared him. Then the teacher had the nerve to make him stay behind.
'He wanted you to stay behind as well,' Cindy said.
Sally shrugged. 'But I wasn't stupid enough to fall for that line.'
Adam hesitated. 'You don't think Mr Snakol is dangerous, do you?'
Sally laughed. 'I think he's just weird. What is it, Adam? You look worried.'
Adam paused. 'No. It's just that I have been looking for George most of lunch and haven't see him.'
'Then he's probably dead,' Sally said.
'Sally!' Cindy snapped. 'Don't even say things like that.'
Sally giggled. 'I was just joking. So you haven't seen him, Adam. That means nothing.'
'But I told him to meet us here when I said goodbye to him,' Adam said.
'The last time you saw him was before his meeting with Mr Snakol?' Watch asked.
'Yes,' Adam said. 'He was very worried about seeing Mr Snakol alone.'
'I don't blame him,' Cindy said.
'What are you specifically worried about?' Bryce asked Adam. 'That Mr Snakol has harmed him in some way?'
'I wouldn't go that far,' Adam said.
'I would,' Sally said. 'For all we know George has already been dissected.'
'Would you stop that?' Cindy complained. 'We're talking about a young man's life here and all you can do is make your usual sarcastic comments.'
'There is nothing wrong with sarcasm when one knows how to use it properly and in moderation,' Sally said. 'Then she paused. 'We can always pass by Mr Snakol's class at the end of the school today.'
'Would you do that with me?' Adam asked. 'I would really appreciate it.'
'No problem,' Sally said.
'We can all check on Mr Snakol after school,' Watch said. 'In this town, it is better to catch the bad teachers right from the start.'
'Before the bodies start showing up,' Sally agreed.