The Nightmare Room #1: Don't Forget Me!
Chapter One
I wrapped my hands around my brother's throat and started to tighten them. "Die, monster, die!” I screamed.
Peter spun out of my grasp. "Danielle, give me a break," he groaned, rubbing his throat. "You're about as funny as head lice."
My friend Addie laughed. She thinks everything Peter says is funny.
"I know what we can do for the talent show at school," I told her. "A magic act. We can make Peter disappear."
Peter stuck his tongue out at me. It was purple from the grape soda he was drinking.
Mom appeared in the kitchen carrying a tall stack of dinner plates. She set them down on the counter next to the piles of bowls and cups she had unpacked. She blew a strand of hair off her forehead and frowned at me.
"Danielle, stop saying things like that about your little brother. You'd feel terrible if anything happened to Peter."
"Yeah. Terrible," I said, rolling my eyes. "But I'd get over it in a minute or two."
"Mom, do you know what Danielle said?" Peter asked in a tiny, hurt voice. "She said her birthday wish is to be an only child!"
Mom scowled at me. "You ... read full excerpt from Nightmare Room #1: Don't Forget Me! ebook
