CHAPTER FOUR

ONE WAY TO FIND OUT

“I never saw any snakes,” said Posey.

“They don’t come out for kindergarteners,” said Nick. “They only come out for first-graders.”

“First-graders without their mothers,” added Tyler.

Posey let out a little squeak. The boys fell against each other and laughed. They thought they were the smartest boys in the whole world.

It made Posey mad.

“How come the monster didn’t get you?” she asked.

“It did,” said Nick. “Didn’t it, Tyler?”

Tyler nodded. “We don’t have blood inside,” he said.

“Everyone has blood,” said Posey.

“Not Tyler and me,” said Nick. “We have ink. Look.”

The boys held out their wrists. Posey stared at their blue veins.

“Blood is red,” Nick said in a spooky voice. “Ink is blue.”

Posey knew Nick was trying to scare her. But what if what he said was true?

There was only one way to find out.

Posey picked up a stick and jabbed him.