CHAPTER 24

The Blob

Ethan caught Ximena!

Well, he didn’t catch her, so much as… well, swallow her. Usually, Ethan wouldn’t consume his classmates, but it seems to be going around today.

You see, Ethan was just catching up with the “slime” craze. You know—where kids make their own slime using glue and water and stuff from around home. Ethan was obsessed now. He was on the Internet every day looking for new ways to make “slime.” Well, for Halloween he made a special batch of see-through green slime—and covered himself in it.

But after downing a couple of cursed sugar straws, he turned into a big blob of slime. Unfortunately, slime can be pretty sticky. So when he moved around Classroom 13, everything stuck to him—

What’s that? Why are you interrupting the story? Oh. You want to know how to make slime yourself? Well, that’s easy. Here’s the recipe:

• Take two slices of bread.

• Spread peanut butter (crunchy or smooth) on one slice.

• Spread your favorite jelly or jam on the other slice.

• Put together. Eat and enjoy.

What’s that? Oh. You’re right. That’s not a recipe for slime. That’s how to make a wha-cha-ma-call-it… a tuna fish sandwich. No, wait. That’s not right. Um. What can I say? I’m not a very good cook. That’s why I’m a writer. Honestly.

Anyway, as I was saying…

Ethan—the big blob of slime—rolled around and stuck to everything. Which is how he found Ximena. Ninjas may be awesome warriors, but in a battle against sticky slime? Well, let’s just say, the score reads like this:

 

NINJA = 0

SLIME = 1