CHAPTER 27
Star Struck
No one loved the new ghoul in school more than Operetta. She loved trying out new instruments on Astranova.
One afternoon when everyone was back at Monster High, Operetta pulled out a banjo and began playing it, her fingers flying over the strings.
Astranova raised an eyebrow and accepted the challenge. She opened her mouth to produce the exact same notes—with an extra trill and riff.
Operetta grinned and added a few extra chords. Astranova echoed them, her body shining and pulsing while the music came out of her.
Operetta plucked the strings faster and faster. Astranova flew through the tune at lightning speed. Clapping erupted around them. Catty, Frankie, and the whole gang loved it when Operetta and Astranova decided to duel.
“Yeah, Astranova!”
“Go, Operetta!”
Operetta hopped on top of her desk, carried away with the music. Astranova hopped on top of her desk too, her notes climbing higher and higher.
Mr. Rotter was standing in the doorway. Operetta and Astranova stopped midnote.
Mr. Rotter cleared his throat. “I admire your appreciation for the musical arts, but I need to teach a lesson.”
Apologetically, the girls stepped down and took their seats. But when Mr. Rotter turned to the blackboard, Operetta fist-bumped Astranova and the ghouls grinned at each other.
The music at Monster High had never been better.
On the way to her next class, Astranova heard her iCoffin begin to ring. Oops! It had been forever since she called home. “Oh, hi!” she said, answering the phone. “Sorry I didn’t return your call. Traveling. But you’ll never believe where I am!”
Astranova looked up and down the hallways of Monster High. It was still hard to believe she was really here. Her phone was on videochat and she held it up so her caller could see everything. “Monster High!” she announced. “It’s real!”
On the other end, Apple White, daughter of Snow White, gasped. “Ooh! Fableous!”
“Yeah and it gets better,” Astranova exclaimed. “All the lands, all the high schools, that we thought were just stories? They are real! Real!”
Raven Queen crowded into the screen with Apple White. “So it IS true!”
Astranova winked and smiled. The adventure was about to begin.
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