R. L. Stine_Mostly Ghostly 04 by Little Camp of Horrors Page B
Authors: Little Camp of Horrors
Tags: Fiction, Horror, Juvenile Fiction, supernatural, Horror Tales, Ghost Stories, Horror & Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Body; Mind & Spirit, Horror stories, Camps
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light in narrow circles over the mud and plants.
The light stopped at a white rock—a smooth white rock tucked into the lake-bottom mud. And resting on top of the rock … resting there as if someone had carefully placed it there—the
pendant
!
I was so excited, I opened my mouth, swallowed water, and started to choke.
The water tasted thick and sour in my mouth. I burst up to the surface, gasping and gagging. I pulled a clump of lake grass off my neck.
Finally, I started to breathe normally. But I couldn't get the sour taste from my mouth. I took a few deep breaths and plunged back underwater.
Yes. It was still there on the rock. A miracle. I had found it.
I wanted to leap up and down and pump my fists in the air. Nicky and Tara would be so happy!
The light trembled in front of me as I swam down toward the pendant. I made a grab for it, and it slid out of my hand.
My chest started to ache. I needed to take a breath. But I ignored the urgent feeling and shoved my hand forward. I wrapped my fingers tightly around the pendant.
Yes!
I had it. But my lungs felt ready to burst. Ikicked my way to the surface and floated there, gasping, sucking in breath after breath.
“I have it!” I shouted. I started waving it to Nicky and Tara. But I couldn't see them.
The rain had slowed a bit. I bobbed in the warm water, catching my breath. I gripped the pendant tightly in my hand and, squinting through the goggles, scanned the shore.
No sign of Nicky and Tara. The shore was empty. Beyond the shore, I could see lights flashing in the windows of the lodge.
The storm clouds had rolled on. The sky brightened to a light gray. But dark thoughts washed into my mind.
Was Phears waiting for me somewhere? When he saw that I had the pendant, would he show himself?
Would he
attack
?
I didn't want to think about that. I just wanted to solve the mystery of the pendant.
Nicky and Tara were so desperate to find their parents. We had been searching for them since October. Here it was July and maybe—just maybe—I held the answer in my hand.
I was still treading water, watching the shore— when I felt something soft wrap itself around one ankle.
“Hey—!” I let out a shout.
Something curled around my knee. Somethingelse slid around my waist. It felt like a leather belt, tightening … tightening …
“Hey—wait!”
Another belt tightened around my other ankle. I felt another one, a bigger one, wind around my waist.
I was kicking hard to stay afloat. I had the flashlight in one hand, the pendant in the other. It was awkward for me to turn. But I ducked my head into the water and twisted my body to see—
—snakes!
Long green snakes had wrapped around both my ankles. Two more were tightening around my waist. Despite the cold water, their bodies were warm.
“Help!” I forced myself higher in the water and let out a cry.
Where had they come from? From the muddy lake bottom? Were the stories about Snake Lake true after all?
I tried to call for help again. But the snakes around my ankles tugged hard. They were pulling me down!
I felt tingles of warmth as snakes circled my legs and began to tighten. Two snakes swam up the legs of my swim trunks. I could feel them wrapping around my thighs.
I sucked in a deep breath as the snakes began to pull me down.
As I sank, I let go of the flashlight. I thrashed on the surface with my free hand, struggling to stay above water.
The snakes tightened around me—around my waist, my legs, my ankles. And then I felt something warm slide around my throat.
It began to tighten. I was doomed.
I sucked in one more breath before my head slid under the water.
The snakes pulled me down, down to the muddy lake bottom.
And the pendant floated out of my hand ….
27
I KICKED AND THRASHED . The dark water churned around me.
My chest ached. I couldn't hold my breath much longer.
I twisted my body, trying to throw off the snakes. But they were too strong for me. They held on tightly, cutting
The light stopped at a white rock—a smooth white rock tucked into the lake-bottom mud. And resting on top of the rock … resting there as if someone had carefully placed it there—the
pendant
!
I was so excited, I opened my mouth, swallowed water, and started to choke.
The water tasted thick and sour in my mouth. I burst up to the surface, gasping and gagging. I pulled a clump of lake grass off my neck.
Finally, I started to breathe normally. But I couldn't get the sour taste from my mouth. I took a few deep breaths and plunged back underwater.
Yes. It was still there on the rock. A miracle. I had found it.
I wanted to leap up and down and pump my fists in the air. Nicky and Tara would be so happy!
The light trembled in front of me as I swam down toward the pendant. I made a grab for it, and it slid out of my hand.
My chest started to ache. I needed to take a breath. But I ignored the urgent feeling and shoved my hand forward. I wrapped my fingers tightly around the pendant.
Yes!
I had it. But my lungs felt ready to burst. Ikicked my way to the surface and floated there, gasping, sucking in breath after breath.
“I have it!” I shouted. I started waving it to Nicky and Tara. But I couldn't see them.
The rain had slowed a bit. I bobbed in the warm water, catching my breath. I gripped the pendant tightly in my hand and, squinting through the goggles, scanned the shore.
No sign of Nicky and Tara. The shore was empty. Beyond the shore, I could see lights flashing in the windows of the lodge.
The storm clouds had rolled on. The sky brightened to a light gray. But dark thoughts washed into my mind.
Was Phears waiting for me somewhere? When he saw that I had the pendant, would he show himself?
Would he
attack
?
I didn't want to think about that. I just wanted to solve the mystery of the pendant.
Nicky and Tara were so desperate to find their parents. We had been searching for them since October. Here it was July and maybe—just maybe—I held the answer in my hand.
I was still treading water, watching the shore— when I felt something soft wrap itself around one ankle.
“Hey—!” I let out a shout.
Something curled around my knee. Somethingelse slid around my waist. It felt like a leather belt, tightening … tightening …
“Hey—wait!”
Another belt tightened around my other ankle. I felt another one, a bigger one, wind around my waist.
I was kicking hard to stay afloat. I had the flashlight in one hand, the pendant in the other. It was awkward for me to turn. But I ducked my head into the water and twisted my body to see—
—snakes!
Long green snakes had wrapped around both my ankles. Two more were tightening around my waist. Despite the cold water, their bodies were warm.
“Help!” I forced myself higher in the water and let out a cry.
Where had they come from? From the muddy lake bottom? Were the stories about Snake Lake true after all?
I tried to call for help again. But the snakes around my ankles tugged hard. They were pulling me down!
I felt tingles of warmth as snakes circled my legs and began to tighten. Two snakes swam up the legs of my swim trunks. I could feel them wrapping around my thighs.
I sucked in a deep breath as the snakes began to pull me down.
As I sank, I let go of the flashlight. I thrashed on the surface with my free hand, struggling to stay above water.
The snakes tightened around me—around my waist, my legs, my ankles. And then I felt something warm slide around my throat.
It began to tighten. I was doomed.
I sucked in one more breath before my head slid under the water.
The snakes pulled me down, down to the muddy lake bottom.
And the pendant floated out of my hand ….
27
I KICKED AND THRASHED . The dark water churned around me.
My chest ached. I couldn't hold my breath much longer.
I twisted my body, trying to throw off the snakes. But they were too strong for me. They held on tightly, cutting
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