Annie Was Warned (2 page)

She stole down the quiet street. The moon was shining.

The wind was howling. The tall trees swayed in the breeze. But Annie wasn’t afraid of anything! After all, she was born on Halloween night.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something black fly by! Was it a bat?

But there was only a cat, licking its paws.

Annie turned the corner and crept across the churchyard. Something tickled the back of her neck! Was it a spider?

Annie spun around. It was just the leaves falling from the trees.

The mansion loomed large in the night. Annie thought she heard whispers. Was it haunted?

Annie took a deep breath and began to climb the stairs.

“SURPRISE!”

It was the best scare she’d ever had.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka
is the author and illustrator of many popular children's books, including
Max for President
,
Punk Farm
,
Punk Farm on Tour
, and the award-winning
Lunch Lady
comics series. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Jarrett now lives with his wife and daughter and their pug, Ralph Macchio, in Northampton, Massachusetts, where they never miss the chance to attend a Halloween costume party. You can visit his Web site at
www.studiojjk.com
.