Silent Night 3
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Reva poured two mugs of hot cider and handed them to Pam and Willow, who sat near the fireplace. As she picked up her own mug, she turned on the radio.
“Silent Night” began to play softly.
Reva started to turn the radio off. Then she changed her mind. Everything is all right now, she reminded herself. You can’t let a Christmas song give you nightmares anymore.
“I can’t believe it’s Christmas Eve already,” Pam declared. “With everything that’s happened, I almost forgot about Christmas.”
Willow laughed. “Not me. We get two days off from work. I’d never forget something like that!”
Reva sat down in one of the wing chairs and sipped some cider. “I still don’t see why you don’t quit that horrible job.”
“Simple.” Laughing again, Willow tossed her head and her fake-diamond nose stud glittered in the firelight. “We need the money.”
“Willow is right. With the scarf show canceled, we both have to work.” Pam grinned. “But once our design company gets off the ground, we’ll kiss the Acme Insurance Company good-bye!”
Reva smiled back. The scarf show was history. But her father had decided to stock some of Pam’s and Willow’s other designs year-round.
Vests, more scarves, even a few dresses would be in the Dalby department stores as fast as Pam and Willow could get them ready.
And they’d be marketed under the PAM-WILLOW label.
Reva felt glad for them. But even though she didn’t have anything to do with the company, she still thought Reva Wear was a much catchier name. But forced herself to keep her mouth shut about it.
It was Christmas Eve, after all.
“Hey, Reva!” Michael called out, holding up a large package wrapped in red paper. “This one is for me!”
“Don’t shake it,” Reva warned him. “And don’t try to peek through the wrapping paper, either. You can open it tomorrow.”
Michael slowly set the package down, looking disappointed. Then he jumped up and raced toward the couch, aiming his foot for another ninja kick.
“Haiee-yahh!”
The couch slid forward another half inch.
“Isn’t it going to scratch the floor?” Pam asked. “Maybe he should stop.”
“Oh, let him do it,” Reva told her. “Sometimes it’s nice to have a ninja around.”
“Right,” Willow agreed. “Too bad he wasn’t there when Grant attacked Ellie. And tried to kill you, Reva.”
“I didn’t need a ninja that night. I had Pam,” Reva replied, turning to her cousin. “Thanks again, Pam. You saved my life.”
Pam fiddled with her ponytail, looking embarrassed. “Actually, I didn’t save your life,” she said. “The green scarf did.”
“I guess you’re right.” Reva laughed. “Grant didn’t stand a chance with it tied around his ankles. It was really well-made.” She sipped some cider and leaned back in her chair. “You know, I’m thinking of buying one for myself. Any idea where I can get it?”
“You don’t have to buy one.” Pam went to the Christmas tree and picked up a box wrapped in shiny green foil. She held out the box to Reva and grinned. “Guess what I’m giving you for Christmas?”
About the Author
“Where do you get your ideas?”
That’s the question that R. L. Stine is asked most often. “I don’t know where my ideas come from,” he says. “But I do know that I have a lot more scary stories in my mind that I can’t wait to write.”
So far, he has written over a hundred mysteries and thrillers for young people, all of them bestsellers.
Bob grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Today he lives in an apartment near Central Park in New York City with his wife, Jane, and son, Matt.
Twice a year—twice the terror!
PARTY SUMMER
SILENT NIGHT
GOODNIGHT KISS
BROKEN HEARTS
SILENT NIGHT 2
THE DEAD LIFEGUARD
CHEERLEADERS:
THE NEW EVIL
BAD MOONLIGHT
THE NEW YEAR’S PARTY
GOODNIGHT KISS 2
SILENT NIGHT 3
Look for a new Fear Street®
Super Chiller in mid-May 1997.
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