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  She narrowed her eyes at me. She bit her bottom lip. I could see she was thinking hard.

  Finally she said, “I’m sorry, Bernie. I have no choice. I can’t let this continue.”

  I lowered my head. “What are you going to do to me? Kick me out of school? Send me home?”

  “Of course not,” Mrs. Heinie replied. “I’m going to get Angel his own room—as far away from you as possible!”

  Yesssssssssssssssss!

  “No—please!” I pretended to beg. “Please don’t take Angel away. I have big plans for him! I have plenty more things I want to teach him.”

  “No way,” Mrs. Heinie said. “Angel is not going to have any more to do with you, Bernie. You’ll never even see him!”

  Yesssssssssssssssss!

  “Please don’t take him away,” I said. “I love sharing my room with him. I want to teach him all my secrets.”

  “HUMPH!” She grabbed Angel by the shoulders and pushed him away. Angel hurried back to grab the big stack of money he’d won. Then he hurried off with her.

  I waited till they disappeared into the darkness. Then I leaped onto Feenman’s shoulders and started to celebrate.

  My room was mine again. My LIFE was mine again. And it was so easy—easy if you’re a GENIUS!

  Was I happy?

  Does a bear eat potato chips in the woods?

  I cheered. I shouted. I sang! I let Feenman carry me around for hours!

  All my friends came out to celebrate with me. And they were MY friends again! I even let Gassy and Lippy out. Why shouldn’t my sweet pets celebrate, too?

  And then I brought out a huge bag of Nutty Nutty Bars. “For everyone!” I shouted, holding up the chewy, nutty treats.

  “Huh? Bernie?” Feenman said. “You mean they’re free?”

  I stared at him. “You’re kidding—right?” I handed him a candy bar. “But since it’s a party,” I said, “they’re only a dollar each!”

  About the Author

  R.L. Stine graduated from Rotten School with a solid D+ average, which put him at the top of his class. He says that his favorite activities at school were Scratching Body Parts and Making Armpit Noises.

  In sixth grade, R.L. won the school Athletic Award for his performance in the Wedgie Championships. Unfortunately, after the tournament, his underpants had to be surgically removed.

  After graduation, R.L. became well known for writing scary book series such as The Nightmare Room, Fear Street, Goosebumps, and Mostly Ghostly, and a short story collection called Beware!

  Today, R.L. lives in New York City, where he is busy writing stories about his school days.

  For more information about R.L. Stine, go to www.rottenschool.com and www.rlstine.com

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  ROTTEN SCHOOL #10: THE ROTTENEST ANGEL. Copyright © 2007 by Parachute Publishing, L.L.C. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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