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“Hooray!” cried Lee.

“Excellent!” smiled Mr. Winegum. “We'll figure out the details tomorrow. Good evening!”

And with an elegant swish of his velvet cloak, Harker Winegum turned—
POP!
—into a bat and fluttered off.

“I can't believe we're going to be in a big show!” rasped Bella.

“Yeah, that's so cool!” said Lee.

“Hey,” said Billy. “Can you get free tickets for friends?”

“Including werewolves?” said Ollie.

“You bet,” said Lee. “And I'll get loads of money to buy ice cream and games and … and …”

“And you'll put most of it in a bank until you're older,” said Mrs. Price wisely.

“And you'll still have to go to school, you know,” said Mr. Price.

“Aw,” said Lee. “That doesn't sound like much fun.”

“Oh, don't worry,” grinned his mom. “You'll have an incredible time.”

“Let's celebrate!” said Mr. Price. “Scary Mary's I Scream Parlor is just around the corner.”

“Yes, please!” cried Lee, Bella, Billy, and Ollie.

“Did someone say ‘ice cream?'” grinned Big Herb, who was just passing by with a chubby grown-up vampire that looked just like Herb, only older.

“OK, Herbert,” said Mr. Price. “You and your dad can come, too.”

“Yikes,” whispered Lee to Ollie. “They'll run out of ice cream!”

When they reached Scary Mary's, Lee paused at the door.

“Hey,” he said. “What do get if you cross a vampire with an ice cream?”

Everyone shook their heads.

“Frostbite!”

And to the sound of groans and laughter, the doors of Scary Mary's closed behind them.

The End

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