Dandy gave him that blank look again Uninhabitable means no one can live there Malcolm informed him Oh Dandy said still drilling into his ear
Malcolm squinted his eyes looking down the street for Mail Carrier Nancy He began to wonder if she really did have an emergency Or maybe she called in sick and her replacement used a different route He tapped his foot some more He was close to jumping up and running down the street to look for her Just when he thought he might actually fly out of his own skin he saw her turn the corner She was pulling her mail cart and zigzagging from house to house Dandy took his finger out of his ear smelled it then wiped it on his Iron Man T-shirt Malcolm and Dandy both stood as Mail Carrier Nancy approached a smile beaming from her face I have a package for you she told Malcolm
Yes he cheered meeting her halfway She dug into the cart Still wearing a smile she came up with the package and a few other letters for Malcolm’s family Her look quickly changed as she glanced behind Malcolm She now shuddered in terror Her eyes grew large and her mouth formed a perfect O Malcolm knew of only one creature that could put that look of horror on a person’s face He had a feeling that what stood behind him was the most terrifying thing on Earth
Blackmail A hand clamped down on Malcolm’s shoulder and he quickly spun around His sister Cocoa stood there sneering It was exactly as he’d feared What’d you do with it she barked She wore electric blue eye shadow and lip gloss so orange it reminded Malcolm of a hazard sign Some had smeared onto her front teeth She dug her plum purple fingernails into Malcolm’s collarbone Malcolm grew pale Go away
