9 THE NEW NURSE

CHAPTER 9 THE NEW NURSE Alexander and Nikki dragged their bruised friend to the nurse's office. The room was big. A fake skeleton hung near the door. At least Alexander hoped it was fake. "There's one good thing about having school in an old hospital: We have an amazing nurse's office," said Nikki. Alexander saw pictures of brains on the wall. "Looks like this used to be the brain surgery room," he said.

DING! Nikki rang the bell. "Ughh," said Rip, lifting his head. "Why didn't Hoarsely just come with us? He's the nurse, right?" "Hey, good point," said Alexander. "He can't be everywhere at once," said Nikki. she looked at Rip's bruises. "So what were those balls that attacked us?" Alexander dug out the notebook. "There's only one ball-shaped monster in here...."

BLINKER your typical, everyday giant Hoating eyeball. HABITAT Jewelry stores, car washes, clean bathrooms. Any place with lots of shiny, sparkly surfaces.

LOOK! Blinkers always win staring contests. DIET They feed on light and color. BEHAVIOR Blinkers love bad TV. Especially game shows. WARNING! Never look them in the eye! A blinker's gaze hypnotizes you. This makes it so you cannot peel your eyes away from boring movies you've already seen 40 times.

Alexander read the entry aloud. Then he turned to Nikki. "Could the balls that hit Rip have been blinkers?" "No," said Nikki. "The balls were green and "Oh, goodness!" said a sweet-sounding voice. "Is someone ill?" A large woman stepped into the room. A hairnet covered her bushy hairdo, and a surgical mask covered her face. Her nametag said NURSE BROCK. "Our friend Rip is," said Alexander. "He got pounded by, um, dodgeballs." "Oh, dear," said Nurse Brock. She leaned down and looked at Rip. "Tell me where it hurts. Are you tender here?" She poked him once in the ribs. "Ow! YES!" said Rip.

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