5 A Scream of a Dream

CHAPTER 5 A SCREAM OF A DREAM That night, I have one crazy dream. I'm at school, but my whole class is full of monsters... real monsters! They all have a hard time fitting into their desks, especially the Blob. WHEN DO WE EAT? HISSSS

Finally, they get settled down, and Mrs. Green calls the roll. Frankenstein raises his hand and it falls off. "I'm here, here, and here," says the Blob. And Dracula pulls the witch's hair, so she turns him into a bloodhound. I NEED A BAND-AID. YOU WITCH! KNOCK IT OFF! OUCH!

I just sit there as quiet as can be. "We're going to have a party for Halloween," says Mrs. Green. All of the monsters start fidgeting in their desks. They're all worried about their costumes. Frankenstein says he may come as Elvis. STAY OFF OF my PLATFORM SHOES. You ROCK. DIG IT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A DEPOSIT? GRRRRR Dracula thinks he may be a nurse from the blood bank. And the Wolfman may dress up as a schnauzer.

I tell the witch that she could be a pencil, and the Blob that he could be a Brussels sprout. They all look at me. "And what are you going to be, Hubie?" they all ask. Luckily, I wake up before I have to answer them. I just stare up at the ceiling. I don't even see the distant glimmer of an idea. I think my imagination still must be sleeping.