16 It’s Now or Never

Chapter 16 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Evil Elvis? Of course! The letters didn't spell LIVE. They spelled EVIL! EVIL is LIVE backward! Pep would have kicked herself, if she had been able to get her legs free. How could she have been so dumb? She tried to peer under the Elvis mask while he leaned over to take her sneakers off. He was humming the Elvis song "Don't Be Cruel." Pep tried to kick him, but her feet were tied tightly against the chair. "What are you going to do to me?" "What does it look like I'm going to do to you?" Elvis said. "I'm going to kill you." "What about my brother?"

第十六章邪恶的埃尔维斯，时不再来？ 当然!这些字母拼不出LIVE。 他们拼的是邪恶！邪恶是生活的倒退！如果佩普能挣脱她的腿，她会踢自己的。 她怎么能这么笨呢？ 她试图在猫王的面具下窥视，而他则俯身帮她脱下运动鞋。 他哼着猫王的歌“不要残忍”。 佩普想踢他，但她的脚被紧紧地绑在椅子上。 “你要对我做什么？”“你觉得我要对你做什么？”猫王说。 “我要杀了你。”“那我弟弟呢？”

"I'll take care of him after I finish you off," Elvis told her. "Killing two kids at once isn't nearly as much fun. I want to do it one at a time so I can really savor each murder. You only die twice, ha-ha-ha-ha!" Evil Elvis was insane, clearly. The voice sounded familiar, but Pep couldn't place it. Satisfied that his victim was secure, Elvis pulled a cigarette lighter out of his pocket and flicked it on. He waved it around Pep's face, letting the flame linger near her nose for just an instant so Pep would feel the heat. Here he was, taunting her with fire, and he had sent that message at the fireworks show. Pep made a mental note that Evil Elvis was a pyromaniac. If she was ever able to get out of this, she would at least be able to tell the police something about him. "You're going to burn me?" Pep asked, sobbing. "Is that how you're going to do it?" "Oh no, that would be cruel," Elvis said. "I have a better idea."

“等我把你干掉后，我会照顾他的。”埃尔维斯对她说。 “同时杀死两个孩子一点也不好玩。 我想一次一个这样我才能真正享受每一次谋杀。 你只会死两次，哈哈哈！”邪恶的埃尔维斯显然是疯了。 那个声音听起来很熟悉，但佩普想不起来是谁。 埃尔维斯很满意他的受害者是安全的，他从口袋里掏出一个打火机，点燃了它。 他在佩普的脸上挥舞着，让火焰在她的鼻子附近停留片刻，这样佩普就能感受到热度。 他就在这里，用火焰嘲弄她，他在烟火表演时就传达了这个信息。 佩普心里记着邪恶猫王是个纵火狂。 如果她能逃过这一劫，她至少能告诉警察一些关于他的事。 “你要烧死我？”佩普抽泣着问道。 “你打算这么做吗？”“哦，不，那太残忍了，”埃尔维斯说。 “我有个更好的主意。”

He went to the refrigerator and pulled open the door. Pep could see that it was filled with two-liter bottles of Pepsi. Elvis twisted off the cap from one of them and began to pour the contents into the metal tub that held Pep's feet. When that bottle was empty, he opened another one and poured that in. Then he poured a third bottle in. Pep's feet were covered in soda. "What are you doing?" Pep shouted. "Do you know what Pepsi is made of, Pepsi?" he asked. "High fructose corn syrup?" she replied. "Yes, and phosphoric acid," said Evil Elvis gleefully. "It's right on the label. And do you know what phosphoric acid does to the human body?" "Quenches our thirst?" Pep said, still squirming to try and get free. "Cute," Elvis said. "Soda and sweets rot your teeth, right? Well, did you ever put a tooth into a glass full of soda and let it sit there overnight? In the morning, there's nothing left! The tooth

他走到冰箱前，拉开了门。 佩普看到里面装满了两升装的百事可乐。 埃尔维斯拧下其中一只瓶子的瓶盖，开始把里面的东西倒进装着佩普脚的金属桶里。 当那个瓶子空了，他又打开另一个，倒了进去。 然后他又倒了第三瓶。 佩普的脚上全是苏打水。 “你在干什么？”Pep喊道。 “你知道百事可乐是用什么做的吗，百事？” “高果糖玉米糖浆？”她回答。 “是的，还有磷酸。”邪恶的埃尔维斯高兴地说。 “标签上就写着呢。你知道磷酸对人体有什么影响吗？”“能解渴吗？”佩普说，仍然扭动着身子想挣脱。 “可爱，”埃尔维斯说。“苏打水和糖果会腐蚀你的牙齿，对吗？” 你有没有把一颗牙齿放进一个装满苏打水的杯子里然后让它在那里呆上一夜？ 到了早上，什么都没剩下！牙

dissolved. The acid will eat away at your feet until there's nothing left but bone." "You're crazy!" shouted Pep. "If the phosphoric acid in Pepsi will do that much damage to a little tooth," Elvis continued, "just imagine what it will do to human flesh. How ironic. Pepsi will be killed by Pepsi!" As if to confirm his insanity, Elvis let out a cackling laugh. "You monster!" Pep shouted at him. "Help! Help! Somebody!" Elvis took the white scarf from around his neck and wrapped it around Pep's mouth. "Quiet," he instructed her. "Your pathetic cries for somebody to rescue you are annoying, do you know that?" "Mmphf!" Pep shouted. "It won't be long," Elvis said cheerfully. "Can you feel the acid starting to eat away at your toes?" Pep did feel a burning sensation. She tried to call to her mother and father, but the sound was

溶解。酸会侵蚀你的脚，直到只剩下骨头。” “你疯了！” “如果百事可乐中的磷酸能对一颗小牙齿造成这么大的伤害，”埃尔维斯继续说，“想象一下它对人肉的影响吧。 多么讽刺。百事可乐会被百事可乐干掉的！”似乎是为了证实他的疯狂，埃尔维斯发出咯咯的笑声。 “你的怪物!”佩普对他大喊大叫。 “救命!的帮助!有人!”埃尔维斯从脖子上取下白围巾，把它围在佩普的嘴上。 “安静，”他指示她。 “你可怜的哭喊着要别人来救你，真烦人，你知道吗？”“嚒唔!”Pep喊道。 “不会太久的，”埃尔维斯高兴地说。 “你能感觉到酸开始侵蚀你的脚趾吗？”佩普确实有一种灼热感。 她想叫她的爸爸妈妈，但声音是

muffled by the gag in her mouth. "Oh, don't worry," Elvis assured her. "This won't be a burden to your family. After the phosphoric acid eats away at your flesh for twenty-four hours, the blood will drain out and there won't be much left. I'll make an anonymous call to the morgue in the morning so they can send somebody over to dispose of your bones." "Help!" "Tomorrow … will be too late," Elvis began to sing. "It's now or never. My love won't wait." "Let me go!" "Sorry, can't help you there, darlin'. Elvis has left the building." And with that, he ran up the stairs and out the door, cackling the whole time.

被她嘴里的呕吐物闷住了。 “哦，别担心，”埃尔维斯向她保证。 “这不会成为你家庭的负担。 在磷酸侵蚀你的肉24小时后，血液就会流失，剩下的就不多了。 我明天早上给停尸房打个匿名电话，让他们派人来处理你的骨头。” “救命!”“明天……就太迟了，”埃尔维斯开始唱道。 “机不可失，时不再来。我的爱不会等。” “放开我！”“对不起，我帮不了你，亲爱的。 埃尔维斯已经离开了大楼。” 说着，他跑上楼梯，跑出了门，一直咯咯地笑。