All-Night Party

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Author: R.L. Stine
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frighten her.
    â€œNo, I’m not scared.”
    â€œI think you are,” Jackson replied quietly.
    Gretchen felt her throat clench with fear. “You’re such a jerk, Jackson,” she snapped. “The killer is not out there. Hiding on Fear Island makes no sense.”
    A smile twitched on Jackson’s lips. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
    Jackson’s smile chilled Gretchen.
    What is he saying? Is he threatening me? she wondered.
    How twisted is he?

Chapter
5

    â€œC ome on!” Patrick shouted. “We’re wasting time. Let’s party!”
    After locking up the minivan, Gretchen followed the others to a dock at the lake shore. Gretchen spotted the rowboat that floated beside the dock on the dark water.
    Patrick climbed aboard first. Then he helped Hannah down into the boat.
    Gretchen shivered, burrowing deeper into her denim jacket. She couldn’t wait till they got indoors again.
    The wind felt damp on her skin, and thick clouds covered the night sky.
    She didn’t need a weather report to know that rain would soon be falling in buckets. Gretchen hopedthey wouldn’t be caught in the boat when the storm began.
    She boarded the boat last. Hannah gave her a hand.
    Gretchen saw only one seat left, between Jackson and Patrick. She sat down, then stared straight ahead, pressing her hands between her knees.
    Across from her, Gil sat between Cindy and Hannah. Hannah pushed off from the dock, and Jackson and Patrick began rowing.
    â€œI don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m freezing,” Cindy complained, her teeth chattering.
    â€œWe pulled you away so fast, we forgot your coat,” Gretchen said fretfully.
    â€œHere. You can wear this.” Gil slipped off his jacket and draped it around Cindy’s shoulders. “Feel better?”
    â€œMmm,” Cindy sighed. “Thanks.”
    â€œIf that’s not enough, I know an even better way to warm you up!” Gil added with an evil grin.
    Gretchen rolled her eyes. Gil was such an animal. She didn’t know how Hannah put up with him.
    Of course, Cindy was no better. She loved to wrap guys around her finger, to get them to do whatever she wanted. Gretchen hated to watch Gil—or any guy for that matter—turn into a drooling little puppy around Cindy.
    But somebody else, she realized, hated it even more. Gretchen saw that Hannah was barely keeping her anger under control. It had to be hard having your boyfriend still be friends with his ex-girlfriend.
    â€œHey!” Patrick cried out suddenly. He stopped rowing. “What’s that?”
    â€œWhat?” Gretchen demanded.
    â€œSomething in the water!”
    â€œHow can you see anything?” Hannah asked. “It’s pitch black out.”
    â€œI saw a fin!” Patrick cried. “Over there.”
    Jackson and Gil peered in the direction where Patrick was frantically pointing his finger.
    Jackson raised an eyebrow. “A fin? In a lake? Give me a break.”
    â€œI don’t see anything,” Gil murmured.
    â€œIt’s coming closer!” Patrick shouted. The boat started rocking from side to side as he hummed the theme from Jaws . “Dum-dum… dum-dum… dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum.”
    Jackson rolled his eyes. “That’s really lame!”
    â€œYou’re such a loser, Patrick!” Gil laughed.
    Gretchen groaned. It was another one of Patrick’s dumb jokes.
    â€œGrow up,” Hannah muttered.
    Patrick shrugged. “Admit it. You fell for it—for a moment.”
    â€œSo is this the entire guest list for my party?” Cindy asked. “Isn’t somebody missing?”
    â€œLike who?” Hannah asked.
    â€œGretchen knows who,” Jackson sneered.
    Gretchen felt totally confused. “I do?”
    â€œYou remember that tall guy with the long, black hair?” Cindy teased. “Your boyfriend? Marco?”
    Marco . Gretchen felt

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