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said something like, ‘sorry to shake you up,’ ” Louisa suggested.
    â€œNo. That’s not what he said.” Frankie sounded definite.
    That didn’t stop Louisa. “Maybe the skull part was about how he hoped you didn’t crack your skull.”
    Frankie groaned. “Louisa. Do me a favor. Stop guessing.”
    We didn’t talk the rest of the way to Frankie’s house. I had to admit, Louisa’s explanations were pretty lame.
    â€œThanks,” he said before going inside. “And—I’m sorry about getting you guys in trouble.”
    By the porch light, I saw that Frankie was pretty scraped up.
    The side of his face was raw where he’d hit the pavement. And there was a strange, dark bruise above his wrist. It looked almost as if it were in the shape of a flower . . . or something.
    â€œFrankie, that bruise . . .” I pointed to his arm. “It’s shaped like . . . a club,” I said, suddenly seeing it.
    â€œA club?” Frankie studied the bruise. “What do you mean?”
    â€œYou know—the card suit,” I said. “Like clubs, spades, hearts.”
    â€œHuh?” He grabbed the side of his arm and stared at the bruise.
    Why does Frankie suddenly have a club on his arm? I wondered.
    Something strange is going on here, I told myself. Something very strange.

About R. L. Stine
    R. L. Stine, the creator of Ghosts of Fear Street, has written almost 100 scary novels for kids. The Ghosts of Fear Street series, like the Fear Street series, takes place in Shadyside and centers on the scary events that happen to people on Fear Street.
    When he isn’t writing, R. L. Stine likes to play pinball on his very own pinball machine, and explore New York City with his wife, Jane, and son, Matt.

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