Goosebumps: Alternate

Epilogue: The New Home

September 20th, 2010

The town of Madison Delaware seemed like a warm, welcoming place for people who want to hang out and enjoy themselves. Just like in Chicago, all the kids like to hang out or play around, the sun shining from the sky this afternoon.

Everyone seemed to have a great time. Only two new people, Hannah and Stine, have just got here today, and now are unpacking their things.

They've been doing this since the start of the morning. Stine made sure his daughter goes to bed since it took a couple of days to get to this neighborhood, but when she was up to help her dad, he was in the study, looking at one of the manuscripts.

"Is something wrong, dad?" Stine looked up when his daughter spoke up.

"Yeah..." he answered without any hesitation. "I was wondering what Slappy is thinking about. I hope I can get a new lock for this book, but it'll be too risky." Shaking his head, he placed the book tightly between the other ones on the bookcase, when he noticed he had extra ones. "Can you take the rest upstairs in the attic for me, Hannah," Stine gestured at the box with his hand.

Hannah picked up the box since it wasn't too heavy to carry. "Up in the attic?"

He nodded. "Up in the attic. I'll be making lunch, make sure you put them in the chest I put up there, and be careful."

"I will, dad, don't worry," she replied, walking out of the room to the attic. "Okay..." Grabbing the rope from the attic with the hook hanging down, she pulled the attic door open. Then she reached for the ladder, pulling it down, and made her way up, being very careful not to fall over.

Once the books are in the chest, she closed it, and headed out of the attic, shutting the door, leaving it unlocked.

Getting into the kitchen, she saw her father at the stove all heated up with a pot on top of the burner.

"So..." she began. "What are you going to call yourself this time?" she asked.

Stine turned her with a smile on his face, looking very proud like he did a good deed. He ran his fingers through his hair, and told her his new name.

"Mr. Shivers."