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eggy monsters all pressed together. Alive. A living sheet of egg
creatures. Covering me.
Covering me.
I took a deep breath and held it as the heavy, warm carpet pressed itself
against my chin. My arms and legs were pinned to the floor. I couldn’t squirm
away.
I couldn’t move.
To my surprise, the egg carpet stopped under my chin.
I let out a long whoosh of air.
And waited.
Had it really stopped?
Yes.
It didn’t crawl over my head. It rested heavily on top of me. Throbbing
steadily, as if it had two dozen heartbeats.
So warm.
I felt so warm beneath it. Almost cozy.
I let out a sigh. For the first time, I had stopped shivering. My hands and
feet were no longer frozen. No chills ran down my back.
Warm. I felt toasty and warm.
A smile spread over my face. I could feel my fear fading away with the cold.
The egg creatures weren’t trying to harm me, I realized.
They wanted to help me.
They pressed themselves together to form a blanket. A warm and cozy blanket.
They worked together to keep me from freezing.
They saved my life!
With the warm, pulsing blanket on top of me, I suddenly felt calm. And
sleepy. I drifted into a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
Such a wonderful, soothing sleep.
But it didn’t help get me ready for the horrors of the next morning.
29
I awoke a couple of times during the night. At first, I felt alarmed and
frightened when I saw that I wasn’t home in bed.
But the pulsing, warm egg blanket relaxed me. I shut my eyes and drifted back
to sleep.
Some time in the morning, I was aroused from a deep sleep by an angry voice.
I felt hands grab my shoulders roughly.
Someone was shaking me hard. Shaking me awake.
I opened my eyes to find Dr. Gray bending over me in his white lab coat. His
face was twisted in anger. He shook me hard, shouting furiously.
“Dana—what have you done? What have you done to the egg monsters?”
“Huh?” I was still half asleep. My eyes struggled to focus. My head bobbed
loosely on my shoulders as the angry scientist shook me.
“Let go!” I finally managed to choke out.
“What have you done to them?” Dr. Gray demanded. “How did you turn them into a blanket?”
“I—I didn’t!” I stammered.
He uttered a furious growl. “You’ve ruined everything!” he shrieked.
“Please—” I started, struggling to wake up.
He let go of me and grabbed the egg blanket in both hands. “What have you
done, Dana?” he repeated. “Why did you do this?”
With another cry of rage, he ripped the blanket off me—and heaved it
against the wall.
The egg creatures made a soft splat as they hit the lab wall. I heard
them utter tiny squeals of pain. The blanket folded limply to the floor.
“You shouldn’t do that, Dr. Gray!” I screamed, finally finding my voice. I
jumped to my feet. I could still feel the warmth of the egg blanket on my skin.
“You hurt them!” I shrieked.
I gazed down at the yellow blanket. It bubbled silently where it had been
thrown. It didn’t move.
“You let them touch you?” Dr. Gray demanded, twisting his face in disgust.
“You let them cover you up?”
“They saved my life!” I declared. “They pushed together to make a warm
blanket—and they saved my life!”
I glanced down again. The egg creatures remained stuck together. The blanket
appeared to be seething now. Throbbing hard. As if excited. Or angry.
“Are you crazy?” Dr. Gray cried, his face red with anger. “Are you crazy? You
let these monsters rest on top of you? You touched them? You handled
them? Are you trying to destroy my discovery? Are you trying to destroy my
work?”
He’s the crazy one, I realized. Dr. Gray isn’t making any sense. He isn’t
making any sense at all.
He moved quickly—and grabbed me again. Held me in a tight grip so I
couldn’t escape. And pulled me to the door.
“Let go of me! Where are you taking me?” I demanded.
“I thought you could be trusted,” Dr. Gray replied in a menacing growl.
creatures. Covering me.
Covering me.
I took a deep breath and held it as the heavy, warm carpet pressed itself
against my chin. My arms and legs were pinned to the floor. I couldn’t squirm
away.
I couldn’t move.
To my surprise, the egg carpet stopped under my chin.
I let out a long whoosh of air.
And waited.
Had it really stopped?
Yes.
It didn’t crawl over my head. It rested heavily on top of me. Throbbing
steadily, as if it had two dozen heartbeats.
So warm.
I felt so warm beneath it. Almost cozy.
I let out a sigh. For the first time, I had stopped shivering. My hands and
feet were no longer frozen. No chills ran down my back.
Warm. I felt toasty and warm.
A smile spread over my face. I could feel my fear fading away with the cold.
The egg creatures weren’t trying to harm me, I realized.
They wanted to help me.
They pressed themselves together to form a blanket. A warm and cozy blanket.
They worked together to keep me from freezing.
They saved my life!
With the warm, pulsing blanket on top of me, I suddenly felt calm. And
sleepy. I drifted into a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
Such a wonderful, soothing sleep.
But it didn’t help get me ready for the horrors of the next morning.
29
I awoke a couple of times during the night. At first, I felt alarmed and
frightened when I saw that I wasn’t home in bed.
But the pulsing, warm egg blanket relaxed me. I shut my eyes and drifted back
to sleep.
Some time in the morning, I was aroused from a deep sleep by an angry voice.
I felt hands grab my shoulders roughly.
Someone was shaking me hard. Shaking me awake.
I opened my eyes to find Dr. Gray bending over me in his white lab coat. His
face was twisted in anger. He shook me hard, shouting furiously.
“Dana—what have you done? What have you done to the egg monsters?”
“Huh?” I was still half asleep. My eyes struggled to focus. My head bobbed
loosely on my shoulders as the angry scientist shook me.
“Let go!” I finally managed to choke out.
“What have you done to them?” Dr. Gray demanded. “How did you turn them into a blanket?”
“I—I didn’t!” I stammered.
He uttered a furious growl. “You’ve ruined everything!” he shrieked.
“Please—” I started, struggling to wake up.
He let go of me and grabbed the egg blanket in both hands. “What have you
done, Dana?” he repeated. “Why did you do this?”
With another cry of rage, he ripped the blanket off me—and heaved it
against the wall.
The egg creatures made a soft splat as they hit the lab wall. I heard
them utter tiny squeals of pain. The blanket folded limply to the floor.
“You shouldn’t do that, Dr. Gray!” I screamed, finally finding my voice. I
jumped to my feet. I could still feel the warmth of the egg blanket on my skin.
“You hurt them!” I shrieked.
I gazed down at the yellow blanket. It bubbled silently where it had been
thrown. It didn’t move.
“You let them touch you?” Dr. Gray demanded, twisting his face in disgust.
“You let them cover you up?”
“They saved my life!” I declared. “They pushed together to make a warm
blanket—and they saved my life!”
I glanced down again. The egg creatures remained stuck together. The blanket
appeared to be seething now. Throbbing hard. As if excited. Or angry.
“Are you crazy?” Dr. Gray cried, his face red with anger. “Are you crazy? You
let these monsters rest on top of you? You touched them? You handled
them? Are you trying to destroy my discovery? Are you trying to destroy my
work?”
He’s the crazy one, I realized. Dr. Gray isn’t making any sense. He isn’t
making any sense at all.
He moved quickly—and grabbed me again. Held me in a tight grip so I
couldn’t escape. And pulled me to the door.
“Let go of me! Where are you taking me?” I demanded.
“I thought you could be trusted,” Dr. Gray replied in a menacing growl.
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