"Anybody home?" you call, charging into your house after school one day. The door bangs shut behind you. Silence. Total silence. "Hello? Mom? Dad? Anybody?" No answer. Weird, you think. You drop your schoolbooks on the living-room table and hurry toward the kitchen. Why is there no one around? Not even your brother or sister. You've never come home and found the place empty. Your footsteps creak on the floor as you head for the kitchen door. "Mom?" you call again. Nothing. You feel a little creepy all alone in the house. Then you think of something that makes you grin. No one's here - you can do anything you want! Time to raid the refrigerator! You zoom into the kitchen and yank open the fridge door. Yes! It's packed. There's some leftover pizza, a whole container of nacho cheeze sauce, chocolate cake, a big bottle of fruit punch, two six-packs of cola, and fried chicken legs. You're reaching over for some cake when something catches your eye. Hey - did one of those cola cans move? ______________________________________ Go on to PAGE 2. |