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- Then, before I realized what was happening, the head bounced back up.
- Slappy’s grinning face slid in front of mine.
- The eyes were wild. The wooden lips parted.
- And he clamped his jaws tight — on my nose!
- “OWWWWWWW!”
- I howled in pain. The wooden mouth tightened over my nose.
- I gripped the dummy by the waist and tugged. I tried to pull him away, to free myself.
- But the wooden lips clamped tight, like pliers. Pain shot down my face, my neck … my entire body.
- I screamed again. “Help me! He’s got my NOSE! Help me — please! It hurts! It hurts SO BAD!
- ...
- The pain was intense. My face throbbed. My nose had gone numb.
- I dropped to my knees. “H-help me …” I pleaded.
- Blood spurted from my nose.
- “He’s bleeding on my white rug!” Mrs. Shear cried. “Get him off the rug!”
- I felt Dad’s hands grip my shoulder. He pulled me to my feet.
- The dummy’s mouth loosened its grip. Slappy’s head slumped to one side. Lifeless again.
- “Not funny, Ray,” Dad whispered in my ear. “I’m very disappointed in you. Disappointed and angry.” He shoved a tissue at me. I raised it to my bloody nose.
- - Slappy New Year!, chapters 21 and 22
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