Chapter 3

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"Guys! Pizza's here!" Gidget shouted, setting the pizza boxes down on the counter. It didn't take long for the entire family to come rushing into the kitchen. The twins Mel and Buddy grabbed their pepperoni pizza. Uncle Duke reached over them for the box with supreme. Snatching the veggie lovers pizza, Snowball took it to share with his adopted son Norman. His wife Daisy got a hold of her meat lovers. Pops wheeled in on his wheelchair and took his Hawaiian pizza. Soon, everyone was happily eating.

Well, almost everyone.

"Mom, we bought cheese pizza, right?" Tiny asked, standing on his tippy toes. He still couldn't see over the counter though, no matter how hard he tried. Luckily, his mother was there to help him as she dragged a wooden stool over. Wagging his tail, the basset hound puppy climbed up. To his joy and excitement, there were two cheese pizzas. Grabbing a plate, he took three slices as he nuzzled his mother and yipped, "Thanks Mom!" Smiling softly, Gidget patted her youngest son on the head before calling, "Guys, pizza boxes stay in the kitchen!"

"Come on Hu!" Tiny cried over his shoulder, walking to the living room. He passed the feline police officer and the parakeet pizza delivery man Sweetpea. The latter was no doubt waiting for the money Max owed him for pizza. But why the heck was the cop there? Was he here to arrest somebody?! Ignoring both of them, the little boy sat down on one of the arm chairs in the living room. Hu jumped up onto the chair beside him. The young kid was soon joined by his brothers and cousins.

"God, why London of all places?!" Buddy exclaimed. Plopping down on the couch beside his twin brother, Mel whimpered, "I want to go to Miami..." The pair ate their pepperoni pizza glumly. Their young adopted guinea pig cousin Norman seemed to be the only one happy with the idea of a Christmas vacation to London. Dancing around in circles, he cheered, "I can't wait!"

All of the sudden, there was a loud gasp. All eyes in the living room turned to teenager Leonard. Standing by the giant window, he pointed at something outside with a shaky finger as he whispered in a low voice, "It's... HER..." Gasping, everyone hurried over to the window and peered outside. Pressing his face against the glass, Tiny trembled when he saw her.

Chloe, his scary neighbor.

"Who is it?" Norman asked. Everyone looked down at him like he was nuts. Kneeling down so he could look his adopted little brother in the eye, Leonard spoke in a hushed voice, "Who is that? That is Chloe Tabi, the creepy lady of Illumination Avenue. People say that she was a serial killer back in the nineties, a witch with horrific powers." Tiny, Mel and Buddy shook with fear as Leonard kept talking to a non frightened Norman, "And, even though she's gone to jail once, that doesn't mean she has given up her ways. It's only a matter of time before she claims her next victim. That could be any one of us... including YOU!" He grabbed Norman and tickled him, causing him to laugh. That was not the reaction Leonard was expecting.

Neither was the reaction from Hu, who got spooked by the sudden noise and ran in absolute panic, straight for the kitchen.

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