Chris stirred the ingredients with a dirty spoon and tasted it. He got very excited. He danced around the room and jumped up and down, clapping. Then he made himself stop. “I have much work to do! I must work hard and fast!” His eyes were wild as he went about the room, emptying all the other jars into one gigantic pot. He carried the heavy pot to the rear exit where he struggled to find the doorknob. Finally, he opened the door and stepped outside.
“Kelly! Let’s go!” Melissa came out from under the desk. They started for the stairs again, but Chris stayed gone for only a moment. When he came back, they were in the middle of the basement. They barely had a second to duck behind Melissa’s desk.
Chris hadn’t seen them yet, but now they weren’t completely hidden. And he was coming their way
