TAHIMA FARR The small demon named Lipsludge stabbed Colin Battaille repeatedly with the short sword. It all happened so suddenly Tahima could hardly believe what he was seeing. Colin was old enough to know if he didn’t get up and walk, the demons would kill him. He should have gotten up. Once the stabbing started, the demon wouldn’t stop. Mr. Zhora got furious. He beat up one demon, then another. Tahima wanted to fight them too, but there were twenty-four demons, and they all had weapons. The other demons raised their swords and went berserk. Mr. Zhora fell. The ugly creatures must have stabbed him twenty times or more. Tahima got so sick he dropped to his knees and threw up. It didn’t surprise him when all the other boys were vomiting with him, except Fernando, who lay on the ground mo

