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Chapter 3
When Mike entered the small bedroom, his eye quickly adjusted to the darkness. He couldn’t believe it. He was in the human world! His heart beating wildly, he hid in the shadows, watching as the Scarer crawled menacingly toward the sleeping boy’s bed. The Scarer had no idea Mike was in there with him.
The Scarer was low, ready to spring up and scare the boy witless, when the door opened and his parents peeked in. Mike cringed — he was standing right behind the door, only inches from the humans! The Scarer quickly hid, blending in with the shadows.
“See,” the boy’s mom said, “I told you he’s fine.”
The dad shook his head. “I thought I heard something.” The parents closed the door, and Mike breathed a sigh of relief. He watched the Scarer emerge from the shadows and begin to build his scare again. He scratched the bedpost, and the boy’s eyes slowly opened. Then the Scarer leaped, rolled, and loomed over the bed. Mike’s jaw dropped as the boy suddenly sat up and a nerve-shattering scream filled the room.
Out on the scare floor, a scream can filled to the top. The Scarer stepped through the door and back into the safety of Monsters, Inc., smiling. He shut the door, and the class gasped.
The Scarer stopped in his tracks when he saw their panicked faces. “What?” he asked them. Then he stepped aside and saw that Mike had come through the door behind him.
Mike was smiling, and his eye had a dazed and distant look. A crowd of factory workers rushed forward. The Scarer stood back and put on his MU hat. He walked over to Mike and said sternly, “That was real dangerous, kid. I didn’t even know you were in there.”
Then a grin spread over the Scarer’s face as he thought about what Mike had done. “Hey, I didn’t even know you were in there,” he repeated, impressed. “Not bad, kid.” He winked at Mike. Then he placed his MU hat on Mike’s head and walked away.
Mrs. Graves, however, was not impressed. “Michael! What do you have to say for yourself?”
Mike, still dazed, slowly blinked his eye. He knew now what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. “How do I become a Scarer?” he asked.