That’s not how this story ended. NO. NO. NOPE. I will NOT believe that’s how horrifyingly the story ended.
I’ll tell you exactly how it did -

So after Noah introduced himself to her sister with the haunted mask, Carly Beth panicked, she jolted upright from her chair and ran to her brother, and before the mask could completely sink into Noah’s skin, Carly Beth put her hands between the mask and him, and pulled it right off! It hurt Noah a lot, and he had a few scratches over his face, but it was worth it.
Carly Jean did not waste another second, she strode over to her back yard, took out a shovel, dig a hole and threw the damn mask in there, she filled the hole again, and pulled her mother and brother inside her house. She told them everything, and warned his brother never to wear any sort of mask ever again, and for the first time ever, his brother obediently agreed. THE END.

Phewwwww. Oh my goodness, I can’t believe a middle grade book for 11 year olds made me feel so twisted and anxious.

P.S. I finished reading it in one sitting!