Sally’s scared of mice too, but if the ghost stays in there… can’t chance it. “Just a mouse,” I say and slide down the hall, stopping to grab my coat. “Is there a roach in there?” she asks, eyeballing the room with fear. She’s confused because I won’t talk to her. She wants to touch me again, but I scoot backwards and run for the door. She’d told me once she’d woken up with one in her mouth. The dump she and her mom used to live in was infested. It’s not my pain I feel, but hers, mostly pain and confusion. It felt like a knife had sliced through me and I shudder. “Yeoww!” The dead kid touched me and it hurt. Sheeze, can’t she chill for five more minutes? It’s one thing that I actually see ghosts, but I don’t want them to know that. Yep, that’s been my rule since I was five. I’ll ignore her and she’ll go away, just like always. Not that she’d go, mind you, but that’s not the point. She’s so jealous about not getting invited to Megan Johnson’s party. I roll my eyes at the whine in Sally’s voice. Not that I’ve ever seen one up close and personal in my sixteen years, but I do watch SVU. She’s as cute as a button if you can ignore the pasty skin and the hole, which looks like a bullet hole. The sundress is adorable, little daisies everywhere with blue slippers to match. Her blonde hair is pulled back in a ponytail. My head snaps around and I stare at the kid. Black curls flowing down white fleece in a flirty style, check. The hazel color does throw off the smoke effect, but they still look pretty darn good.

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The Ghost Files 2 by Apryl Baker