Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Chapter 72 Josh Runs Into A Ghost Again

Lilly forcefully dragged Josh to a sprint.

The blazing sun still hung overhead. The trees in the school grove weren’t particularly short but provided just enough shade.The moment he set foot in the grove, he noticed Cheryl there with her head hanging low. She looked downcast.

She sluggishly looked up to stare at him when he approached.

He could feel every hair on his body stand on end.

Lilly turned around. “Are you scared, Drake? You can head back if you are!”

Josh was ready to leave but stayed out of stubbornness. “…Real funny. You think I’m scared?”

Calm… I have to calm down.

Nothing in the world scares me.

A resounding scream tore through the air just as he was thinking. “Ah!”

Josh jumped. “Eek!”

That startled Lilly who chased after the boy who began to run wildly. “That’s Polly, Josh!”

Polly was sitting in the school bag singing. “….Take the red string of fate… You and I… Ah…”

The bird couldn’t reach a higher octave leading to a hideous scream.

Josh was rendered speechless.

He wanted to weep so badly.

That was when Cheryl began to take light, mincing steps toward them.

“You’re here, Josh.” She giggled.

The subject of affections had been shocked stupid. “…”

His tears stopped and a chill ran down his spine.

Cheryl had a pale complexion with eyes bruised and sunken in.

Her features were stiff, leading to her efforts in smiling leaving everyone unnerved.

Josh felt numb. “Uh…”

Lilly got in Cheryl’s way and started with a frown, “Stop scaring him!”

a serious expression on

Lilly looked

Where is he?

drifted close. “I’m

had deep-set eyes, a tall nose bridge, and rouge red

Pablo

threw him suspicious

wrong with my

timeout and left the school

was in

nowhere to be found…until

was the least of their problems. Lilly asked,

She was puzzled.

Pablo’s teachings, the vanity spirit shouldn’t have been able to overtake Cheryl’s body yet but Lilly

a phenomenon known as the

completely different. Possession implies the ghost attaching itself to a host and influencing

nodded vigorously. “Oh! So

turned ashen. “W-What do you mean

thrived on logic was reacting just like

learned from Pablo to him.

“A spirit substitute is a ghost trying to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost behind her right now. Its feet are padding

“Huh?!”

found himself unable to look

toes but the back of her foot was straight. That wasn’t how an ordinary

was more than ready to make

A human can’t outrun a ghost. Running will also reveal one’s sole of their feet to the

Josh was speechless.

supposed to

tiny part of his subconscious begging

with great earnest. “The soles of our feet cannot leave the ground. We cannot move away,

and pondered a way out of this. There was only one way to

best way out of this is to defeat the

cling to Lilly’s

aback. She gave him a reassuring pat. “You’ll be okay, Josh. I’m

ghostie like that is not enough

Her hair ties tied

couldn’t help but

Her alone?

I’m

took control of Cheryl’s body and asked, “And what are you planning

leaned against the tree and said leisurely, “Nothing. This

the

vanity spirit’s expression twisted. She barred her fangs and viciously

own business and stay in your