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 her chubby,

Master?” Lilly

Where is he?

drifted close. “I’m

tall nose bridge, and rouge red lips. His appearance made him look

is it this time?” Pablo indifferently

threw him suspicious

with

I was forced into a timeout and left the school

while I was in class

was nowhere to be found…until

the least of their problems. Lilly asked, “What’s wrong with

She was puzzled.

been able to overtake Cheryl’s body yet but Lilly

narrowed his eyes. “This is a phenomenon known as the

sound similar but they’re completely different. Possession implies the ghost attaching itself to a host and influencing them. Spirit substitute is when a ghost is trying

So

had turned ashen. “W-What do you mean

boy who thrived on logic was reacting

she learned from Pablo to him. “Spirit substitute, huh? Look over there,

its host. There’s a ghost behind her

“Huh?!”

was afraid but found himself unable to look

the back of her foot was straight. That wasn’t

more than ready to

ghost. Running will also reveal one’s sole of

Josh was speechless.

supposed to

a tiny part of his subconscious begging

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

her head and pondered a way out of this. There was only

best way out of this is to defeat

chose to cling to Lilly’s

She gave him a reassuring pat.

ghostie like that is not enough to scare

hair ties tied

couldn’t help but snicker at the

Her alone?

thing I’m

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

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

of the eighteen lives who were crushed under the

twisted. She barred her fangs and viciously

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