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!”

wore a serious expression on her chubby, child-like

Master?” Lilly looked

Where is he?

drifted close.

tall nose bridge, and rouge red lips. His

it this time?” Pablo indifferently patted the

him

with my

while I was forced into a timeout and

came back while I was in class then left

to

of their problems. Lilly

She was puzzled.

vanity spirit shouldn’t have been able to overtake Cheryl’s body yet but Lilly no longer felt

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

implies the ghost attaching itself to a host and influencing them. Spirit substitute

So that’s

turned ashen. “W-What do

was reacting just

began to explain what she learned from Pablo

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

“Huh?!”

afraid but found himself

indeed on her toes but the back of her foot was straight. That

to make a

outrun a ghost. Running will also reveal one’s sole

Josh was speechless.

he supposed to leave

could hear a tiny part of his subconscious

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

a way out of this. There was only

course, our best way out of this

chose to cling

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

that is not enough to

by patting herself in the chest. Her hair ties tied to

vanity spirit couldn’t help but snicker at the

Her alone?

thing I’m afraid of

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

the tree and said leisurely, “Nothing. This is

also settle the matter of the eighteen lives who

barred her fangs

in your lane! We’re all