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,

Lilly

Where is he?

drifted close.

white robes had deep-set eyes, a tall nose bridge, and rouge red lips. His appearance made

this time?” Pablo

threw him

wrong with my

timeout and left the school to go

while I was

to be

least of their problems.

She was puzzled.

able to overtake

eyes. “This is a phenomenon known as the

substitute 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 to manipulate the host physically without fully

“Oh! So that’s a spirit

ashen. “W-What do you mean

on logic was reacting just

from Pablo to him.

to manipulate its host. There’s a ghost behind her right now. Its feet are padding Cheryl’s own. That’s how she’s

“Huh?!”

afraid but found

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

more than ready to make

down. “Never run when facing a ghost! A human can’t outrun a ghost. Running

Josh was speechless.

he supposed to leave

a tiny part of his

feet cannot leave the ground. We cannot move away, jump, or

way out of this. There was

out of

to cling to

She gave him a reassuring pat. “You’ll be okay,

is not

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

vanity spirit couldn’t help but snicker at

Her alone?

thing I’m

of Cheryl’s body and asked, “And what

tree and said leisurely, “Nothing. This is

also settle the matter of the eighteen lives who

She barred her fangs

own business and stay in your lane! We’re