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!”

serious expression on her

Lilly

Where is he?

drifted close. “I’m

tall nose bridge, and rouge red lips.

time?” Pablo indifferently patted the girl’s

him

with my

was forced into a timeout and left the school to

was in class then

nowhere to

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

She was puzzled.

able to overtake Cheryl’s body

eyes. “This is a phenomenon known as

influencing them. Spirit substitute is when a ghost is trying to

“Oh! So that’s a

turned ashen. “W-What do

logic was reacting just

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

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.

“Huh?!”

was afraid but found

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

to make a run for

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

Josh was speechless.

he supposed to leave

could hear a tiny part of his subconscious begging

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

way out of this. There was only one way to

out of this is to defeat the

chose to cling

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

ghostie like that is not enough to scare me

chest. Her hair ties tied to the top of her head

couldn’t help but snicker at

Her alone?

thing I’m afraid

body and asked, “And what

leisurely, “Nothing.

matter of the eighteen lives who were

barred her fangs and

own business and stay in your