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Chapter 39 ~Casper~

I FROZE, THOUGHTS BOUNCING AROUND MY skull like ping-pong balls as I scrambled for an answer. Then it hit me: a lie. Not just any old fib, mind you, but one that might just throw her off my scent. “It's, uh… Jaja's party,” I blurted, trying my darnedest to sound convincing.

“Oh, really?” she asked, her voice oozing curiosity like a split honeycomb. “And what's got you so riled up about that?”

I shoved my hand through my hair, feeling the soft strands squeeze through my fingers like butter through a sieve. “The thing is, it's tonight.” I nodded as I spoke.

Her shoulders drooped like a pair of sad marionettes, disappointment seeping from her pores. “I'm aware,” she said, a hint of longing tainting her words. “But that can't be the only reason you're so worried, right?”

A shiver tap-danced down my spine as I realized the magnitude of the porky pie I was about to dish out.

“A nightmare,” I croaked, my voice trembling like a leaf in a thunderstorm. “The most spine-tingling, hair-raising, b
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