“I’m okay, Nate,” I wheeze, as he squeezes me so tight I think for a moment that potion is losing its effect. It isn’t until he lets go of me that I can catch my breath again. “Are you okay?”He plants a fist on each hip, sighing, “I might have popped an artery—or a few. But I’ll be fine. I’m more worried about you. How do you feel?”I glance down at the vial I tossed onto the bed in an haste to grab the candy from Ariah, and say, “I can breathe, so I’m good now. That stuff is awful, whatever is in there.”“Most potions taste like crap, but they’re effective” Nate agrees. “Never mind that. What happened back there, in the water? I thought you could swim?”“I can. It was a ghost.”Nate gapes at me. “You’re telling me a ghost tried to drown you?”“Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying,” I frown, sinking into a sitting position on the edge of the bed. “And no, I’ve never seen this ghost before.”Silence stretches for a moment, before Celeste asks, “After Sally attacked you, another one come
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