Sherri's POV. My heart palpated with fear as I tried to get a grip of my breath. “Sherri, what happened? Did you see a ghost?” Lily asked, placing a hand on my thigh with eyes that sparkled with genuine fear.“I–uh–yeah, a ghost is in there. It scared me so I had to close the door real hard,” I lied, finally getting a hold of my breath.I couldn't possibly tell her the truth, and thank goodness she didn't see him. While she was adorable and almost like a ball of sweetness, she had a really sharp tongue. If she'd gotten a glimpse of him, she'd run off to rat me out, and that would lead to a series of things I wasn't in the mood for.She tapped a finger on her chin, like she was thinking of something. When she finally hit the idea, her face lit up, “Sherri, let's dgo to my room. There are no ghosts in there and my mom already killed the monsters under my bed,” she said sweetly with certainty in her tone.“Okay, good idea,” I said with a lopsided smile.And then, she curled her fingers
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