Chapter 45

“Hey.” Tasia slammed her fist against the wall, which caused some of the figures behind her to stir. “Hey! Dana! Look at me!”

“I DIDN’T EVEN GO TO HIS FUNERAL!” Dana looked up from between her legs, panic in her eyes. “I COULDN’T SEE HIS GHOST AT ALL AND IT SCARED ME! WHAT IF I HAD TO RELIVE THAT MEMORY FOR ALL ETERNITY, OF EVERYBODY SAYING GOODBYE? WHAT IF MY EXISTENCE BECOMES THE MEMORY OF THOUSANDS, EVEN MILLIONS, OF FUNERALS, EACH ONE LIKE A KNIFE IN MY BACK?!?”

“Shhh, calm down.” Tasia looked over her shoulder and let out a little eep when she saw that two of the melted torsos had turned in her direction and were wading toward them in slow motion. “You’re upsetting the locals.”

“I DON’T CARE ABOUT THEM!” Snot and tears ran down Dana’s face now. She had crossed over into full-blown gross crying. “IF I THOUGHT THEY COULD END ME, I’D—”

Tasia leapt into the air and grabbed hold of Dana. Being the heavier of the two, Tasia ended up dragging Dana along the wal