Page 28 of Graveyard Girl: Part 1

I gasped. Rose had been murdered?

The woman speaking must’ve heard me because her head swung around and she looked directly at me through the darkness. “I see you,” she said, then pushed back her hood.

It was Tilda Benson. I didn’t think she could see me, but I retreated slowly until I could no longer see them. Then I sprinted back to the house.

Hours later, I lay huddled in my bed, listening to the sounds of night animals (and night people?) hooting and screeching, when I realized I’d left the graveyard gate unlocked.

The creepy tour guide’s words came back to me.

The gates have to be locked to keep the witches’ spirits within the cemetery.

I shuddered and pulled the covers over my head.

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