Chapter 118

Van managed it first, grinning when he joined Tonio.

It took Gene a couple of minutes more before he was up there, too. “This is fine,” he said as he came down, “but that was only a few feet. We’ll be going miles.”

“The same theory applies,” Jon said. “Believe. We promise we’re not going to let you fall. Not that anything would happen if you did, all things considered.”

“Okay, let’s do it,” Van replied, taking Gene’s hand. “Straight up?”

“I guess if we can walk through walls we can fly through ceilings.”

Moments later six ghosts, unseen by anyone on the ground, were flying out of the city to the barn.

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“It’s not a palace,” said Van as he looked around the hayloft. “Still, you’ve made it livable, which is what counts. It’s a good thing ghosts don’t eat. There’s no room for a kitchen.”