Fia said Unfortunately I won't be singing tonight THE SPIRIT HAUNTINGS The imps erupted in cheers Fia pretended not to notice But I do have an announcement She took a dramatic pause and surveyed the hundred or so undead in the room Penny froze She could barely swallow her spookghetti and meatballs She leaned across the table and whispered to her friend Gladys I wish she'd get on with it Something is up My heart is racing 6 Gladys rolled her eyes Your heart hasn't raced in years Or beaten for that matter We're ghosts remember
PENNY PANIC KEEPS HER COOL Her comment didn't stop Penny from clutch ing her chest Fia continued I'm here on official business for the Society of Paranormal Invisible and Restless Imps and Terrors Also known as SPIRIT We know what SPIRIT stands for shouted Gladys Get on with it Fia cleared her throat I've been asked to speak with you about some very concern ing news There has been an alarming rise in non believers Humans use rational ideas and science to explain our hauntings It's nearly impossible to frighten humans these days The dinner crowd nodded in agreement and 7
THE SPIRIT HAUNTINGS Penny began to relax She'd never liked haunting humans anyway She picked up her fork and continued eating This has to change said Fia Or what someone from the back of the room asked Or there will be no more SPIRIT Penny gasped and choked on a noodle What do you mean no more SPIRIT 8 asked Gladys If ghosts can't scare the living said Fia then SPIRIT can't continue as a society Everyone started talking at once Penny could barely hear above the ringing in her ears a sure sign she was panicking She thought about all
PENNY PANIC KEEPS HER COOL the ways SPIRIT enriched her afterlife Without SPIRIT who would host the Dinner with the Dead potlucks Fia tapped the microphone and waited for the room to quiet It's a lot of work keeping this organization alive Gladys cleared her throat loudly I mean it's hard to keep this organization going Fia clarified Shorty Shade shot above the crowd and floated What does this mean for the Phantom Farmers Market For as long as anyone could remember SPIRIT had held a farmers market for the 9
