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
THE SPIRIT HAUNTINGS deceased every Saturday Shorty's ghost peppers were a favorite among the dead Well said Fia it would go away Penny let out a tiny squeal Where will I shop She closed her eyes and breathed deeply just as her yoga instructor had taught her Yoga She gasped again There would be no Resting in Peace Yoga She covered her mouth but not before a tiny scream escaped her lips It's not too late Fia said We can do something SPIRIT is recruiting new members and looking for ghosts to scare humans The ghosts who scare the most humans will become SPIRIT members Now I know most of you 10
PENNY PANIC KEEPS HER COOL aren't interested in a SPIRIT membership but if we could scare just one human we could help keep SPIRIT around So what do you say Do we have any volunteers The room grew making eye contact Obviously I'd love to do it Fia said but I can't possibly wail or scream After all I wouldn't want to strain my beautiful singing voice Penny raised an anxious hand but no one seemed to notice Perhaps Gladys might be interested Fia looked around the room Gladys Now where did that ghoul go silent No one seemed to be 11
