omg a haunted ballroom chapter 10 snippet...
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He didn’t want to ask, but there was no border between his thoughts and hers, so when the question, What happened to you? Popped into his mind, he could not stop her from hearing.
The ghosts misted away like they had when the striga touched them, and then the golden memory followed after. A blue tint shadowed the room, and when the next scene appeared, it made Dick feel colder. He shivered reflexively.
I was haunted, Minerva said. Around the corner slunk the owl-beast, the striga, following the small Minerva. Dick was suspended, watching, unable to move or cry out. As she hopscotched through the hallway, the striga snuck along behind her, almost like a dance.
When she finally turned around, the striga mirrored her exactly, her head tilt and her movements.
“Why, hello,” she said, still moving about to watch it copy her. “What are you?”
“Striiiiiiiigaaaaaaa,” it answered.
I didn’t know to be afraid, Minerva whispered in his head.
End text. Three sentences are italicized: "what happened to you," "I was haunted," and "I didn't know to be afraid."