Ruth And The Ghost

By WR Gingell

'When Ruth first saw the ghost, she thought it was one of Cora's jokes. It was a boy, floating behind the chandelier and smirking at everyone as they milled in the hall with the boxes and furniture.

The second time she saw him, Ruth wondered if she really was dying, as Cora insisted she was. This time it was certain that he was a ghost: he was still stuck in mid-air, which could have been some kind of a trick, but now she could see straight through him. It hadn't occurred to her that the new house would have a ghost.

"They're poisoning you, you know," he said.'

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