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together? Voluntarily?”
    â€œWell, I found it, and Ava insisted that we check it out.”
    Colin stopped in the middle of the path and shone the flashlight just below my chin. “Why didn’t you tell me about it then?”
    I held up my hand. “Bergita was in a hurry to get back to camp. I didn’t get a chance. Can you lower your light?”
    Colin lowered his flashlight but not before I saw the look of hurt cross his face. “We saw the tanager right up here.”
    I turned on my flashlight and was about to point the beam into the woods where I knew the graveyard would be, but movement and a glint of floating light stopped me. Someone else was in the woods. I grabbed Colin’s flashlight from his hand and turned it off.
    â€œWha — ”
    I covered his mouth with my hand.
    Colin pulled my hand away from his mouth. “What’s going on?” he whispered. “I wish you’d stop doing that.”
    I pointed into the trees where the light was. Colin and I inched over in that direction. I placed a finger to my lips. He nodded. We crept half bent over, so that no part of us showed over the thick bushes. Through the dark branches, I saw a white form float through the trees on the other side of the cemetery beyond the ravine.
    â€œHoly smokes,” Colin yelped.
    The form moved on and disappeared deep into the woods. I wished I had thought to bring my binoculars. I didn’t think I would need them at night.
    Colin and I sat together crouched for a few minutes holding each other’s hands. I gripped his hands so tightly I was surprised they didn’t break. Finally, I let go and straightened up.
    Colin grabbed my arm and breathed. “Did you see that?”
    I knew what he meant, but I was reluctant to answer. I felt like if I answered that would make what I saw real, and I really didn’t want that to be the case.
    â€œLet’s go back to the campground,” Colin whispered.
    â€œWe have to at least look at the graves. We came all this way.” I straightened my shoulders.
    Colin sighed.
    I turned on my flashlight and pushed through the brush to the cemetery. I shone my light on the graves. In addition to the disturbed dirt on Matthew’s grave, there were similar large patches on Harold’s and Luke’s graves. Only William’s and Randall’s remained undisturbed now.
    â€œDo you think the ghost is digging up the graves?” Colin asked.
    â€œI — I don’t know.” I shivered. “Maybe it wasn’t a ghost. I mean, they aren’t supposed to be real.”
    â€œThen what was it?”
    â€œI don’t know. Fog? Reflection of the moon on the trees?”
    â€œYeah, right. You and I both know it had the shape of a person.”
    â€œBigfoot,” I offered.
    â€œIn a white robe?” He gripped his flashlight and shone it into the deep woods. “Let’s go back.”
    I ran my flashlight back and forth on the ground. “Wait, look at that.” My light reflected off something shimmering on a branch.
    I went over to it. There was a small piece of gauzy white fabric about two inches long with glitter on it. The glitter came off in my hand and stuck to my fingers.
    â€œI bet it’s from the ghost,” Colin said.
    â€œWhy would a ghost need glitter to make it sparkle?” I asked.
    â€œLet’s go back and talk about this at camp.”
    I nodded and followed him back to the trail.
    We were on the edge of camp when a figure stepped into our path. Both Colin and I squealed and dropped our flashlights.
    â€œGeez, relax,” Ava said.
    I scooped up our flashlights and handed Colin his. I shone my light in Ava’s eyes.
    â€œHey!” she protested.
    I lowered my flashlight. “Keep your voice down. Do you want to wake up the entire camp?”
    â€œWhat are you two doing outside the tents in the middle of the night?” she asked.
    â€œNone of your