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about as tired as I was. It had already been a long day. While Eleanor made her way to the group of young men, I stopped and looked across the way, where the black monstrosity of a trailer stood with thick drapes covering the windows like usual.
    Leotyne Williams rolled into East Tawas a while ago and hasn’t left yet. Eleanor and I have also called her a gypsy, on account of she lives in a trailer and is of Romanian descent. Of course, early on we also thought she was a witch. I think it had something to with the fact that she has long, stringy hair and wears long black dresses despite the heat. The ghost floated nearby, and instead of joining Martha and Eleanor, it might be the time to ask Leotyne to look into that crystal ball of hers, since she’s known to be a clairvoyant. She’s also given me advice in the past, but it’s usually sketchy at best. More like a riddle than anything else, but it’s always rung true, so I have learned to take her advice.
    I rapped on the door and the ghost bobbed next to me when Anna Parsons opened it. I had met Anna in the hospital on one of my numerous overnight stays there. Leotyne took Anna in not long ago when she needed a place to stay and Anna is Leotyne’s apprentice.
    “Hello,” I said as I clambered up the steps of the trailer and Anna raced out of the way, pressing herself to the wall of the kitchenette.
    Before I had time to ask if Leotyne was here, I jerked my head sideways as an earth-shattering scream coming from Leotyne echoed in the trailer. My ghost companion was also quite frightened and her mouth was wide open in a screaming motion, too. She formed a black mist that flew into one wall of the trailer after the other, sending books flying to the floor. Leotyne grabbed a broom and began to swing wildly at the mist and I shouted, “Stop it! You’re scaring her.”
    Leotyne stopped mid-swipe. “Scaring her? She’s wrecking the place.”
    “That’s because you were screaming.”
    Leotyne put the broom down. “Why’d you bring a ghost into my trailer for?”
    “It’s okay, I won’t let her hurt you,” I cooed to the ghost that appeared in silhouette form now, her chest rising and falling. She then threw her ghostly arms around me and I hugged the air lightly since if I did it too hard, my arms would go straight through her. Or that was my reasoning, since this was way bazaar.
    Leotyne smoothed her hair and straightened her clothing now, motioning Anna to join her at the table. “It’s okay, dear, the ghost is with her.”
    Anna raced over and sat down, her eyes round and wide. “I-I didn’t think gh-ghosts were real.”
    “Of all the crazy things for someone to say that proclaims herself as clairvoyant. Of course they’re real,” I said as I sat opposite them and the ghost floated close by. “I’m staying at the Butler Mansion and I can tell you that I’ve seen one there, too. Or I should say, Eleanor and I did.” I pursed my lips since I had to tell them the whole story. At least someone besides me could see the ghost now. “Not sure if you were aware of it or not, but I had an accident where I suffered quite the concussion, and when I woke up this ghost was there and has been with me ever since.”
    Leotyne leaned forward, her eyes squinty. “Don’t be too hard on the girl, she’s learning. So it’s attached itself to you, then. When was the first time you saw the ghost?”
    “In the hospital.”
    Leotyne’s fingers tapped the table. “Interesting. So it had nothing to do with the body that was discovered at the Butler Mansion that they spoke about on the news?”
    “Not that I’m aware of.”
    Leotyne fingered her crystal ball thoughtfully. “The ghost isn’t the same person who died at the mansion recently, but it’s a bit foggy. She’s attached to you for some reason and I’m not so convinced that it was at the hospital for sure, but you could ask around. I expect if someone has seen a ghost at the hospital before, they might