NovelBarAs soon as she stepped out, Esidled up, his voice a conspiratorial whisper. "Astrid, you should head back. I'll tag along with
them; it's cool."
"Not a chance," Astrid shot back with a wink. "Sthings might stump these guys, but not me. Just don't go screaming like a
little kid when things get spooky, okay?"
Egrinned. "With my wife's protection, scared is the last thing I'd be."
"Get outta here! Since when am | your wife?" Astrid rolled her eyes in mock disgust, then something caught her eye in the distance
—a shape fluttering in the branches of a tree.
It was like the silhouette of a person, floating among the leaves, but it had no legs.
Even Elio, as macho as he tried to be, felt a chill creep up his spine. Fearing Astrid might freak, he reached out and covered her
eyes.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut Astrid wasn't having any of it. She was too intrigued to appreciate the blindfold treatment. She swatted his hand away. "What
are you doing? Oh my god, who's still using the old 'lady in white with long hair' gig? It's so cliche! That's a lousy prop, right there.
It looks so fake! The eyes are bulging, but it's more funny than scary. And is that ketchup for blood? Seriously, this is amateur hour.
And look, you can see right through that hole in the belly—clear to the tree behind!"
Maddox was speechless. To avoid frightening the viewers at home, the crew swiftly cut the feed from the camera pointed at the
eerie figure.
Hearing Astrid's commentary, everyone started to visualize the scene, and the more timid among them were on the verge of tears.
[This is the first t| wish Astar would just zip it.]
[Shere. | usually love her banter, but right now, I'd pay her to shut up. Her descriptions are way too vivid; I'm crying here.]
[Dang, those visuals are too strong. | muted it because | got scared!]
[LOL! So I'm not the only chicken here. But it does suggest that someone staged this ‘ghost’ to scare us. Whoever did this is
seriously twisted.]
[Yeah, what if someone on the crew had a heart condition or something? What if they got a heart attack from the fright?]
The chat was buzzing with excitement when suddenly, Astrid whipped out a miniature crossbow and fired a bolt into the distance.
A high-pitched scream echoed through the woods.
The chat exploded - [OMG, so the 'ghost' isn't a prop but a real person? Astar made her cry, LOL!]
Those who had muted the stream quickly turned the volback up, only to hear someone sobbing.
But this time, the cries weren't scary; they were the unmistakable sounds of someone in pain. "It hurts so much, my stomach... |
think I'm dying. Please, someone help me!"
Astrid looked at the woman tied to the tree, flailing about, and couldn't help but laugh. "Oops, | thought | could shoot right through
that hole in your belly!"
The woman was at a loss for words for a while ,then she begged, "Astar, I'm sorry! | was just paid to play a ghost, please letgo.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMr. Maddox, Mr. Maddox, I've been an extra in your shows before. Can't you cutsslack? | was just trying to earn a few
extra bucks, nothing personal! | can barely feel my stomach anymore. If | don't get to a hospital soon, I'm a goner."
The crowd didn't know whether to be horrified or amused.
Astrid surveyed the terrified woman, her lips twitching into a half-smile. She had known all along it was a person, which is why she
had used the barest force necessary on her crossbow, just enough to deliver a dose of the sedative on its tip.
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