"Don't worry. I'll escort you to hell personally. I'll be back again soon!" Then, there was a burst of crazy laughter from the other end of the line, which sent shivers down Janet's spine.
Janet gripped her phone tightly, uncertain as to how to react.
She reminded herself to take deep breaths and gradually calmed down. If she exposed her fear, she would be giving whoever was behind this exactly what they wanted.
So Janet decided to hang up.
Unexpectedly, the person on the other end of the line immediately said, "I'm looking right at you, Janet. Hanging up won't change a thing."
Janet realized that it wasn't that Charis's ghost was haunting her, but someone alive who was watching her nearby.
This came as a relief to her. She smiled and said calmly, "Then come out and face me. I wasn't afraid of you when you were alive, and I surely won't be afraid of you now that you're dead. If you really are Charis Turner, why don't you come out and tell me what drug you used on Brandon? It'd save me a great deal of trouble. That way, I can buy you some more flowers with the money I would've saved."
The person on the other end of the line fell silent.
In the end, Janet wondered if the so-called ghost had grown tired of the charade.
"Would you like to have a drink with me?" Janet smiled. "You sound tired."
In the end, the ghostly caller only said, "I'm coming for your life!" Then, Janet was met with the busy dial tone.
Staring at blackened screen, Janet breathed a sigh of relief.
She picked up her bag and went downstairs quickly.
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