Chapter 496

Chester had been causing chaos in the school. The recent spate of student suicides was rumored to be Chester searching for a replacement. This had made everyone at the school paranoid. Students had protective talismans secretly slipped into their wallets. Even the teachers, who claimed there were no such things as ghosts, secretly sought out talismans for protection. Last night, the malicious ghost had been heard wailing and cursing, sometimes laughing maniacally. Many people had heard it. The school authorities had issued a strict order forbidding anyone from discussing the haunting and had been keeping the information from the public. The school needed to stay open, after all. "Ms. Fowler is an exorcist. S-She shouldn't be scared," one of the guards commented. "Mr. Fitzgerald's apprentices were so scared they almost wet themselves." They were silent after that. They wanted to check on Clara and maybe even help her, but they were too terrified. Their legs felt like jelly, and