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I speed over to the Clairvoyance Caf\u00e9, trying to not think about everything that just happened. When I see that the band is still warming up, I breathe a sigh of relief that I\u2019m not late. Maybe Cecily won\u2019t miss much, either. I walk over to the counter to order something to drink but before I say anything the girl behind the register announces, \u201cThat\u2019ll be $5.25.\u201d \u201cBut I\u2014\u201d \u201cOne medium hot chocolate with whipped cream and a chocolate-chip biscotti for here, right? That\u2019ll be $5.25.\u201d Whoa, they really are clairvoyant, aren\u2019t they?<\/p>\n

This is the second order of mine that they\u2019ve gotten right before I even opened my mouth. I wonder if they\u2019re ever wrong \u2026 \u201cNo, we\u2019re never wrong,\u201d she says, handing me my goodies. \u201cEnjoy!\u201d \u201cYou should really take this on the road,\u201d I say, and head over to the table where Mia and Trey are sitting.<\/p>\n

As I walk, I scan the room and notice about fifteen other kids from school, but I don\u2019t know any of them by name. Colin is nowhere to be found. And then it occurs to me: The cheerleaders said they were going to celebrate with some of the football players\u2014that it was a tradition?<\/p>\n

And Colin is a football player. Ugh. Did Colin and Cecily really ditch their friends\u2019 first gig for an outing at the Spooky Soda Shoppe? How is a group of football players and cheerleaders eating ice cream a tradition, anyway? Tradition is dressing up for Halloween. Tradition is opening presents on Christmas morning. Tradition is getting your license when you turn sixteen! This? Is lame. I reach the table and slump down in my chair, annoyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, Lucy, what\u2019s up?\u201d Mia asks, cautiously. \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter? And where\u2019s Cecily?\u201d \u201cOut celebrating her descent into the underworld,\u201d I say. I take a sip of my hot chocolate. It\u2019s warm and delicious, and it\u2019s the only thing putting a smile on my face. \u201cShould I know what that means?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mia asks, cautiously. \u201cDon\u2019t you know about the famous post-cheerleading tryouts tradition of eating ice cream in front of football players? I mean, it\u2019s just so \u2026 traditional! And you know traditions cannot be broken.\u201d \u201cOh \u2026 that.\u201d I\u2019m about to go off on Colin, too, when the band starts playing. After a few seconds, I\u2019m already engrossed and bopping along to the beat.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re actually good! Really good. Their sound is a mix of indie rock and electronic pop\u2014not at all what I was expecting. After a little while, my eye catches Miles Rennert and I can\u2019t look away. He\u2019s rocking out on the keyboard and lead vocals, and it\u2019s making me swoon. I mean, they are all talented, but Miles is different.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s completely lost in the music. Like it\u2019s hypnotizing him, or something. Whatever it is? It\u2019s adorable. \u201cAre you upset that Colin isn\u2019t here?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chapter One: I Cheer, You Cheer Chapter Two: Three\u2019s a Crowd Chapter Three: Strike Three Chapter Four: Word on the Street Chapter Five: Georgia 2.0 Chapter Six: Brrr, It\u2019s Cold in Here Chapter Seven: She Said, She Said Chapter Eight: Limbo Fever Chapter Nine: Team Lucily Chapter Ten: The Georgia Rule Chapter Eleven: Red Is a Color Sneak Peek About the Author Also Available Copyright OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com Lucy Chadwick \u2026<\/p>\n

Ghostcoming Queen. It has a nice ring to it, doesn\u2019t it? To be fair, technically I could be the Ghostcoming King, since I entered Limbo Central Middle School\u2019s dance-a-thon with my best friend, Cecily Vanderberg, and we won the title of King and Queen together. Either way? I\u2019m ghost royalty. (FYI \u2026 I\u2019m not joking\u2014I\u2019m actually a ghost. How, you ask? Because I\u2019m kind of, sort of, completely \u2026 well, dead. But it\u2019s all good, I promise!) Anyway, becoming Limbo Central royalty isn\u2019t a bad way to end your first two weeks in the afterlife\u2014especially when your first day started with you developing a giant crush on Colin Reed, your older ghost tutor, which caused some ugly beef with his mean-girl girlfriend.<\/p>\n

Or should I say EX- GIRLFRIEND. Smiley face. Okay, okay, I know that sounds harsh, but this girl\u2014Georgia Sinclaire \u2014makes normal mean girls look like UNICEF volunteers! For example, on my first day as a ghost at Limbo she literally threw a ball through my head. I was pretty see-through because I was newly dead, so thankfully it didn\u2019t hurt. But it felt super weird, and, honestly, that\u2019s just rude. Then, last week, when I finally had enough energy to become solid, she threw another one at my head\u2014and that one hit me!<\/p>\n

I had to go to the nurse and everything. So, yeah, she\u2019s definitely getting what\u2019s coming to her. \u201cAre you ready to go?\u201d Cecily calls to me from inside our bathroom. We\u2019re not only best friends, we\u2019re also roommates. I crossed over, like, a day before she did, so we\u2019ve been learning everything together. Cool, right? And the best part is that we were friends even before we got to the afterlife, so we know each other super well.<\/p>\n

T.G. (Thank ghostliness. Get it?!) Because leaving everything behind and trying to figure out your new way of afterlife all by yourself is crazy hard\u2014not to mention lonely. Having each other here is THE BEST. Afterlife friends forever. \u201cOne sec,\u201d I answer, getting my books together.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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