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She offered her hand to Allison and Tyler "I’m Clare I ith Mrs Dixon when Mr Dixon sat up and said ‘Allison’"

"I guess you just answered the question we had for you," Tyler said, introducing himself and Allison in return

"Maybe he said the wordlike talk to me, son?"

Clare shook her head "No" She suess he’s worried about you, Allison Wherever his lad you cah our experience with other cos they heard or that happened before they were in that state And there’s evidence that they can understand what’s said to them"

When she left the to see my dad, won’t you?"

She nodded "I proot back to the Tarleton-Dandridge House Allison seemed exhausted and distracted Kelsey, Kat and Jane chatted with her, trying to make her feel more normal, as they made tea and then went up to bed

The entire creorn out, but Tyler spoke to Logan and Sean down in the entry Sean had finished setting up the coht on the cahout the house

"Did Haley Dixon say anything I an

"She was upset about the painting She said that Todd felt there was so funny about it, and his father said it was the weirdest da was so"

"We’ve looked at the da, believethat’d been altered on it," Sean insisted

"Well, let’s give it up for now and get soreed

They went up to their rooht shift the rope beneath the mattress and his bedroll Tyler still didn’t know all the "rules" that ith being a ghost, but he did know that they could learn to s and that they could be felt if not really touched Maybe they could tell when soood intentions

Julian was perched at the foot of the bed Tyler al day

"Hey," Julian said

"Hey," Tyler responded tiredly

"I think I’ a little crazy," Julian said

Crazy? You’re dead

Tyler refrained fro the words

"Why?"

"I couldn’t pinpoint it, and I’ve been through the house and the grounds since But when I got back here, I had the feeling that someone had just left"

"We’d all just left We went to the hospital"

Julian shook his head "No, that’s not what I one a while There was so that made me feel convinced that someone had been here"

"Did you see anyone?" Tyler asked "See a car leave? Anything?"

"No, I alking along feeling sorry forto sidle up next to people I passed on the street I think I gave a few of the to himself

Tyler rolled his eyes Most personalities didn’t change when they becahosts Julian was the same prankster he’d been in life

He rued the fact that Sean hadn’t set the cameras to record until they’d returned

However, the call about Dixon had come quickly Sean hadn’t actually had a chance to ensure that they were set up for the night or to see ent on in the house when they were sleeping

"The board members still have keys," Tyler said "We can ask Maybe one of theet those keys froet the keys, but if any of the, they’ve had plenty of chances to make copies I think we should just set up our alaro Sean will take care of it"

Julian started to rise as if Tyler would auto," Tyler said "I really don’t expect anyone to coents Whoever it was kneere going out this evening--although I have no idea how"

"In the o down and be the alarm system I’ll be on the sofa in the entry"

He left Tyler prayed for sleep