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Chapter 9 - Is That the Grim Reaper's Phalanges, Or Is He Happy to See Me?

After approximately an hour of explaining what the heck had happened to a shaken Divya and Rosanna, I crashed into bed, a vortex of snores. It was the weekend, and I slept until Saturday afternoon, getting over twelve hours of shuteye. Rosanna suppressed her curiosity until she could no longer bear it and poked me awake at half past one.

I groaned, drool on my pillow.

"You slept like you were hibernating. I can't take it anymore. Tell me more." She bounced onto the mattress beside me.

I rubbed my eyes of sleep-grit. "I already told you everything. I don't know anymore."

"But you have to. Are the Orishas real?"

"Apparently. And Ochún's supposed to be a hippie," I said, recalling the Orisha of water we'd gifted last month.

Rosanna's green eyes widened. "What about la Llorona?" she said.

I shrugged. "I think so. I mean, the gods are real, and there are werewolves, and vampires, so I'm guessing ghosts exist."

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