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"Sorry, man. I did tell you to hide in the room but I guess you didn't hear me. I'll take the blame for this one then," Ren admitted before surprise etched across the other boys features. The mentioning of the girl within the room had stunned him and for a moment Jacob began to question his own memory at Ren's complete lack of recognition.

Melody shouted then, her shrill voice breaking the silence abruptly as she reprimanded them all. Jacob saw Ren stutter in an attempt to contain his amusement, to which Jacob did likewise, finding the her sudden outburst equally humorous in contrast to their situation. An awkward silence gathered over them as the group began arranging their thoughts, before another scream startled them all as a figure fell from the sky.

The color drained slightly from Jacob's face as he stared with a mixture of curiosity and bewilderment at the sight, not quite comprehending what he'd seen. No normal person could've survived that fall but Melody beat him to his question, blurting out her alarm.

"You are dead... aren't you?" Ren asked softly as he pushed past Melody.

"I'm Clare." She introduced herself simply.

He knew he should've felt alarm then but Jacob's mind could only focus on the fact that this ghost looked completely different from the last one. Where there multiple ghosts at their academy? He thought with narrowed eyes.

"You're not the same ghost as the one which chased us, are you?" Jacob said then, more as a confirmation.