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barn. He noticed Whisper's head swing that way, too. "Zach, Kendra, start taking pictures towards the barn."
    "Dude, when did you get all ghost sensitive?"
    "How do you call yourself his best friend?" Kendra said. "He's always been like that."
    "What? No. He doesn't even believe in ghosts."
    "I never said he called them ghosts."
    They continued taking pictures as they bickered.   Josh barely heard as he scoured the barn area, and then turned his attention back to his camera. If there was anything worth seeing over there, Zach and Kendra's cameras would capture it.
    "Is that true?" Whisper asked. "You've always sensed stuff?"
    Josh gave a curt nod. "But let's talk about it later. Check this out. Are these the same ghosts?"
    She leaned in close, and he got a whiff of her hair. Wow, she smelled good, like a mix between flowers and spun sugar. He shook his head real quick to get back on topic.
    "It's hard to tell on the small screens, but I bet they are. Maybe Mr. Baxter can put them up side by side tomorrow."
    "That'll be cool, but if it is, they're coming towards us. Maybe we should move somewhere else." He glanced towards the barn. "I really don't like that place."
    "We should check out the house," Zach said. He clicked through his pictures and frowned. "I'm getting the balls of energy and stuff, but not the same things you guys are."
    "I don't know if it's because I'm listening to you guys or what," Kendra said, "but this place is starting to freak me out."
    Josh checked his watch. They'd already been there over twenty minutes. "We got less than ten minutes left. Let's head to the house."
    He glanced around. If he took a picture right now, he'd capture something, no matter which way he aimed. He didn't dare press the button. Whisper did, however, and Josh let out a yell. An apparition of a farmhand appeared right in front of him, and disappeared just as quick.
    Whisper's voice came out strained. "Was this what you saw?"
    She showed him the camera, and he gasped. "That was him." He studied the ghostly face, which couldn't have been much older than him. This ghost could be just another kid at school if he'd lived today. Except for the evil that bled out of it, an evil he could feel through the camera. This ghost wanted to do him harm. The big question was if it actually could.
    "Wow, that's pretty cool," Zach said. "You saw it, Josh? Right in front of you?"
    He nodded, but words wouldn't form to elaborate. Instead he motioned for them to follow him to the farmhouse, though he wished they could head for their cars and go home. None of this would go away just because he wanted it to.
    Zach pushed into the lead with Kendra, who'd become uncharacteristically quiet, clinging to his arm. He still managed to snap pictures with his other hand as he walked. Whisper walked close to Josh, occasionally looking over at him, as if checking to make sure he was okay.
    He glanced over at her and smiled. "I'm fine. Just a bit shaken."
    "I'm not sure I would have been had I seen it. I felt that you did, though, and I could tell it wanted to hurt you." She paused, and when he looked over, she blushed.
    "What?"
    Her cheeks burned brighter. "Nothing. I was just marveling at how brave you're being. You probably think I'm a big wimp, huh?"
    "No, of course not." He put his arm around her shoulders. Oh wow, did he really do that? They both stiffened, and then she melted into him. He couldn't breathe, but he didn't pull away, even when Kendra glanced back at them. She must really have been spooked because she gave a half smile, but instead of making a typical Kendra quip, she turned back around and clung tighter to Zach.
    "I don't think we should stay much longer," Whisper said. "We have plenty to bring to Mr. Baxter tomorrow."
    Josh nodded, but before he could say anything, something in the tree next to the main farmhouse caught his eye. He dropped his arm from Whisper's shoulder and pointed. He almost didn't hear her say she saw it.
    A figure appeared