Chapter 26
I opened my eyes and sat up in one motion, which made the room swirl around me until I regained my equilibrium. I glanced at my watch. It was 2:30. I’d been down here for over an hour. I jumped up and grabbed the door handle. That’s when I remembered. I’d been locked in, and the lights had been off. I looked up at the light, which was clearly on. I turned the handle and easily pulled the door open.
Sweat dotted my forehead. Had I had another panic attack and imagined it all? The dream tumbled back to me. Bart, Paul, Phoebe …Delilah. The girl’s name was Delilah. The spirit had been a girl named Delilah. And she’d been tormented by Bart Joseph, my brother’s coach and my teacher.
My phone buzzed from my bag. I fumbled inside until I found it and saw Jake’s goofy grin on the scre
