The Haunted_Edit Copy 4-7-17

He waved his hand at me. “Get out of here. You’re not a
complete moron. It’s just a lot to take in.”
“Yeah, but you said it in a much less confusing way than
Daisy did! Seriously, thank you. I actually get it now. I feel a little
more prepared to go back in there.” I glanced in the direction of the
back room.
“Well, hey, any time you need me to explain some Weirdo
Science to you, just let me know.” Tucker grinned.
Okay, he obviously was not going to let me forget that
remark. Better just go along with it. “I will. Thank you, Mr. Weirdo.
Where will you be presenting next? In the graveyard?”
“Yes, the mausoleum, specifically. If you come, bring a
small animal so I can show you the proper sacrifice technique.”
I covered my mouth to stifle my laugh so it didn’t disrupt the
silence of the store. “I’ll be there. But first, I need to go back and
learn more about ghost hunting.”
“Good luck!” He picked up Fight Club again and turned his
attention back to it after one final smile.
When I went back into the room, we listened to Daisy and
Richard tell us all about protecting ourselves. Apparently, since
ghosts were made of energy, we needed to use energy to shield
ourselves from them. Different things could help with this, such as
stones and candles or incense, all of which apparently had their own
meaning. Most of the protection, however, involved calling upon
help from whatever higher power we believed in. This shocked me,
too; I had no idea that ghost hunters were religious. Again, I had
been picturing Satan worshippers or atheists at best.
Finally, they gave us their group’s protocol for conducting
an investigation. At that point, I was already turning over too much
information in my mind to pay too much attention. I didn’t plan
turning this into a career, anyway. Even if after those four hours, it
was slightly less scary than it had been in the beginning.
Once they brought their presentation to a close, people in the
room started to crowd around them with questions. My dad looked
at them longingly for a moment before shaking his head. “Not worth
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