Many one shot ideas come from 100 word drabbles that I've expanded. Hooky is one of them. So here's the original. I don't know whether to put them in Turning Pages or just tack them on as a bonus at the end of their oneshots...
Hooky
(in 100 words)
Danny was beaming. His homework was complete, he was at school on time, and Paulina had glanced his way. Nothing could ruin today…
Except for his friends pulling him into an empty classroom to lecture him.
"Danny…" Sam sighed. "You can't keep doing this."
"Doing what?"
"Coming to school."
"Why not?"
"… because you're dead, that's why!"
Danny stared at his two best friends, gaping. Tucker reluctantly held up a mirror. Green eyes. White hair. Ghostly glow.
"What?" he breathed. "I don't understand…"
"The portal killed you, Danny. Please… stop coming to school. It… gets harder to tell you each time."