SpongeBob laughs with relief at this, which annoys Squidward just as much. Squidward initially laughs at SpongeBob's scared shrieks, but then gets so annoyed with the nonstop noises that he confesses to making the whole story up just to scare him. Squidward then told the frightened, yet insistent SpongeBob that the slasher would then "get" him, implying that he would be killed by the ghost. He would then use his spatula hand to tap the front window, open the door, and slowly approach the counter. Squidward then told SpongeBob how the ghost would exit the bus and cross the street without looking both ways first, since he was already dead.