Chapter 1
Alexis POV.
10 years ago……
"I'll be back Lexi." Jake hugged me and ran back to his dad.
"Don't leave!" I screamed, holding back tears I ran to my mom.
"Why does he have to leave? Mommy it's not fair!"
"Shh…Jake doesn't want to leave, Paul's grandpa is dying. Paul has to go back to be with him."
"Why does Jake have to go?" My mom didn't know how painful it was for a 7 year old to loose their best friend.
"Don't make it any harder for Jake come on go inside and find daddy." I ran back near the house and saw my mom talking to Jake's mom and dad.
"I'm so sorry Alexis caused such a scene."
"It's okay Suze we know how hard it is for her, when we told Jake he wouldn't stop crying."
"You'll be back right Paul?" Mommy asked.
"Yes, as soon as possible but Joan wants to visit her family too."
"Okay, bye." Mr. Slater hugged mom and they drove away.
I ran back into the house to find my father standing in front of the fire place staring at some pictures, a solemn expression on his face. I ran to my room.
Present time….
"Alex! Come down for breakfast!"
"Coming!" I shouted and ran down stairs. When I reached the bottom I saw my dad reading the news paper, my mom was walking around the kitchen trying to make breakfast.
"Jesse, put away that newspaper and help."
"Wait a second, I read this art-"
"JUST COME OVER HERE!" Mom scolded and dad just rolled his eyes and walked over by her side helping her make pan cakes.
"Good Morning mom and dad."
"Oh hey Alex, good morning." Mom replied.
"Buenos días Lexi." I smiled at dad and sat down for breakfast.
I finished breakfast and started for the door to go to school when my mom suddenly stopped me.
"Have fun Lexi, Actually I'm sure you will today. Buh bye." Whoa did mom just say that to me? She never told me to have fun since I turned 9. Whatever, I went outside and started to walk.
While I was walking to school I noticed a glowing women by the side of the road. It was a ghost. Let me explain, I'm a mediator, the liaison between the living and the dead in other words I can communicate with the dead. I don't really find it that much of a curse unlike my mom. Though I've always thought it was annoying with ghosts popping up so often. Back to the ghost on the side, I pushed my long black hair black and walked calmly up to the ghost.
"Hello."
"Y-you can see me?"
"Yeah I'm a mediator, I can talk and touch ghosts."
"You mean I'm a ghost?!?"
"Yes, now all we have to do is figure out why you're still here. Because you do not die and stay on earth unless you have unfinished business to do, do you have any clue?"
"I think it's because…You see my will is hidden away under a floor panel in my house, in the kitchen. I don't know if anyone can find it….an-"
"Oh okay maybe I can call your family and tell them where it is."
She quickly gave me her phone number and she dematerialized and I quickly tried to get to school without being late.
"ALEXIS!" My best friend-Bonnie McTavish- ran up to me and hugged me.
"Hey Bonnie!" I hugged her quickly and we went to class together. We stepped into our first class-algebra- and sat down.
"Good morning class, today we have a new student joining us." Mr.Carneon announced, then an extremely hot guy with brown hair, sky blue eyes, and perfect face walked in and stood in front of the class room.
"His name is Jake Slater."
JAKE SLATER???? AS IN THE JAKE SLATER THAT LEFT TEN YEARS AGO? THE ONE THAT PROMISED TO COME BACK? THE ONE THAT WAS MY BEST FRIEND? I was so shocked that when Mr.Carneon told me that Jake was going to sit next to me, I didn't even know until Jake finally walked over and slid into the seat next to me. I felt ever girl in the class's gaze on me, filled with lust and jealousy.
"Hey I'm Jake Slater." Jake stuck a hand out and I shook it and introduced myself.
"Alexis DeSilva." I smiled hoping he would recognize me.
"WHAT? No way! Lexi, it's me!"
"Jake, I'm glad you remember me." He hugged me and the lesson started. I couldn't believe Jake had actually came back I was so happy. He then slipped me a note in the middle of class.
Lexi-
What would you say if we went to your house-or mine-after school and catch up?
Jake
I quickly scribbled down a yes and passed it back to him, he smiled with delight. After Algebra, Jake caught up with me while I was walking with Bonnie and asked me about my schedule;
"Lexi! Wait up." I turned around and saw Jake running after me.
"Hey."
"Hey, I was wondering. Can I look at your schedule?"
"Uh, sure." I handed it to him and he had a stunned expression on his face.
"We have every class together except biology!"
"Cool!"
"Also, one more thing. I'll meet you after school at your locker."
"1594"
"Got it, bye." Then he started to walk to biology.
Then Bonnie started questioning…
