Chapter 1.: In The Future
Melinda was sleeping with Jim beside her. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that it was already morning. She looked at the clock... It was Saturday, her shop was closed, there was no school and Jim was free too. Melinda got up and went down to the kitchen. As she reached the last stair she heard that the TV was on. She went straight to the livingroom and she saw her 14 year old child watching her favourite TV show.
- Good morning, sweetie! -she smiled.
- Good morning, mom! -she said not looking up from her fav show.
- What are you doing, honey? -she asked while she went to the kitchen.
- Watching Bones.
- Really? Which episode is on?
- They started from the first season again. We can rewatch the whole 10 seasons. -Sarah smiled.
- That's great. -she said, she also loved the series very much.
Melinda started making sandwiches. Suddenly she heard a big noise from the backyard. She looked out on the kitchen window and saw a man burrying something in their garden. She went out.
- Hey, what are you doing? -she asked loudly, but the man immediatly disappeared.
- Sooo much ghosts this week. -she sighed and went back to the kitchen.
When she entered the room she saw Jim standing in the kitchen door and she ran to him. Jim kissed her deeply.
- Good morning, Sunshine! Why didn't you wake me up?
- You were soo sweet while sleeping! I didn't want to wake you up! -she laughed.
- I'm always soo sweet! -he said smiling.
- You're really sure of yourself.
- Sure I am...where's Sara?
- What do you think? –smiled Melinda and pointed at the livingroom.
- Oh watching Bones? Which episode is on?
She laughed at him.
- Let's have breakfast.
In the other end of the city Andrea Moreno, Melinda's best friend, got up at the same time like Melinda. She was happily married with a guy, named Gavin. But this Saturday morning Gavin was at work, and their kid, Emily was sleeping at one of her friends, so Andrea was all alone.
- I can't believe how boring is being home alone. -she sighed
- Boredom is underrated. –said a voice coming from the kitchen.
- No, boredom is boring. –argued Andrea and then she realized that she was supposed to be alone. Uhm, who am I talking to?
She went into the kitchen since she got no answer. But there was standing someone who she never expected to be standing there.
- Gabriel? What the hell are you doing here? You are not supposed to be in my house!
- What a lovely hospitality. Anyway, I brought you a message.
- What message? –asked Andrea still refusing to believe that Melinda's brother was standing in her kitchen. Gabriel showed a paper with some words written on it. He gave it to Andrea and then immediately left. Andrea read the paper and became terrified.
- Oh my God, I have to talk with Melinda.
She went to the livingroom, to call her best friend Melinda Gordon.
Meanwhile Delia, Melinda's other really good friend, was still sleeping when Ned, his son arrived to her apartment.
- Mum, where are you? -he asked while packing his stuff to the kitchen counter.
- Sleeping. -came a sleepy voice from her bedroom.
- Oh, sorry to wake ya up.
- No prob. I'm always glad to see you Ned. -she said while getting up and dressed.
She came out to the livingroom, where Ned was standing. Delia hugged her 32 year old son.
- How are you? –asked Ned smiling as his mother stopped hugging him.
- Fine thanks. I'm just a bit tired. I didn't sleep well last night.
- Why, what happened?
- I had a weird dream, about some ghost stuff. I saw your father, and he said something about Melinda and her daughter, but sadly I can't remember what Charlie sad.
- Try to remember. It might be important for him and also to Melinda.
- I'm trying, but I was just too busy to concentrate on not waking up!
- Okay, I'll talk with Melinda, maybe she saw him after your dream. But before I leave, here's the daily post, and some fresh stuff is on the counter.
- Thanks, honey.
He handed the post to her and then left to visit Melinda.
The Clancy family has just finished the breakfast and Melinda was doing the dishes with Jim, while Sara was on the TV again watching the last night's CSI episode's rerun. Although she had to learn a lot, becuase she started High school this year, and well, it was kinda hard for her because of her gift, what she got from her mum. Sara could see ghosts too...
Melinda was cleaning the fridge, while Jim was standing behind her. Melinda wanted to throw a pizza out.
- Oh, oh, we HAVE to keep this pizza! –said Jim stopping Melinda from throwing it out into the refuse-bin.
- It has freezer burn.
- What's wrong with freezer burn? -he smiled.
- Makes it taste gross.
- Well, we can burn it off in the oven.
- No, we won't... -she smiled.
- Melinda, you have to give the pizza a fighting chance!
- Okay, fine...sure...we will keep the pizza Frisbees. -she smiled at him.
Suddenly Sara screamed in the livingroom. Jim and Melinda ran into there. Melinda saw a female ghost, her clothes were ripped and wet.
- Okay, hey, you there!
The ghost looked at her.
- Yes, you. Talk to me!
The ghost appeared next to Melinda.
- What's your name, and what do you want? –asked Melinda.
- I'm Catherine, and I want revenge!
- But on me? -tears rolled down on Sara's face.
- On Victoria Laine! And you will help me find her! -she pointed at Sara.
- No, listen, I will... -but Catherine disappeared.
Sara ran up to her room and shut the door behind herself.
- She's never been targeted like this by a spirit before. –said Melinda, knowing that when a spirit is seeking for revenge, it won't leave you untill it gets it.
- Not like us, old pros. –nodded Jim.
Melinda hit him playfully.
- Be a bit more understanding to her.
- Sure. -he smiled, but the phone went off- I'll talk with Sara, and you got the phone.
- Great. -she laughed and went to answer the phone.