Okay guys, so I'm starting yet another Morganville story. The main themes of this story are fictional violence and paranormal events, so if you are sensitive to either of these events then don't read it. I know it'll sound crazy by the end, but it's all based on a real life story that happened to my best friend, this is dedicated to Beth.
One bright day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight,
Back to back, they faced eachother
Drew their swords and shot another,
The deaf policeman heard the noise,
And ran to save those two dead boys,
If you don't believe this lie is true,
Then ask the blind man,
He saw it too...
Everyone cheered as we popped open a bottle of champagne We'd done it! We'd defeated the draugh, once and for all. Never again would I have to see Magnus's patronizing face. I leaned into Shane as Michael poured us all a glass. Tonight was a special kind of celebration, even Amelie, Myrnin and Oliver were joining in with the festivities. That alone said it all.
I still found i hard to get around what happened with the draug and so did Shane. I was dead, and yet, somehow, I was still here. That was due to Myrnin's crazy science knowledge and my eagerness to stay human, of course, but still. Shane himself had nearly died at the hands of the draug too.
It was all over now, though. A sense of relief and general happiness was washing over all of us, even Amelie, who was sipping her drink and laughing with Myrnin. We all passed around drinks, including Oliver, who didn't argue that we were underage for a change. They vampires, (excluding Michael, of course) don't stay for that long, leaving just after midnight. But then again, this wasn't the end for them. In the morning, they'd have to get up and start building this wreckage of a town back up again.
"Let's watch a film or something," Eve offers when everyone feels a bit tipsy, and we all accept. Trying to find a film that everyone wants to watch takes longer than actually watching it, though, but eventually we can decide on final destination. I'm not sure which one it is, but it starts with a man having a premonition of a car crash.
When the car crash is over, I feel a sinking feeling in my chest and my stomach turns. I don't know why, but the idea of having a premonition terrifies me. My legs start to tingle, and I have to get up and go somewhere.
"I'm cold," I announce, making something up so that I have an excuse to go upstairs on my own, "I'll go grab a blanket,"
As I leave the room, Eve calls out to me, "Can you get my phone while you're there please? It's on charge in my room," I nod at her and she grimaces back at me. I almost laugh, she's clearly not enjoying the film either although I'm sure it's for different reasons.
As I head upstairs, an overwhelming sense of uneasiness over comes me. Something is wrong in the house, I can feel it. I just can't put my finger on it and figure out what it is. I begin to speed up, the quicker I get the blanket and Eve's phone, the quicker I can get away from this horrible feeling. I go to my bedroom at the end of the hall and rush in. I slam open the draws, looking around inside of it for my purple fleece blanket that I love so much. That's when I feel a breeze rush past me and something, or someone, blurs past me at the edge of my vision. My window is open, I don't remember opening it.
No, dont be stupid, I tell myself, you must have opened it.
I'm only going to make myself more scared if I think stuff like that. I'm a bit drunk, and now I'm seeing things that aren't there, that's more likely and understandable than anything else. Even in Morganville, random ghosts don't come into random people's houses, open windows and rush past for no reason. That doesn't happen.
Maybe it does, I think before I stop myself, You were a ghost once, too.
That's when I hear something at the end of the hallway. The ghost, or whatever it is, is saying something. I think it''s talking to me. I take a deep breath and edge slowly towards the door. One foot in front of the other, like a baby, as I force myself forwards. I peer around the edge of the door and see nothing. I relax a little bit, of course, there's nothing there. I start heading towards Eve's room to get her phone when I am stopped dead in my tracks at what is standing staring right at me...
She's a girl. Or atleast, I think so, I can't see that much of her. She's covered in deep red blood from head to toe, her white dress is torn and worn out. Her feet are bare and her legs are scratched and dotted with bruises. Her hair is curly, but it is wet with blood and as if it hasn't been brushed for years. The girl is freakishly pale, paler than the vampires, definitly. Whoever she is, she looks like she could have jumped straight out of a Stephen King novel. Her neck is at a weird angle, and that is when I realise that she's dead. Nobody alive has a neck like that.
I can't help the scream that comes out of my mouth. My hearts starts racing and I am frozen stiff with fear. I curl my fingers into me instinctively.
"You can see me!" The girl cries in delight, jumping up and down clapping her hands, "You can see me!" She rushes over to me so quickly that I barely even see her move. She puts her hands on my shoulders warily and I nearly start to cry when I realise that she can touch me. She shakes me back and forth like a rag doll, while mindlessly chanting her mantra, repeating it over and over.
I look over and see my roomates bounding up the stairs, obviously concerned because I screamed. Michael is first, with his vampire speed and all. He's closely followed by Shane and Eve who have a expression of fear on their faces.
"Shane..." The ghost girl mutter sadly, turning her crooked neck to watch my boyfriend rushing up the stairs and towards me. The girl steps away from me, leaving room for my friends to crowd around me, looking terrified.
"Claire, what's wrong?" Michael asks, "You look like you've seen a ghost" I almost laugh at that one.
I point towards the girl, who is pressed up against the wall, looking timid and as innocent as a ghost covered in blood can look. All 3 of my roommates turn to look at her and they quickly turn back towards me. I expect them to look terrified, but they don't. They look... Confused.
"They can't see me," the girl whispers and I see a tear fall down her face, "Only you can,"
Eve puts her arms around me, "I'm never letting you drink again..." she laughs nervously and that's when I realise that I'm shaking and I feel very weak. My knees feel like their going to collapse.
"She might have alcohol poisoning," Shane reasons, taking the blanket from my hands and wrapping it around my shoulders. I ignore them talking about me, I'm only focused on the girl. Now that I'm panicking at the very sight of her, I realise that she looks familiar, though I can't for the life of me place her.
"Who are you?" I ask out loud, earning some weird looks from my friends. The girl bows her head and takes a deep breath that she doesn't need. She looks up at me.
"My name..." She sighs, "Is Alyssa," I feel myself go dizzy and start to fall. Arms, probably Michael's, catch me but they don't stop everything around me from turning black.
I hope that was okay, please read and review. It makes me write faster. No, seriously, it does.