Melinda and Jim were waiting outside the hospital for Melinda's mother to drive the car up to the front of the hospital.
"Hey Mel." Jim said.
"Yeah?"
"How come you could see Sarah's death and I couldn't?"
"She only wanted to show it to me. I was the one paying most attion to her."
"Oh.."
"Melinda! Jim! PLEASE, save us!" A ghost of an old man said.
"Save you from what?" Jim asked.
The ghost floated to Melinda and started shaking her shoulders.
"Melinda, you know who you need to save us from!"
"I do?" Melinda asked.
"YES!"
Melinda was pushed down face first to the side walk but it didn't hurt. Melinda somehow knew she had to put her hand through the sidewalk crack so she did. She pushed the sidewalk crack apart and saw maybe a few hundred ghosts down their screaming. To Melinda and Jim it sounded like nails on a chalkboard.
"Mel! What's going on?" Jim asked getting closer to the hole in the sidewalk.
"I don't know!" Melinda yelled but could barely hear herself.
Then the ghosts started to put their hands in the air and they were walking over to Melinda. Then Melinda felt a pull and the screaming became deafing. The ghosts started to pull harder and Melinda was going into the hole.
"Jim!" Melinda screamed trying to get him to move out of the way.
So far all the ghosts had were right above Melinda's knees but they were gaining fast.
Melinda was pulling herself out the best she could but her best wasn't good enough. Melinda got out a little bit but was still very much stuck. Then Jim grabbed Melinda's arms and pulled. With that and Melinda's kicking they got Melinda out and the screaming stopped.
"Mel, are you okay?" Jim asked.
"Yeah.. I'm okay.." Melinda told Jim.
"Oh look Mel, they got you right shoe."
"As long as they didn't get me I'm okay with it."
Then Melinda's mom drove up. Melinsa and Jim stood up and went in the back seat.
"Sorry I took so long. Jim your mother called, she and your father both have to go out of town on business so your going to be staying with the Gordon's for a week" Melinda's mother said.
"Cool." Jim replied.
"Were going over to your house to get your things."
"Okay.
They drove in silence until they got to Jim's house. Everyone got out of the car and Melinda's mom noticed Melinda didn't have one of her shoes.
"Melinda Gordon, where on earth is your shoe."
"I'll tell you latter." Melinda replied.
"If you don't have both of your shoes stay in the car."
Melinda went in the front seat and closed the door.
20 minutes latter
"Do you have everything you'll need for a week Jim?" Melinda's mother asked.
"Yes ma'am." Jim replied.
When they got to Melinda's house and put Jim's stuff in the guest room Melinda's mother pulled Melinda aside and said
"Okay Melinda, it's latter."
"A ghost took it okay! Now may I.."
"Go? No. Melinda, even I know that ghosts can't touch stuff!"
"Fine! At the hospital a ghost pushed me I made a hole in the side walk and ghosts under their grabbed me and tried to take me! OK?"
"Ghost can taking living people with them?"
"Yes mom! Powerful evil spirits can do stuff like that! And if you didn't notice, evil ghosts DON'T like me!"
Melinda stormed up to her room and slammed the door.
" Hi Melindwa." Sarah said appearing on Melinda's bed.
"What are you doing here Sarah?" Jim asked walking into Melinda's room.
"I want to help."
"To help with what sweetie?" Melinda asked.
"To help you Melindwa. Thoses evil ghosts. A evil man controlls them."
"What evil man?" Jim asked.
"The one dat took wover you grandpa Jim..."
Melinda knew this wasn't good.
"What do you think he's going to do to you?" Melinda asked.
"I know what's hes wants to do Melindwa. He is going to make us all go with him and be bad. I saw him do dat to my wommy.."
"But your mom is still alive right?" Jim asked.
"No... She died when you and melinda saw hose evil ghosts. I saw a big hole when she died and she was stucked in it."
Sarah's eyes had tears welling up in them.
Melinda wanted to cry but she needed to stay strong for Sarah.
"I want my wommy!" Sarah cried running over to Melinda and huged her.
"It will be okay Sarah. It's okay." Melinda said trying to clam Sarah.
Melinda let Sarah cry freely in her arms then Melinda realized something important.
"Sarah." Melinda said pulling Sarah away from her. "Your mommy loves you very much right?"
"Yes."
"If you love your mommy you need to stay here and not go where your mommy is."
"What?"
"You need to stay here and wait for me to get you into the light."
"No...no Melindwa I can't do it! I need my wommy!"
"Good girl." A ghost said that wore all black."
"Mel.." Jim whispered realizing who the ghost was before Melinda did but when Jim said that it hit her.
"Your the ghost that tried to kill me!" Melinda yelled.
"Oh no, you got it all wrong. I DID kill you!" He said appearing right in front of Melinda.
Melinda ignored his comment to warn Sarah more.
"No Sarah! Remember, this creep killed me and your going to go with him?"
"But Wommy.."
"Don't listen to her Sarah the light is BAD! She and Jim are EVIL!"
"They're nice dough."
"NO! They are mean! Melinda is KEEPING you from your mommy!"
"No she isn't. She is waving me from you!"
Then The ghost kelnt down to get to Sarah's eye lealve and stared.
Sarah's little blue eyes turned red
"Melindwa, help!" Sarah cried before she was completely token over.
"Sarah... no.." Melinda said letting tears fall down her checks."
"Attack Jim Sarah. I got Melinda."
"Yes Master." Sarah said sounding like a robot.
"Why are you doing this? WHY?" Melinda yelled.
"Because it's fun Mel." He said.
"What did you call me?"
"Mel."
Melinda was mad but she was able to go on fighting him.
"If I were you Melinda. I'd leave. LEAVE NOW!"
The house started shaking. It felt like an earthquake.
"Why do you want all these spirt?"
"Thats for ME to know and for you to find out!"
Melinda was pushed against the wall.
"JIM RUN!" Melinda screamed.
"No Mel!"
"I'LL make you!" The ghost yelled. He pushed Jim and Melinda's mother out of the house
OUTSIDE
"Jim, What's going on?" Melinda's mother asked.
"An evil spirit. The one that killed Melinda. He is doing all of this. He won't let us in and won't let Melinda out."
INSIDE
"Why do you hate me?" Melinda yelled.
The ghost seemed to shrink and now he looked around Melinda's age.
"I don't hate you. I want your help. Come with me and we can rule the world."
"Never!"
The ghost pulled Melinda right up to his chest.
"Please Melinda. Please."
"Do you not understand what 'Never' means?"
Then he started stroking her hair.
"You would be more powerful than you could even Image! Much more powerful than your grandma!"
"Just leave!"
"Never."
"Fine, stay but I'm not going with you!"
"Then I'll just break that promise to your grandma and kill you right here!"
He just grabbed Melinda throat when the then seven ghosts appeared. The same ones that showed up when Melinda died.
"Leave. Now!" The ghosts said at the same time.
The evil ghost wouldn't move.
Then they started glowing.
"I've killed her once and I'll kill her again!" He said going back into his larger from and held Melinda 2 feet off the ground. "An other minute
Then the head ghost grabbed Melinda and pulled her back.
Before Melinda knew it she was surrounded by all seven ghosts
The Melinda passed out for all the energy.
