I do not own 13 Ghosts. I only own Lily.
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After an hour of running around the kitchen, Lily finally had a nice meal set out for her young cousin Bobby. Ryan had been no help at all in the cooking, and he just stood in the background while Lily cooked. Lily was exhausted after all the little things she made. She knew that Bobby would never be able to eat all of this food, but she could always put it in the refrigerator for later. Lily laughed as she cleaned up the kitchen, and she saw Ryan trying to run out of the kitchen. "Teddy bear will you help me?" Lily asked as she pouted towards Ryan. Ryan sighed as he failed to ignore her pout, and he floated over to Lily. "Thank you," Lily said with a kind smile as she tossed him a wash rag.
Ryan grumbled as he cleaned the kitchen with Lily, and the kitchen was spotless when Bobby entered the house. "Lily where are you?" Bobby yelled out excited. "In here Bobby," Lily yelled as she poked her head out of the kitchen and into the hallway. Bobby smiled and ran into her arms laughing. "School was so much fun today," Bobby said with an excited smile. "School," Lily thought with a groan. Bobby laughed because he knew that Lily hated the college she went to, because people bothered her for her looks and attitude. "Well I'm glad you had a good day," Lily said as she pulled out of the hug. "I made you a feast fit for a king today," Lily said as she led Bobby into the dining room.
Bobby's eyes grew as wide as saucers when he saw all of the food on the table. Lily laughed as she scratched her neck. "I think I went a little overboard on the food," Lily said out loud and Bobby nodded still in shock. Ryan was just laughing at Lily's sudden realization of her mistake. Lily gave Ryan a glare, but he just kept laughing. Lily sighed and said, "Well I'll just put the leftovers in the refrigerator." Bobby laughed and he hopped up into one of the dining room chairs. Lily disappeared into the kitchen and brought out two glasses of tea and two plates.
Bobby and Lily ate while having a content conversation. Ryan just floated around the table as he watched the happy smile that graced Lily's face. Bobby and her Uncle Arthur were the only alive humans that could make Lily this happy. Other than them no one alive had her trust. Ryan knew that Lily quickly learned to trusts ghosts, and he had seen this that night at the glass house. Ryan would have never guessed that this young, beautiful, and strange girl would change him so much. He still had the urge to kill Kathy all the time, but he no longer wanted to kill as much as he use to.
Ryan shook those thoughts out of his head when he saw that Bobby and Lily were finished eating. Bobby had to go do homework, and he quickly ran up to his room. Lily was left to clean the table and dishes. Ryan helped her carry the dishes into the kitchen, and Lily put the leftovers into some plastic containers. Ryan put the empty dishes into the sink, and dried them after Lily had washed them. "Thank you Ryan you were a big help today," Lily said as she hugged Ryan. Ryan smiled and ran his hands through her hair. "I'll always be there to help you," Ryan whispered and Lily smiled up at him affectionately. Lily yawned and she started walking back towards her room.
"I'm going to sleep now Bobby so don't stay up too late doing your homework," Lily called out to Bobby's room. Bobby opened his bedroom door and ran to give Lily a hug. Lily laughed as she was tackled to the floor by her adorable little cousin. "Goodnight Lily," Bobby said and Lily said, "Goodnight Bobby." Bobby ran back to his room and Lily went to her own room. Today had been a tiring day, and all Lily wanted to do now was sleep. Ryan pulled back the covers on Lily's bed as she disappeared into her bathroom to change clothes. Moments later, Lily emerged from the bathroom with some black pajama pants and a blue tank top. Ryan floated behind her as she crawled into bed. "Goodnight Ryan," Lily said as Ryan got in beside her. Ryan wrapped his arms around Lily and he pulled her close to him. Her warmth warmed his ghostly heart, and he whispered, "Goodnight Lily."
Uncle Arthur trudged back into his house with his daughter in tow. Kathy had to have seven stitches and she had still tried to convince Arthur that Lily had done this to her. Arthur sighed as he sank down into one of the armchairs in the living room. Kathy sulked back to her own room and slammed the door. Arthur cringed at the loud sound, because he had a painful headache now. "Why is Kathy doing this?" Arthur thought as he gripped his hair in his hands. None of this made any sense to Arthur, and he couldn't come up with any answers or explanations as to why Kathy would act this way. "My life has taken a turn for the best, and yet there are still problems," Arthur thought miserably.
He stood from the armchair and walked down the hallway. He opened Lily's bedroom door and saw her resting peacefully. Arthur smiled and gently closed her door. Next he checked on his son and saw Bobby sleeping on top of a textbook. Arthur chuckled and gently picked up his son and laid him down in his bed. "Goodnight Bobby," Arthur whispered as he kissed his son's forehead. Bobby smiled in his sleep and snuggled into the covers. Arthur was about to stop at Kathy's room, but he had had enough of her tonight. Arthur walked to his own room and went to sleep.
Kathy was outraged that her father believed her psychopathic freak of a cousin instead of his own daughter. Kathy threw her pillow at the wall and collapsed on her bed. "I can't stand Lily. I've tried to deal with her and learn to accept her, but I just can't. Once a freak then always a freak," Kathy thought as she gripped her bed covers. Kathy sprung up from her bed and rushed to her computer. She opened an internet search engine and typed in 'asylums'. Kathy smirked as she looked through all of the results from the search. She clicked on one search result and a picture of a handsome young man that was in his early twenties was the first thing you saw on the website. The man had long black hair and strangely bright green eyes.
The website was headlined 'Asylum for the seers of Ghosts'. Kathy smirked and read more on the site. The asylum was perfect. It was only two hours away from their town by car, and there were many rooms unoccupied. Kathy was already starting to form a plan in her head as she dialed the asylum's number on her cell-phone. A woman's voice answered the phone and said, "This is the Hollow Asylum how may I help you?" "Yes this is Kathy Kriticos and my cousin has been acting strangely. She has been claiming to be able to see ghosts, and she is scaring the family. I tried to tell her that there was no such thing as ghosts, and she turned violent. I would like for someone to come and take her away from my home. I don't want anything else to happen," Kathy said in a fake scared voice and she was sobbing.
"Alright we'll send a team over there tomorrow, but I will need your address, phone number, and the name of the new patient," the woman responded in a serious tone. Kathy almost cheered as she relayed the needed information to the receptionist. "Just keep a close eye on Lily until we arrive tomorrow. Have a good evening Miss Kriticos," the woman said as she hung up the phone. Kathy couldn't hide the triumphant smile on her face as she pressed the hang up button on her cell-phone. "I'll be rid of you soon enough Lily. I'll never have to worry about ghosts again, and I'll never have to deal with you again Lily," Kathy thought as she lied down on her bed. Sweet dreams of a life without Lily filled Kathy's mind as she drifted off to sleep. Lily was sleeping oblivious to the wretched plans that had just been formed around her. A dark aura filled the Kriticos house as the night ruled the sky. A shock and surprise that was never to be expected was going to happen tomorrow. The only one that wouldn't be surprised of this is Kathy. Lily's life had just gotten better, and now it feels as if that will never happen again.
