Chapter "Silent Sights"
Jonah's p.o.v.
Faith walked upstairs after dinner. She shut the door with a loud creak. At first she jumped.
"Talk about old door" she joked.
"K now what do I do now that I'm here. I have no one to talk to I already listened to music" she sat down on her bed.
I glanced under the bed and found an old bouncy ball. I decided to roll it out to her just to see what she'd do.
"Oh where'd that come from hmm… it'll work" she fell to the floor to grab it.
I watched her as she stared at it and then looked at the wall. She jumped back to her bed and threw it at the wall. It bounced back and she caught it. I observed her doing this for about 10 minutes then it smacked her in the face. I couldn't help laughing at her stand and rub her cheek.
"Screw you" she threw it at the wall like a child then it hit her again.
"Ouch my face you're painful" she talked to the object and carefully put it in the nightstand drawer.
"Are you ok we heard a big bang" Vick rushed up the stairs.
"Yea I hit myself in the face with a bouncy ball" she whined.
"Wow are you stupid" he said running down the hall.
She sat back down on her bed kicking her feet aimlessly. She stood and grabbed the bouncy ball and bounced it off the floor. I carefully sat next to her hoping she wouldn't see me. She bounced it up and it smacked the ceiling and flew back down. I watched as she took cover on the floor.
"Ok I'm not killing myself" she grabbed it and put it back.
"Hey retard catch" her brother flashed in throwing his basketball.
She chased after him and he hid in the doorway. He flew out and threw her over his shoulder.
"Ahh let me go creeper" she laughed flinching around.
Vick began bobbing down the stairs and the two parents went ballistic.
"Put her down and go away" they yelled.
They both stood in silence and then bust out laughing. She took the basketball and ran upstairs. I watched as the chased each other but she ran in our room and locked the door.
"Give it back" he yelled.
She carefully opened the door, threw it at his face and then locked the door. She collapsed on the bed and stared at the ceiling.
"K hmm… now what?" she asked herself.
I carefully grabbed the bouncy ball and bounced it in front of her; her eyes grew wide at seeing the object bounce on its own. I stared at her and she looked frightened. I gently passed it to her. Cautiously she hesitated before picking it up.
She rubbed her eyes and bounced it. I signaled my hands then realizing that she couldn't see me I clapped. Her eyes blinked at the sound. She glanced around the room curious about the noise. I clapped repeatedly to get her attention.
She stared at me well to her she was staring at nothing. She looked at the ball and bounced it over to me. She watched me catch it. She kept rubbing her eyes.
"Ok bouncy balls don't just float" she assumed her voice shaky.
I tossed it back to her and he caught it. I noticed her hands shaking with fear. I clapped again and she threw it back.
"Who's there?" she asked.
I hesitated to answer at first. She tilted her head.
"Ok I'm crazy" she guessed.
I bounced it over to her and she grabbed it.
"How the hell is this happening" she spazzed.
"I must be losing it" she shook her head.
"So your not playing anymore?" I whispered.
I waited to see if she was going to answer but her eyes grew huge and she seemed very scared, worried uhh… antsy.
"Are you playing catch still?" I asked.
"Who's there where are you" she looked around the walls.
"I'm right here" I moved closer to her.
"Vick if that's you screwing with me I swear to god" she panicked.
"Please wait I'm not here to hurt you" I begged her.
"Who the hell are you" her eyes began to tear.
"It depends do you believe in me?" I asked.
"It depends what are you" her voice shook.
"I'm a ghost" I answered.
"Than yea but…" she stopped.
"My name is Jonah" I answered putting out my hand.
I grabbed hers and shook her hand.
"Can you feel me" I sat in front of her.
"Kind of what do you want?" she stuttered.
"Don't worry I'm not here to hurt you. Do me a favor go up in the attic and look where the floor boards break and grab a box" I asked of her.