i know they seem short, but i swear I could only go so far with 2 pages with the way im writing.
I swiped his hand away from my shoulder.
"What have you done to me Paul?" I heard the hate in my own voice and did not recognize it.
"What are you talking about Suze? I didn't do anything."
Dr. Slaski looked from me to him.
"Believe him on this Suze. If he changed anything, he wouldn't know what it was"
"What are you doing here Suze? And what are you two talking about?" Paul looked even more confused than I had been.
"Nothing Paul. It was just a little question I had. I'm going to go. Talk to you later?"
Before Paul got the chance to pull me back, I exited the house and approached my car. Just sat there wondering if Paul would chase me. He didn't. And I just sat there with my head against the steering wheel. Going over the memory in my head. It wasn't mine. I was sure of that. But the place looked familiar. I started the car and put it in reverse. I didn't know where I was going. I just drove.
break
It started to rain. The water pounded against the window and I could hardly see past the wipers. I had left my dad and his girlfriend just a half hour before. But I wasn't in any hurry to get home. To what? What was there besides more memories that I don't remember having?
I pulled over when I couldn't drive anymore. The rain seemed to clear away when I stopped but I wasn't anxious to go home. I looked out the window and saw the sky. Amazing. The clouds were gone and I could see a lot of stars. I actually spotted the Big Dipper and Orion's Belt. I tried to start the car. To my luck, no gas. And the battery seemed to be dead.
I stepped out of the car and saw that I was parked next to a corn field. Scary. Wasn't this how horror movies started? I saw a light across the corn field. Maybe there was someone who could give me a lift. Then again, did I want to walk across the muddy field in my new boots? I got back into the car and searched the back for a blanket. Before I dozed off, because it was obvious I wasn't moving anywhere, out from the corner in my eye a faint glow appeared. Great.
I got out of the car and had no choice but to walk. I kept moving. Calling out hello every so often, maybe the ghost would hear me and save me the walk. I felt the heel to my book snap. I had to grab on to the nearest stalk next to me before I fell into the mud. The stalk of corn snapped and I fell hands first into the mud.
"Oh GREAT!" I looked up into the sky
"ARE YOU ANGRY WITH ME!?" I shouted. Maybe no one heard me. I heard feet shuffling towards me. Ghost didn't have weight. Maybe it was the lone farmer coming to prey on the innocent victim who stumbled upon his farm because she was dumb enough to follow the ghost.
I got to my feet and dragged my feet through the mud puddle.
"Hello?" His voiced asked. I stopped dead in my tracks. It was familiar. Where have I heard it before?
Nothing came to mind, but I couldn't sum up the energy to keep walking.
"Hello?" I called back, my voice a pitch higher than normal.
I heard footsteps again. It wasn't a ghost. That much I knew.
"I wont hurt you miss. I promise. I live in the ranch up north." he replied as if that information meant anything to me.
His promise seemed to hold some valor so I turned to where I could hear his voice coming from.
He finally approached me, and face that seemed so familiar, yet so different looked at me.
"Oh you're just a girl." he didn't look as stupid as his comment suggested. Maybe appearances were deceptive.
I looked down at my feet and then up into his dark eyes.
"Gee thanks Doctor, I would never have guessed myself." Damn it Suze. This totally nice guy comes down to save you and all you can offer is sarcasm.
I expected him to say 'peace out' but he just burst into laughter.
"My family owns this ranch that you are on. Would you like to get into warm shelter? Or maybe I could help you find your car. Of course I would prefer the latter, but its all up to you miss."
"My name is Suze. None of this miss stuff."
He smiled again. A smile to knock my heart into shock. Which I barely noticed that wasn't hurting so much now.
"Soose?"
Gosh this was going to be a tough one.
"Susannah. As in 'oh Susannah don't you cry for me'"
He smiled.
"My mom and grandma used to sing that song to me, and their grandparents before them…"
"and are these adults at the house right now?"
"My grandma is, and so is my mom.
I nodded, what else could I do?
"And your name is?" I asked still frozen in the mud.
"It's Hector, but everyone in my family calls me Jesse."
im not sure if i should announce who he's related to. but youre going to find out sooner or later. hmm..decisions...ah. ill make you wait.
