Ok, this is going to be a pretty short chapter, but I wasn't able to post before I left. I tried, I really did. I typed this chapter, and chapter 4 (which I will post in a few minutes) in the car. I stayed at a hotel the day before I left because we live too far from the airport, and they were supposed to have internet access, but the internet was down. So I couldn't post it. I'm really sorry. But I hope you like it! I would also like to thank Princess (formerly oj, but she told me to call her princess) for editing these next to chapters for me, it really helps!
Right then, as if planned ahead of time, Jasmine appeared next to Melinda. She was still visibly mad.
"Jasmine, I can help you. Just tell me what you want." She needed to get some information out of this ghost.
"How do you know my name?"
"That's not important right now. What's important now is that I help you. But first, do you know what happened; do you know you're dead?" Melinda asked. Let's just hope she sticks around long enough to reply.
"Of course I know I'm dead, what do you think I am, stupid?" Jasmine sneered.
"Listen Jasmine, where are you, where is your body, what exactly happened, where in the forest were you? If you want us to find you, we need to know these things!" Melinda pleaded. God, could this ghost be any ruder?
"Yeah, right! It's not like you care anyways!" And then, in a blink of an eye, she was gone… again.
Damn it!
"It's ok Melinda, you'll get through to her soon, you always do." Jim said. He always knew what to say.
"Thanks, I needed to hear that." Melinda replied, as she squeezed him tight, she would never let him go.
That night…
Melinda was running through the forest again, the same forest. Only this time, Jasmine wasn't there, and the trail seemed longer than ever. Melinda just kept running, she felt she had to, there was something she had to see, and it was at the end of the trail, "they" were leading her too it. But before she could reach it, she saw something, a person maybe, or was it a ghost? Then out of the bushes came a shadowy figure dressed all in black. Romano. Next to him stood another man, he was slightly taller and dressed in black as well; his menacing laugh sent a chill through Melinda's spine.
Melinda let out a quiet scream as she woke up from her nightmare. Luckily, she didn't wake Jim up. She gently stroked his hair as she tiptoed out of bed and went downstairs to get a glass of water. As she reached the kitchen, she heard a noise. The sound of floorboards creaking broke the peaceful silence.
"Melinda?"
Sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger, LOL, but it's not that much of a cliffhanger because I'm about to post the next chapter!
