Ha Ha, well I got bored in the car (it's a very long car ride, like 1 ½ hours) so, I decided to write chapter 4 while I was at it.
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 faint noise. The sound of floorboards creaking broke the peaceful silence.
"Melinda?"
Melinda jumped slightly, when she realized it was only Jim, Thank God.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"I'm fine…you just scared me, that's all!" Melinda lied.
The next morning...
Melinda woke up, feeling slightly better. Jim had an early shift, so she was on her own this morning. She took the time to think. I want to help her, I really do, but she's just so stubborn, maybe if she wanted to be helped I'd be a little more wiling. But then again, I do feel sorry for her. I don't the circumstances that she died under, I don't know what exactly happened to her, and maybe she's just acting that way because she doesn't know what to do. She seems so helpless, sometimes I just wish the ghosts would come out and say their feelings. But then again, that wouldn't make my job very interesting, would it? If only my grandmother was here, she always knew what to do.
RING!!!
The sound of the phone snapped Melinda back into reality. It was Delia.
"Melinda, where are you? The shop opened an hour ago!"
"Oh sorry, I'll be right there!" Did I really space out for that long?
At the shop…
"Thank you, and come again soon!" Melinda said to a costumer she had just helped. The woman wasn't very friendly; the chances she would actually come back were slim. Delia had left for her lunch break, and no one was in the store, so she headed to the back to do some more research on her laptop. She typed in "Jasmine Wheeler" and stared scrolling through the pages. She finally reached a helpful article when she heard a soft ringing sound that meant someone had entered the store.
"I'll be right there" Melinda called, as she started to turn off her computer, then hesitated. I can always come back to this later, she thought. Before she could get up, a young girl and a little boy walked into the room. Melinda looked at the girl, then at the computer, and back at the girl. Oh my God!
"I think I might be able to help you."
Sorry to end it on a cliffhanger, but I couldn't help it. As I said before, I really need ideas, so if you have any, please tell me, I would really appreciate it! And I know this chapter, well actually al the chapters, are pretty short, but I'm not good at writing long chapters. I hope you like it, and please review! I will try to update as soon as possible!