"Perfect timing," Melinda sighed.
That seemed to happen to her a lot. Whenever she was talking to a ghost, alone, and just about to find out something very important, something always scares them off.
Andrea walked over to Melinda, stretching out her hand with Melinda's coffee in it.
"They were all out of your usual, so I got you what I like instead," Andrea noticed Melinda was gripping the mouse so hard, her knuckles were turning white, "Hey, if you don't want it fine. More for me. But honey, please don't crush the mouse, we need that."
"Huh?" Melinda let go of the mouse and reached for the coffee cup Andrea was offering her, "Mmmmm, my favorite, thanks," she said with a smile.
"You didn't listen to a word I just said did you?"
"Not a word," Melinda giggled.
"Thought so"
"So what did you say?"
"Oh, nothing," Andrea turned around smiling and walked into the main room, and stood behind the counter. She heard her friend take a sip, spit it out, and cough. Andrea started laughing hysterically, she couldn't help it.
"Andrea!" Melinda yelled from the other room, "You know I can't stand anything but my usual!"
"If you had listened to me in the first place, you would have known they were out of it" Andrea called back over her shoulder.
Melinda walked to the front of the store, holding the cup away from her, "Here take it," she said making a disgusted face.
"Hey it's no that bad" Andrea defended while taking the cup from Melinda
"Trust me, it is"
The two laughed. Melinda then walked over to the window, and started to fool around with the displays.
"I am having a very exciting evening tonight, and you my friend are invited" Andrea declared.
"Oh yeah? What?"
"I am having a fright fest. Just you and me, sitting on the couch watching scary movies until we pee in our pants"
"Oh yeah? And what movies did you have in mind?"
"Only the really scary ones, you know, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Shining, I know what you did last summer"
"You're such a freak sometimes!"
"Hey!" Andrea threw a crumpled up piece of paper at her, "I am not!"
Melinda quickly ducked from the wad of paper being thrown at her, "I'm just kidding, no need to get violent!"
"I'm sorry. So, you up for it?"
"It sounds like a lot of fun, but I think I'm going to be having my own fright fest tonight.
"Oh, those types of fright fests," Andrea understood Melinda was helping someone, "Is it that one you saw in the street?"
"Yeah, it is"
"Have you seen them since?"
Melinda didn't know what to say, "Uh, yeah actually"
"What did they tell you?"
"Not much, they got scared off when you came in" which was the truth, just not the whole truth.
"Oh Mel, I'm sorry, me and my perfect timing" Andrea felt bad that she messed up Melinda's chance at talking to the ghost.
"Don't worry about it, I'll probably see her tonight or something" although deep down, she was dreading the next time she saw Jamie.
"I am starving!" Andrea declared.
Melinda walked to the front of the counter resting her elbows on it and said, "Andrea, you're always hungry"
"So, there's nothing wrong when it comes to having a healthy appetite. What do you say we go get some lunch?"
"Lunch sounds great. Jim said he was busy working anyway"
"Oh, so you're only having lunch with me because Jim is working? Thanks Mel"
"I didn't mean it like that!"
"Sure you did" Andrea teased giving her a playful shove.
"Thanks. Com on let's go," Melinda grabbed her jacket and headed for the door.
She stopped short to the sound of screeching tires, and the impact of metal on metal.
"Um, you know what Andrea? All of a sudden I feel really tired. I think I'm gonna head home and uh, go lie down or something."
"Melinda?" Andrea watched her walk over to the counter and grabbed her keys.
"I'm sorry" she walked out the door without even looking at Andrea.
"Melinda!" Andrea called watching her get in her car and drive off in the direction of her house.
Sorry it's a little boring. I had to have a way to get her out of the store, so she could get home. The moment you've all been waiting for is just a few reviews away. (If you want it)
