I woke up again.
Andy wasn't baking breakfast, mom wasn't calling me downstairs.
Jesse was sleeping next to me.
After looking around, I saw that I was still in his house. Jesse wasn't lying next to me.
"Jesse??!?" I called out desperately. "Jesse!!"
"Querida." He said confused, standing in the doorway. "Whats wrong?"
"Oh, I just thought that you…I thought that…the ghost got you or something."
He smiled slyly. "Little do you know."
"What, Jesse?"
"Nothing. Come inside the kitchen. We need to talk."
I walked inside to the kitchen, rubbing my eyes with my fists to show I was still tired. He didn't notice.
"Suze, I found this under your bed." He handed me my diamond necklace.
Wait, Suze? Something was up.
"Is…Is something wrong, Jesse?" I asked quietly, holding my necklace.
"No." He said too quickly.
"So, what do you want to do today?" I asked, leaning on the fridge.
"Tommorow you have school. Why don't you go hang out with your school buddies."
Something was definitely up.
"Jesse, I really think that there is something wrong with you."
"Susannah, I am fine!" He yelled, slamming his fist on the counter.
I turned away.
"Sorry." He whispered. He wrapped his arms around my waist. "I am really sorry."
I turned around and kissed him.
I pulled away immediately.
Jesse's kiss was always enough to light me on fire.
This persons kiss wasn't enough to light a spark.
This was not Jesse at all.
"What did you do with Jesse??" I demanded. "What did you do?!?"
He smiled and laughed. "That is for me to know and you to find out."
I cried of anger and then slapped him across the face.
"I hate you!" And then I ran out of there as fast as I could, knowing he was going to try to kill me. Even though he was alive now, it doesn't mean he changes his 'wants' as he put them.
I raced down the street.
"Jesse!! Jesse!!" I yelled as loud as I could.
When I reached my house, I didn't even stop. My mom ran outside.
"Suzie! We were looking all over for you!"
But I ignored her and kept running.
The tears filled my eyes and I sobbed, running down the street, thinking of how sweetly he sung to me the night before.
"Jesse!!"
I ran all the way down the hill, all the way to the Juniper Serra Mission (I don't have the books here right now. Is that what the school is called?). I was exausted.
"Father Dominic!" I yelled. "Father!!"
I burst through the doors and sprinted to his office. I burst in, him checking some papers.
"Oh Father Dominic, he took Jesse!" I yelled, still crying.
He raised one eyebrow.
"Who took Jesse?"
"Its hard to explain…Oh, Father, he took him, he took him, he's gone!!"
"Calm down Susannah."
Okay.
Wait a second.
Nobody tells Susannah Simon to calm down.
Especially when my boyfriend was stolen from right under my nose.
"Don't tell me to calm down!!" I shrieked. "Don't you realize whats happened??"
"If you could just quiet down and tell me, I would!" He hissed.
I stopped yelling and tried breathing regularly.
"Okay." I said, rubbing my eyes. "When I brought Jesse's body back from the 1850, the ghost from 1850 was still here. He is still here. And he wanted me killed, remember? And then he threatened to kill Jesse, so we both decided that I should stay over, and when I woke up, that evil ghost was in Jesse's body!!" I started crying again.
"Oh dear." Was all he said. Oh Dear. After all me and Jesse have been through, he says Oh dear.
"What do you mean, Oh dear???" I asked, almost insilted. "I came to you with my problems and all you have to say is 'Oh dear'??? I hate you Father Dominic, I hate you!!" And then I ran through the door and ran down the street again.
Susannah.
I heard Jesse's voice say to me.
Susannah, do not be afraid, I'm right here.
"Stop it!" I yelled, hitting my head. "I cant hear this!!"
But Querida, you can. I am Jesse, I am right here.
"No you aren't!!" I yelled, "You aren't right here!!"
Yes I am. You cannot see me. But you can hear me. Just breathe, and say yes if you can understand and say no if you cannot.
"Yes." I whispered. "I can understand."
It was like me and that other ghost, Susannah. I couldn't see him, but I could hear him. And now you can hear me, but you cannot see me.
It was coming together.
"Oh Jesse, what did he do to you?" I asked franticly, not sure where to look.
He didn't do anything to me. He did something to my body. He is inside it now, and you need to stay as far away as you can from him. Do you understand?
"Yes." I nodded. "I understand."
He wants to kill you, Susannah. For what you did to him. But there is more to it, Susannah. He is a mediator now. A dangerous one, like Paul. He will get his way. You need to find someone to make sure he dosent mess up this entire world, Susannah. Because he will, once he finds out what he is capable of doing.
"I'll do it myself. That idiot has met his match." Pause. "I mean, that guy."
No. You will not go 100 feet near that ghost, do you understand me?
"Yes Jesse, I understand, but I really think that I can handle this on my own."
You cant. Trust me, I know what my ghost is capable of doing. It is a lot more then you can handle. And anyways, I am keeping a close eye on him. You musnt worry, Querida. Just be cautious.
I nodded. "Fine."