Hey guys, part two is now up! How do you think the gang is going to get out of this one?
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Caleb's POV
When the boys first showed up, I decided to let it play out.
The looks on the three phantoms faces was priceless, when Julie accused them of being just another one of my tricks. But then she realized they were real, and I figured it was time to step in.
"...But now we have to get out of here before-"
"Before I show up." I stepped out of the shadows, interrupting Luke, and giving Julie my signature smirk.
"Stay away from her!" Reggie stepped in front of Julie.
"Now why would I do that? You do remember what I warned you three about if you came to rescue Julie, right?" I slowly made my way towards the group.
"We remember, and we don't care! We are taking her home, whatever it takes." Alex joined Reggie in an attempt to block Julie from my view.
"I don't know if you've noticed, but we're kind of in a room with no doors or windows. Julie isn't a ghost, so how do you plan on escaping, if she can't even leave this room?"
"Like this." Luke got in line with Alex and Reggie, and then turned to his friends, "Julie do you trust us?"
"With my life." She seemed completely satisfied with her answer, and then Luke turned to the boys. They shared an affirmative nod, joined hands, and they poofed out of the room, including Julie.
"No! This can't be happening!" I was extremely mad, but then I noticed something I hadn't seen in years.
It was a small box that I gave to Willie, that when opened it would capture everyone in the room.
It was left in the spot where Luke was just standing, and it was opened.
I was suddenly being pulled into the box against my will, and as much as I tried to fight it, I still lost. Now I'll be trapped in this box, until Luke decides to let me out, which by the look on his face when he realized what I did, will be sometime to never.
Luke's POV
As we all poofed out of the studio, I opened the box that Willie secretly gave to me, and left it in place of where I was last standing.
Caleb was gone, and Julie was safe. With Caleb gone, Willie could also come out of hiding, so it's a win, win, win.
When our new surroundings started to look like the studio, we let go of each other's hands, and all went in for a group hug. None of us knew what to say, so we just stood there in a comfortable silence, until Julie decided to break it.
"Thank you." We all relaxed a little, and let go of one another, still standing fairly close.
"It was the least we could do, we just wish you didn't have to go through that at all." Alex went in for his own hug and stepped away.
"I wish I didn't have to go through that too. But we can't change the past, only hope for a better future."
"I couldn't have said it better myself." Reggie went in for his own hug.
"But what about Caleb? He's been here before, so how do we know he won't come back?" Worry flashed across Julie's face.
"Don't worry. He's gone for good, and he won't be coming back."
"What do you mean by that Luke?" Of course Reggie was confused, why am I not surprised.
"Um… how do I explain this. So you guys know how Willie came over that one day?" They both nodded. "Well, he sort of slipped me this box thing that Caleb once gave to him, and it had instructions on how to use it."
"Yeah. And?" Alex urged me to continue.
"So, Caleb gave him the box if Willie ever encountered ghosts he didn't like. But Willie couldn't use it on Caleb, because Caleb gave it to him? You know I'm not sure about that part but the point is the box can capture ghosts, and only be let out by the ghost that put him in there. Which in this case, I put Caleb in the box, so only I can let him out."
"Wow. So he's really gone?" Alex turned to face me with a hopeful glint in his eyes.
"Yep, and that means Willie is a free man. And he must know by now, so he should pop up right about-"
"Hey guys." Willie cuts me off by poofing into Julie's room.
"-now."
Alex's POV
I can't believe this is actually happening! So I may or may not be having a small anxiety attack at the moment with all the coming changes, but Willie is here now so that can wait for later. "Willie! You're here! Is it true? Is Caleb gone for good?"
"Wow, we're starting with the question rapid fire again? Okay. Um… yeah I'm here, and yeah Caleb is gone for good as long as Luke refuses to let him out of the box."
"Does this mean you can do whatever you want now?"
"Pretty much."
"So… what now?" For once I don't know. Of course Reggie is confused, but it seems our whole time being here, we haven't gotten the chance to relax at all. Thankfully, Julie had an idea.
Julie's POV
"Um… I don't really know what to do now, but I have an idea. How about you three move out of my way, so I can meet your ghost friend." I pushed Luke, Reggie, and Alex away from me.
"Wait, this is the lifer that can see you? Julie?" My jaw dropped. This was the Willie they were talking about? I couldn't believe it. Reggie being the oblivious person that he is, decided to answer.
"Yep. This is she, but she can't just see us, we are tangible to her and vice versa."
"Reggie. Dude." Alex pulled Reggie back, and Willie and I continued to stare at each other.
I couldn't believe it. I hadn't thought about Willie in a long time, or at least, I locked those thoughts always because they were just too much to handle. I felt the stinging of tears prick my eyes, but I held them back. Willie seemed to be doing the same.
"May I?" Willie reached out trying to touch me. Snapping me out of my daze.
I gave a slight nod.
He reached in, and his hand latched onto my arm. I could feel him too.
He immediately pulled me into a hug, and I let the tears finally fall.
After a good few minutes, Willie let me go. "I can't believe it! You can see me! And I can feel you!"
"I know!"
"Sorry to ruin the moment, but Luke, Reggie, and I are really confused. How do you two know each other?" Alex gestured between Willie and I.
"I'm her cous-"
I cut Willie off. "He's my older brother."
So I realized that we don't actually know much about Willie, like how old he is. So I thought it would be cool if he were Julie's Aunt's son, because we don't know much about her either. And I really just wanted to write about Willie's family. Just to clear up some stuff, Willie died when Julie was 14, and she's 16 now. Willie and Julie are actually cousins, but Julie sees Willie, like an older brother, and Willie sees Julie as his little sister. Julie hasn't mentioned Willie before because it was just too hard, and no one in her family really likes talk about it because it's a sensitive topic. But you guys will get to learn more about that in the chapters to come.
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