Night had finally fallen again, and the potion was almost finished. Sally quickly divided it in half and poured it in two vials. "We have to let them cool for a few minutes, and then two of you can drink it." Jeff and Devin exchanged a sorrowful glance...there was no turning back now...
Just as the tonic began to cool, a frantic knocking sounded on Jack's door, followed by the distressed sound of the Mayor's voice. "Jack! ANSWER THE DOOR FOR THE LOVE OF GHOSTS!" Jack opened the door and Mayor rushed in. "What's wrong?" he asked, motioning for Sally to close the door in the other room. "The whole town is talking about it!" Mayor said. "Talking about what?" "LIVING HUMANS IN OUR TOWN! Where are they? It's no use keeping this a secret." Mayor walked right past Jack and opened the door.
One of the humans was now unconscious on the couch, a human girl it seemed, blood gushing from her tiny figure. Jack pushed his way past the Mayor to be by her side. "What happened?!?!" "She's lost so much blood Jack!" Sally said, looking into his eyes. "There isn't much time. We've got to get Amber to drink that potion or she won't make it!" said Devin. Sally looked out the window as the town's people began to crowd in front of the house to get a peak.
"We've got to get back to the graveyard where you woke up in order for the potion to work." Sally said. "Someone has to stall!" "Mayor," Jack said. "Distract the crowd until I come back." "Eh...but...I..." "Please," said Jeff. "It's the only way this girl can get home again." The Mayor sighed. "I'll do what I can." Mayor went to Amber's side solemnly and patted her hand. "Hang in there, you're almost home." He forced his features back to a happy facade, and went out to talk the crowd down.
"Now folks," Mayor said closing the front door behind him. "Please disregard the rumors you've heard, they are completely unfounded. Go home and enjoy the rest of your evening, there is nothing to see here!" The people didn't leave, as a matter of fact, the Mayor's attempt only made their curiosity grow.
Jack said, "There's a back door we can use to get to the graveyard. You'll have to carry Amber out." "I can carry her." said Devin. He walked to the couch and lifted Amber into his arms with ease. Her eyes opened and she clutched his shirt, lifting her head to rest it on his shoulder, tears began to fall. "Don't leave me Devin...please **cough** don't **cough****cough** leave me!" Jeff looked back at them over his shoulder and stopped.
Jeff walked next to Devin and Amber as they made their way to the graveyard. He took Amber's hand and said, "Nobody's leaving you Amber, I promise, we've made the right choice." Poor Amber couldn't help but think to herself on the way there. 'I'm in so much pain,' she thought. 'I'd be better off dead! I don't want to lose either of them, even though I know one of them isn't coming with me.' She looked up at Devin as he began to run to keep up with the ever quickening pace of the rest of the group.
A tear fell as one last thought crossed her mind...
'I can't help that I've fallen for you!'
Then suddenly, he fell...
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Just as the tonic began to cool, a frantic knocking sounded on Jack's door, followed by the distressed sound of the Mayor's voice. "Jack! ANSWER THE DOOR FOR THE LOVE OF GHOSTS!" Jack opened the door and Mayor rushed in. "What's wrong?" he asked, motioning for Sally to close the door in the other room. "The whole town is talking about it!" Mayor said. "Talking about what?" "LIVING HUMANS IN OUR TOWN! Where are they? It's no use keeping this a secret." Mayor walked right past Jack and opened the door.
One of the humans was now unconscious on the couch, a human girl it seemed, blood gushing from her tiny figure. Jack pushed his way past the Mayor to be by her side. "What happened?!?!" "She's lost so much blood Jack!" Sally said, looking into his eyes. "There isn't much time. We've got to get Amber to drink that potion or she won't make it!" said Devin. Sally looked out the window as the town's people began to crowd in front of the house to get a peak.
"We've got to get back to the graveyard where you woke up in order for the potion to work." Sally said. "Someone has to stall!" "Mayor," Jack said. "Distract the crowd until I come back." "Eh...but...I..." "Please," said Jeff. "It's the only way this girl can get home again." The Mayor sighed. "I'll do what I can." Mayor went to Amber's side solemnly and patted her hand. "Hang in there, you're almost home." He forced his features back to a happy facade, and went out to talk the crowd down.
"Now folks," Mayor said closing the front door behind him. "Please disregard the rumors you've heard, they are completely unfounded. Go home and enjoy the rest of your evening, there is nothing to see here!" The people didn't leave, as a matter of fact, the Mayor's attempt only made their curiosity grow.
Jack said, "There's a back door we can use to get to the graveyard. You'll have to carry Amber out." "I can carry her." said Devin. He walked to the couch and lifted Amber into his arms with ease. Her eyes opened and she clutched his shirt, lifting her head to rest it on his shoulder, tears began to fall. "Don't leave me Devin...please **cough** don't **cough****cough** leave me!" Jeff looked back at them over his shoulder and stopped.
Jeff walked next to Devin and Amber as they made their way to the graveyard. He took Amber's hand and said, "Nobody's leaving you Amber, I promise, we've made the right choice." Poor Amber couldn't help but think to herself on the way there. 'I'm in so much pain,' she thought. 'I'd be better off dead! I don't want to lose either of them, even though I know one of them isn't coming with me.' She looked up at Devin as he began to run to keep up with the ever quickening pace of the rest of the group.
A tear fell as one last thought crossed her mind...
'I can't help that I've fallen for you!'
Then suddenly, he fell...
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Yes...I know I'm evil for leaving it there, but that's all I'm giving you for now. Gimme lots of e-mails and reviews! I love the feedback.