Part 7
Sarah found herself pleased that at least the rest of her day had been normal. Neither Arcturus nor his obnoxious brother had tried to do anything more to her. Although, she had noticed that Edan couldn't seem to take his eyes off her. No one else called her Helenia. And she hadn't seen anymore ghostly apparitions either.
She hadn't quite understood what the hell all that had been about. She knew a few kids from the AV club, and had asked about how ghosts could be projected, they'd just given her odd looks.
So I'm seeing ghosts Sarah thought. That's a new one First Beth had been acting weird, then irritating new guys thinking she was someone who she wasn't.Sarah cut the thoughts off. It wasn't really worth musing over.
She knew everyone would forget about this in a day and she would go back to being anonymous. Besides, Arcturus was already hitting on Beth.
She settled down in her room and had just started on her homework when the doorbell rang. Who the hell would be visiting me? Sarah thought as she put her pencil down and went to answer the door.
Drawing a sharp breath at the sight of Edan Redfern outlined against the setting sun. His blond hair had the dull glow of gold, half his face was hidden in mysterious shadows, his blue eyes were glittering in a way she had never seen before. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I need to explain about this morning, and apologise," he said.
Sarah wondered whether or not she should let him in. He still made her nervous. There were plenty of neighbours in screaming distance, she guessed. "All right/" She gestured for him to come in.
He didn't seem to want to sit down and stay still. "How come you and your brother keep calling me Helenia?" she asked.
Edan frowned, clearly uncomfortable. If he didn't like discussing the subject, then why was he even brothering to come over and explain it all to her?
"Helenia was a girl we both knew before we came here. She was - " He broke off and shook his head. "Well, let's just say she wasn't the nicest person in the world. And you sort of look almost exactly like her."
"Oh." Sarah studied him for a few minutes. There was something *about* him she couldn't quite seem to put her fingers on. She felt certain she'd met him before somehow, but didn't know how to figure out where she knew him from.
She was wanted to ask him about Annabelle the ghost, but then she changed her mind, deciding it would upset him. She didn't know how she knew that, she just *knew*.
"Anyway, I was just so shocked to see her - or think I saw her again, and I kind of lost it," Edan was going on. "So sorry if I scared you."
"It's okay, I guess." Sarah wasn't really sure what he was expecting of her. She couldn't take her eyes off him. She yearned to touch him, warm that pale skin, run her fingers through that gold hair of his, kiss those delicious looking lips, caresse that.
She broke the thoughts off. She'd never had thoughts about a boy, or the parts she was thinking of before now. She was shocked at herself.
"So.um.feel like a movie later?" His smile was warm and friendly. It was all Sarah could do to keep melting in front of him.
"I - I have too much homework, sorry," she said, and opened the front door.
Edan shrugged. "Maybe another time."
"See you round." She closed and locked the door once he was gone, and annoyed that even though he was out of the way she didn't feel any differently. What *was* it about him that had her emotions spiralling like this?
One minute she was scared, irritated with him, scared to invite him into her house, the next thing she was thinking.well.things she would never bring herself to say out loud.
Sarah shuddered as she went back to the normal world of high school homework, deciding she was probably better off not knowing.
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Sarah found herself pleased that at least the rest of her day had been normal. Neither Arcturus nor his obnoxious brother had tried to do anything more to her. Although, she had noticed that Edan couldn't seem to take his eyes off her. No one else called her Helenia. And she hadn't seen anymore ghostly apparitions either.
She hadn't quite understood what the hell all that had been about. She knew a few kids from the AV club, and had asked about how ghosts could be projected, they'd just given her odd looks.
So I'm seeing ghosts Sarah thought. That's a new one First Beth had been acting weird, then irritating new guys thinking she was someone who she wasn't.Sarah cut the thoughts off. It wasn't really worth musing over.
She knew everyone would forget about this in a day and she would go back to being anonymous. Besides, Arcturus was already hitting on Beth.
She settled down in her room and had just started on her homework when the doorbell rang. Who the hell would be visiting me? Sarah thought as she put her pencil down and went to answer the door.
Drawing a sharp breath at the sight of Edan Redfern outlined against the setting sun. His blond hair had the dull glow of gold, half his face was hidden in mysterious shadows, his blue eyes were glittering in a way she had never seen before. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I need to explain about this morning, and apologise," he said.
Sarah wondered whether or not she should let him in. He still made her nervous. There were plenty of neighbours in screaming distance, she guessed. "All right/" She gestured for him to come in.
He didn't seem to want to sit down and stay still. "How come you and your brother keep calling me Helenia?" she asked.
Edan frowned, clearly uncomfortable. If he didn't like discussing the subject, then why was he even brothering to come over and explain it all to her?
"Helenia was a girl we both knew before we came here. She was - " He broke off and shook his head. "Well, let's just say she wasn't the nicest person in the world. And you sort of look almost exactly like her."
"Oh." Sarah studied him for a few minutes. There was something *about* him she couldn't quite seem to put her fingers on. She felt certain she'd met him before somehow, but didn't know how to figure out where she knew him from.
She was wanted to ask him about Annabelle the ghost, but then she changed her mind, deciding it would upset him. She didn't know how she knew that, she just *knew*.
"Anyway, I was just so shocked to see her - or think I saw her again, and I kind of lost it," Edan was going on. "So sorry if I scared you."
"It's okay, I guess." Sarah wasn't really sure what he was expecting of her. She couldn't take her eyes off him. She yearned to touch him, warm that pale skin, run her fingers through that gold hair of his, kiss those delicious looking lips, caresse that.
She broke the thoughts off. She'd never had thoughts about a boy, or the parts she was thinking of before now. She was shocked at herself.
"So.um.feel like a movie later?" His smile was warm and friendly. It was all Sarah could do to keep melting in front of him.
"I - I have too much homework, sorry," she said, and opened the front door.
Edan shrugged. "Maybe another time."
"See you round." She closed and locked the door once he was gone, and annoyed that even though he was out of the way she didn't feel any differently. What *was* it about him that had her emotions spiralling like this?
One minute she was scared, irritated with him, scared to invite him into her house, the next thing she was thinking.well.things she would never bring herself to say out loud.
Sarah shuddered as she went back to the normal world of high school homework, deciding she was probably better off not knowing.
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