Chapter Four: The Bound Woman
"According to Cyrus's plans, there's one more ghost to catch in Maryland, so were going to be here a few more days," Erin tells me, while looking at the papers.
"Whose next?" I say.
"All it says is 'The Bound Woman' and that we are to go to Valley Firn High School at six P.M."
"That's just like him isn't it? Keep the details to a minimum and then spill it out in person."
Erin giggles. "He is a bit of a show off isn't he?"
"I'd say so. Yeah."
We arrive at the hotel. There is no need to pay for the taxicab, because Cyrus has already paid for them in advance. "See you tomorrow," I say.
"You too," she happily replies back, but then she leans in closer to me.
I get nervous, as my whole body tingles. I can't have any form of human contact, and she knows this, so what is Erin doing? "Close your eyes," she tells me.
I do so, and I can feel her warm breath on my face, and it smells of a sweet taste. "Erin we can't." I am about to say, but she stops me.
"Don't think, just stay in the moment," she replies.
So I am silent, but grow cautious. I feel her lips press onto mine. They are a soft, tender feeling lying on my own lips. We kiss for a few seconds, until she releases. I never went into my seizers the whole time. I open back up my eyes.
"How did that just happen?" I question myself, not caring.
"If we both closed our mind, together we can touch each other."
She always was a bit stronger with her abilities. "What if I close my mind with other people?"
"It can only work between two psychics. We both have the ability to sense other things and only together can we calm down your attacks," she stops and then waves, "I'll see you in the morning."
I stand there dazed, not believing what had just happened. I get up to my hotel room and grab something to eat. There really wasn't anything else to do, so I read the newspaper, but I notice an article that catches my eye. The headline reads 'Millionaire Cyrus Kriticos captures deranged spirits.' What is Cyrus doing posting this? I thought it was a secret.
I laugh at it when I think more about it. He's doing it for publicity that's why. The paper reads, 'Cyrus and his ghost team, consisting of a duo of Psychics, as well as paranormal investigators, have planned on traveling around the U.S. to gather the most violent and tragic of ghosts for further study on them. Many people are asking the question to why someone as rich as him would do this.'
'When we tried to get up close and ask him for an interview, he left in a hurry. So he obviously doesn't want to talk about it.' The paper then pretty much asked people what they thought about this, and most replied that is was all a setup, and that ghosts didn't exist, but there were a few who thought that this idea was 'awesome.' I didn't blame the skeptics. I mean, who seriously would believe that you could actually catch ghosts.
I myself didn't believe it was possible, but here shows up Cyrus and proves me wrong. I went to bed shortly after that. Like I said, there was nothing else to do. When I awoke, I got a phone call from Erin asking if I wanted to go out to breakfast with her. I said yes and got ready. I met her downstairs and when I saw her again, she looked beautiful. Who knows if she dressed up especially for this, but I was loving it.
We got to the restaurant and I seated her in her chair. "Thanks for coming Dennis," she said.
"No problem."
We ordered our meal and chatted some more. "Dennis? I have a bad vibe about tonight. Something is going to happen," Erin finally told me.
"What is it?"
"I don't know really. I saw bits and pieces of it in my dream, but you were there."
"Something bad is always going to happen Erin. These ghosts aren't exactly Casper friendly."
"I know, but I just want you to be careful."
"Erin. I think you're the one who should be looked out for," I say, trying to be concerned.
Those words hurt Erin like she was a helpless, little girl. She nods and eats her breakfast. I hadn't realized what a prick I'd been until after the meal was over. She was silent the whole drive down and we hadn't spoken since. I finally get up the nerve to tell her how sorry I am. "Erin. I didn't mean for it to come out like that," I tell her.
"It's alright Dennis," she says and heads to her hotel room.
What an asshole I'd been. Dammit! I slowly make my way up to my room. I had been lagging behind because I felt like the whole world had rained down on me. The one girl that I really ever liked was heartbroken because I told her she was a weakling. When I was at my room, I nearly kicked myself in the head and threw myself on the bed. I then dozed off.
I awoke to knocking on my door, and immediately thought it was Erin. I quickly got out of bed and opened the door, only to grow disappointed. Cyrus stands in the doorway.
"Are you ready Dennis?" He says.
"Where's Erin," I say, the first thing popping out of my mouth.
"She took a taxi by herself. She wanted to be alone."
That got my hopes down big time. Now she didn't even want to see me. I turn and grab some stuff and head out the door with Cyrus. His car was a lot nicer than the taxi's that Erin and I had been taking. This was an old fashioned, black car and it looked expensive. Why would he drag his car out to this state?
I never did get the car brand, but I stepped inside his car. The inside was just as nice as the outside. The space was large and the seats were leather. A very relaxing ride. I didn't talk a single bit on the trip over to the High School, but Cyrus did try to get me to talk.
"Dennis are you well?"
I shake my head no.
"Feeling a bit ill?"
I shake my head yes this time. I do feel ill. ill hearted.
"Don't worry. I'm sure you'll feel much better by tonight. We need some more excitement, after catching Jimmy. He was a bit of a bore, wasn't he?"
We get to the High School and I step outside. I don't see Erin, but I do see a school prom going on in the gym, and we head out to the football field. Once there, I see some of Cyrus's men and the glass containment. Erin is there, but I can tell she is uneasy.
"Erin," I say, running to her.
She turns and is saddened to see me. "I told Cyrus not to have you come tonight, but he lied to me and now here you are," Erin tells me.
"Erin. I apologize about what I said to you. I didn't mean for it to come out as an insult, I ment to say that I care for your safety that's all."
"As do I. That's why I didn't want you to come out here tonight. Dennis it's okay, I forgive you. I know you mean well, just please get out of here."
I'm about to say something to her, but Erin folds to the floor, holding her head. The images have come to her. Shit. I think and prepare myself for the visions. Sure enough they come and I am to thrown on the floor.
A young woman has become prom queen and even got herself a boyfriend. Everything seems to be going well for her, but she cheat on her boyfriend and he eventually finds her in another man's car. He drags her out and strangles her. He then buries her body under the football field.
The convolutions are over and everyone is staring at me. I get up and Cyrus looks at me. "that was Susan LeGrow. She was a popular cheerleader, but her jealous boyfriend Chet murdered her after she had been sleeping with Billy Bob. He murdered her with his own hands. She is known as 'The Bound Woman," he says to us.
"Yeah, I got that," I say, rubbing my head.
I look at Erin and she has now gone to the football podium. I walk over to her. "Erin? Are you okay?"
"I felt her pain, her anger. She killed her boyfriend the week after she was murdered. But her pain never subsided. She kept killing men and I fear she's after you," Erin says, tears in her eyes.
"Close your eyes Erin," I tell her.
She does and I close mine as well. I touch her smooth palms, but it doesn't last long, as I am instantly thrown off and land on the ground. I open my eyes, but cannot see anything, but I feel the anger of someone and I look over at Erin who is as surprised as me. We both know to put on our glasses and do so. Surely enough, Susan is looking right at me, pissed.
"He isn't going to hurt me Susan," Erin tells the ghost and the spirit fiercely turns towards her. I slowly get up and make my way toward Erin. "It's my premonition," she tells me, "it's all coming true."
Without warning, Susan come at me, anger deeper in her mind and pushes me hard against the football podium. My head hits hard against it, as a loud sound emits from the metal. Stars fill all throughout my eyesight. "Dennis!" Erin yells.
I look at Erin and she looks like an angel staring back at me. my vision becomes blurred and I know I am blacking out. But am I dying? Did Susan harm me enough to kill me? I prayed that I was still alive, for Erin's sake. I had nothing without her and I wanted to so much protect her and make sure she was safe.
The last thing I see in my vision is the angry ghost of Susan, but the last thing I hear is that dammed Latin chant. Oh perfect timing Cyrus. I say to myself. Call the ghost after I've died. Real smooth.
"According to Cyrus's plans, there's one more ghost to catch in Maryland, so were going to be here a few more days," Erin tells me, while looking at the papers.
"Whose next?" I say.
"All it says is 'The Bound Woman' and that we are to go to Valley Firn High School at six P.M."
"That's just like him isn't it? Keep the details to a minimum and then spill it out in person."
Erin giggles. "He is a bit of a show off isn't he?"
"I'd say so. Yeah."
We arrive at the hotel. There is no need to pay for the taxicab, because Cyrus has already paid for them in advance. "See you tomorrow," I say.
"You too," she happily replies back, but then she leans in closer to me.
I get nervous, as my whole body tingles. I can't have any form of human contact, and she knows this, so what is Erin doing? "Close your eyes," she tells me.
I do so, and I can feel her warm breath on my face, and it smells of a sweet taste. "Erin we can't." I am about to say, but she stops me.
"Don't think, just stay in the moment," she replies.
So I am silent, but grow cautious. I feel her lips press onto mine. They are a soft, tender feeling lying on my own lips. We kiss for a few seconds, until she releases. I never went into my seizers the whole time. I open back up my eyes.
"How did that just happen?" I question myself, not caring.
"If we both closed our mind, together we can touch each other."
She always was a bit stronger with her abilities. "What if I close my mind with other people?"
"It can only work between two psychics. We both have the ability to sense other things and only together can we calm down your attacks," she stops and then waves, "I'll see you in the morning."
I stand there dazed, not believing what had just happened. I get up to my hotel room and grab something to eat. There really wasn't anything else to do, so I read the newspaper, but I notice an article that catches my eye. The headline reads 'Millionaire Cyrus Kriticos captures deranged spirits.' What is Cyrus doing posting this? I thought it was a secret.
I laugh at it when I think more about it. He's doing it for publicity that's why. The paper reads, 'Cyrus and his ghost team, consisting of a duo of Psychics, as well as paranormal investigators, have planned on traveling around the U.S. to gather the most violent and tragic of ghosts for further study on them. Many people are asking the question to why someone as rich as him would do this.'
'When we tried to get up close and ask him for an interview, he left in a hurry. So he obviously doesn't want to talk about it.' The paper then pretty much asked people what they thought about this, and most replied that is was all a setup, and that ghosts didn't exist, but there were a few who thought that this idea was 'awesome.' I didn't blame the skeptics. I mean, who seriously would believe that you could actually catch ghosts.
I myself didn't believe it was possible, but here shows up Cyrus and proves me wrong. I went to bed shortly after that. Like I said, there was nothing else to do. When I awoke, I got a phone call from Erin asking if I wanted to go out to breakfast with her. I said yes and got ready. I met her downstairs and when I saw her again, she looked beautiful. Who knows if she dressed up especially for this, but I was loving it.
We got to the restaurant and I seated her in her chair. "Thanks for coming Dennis," she said.
"No problem."
We ordered our meal and chatted some more. "Dennis? I have a bad vibe about tonight. Something is going to happen," Erin finally told me.
"What is it?"
"I don't know really. I saw bits and pieces of it in my dream, but you were there."
"Something bad is always going to happen Erin. These ghosts aren't exactly Casper friendly."
"I know, but I just want you to be careful."
"Erin. I think you're the one who should be looked out for," I say, trying to be concerned.
Those words hurt Erin like she was a helpless, little girl. She nods and eats her breakfast. I hadn't realized what a prick I'd been until after the meal was over. She was silent the whole drive down and we hadn't spoken since. I finally get up the nerve to tell her how sorry I am. "Erin. I didn't mean for it to come out like that," I tell her.
"It's alright Dennis," she says and heads to her hotel room.
What an asshole I'd been. Dammit! I slowly make my way up to my room. I had been lagging behind because I felt like the whole world had rained down on me. The one girl that I really ever liked was heartbroken because I told her she was a weakling. When I was at my room, I nearly kicked myself in the head and threw myself on the bed. I then dozed off.
I awoke to knocking on my door, and immediately thought it was Erin. I quickly got out of bed and opened the door, only to grow disappointed. Cyrus stands in the doorway.
"Are you ready Dennis?" He says.
"Where's Erin," I say, the first thing popping out of my mouth.
"She took a taxi by herself. She wanted to be alone."
That got my hopes down big time. Now she didn't even want to see me. I turn and grab some stuff and head out the door with Cyrus. His car was a lot nicer than the taxi's that Erin and I had been taking. This was an old fashioned, black car and it looked expensive. Why would he drag his car out to this state?
I never did get the car brand, but I stepped inside his car. The inside was just as nice as the outside. The space was large and the seats were leather. A very relaxing ride. I didn't talk a single bit on the trip over to the High School, but Cyrus did try to get me to talk.
"Dennis are you well?"
I shake my head no.
"Feeling a bit ill?"
I shake my head yes this time. I do feel ill. ill hearted.
"Don't worry. I'm sure you'll feel much better by tonight. We need some more excitement, after catching Jimmy. He was a bit of a bore, wasn't he?"
We get to the High School and I step outside. I don't see Erin, but I do see a school prom going on in the gym, and we head out to the football field. Once there, I see some of Cyrus's men and the glass containment. Erin is there, but I can tell she is uneasy.
"Erin," I say, running to her.
She turns and is saddened to see me. "I told Cyrus not to have you come tonight, but he lied to me and now here you are," Erin tells me.
"Erin. I apologize about what I said to you. I didn't mean for it to come out as an insult, I ment to say that I care for your safety that's all."
"As do I. That's why I didn't want you to come out here tonight. Dennis it's okay, I forgive you. I know you mean well, just please get out of here."
I'm about to say something to her, but Erin folds to the floor, holding her head. The images have come to her. Shit. I think and prepare myself for the visions. Sure enough they come and I am to thrown on the floor.
A young woman has become prom queen and even got herself a boyfriend. Everything seems to be going well for her, but she cheat on her boyfriend and he eventually finds her in another man's car. He drags her out and strangles her. He then buries her body under the football field.
The convolutions are over and everyone is staring at me. I get up and Cyrus looks at me. "that was Susan LeGrow. She was a popular cheerleader, but her jealous boyfriend Chet murdered her after she had been sleeping with Billy Bob. He murdered her with his own hands. She is known as 'The Bound Woman," he says to us.
"Yeah, I got that," I say, rubbing my head.
I look at Erin and she has now gone to the football podium. I walk over to her. "Erin? Are you okay?"
"I felt her pain, her anger. She killed her boyfriend the week after she was murdered. But her pain never subsided. She kept killing men and I fear she's after you," Erin says, tears in her eyes.
"Close your eyes Erin," I tell her.
She does and I close mine as well. I touch her smooth palms, but it doesn't last long, as I am instantly thrown off and land on the ground. I open my eyes, but cannot see anything, but I feel the anger of someone and I look over at Erin who is as surprised as me. We both know to put on our glasses and do so. Surely enough, Susan is looking right at me, pissed.
"He isn't going to hurt me Susan," Erin tells the ghost and the spirit fiercely turns towards her. I slowly get up and make my way toward Erin. "It's my premonition," she tells me, "it's all coming true."
Without warning, Susan come at me, anger deeper in her mind and pushes me hard against the football podium. My head hits hard against it, as a loud sound emits from the metal. Stars fill all throughout my eyesight. "Dennis!" Erin yells.
I look at Erin and she looks like an angel staring back at me. my vision becomes blurred and I know I am blacking out. But am I dying? Did Susan harm me enough to kill me? I prayed that I was still alive, for Erin's sake. I had nothing without her and I wanted to so much protect her and make sure she was safe.
The last thing I see in my vision is the angry ghost of Susan, but the last thing I hear is that dammed Latin chant. Oh perfect timing Cyrus. I say to myself. Call the ghost after I've died. Real smooth.