Chapter 4
Theo had talked to Dr. Marrow and they agreed to meet at a small hotel a couple miles from the house, in the closest town. Theo was bringing Frank and Frank's friend along with two people from his crew. They all decided to go together, and because of the amount of people and the equipment the ghost hunters needed, they rented a van.
"Come on, I want to get going" Theo told the crew members and Frank, as they sat eating breakfast. They quickly finished and got into the van. Theo was the driver, Frank sat up front, with his arm in a cast still, John- Frank's friend sat in the middle row by himself, and Craig and Sara sat in the back row. They were to meet with Frank and Mary- his assistant who had got hurt at the house before. The trip would take a full day, without much time to make stops. Theo started off quickly- she had always been a fast driver, but she was a little more concentrated on the road after the accident.
Frank had met his friend-to-be, John, at a school reunion of Theo's. Frank had always been superstitious and was very interested in John's work. He had been on ghost hunts with him before, and enjoyed it very much. Craig and Sara had been high school sweethearts, but after meeting John, Sara broke up with Craig. Nothing ever happened between Sara and John, but they both wish something had. Theo had slept with John a few times, but never had the courage to tell Frank, especially because it was during their relationship.
Craig and Sara slept most the way, and half way there Frank went to the middle seat to talk to John about what they would do first at the old home. Sites began to look familiar as Theo got closer, and that feeling of fear came back. But she controlled herself and took it slow, breathing in and breathing out. Dr. Marrow and Mary had been at the hotel for awhile and were all settled in their rooms. They sat together in the main lobby to wait for Theo and her group. The hotel wasn't big, but it was very cute. It was very home-ish and had been advertised in many magazines as very welcoming, as it was. Mary and Dr. Marrow were delightfully talking when Mary spotted Theo come in through the doors. She looked not one bit different, and it seemed she had the same knee high boots on. Mary nodded to the door and Dr. Marrow looked. He got up with a smile as he approached her and the group behind her.
"Theo" He smiled at her as she set her luggage down.
"David?" she smiled back as she hugged him.
"Hi Theo" Mary spoke quietly and innocently.
"Hi Mary" Theo winked devilishly. As Dr. Marrow greeted and met Frank and John and everyone, Theo went to the front desk to get checked in. Theo got the reservation papers and handed one to Craig and John, and put on in her pocket.
"Ok, Frank- you and me are together, Craig- you and Sara are together, and John you get a room by yourself." Theo picked her luggage back up.
They all climbed up the stairs, there were two floors, rooms only in the second, the kitchen and bathroom and everything and anything else was on the first floor. After they all struggled to carry the luggage and bring some of the ghost hunter's equipment up, they stood in the hallway.
"Well where are you two staying?" asked Theo to Dr. Marrow and Mary.
"I'm in this room…" he turned to point.
"And she's in that room" he pointed to the room next to Theo.
"Oh, right next door to me, sounds good" Theo smiled at Mary. Mary was frightened by Theo, she was different then other people she knew. She was so open, it made Mary uncomfortable, since the day she met her two years ago- she was afraid of Theo.
"Well you all should get some rest, all the fun starts tomorrow!" Dr. Marrow smiled as he went to his room. Craig and Sara went off to theirs, John went to his, and Frank went into theirs—every one was only a room away.
"Sleep tight sweetie- don't let the bed bugs bite" Theo whispered as she stood close to Mary, then went into her room. Mary looked around the hallway for a second, and noticed a room down at the end was vacant. The man at the desk, when she and Dr. Marrow checked in, said all the rooms were taken. Mary shrugged her shoulders it must be for him to stay at she thought about the man at the counter as she went to her room, locking the door behind her.