Chapter five: I promise you my heart

Day went and night came. It was a night of new moon. Devon, Michael and Cameron were just ending their supper. Isabelle had already went to her home and so was Bonnie.

"Can I go to bed uncle? I feel so tired" Cameron asked from Devon who looked at her somewhat worried.

"Sure you can dear. You look more than little tired. Are you Ok?". Cameron nodded.

"I am Ok, I'm just tired" she said, left from table and went to her room. Michael glanced at Devon.

"Michael, could you keep an eye on her again tonight? I feel that something happens tonight" Devon asked from Michael who didn't had any objections to that. Once they had cleaned the table Devon wished good night to Michael saying that he'd do some paperwork and goes to bed after them. Michael went to garage and climbed in to Kitt.

"So, we are watching her again tonight" Michael said to Kitt.

"That's good. I'm not superstitious but I feel that in this night something will happen".

"Strange, that's excactly what Devon said". Kitt said nothing. And they started to wait. Devon switched his lights off and went to sleep. New moon had risen in the sky long time ago. Michael tried to observe the yard but it was too dark.

"Kitt, I think you should scan the yard. I can't see anything in this amount of light" Michael whispered to car not knowing why he used so low voice. Kitt started to scan. Soon after midnight something came out from the mansion. It was Cameron.

"Michael, it's Cameron. She goes again towards the meadow" Kitt informed Michael.

"I see it pal, let's follow her again like we did before". And they followed her again. Again she went straight to meadow. And again Michael followed her in close range. And once again Michael felt that strange breeze in that meadow. It took visible form, glided in Cameron and again she started to chant and pick flowers and herbs. Michael watched what she was doing. Cameron was looking very strange, as if she was someone else but not her. Her expression was very calm and absent. She looked like she didn't knew what she was doing. But Michael made one critical error. While trying to go to hear more what Cameron was saying he stepped on little branch which made very loud sound.

Cameron noticed Michael at once. Her expression changed in a flash of moment from absent to very angry and suddenly Michael felt that something strangled his throat. He was almost unconscious when he felt that he was flying. Shortly after that he was smashed into a tree and then he fainted. Kitt could only follow what was going on because he couldn't drive where Michael was. Meadow was too wet for him. It was Kitt's alarmed voice that helped Michael back to consciousness.

"Michael, Michael, are you allright? You must wake up, Cameron is in trouble" Kitt was trying to tell to Michael.

"What, where is she?" Michael asked with little muddled voice. Cameron really was in trouble because that something what was inside her was very angry. Cameron was struggling against it but it was stronger. First she yelled something that sounded very powerfull curse, then that something made her glow and she started to whirl around. Cameron did her best to repel against that power but couldn't do anything. After while she lost her conscious and felt to ground. She started to wriggle on the ground and rose up from the ground still glowing blue. Then, suddently that something dropped her down and Michael felt again that breeze. Then it was gone. Cameron was still laying on the ground. Michael ran to see if she'd been injured.

"Cams, Cameron, are you OK?" Michael tried to ask from the girl but she didn't answer. Michael took her in his arms and carried her where Kitt was waiting. Car was very alarmed.

"Is she allright? Is she even alive? Michael, say something. Say that she is alive". That was the first time when he saw Kitt in such state of mind.

"She is alive pal, she is sleeping. It took very much of her strength to baddle against that something. We better let her sleep and I'll carry her in her bed when we're at the mansion" Michael told to the car. Kitt opened the door to his backseat and once Michael had put Cameron inside and climbed in too he started the engine, drove to mansion and straight to garage. There Michael climbed out and took the girl again in his arms, thanked Kitt for what he had done and went inside. After opening the door he saw Devon waiting almost behind it.

"So it happened again. Well, I was sure that it would. Thank you for keeping an eye for her but I still couldn't sleep. She means too much for me" Devon told to Michael and continued " But is she Ok? She is sleeping and that is unusual after having the attack"

"She is Ok but I think this one was stronger than usual. It could have had something to do with me trying to interrupt that something what leaded her. I'll carry her to bed and get some sleep too. And I'd suggest that you'll do the same. I think she won't go anywhere anymore in this night but incase of that I left Kitt out to scan. Kitt will inform me if she'll leave again. Good night or at least the rest what is left". After saying that Michael went upstairs, covered Cameron to her bed and went to sleep. Morning came and sun had risen in the sky while Michael woke up. Once he had drank his coffee Devon called him to his office.

"Thank you Michael. Again. And Cameron is also sending her thanks to you. She wants to see you right now but be careful with her. She's still little shocked for what happened and she's also little sick. That's also because of what happened" Devon told to Michael. He nodded and went to upstairs. Cameron was in her bed when Michael stepped in. She tried to get up.

"No, don't do that because of me. Just rest" Michael told to this little woman who smiled at him to thank for him.

"But I must stand up because I want to go and thank Kitt" she said.

"Ok, but I'll carry you. Kitt will be very reliefed. I can tell you that he was very worried in night. I haven't seen him in such state of mind ever". Then Michael took Cameron in his arms and carried her to garage. Kitt was more than reliefed to see Cameron alive. Bonnie was also glad but she also seemed to be little worried because of something that she didn't told. It was again suppertime when she told what she was worried about.

"Michael, have you seen or heard anything from Isabelle today? She didn't came to work and when I tried to call to her she didn't answered" Bonnie asked. Immediately Michael became worried. It wasn't Isabelle's style not to come to work. Only in her freedays she naturally didn't came to work because she was voluntaryworker in local hospital. Something had happened. He decided to call her once before going to sleep. But nobody answered. Michael didn't knew whether to try once more or go to sleep so he decided to go and wish goodnight to Kitt.

"Good that you came Michael. I've got something to tell you but that could be very shocking for you to hear so sit down" Kitt started immediately when Michael came to garage. And Michael sat down to carseat.

"Ok, buddy, let's have it" he said. On Kitt's screen became a drawing of that girl which Michael had shown to him. But this time it was more clear than before.

" I've done little investigation of my own too and read through many books and from this I'm now sure. Like you too must have read a book that tells a story about witchgirl who lived in this place hundred years ago. This is a picture of her and she really lived here. She was healer but for some reason many bad things happened while she was living in the village which located in mansions estates. Then in one night when she was picking some herbs that she used she disappeared and the villagers didn't found her body. Do you now get what I mean?" Kitt asked. Michael sat in a silence for awhile and then he talked.

"Isabelle. You mean that Isabelle is that witchgirl. You must have burned your circuits and wires because that can't be true. That girl is dead now and Isabelle is very much alive" Michael was almost yelling to Kitt. But Kitt continued.

"No I haven't burned my circuits. Let me describe that witchgirl. She's got green eyes, long, black hair and her laugh and voice are very soft and they sound like thousands of little bells. And she weared a necklace that was turquoise and shaped like heart. It was on leatherband. Does that sound familiar?" Kitt was sorry to admit but his metallic voice sounded little triumphant. Michael stepped out from the car shaking his head.

"I'll have Bonnie to check you in the morning. Good night". And he walked away to yard. He was standing in spot of moonlight when he saw something that was coming towards him. He felt that warm feeling that he now knew was love when he recognised who was coming. It was Isabelle. She was now very near him, almost standing in front of him. Michael felt that familiar breeze in his legs. Then Isabelle stepped to that spot of moonlight. She could see that Michael was surprised. She addressed Michael.

" I know you are little surprised and maybe little scared after I've said what I have to so hear me now and don't interrupt me. I know that you've been investigating this story that happened here long time ago. It really happened I can assure you that because, well as Kitt told you just little time ago, I really am the witchgirl. Recognice this?" she pulled that peculiar necklace for Michael to see " Yes, now you know who I am. And now I'm going to tell you the little what I can before my time will be over". And she started to glow blue and Michael heard those little bells when she continued.

"I've noticed that you've fallen in love with me as days went by and I love you too. Very much. But I can't stay because I've done what I came here to do. I compensated for my bad things that never even happened but which cursed me to return to mortal life once more. I didn't wanted to hurt anyone especially not Cameron but I had to use her body because after long day of working my own body was too weak. I had to strengthen my body with those flowers and herbs so that's why Cameron had those attacks. It was because of me inside her. Her body was rejecting my spirit. And I made all of those memoryloses that you and Cameron had. There was a reason to them too because I didn't want you or Cameron to remember me. I died in the night of new moon and so I also had to strengthen my body in new moon" she was whispering now. Michael didn't know what to say but he stared this woman who he loved and listened. Isabelle looked to sky where moon was coming behind the cloud. When she continued again her voice was nothing more than a whisper.

"You have known me in my own name but the villagers called me Temperance. It's a long story and I've got only so little time left. But to make it short, it was because I had lost my voice for good and couldn't talk. That's why I couldn't also tell them a truth that those what happened were accidents and I didn't had anything o do with them. But now everything are compensated and I can rest in peace. Goodbye my love, my time is over now". That was the last thing she said before she vanished with the wind. A tear fell to Michael's cheek.

"I promise my heart to you". That was a whisper of a wind but Michael was sure that it was Isabelle. As he looked down to earth he noticed a necklace which was a shape of a heart and he knew that Isabelle had left it there for him. He picked it up, walked to garage and patted Kitt's roof.

"You were right buddy. I'm sorry for yelling to you".

"It's Ok Michael" car said quietly because he could tell that something really sad had happened to Michael. But because he was curious car he asked it from Michael.

"What has happened?" then he realised the obvious thing " Oh, Isabelle visited. And told you what I just told you".

"Yes, she visited and told me what you told me. And much more, she told me the truth. I believe her" Michael said and squeezed the necklace in his hand.

"I'm sorry" Kitt said when he saw tears running down from Michael eyes. "You really loved her didn't you?".

Between sobbings Michael had time to say "Yes, I loved her but she couldn't stay". Then he went in and soon he was sleeping.

It was morning again. Bonnie had came to work and was again in garage. She was wondering if she would call to Isabelle again because she hadn't came to work again when Michael came in garage. His face was pale because of long and sleepless night and tears had striped his face.

"Michael, have you seen Isabelle?" Bonnie asked before she even noticed Michael's face. But that was too much to him and he turned and walked away.

"What was that. I only asked him about Isabelle" Bonnie wondered to Kitt.

"She isn't coming anymore. It's a long story and very hurtfull to Michael because he loved Isabelle. You won't believe me when I say that she wasn't actually alive, that she was a witchgirl who lived here hundred years ago but read this book that you can find in my front seat and you'll believe" Kitt explained to Bonnie who opened Kitt's fron door, found the book and started to read it. It was so fascinating that she didn't noticed Michael who came in again and drove away with Kitt.

"Where are we driving?" car asked from Michael.

"To that meadow. I'm going to bury this necklace there. She told me that her grave is there" Michael told to Kitt and then they drove in silence. Kitt parked himself near that meadow and Michael walked alone there and to the place where Isabelle told she was buried. Then he dug a little hole on the ground and dropped the necklace there. Michael heard once more those thousand little bells, felt the breeze that was warm this time.

"Thank you Michael" whispered the wind and that was the last time when Michael heard Isabelle's voice. He walked back to Kitt and stepped in.

"It's over now Michael" Kitt said.

"Yeah pal, it's over but I'm kind of hoping that she would still be alive" Michael said tears in his voice while starting engine. They drove back to mansion where Bonnie had read the book and looked now very understanding to Michael like saying that she believed him. They went in together where Cameron was searching her necklace that had disappeared. But Michael wasn't in the mood to explain anything so Bonnie took Cameron out and with Kitt she told the little she knew about Isabelle and the necklace to Cameron. Michael went to his room and sat down to stare a picture that he had taken from Isabelle some weeks ago. He knew that he wouldn't see her again. But the necklace wasn't found again. It had vanished because when some months after this all had happened in that meadow started excavations and there was found a body of a young woman that soon was recognised to be Isabelle but they never found the necklace or even that leatherband. Michael knew that Isabelle was resting in peace now.