An: I struggled a little when I began to write this because I kind of lost my desire to type it out, despite the fact I had plenty of ideas for this and future parts floating all through my head. After settling down and doing some homework I finally was able to come back to it and was successful in finishing it like I intended. I thank everyone who has reviewed and given support along the way.

The Haunting of L.R-Part Five

If this were a trivia show then now would be the precise moment for loud noises and flashing lights to erupt like they did when someone hit the jackpot by answering the big question correctly. We are finally close to being on the same page. Him answering the exact question of which friend this involves would be even more surprising yet.

All joking aside, this is actually almost becoming like a game. From the start I have been making small tip toes around the answer he wants. I've traveled the journey through my brain while he has surpassed obstacles to get me to open it up to him with pieces being revealed in small quantities. Kind of the epitome of a mystery board game where if your piece lands on a text-filled square you get either a clue or an obstacle to push you back closer to the beginning.

"Congratulations for finally entering my world."

I say this without meaning it to hold sarcasm, but in some ways the sentence naturally gives off that vibe. Somehow I can sense that this conversation is close to a long awaited conclusion. There isn't much left for me to say in order to distract from giving up the last piece of information he wants.

Just as I think this I look over and can tell that a light bulb has gone off in Ray's head.

"This wouldn't have anything to do with Travis, would it?", he suggests in a way that is less like a question and more like a push towards getting me to admit it aloud.

"Yeah it has basically everything to do with Travis," I offer, surrendering the truth without defense.

He nods his head and looks a lot more satisfied with himself now.

"Parker bet on that, you know? But when she told me I laughed it off. Funny when someone you've known two years can figure you out better then someone who's known you sixteen."

I never really considered the possibility that Parker would know. She was one of the people who called last week, and I bet that is when she thought of it, calling to accuse me. There wasn't much more to say. My excuse for everything in the recent past couldn't possibly satisfy my friends. Maybe it could.

"I guess you got what you came looking for." As I say this I can picture Ray leaving and hurrying to call a meeting with Robbie, Parker, and maybe even Megan so that he can boast to them about being the first to contact me in 30 days.

"Well, I got part of it anyway," he starts and my head twists in his direction almost instantly.

I was sure that now was the time to celebrate the ending of his purpose to be here.

"I have a confession to make. When I decided to show up at your door today I had an incentive for making it now. There is more to my visit then just to get answers to everyone's questions."

I'm sure that by now he can see the look of disbelief of my face. I was supposed to be the one with something to hide who threw all the twists. There wasn't supposed to be a secret unbeknown to me.

An: Once again you'll notice that there has been a bit more dialogue added. I found it necessary to use in order to show the story better then just mentioning someone saying this or that. I've tried to estimate how many more parts this has left if I follow my string of ideas. I estimate somewhere around the area of ten, but that's not confirmed.