CC stood outside the mansion.
"Now what?"
"Just look in the window." CC looked in the direction of the voice. A new ghost, I don't want a new ghost. I want to get back where I came from. I want to get away from all of this. A dark brown haired woman with shoulder length hair approached her.
"Before you say that you are crazy I want to say something to you…"
"I apologize for my action what ever they might have been." The ghost shook her head. Ok now I know something's lose up there. I don't know this woman never meet her. Oh wait a minute she's the one I threw out on the curb. That's nice, but does she know who I'm?
The ghost pointed at the window.
"I know the drill by now." SS started as she step closer to this fine build women.
"Just making sure. So what do you see?"
"Niles is serving dinner like he always does," CC commented as she looked at the ghost. "So what's the point?"
"Look harder." The ghost called in its deep voice. A spooky voice CC wishes would just go away. CC straining her eyes, watching and listening but still doesn't see what the ghost wants her to see. "Think hard." It called. CC took a deep breath.
"What am I suppose to be seeing it looks just like it always does. Um…looks normal Niles serving Maxwell and the children eating."
The ghost pushes her to the window. CC wipes the frost off the window and cups her hands together to get a better look. She hears the family talking.
"Niles, have a seat old man it the least I can do for you." Maxwell said.
Niles limps around the table and slumps down in one of the chairs next to Gracie.
"What? Why does Niles get to sit?" the ghost shakes his head is she really that dumb. What have I got myself into?
"What's wrong with this picture." The ghost asked. Maybe that will help.
"Uh…." CC blinks trying to think. She snaps her fingers this time. I think I have it.
"Where's nanny Fine and where am I of all people. I always stay with them during this time of the year?"
"Come." CC followed the ghost to an apartment window.
"Why is Nanny Fine crying at home instead of with Maxwell?"
"A fight." Through the window of this ruined down apartment through the eyes of CC we see Fran Fine crying to herself beside what looks to be an old timey fireplace.
"What happened sweetie?" Sylva called as she enters from another room.
"Oh ma it was awful." Fran said, between sobs. "Maxwell's so mean. He threw me out."
"A fight about what?" CC questioned as she watched the Fines. The ghost didn't answer her. "And what's with the tray of food. Is that all they are eating? No dinning room nothing." CC thought for a minute. "Was the fight about a play? A guest? One of the kids? Some screw up she did?" CC snicker at that one. The ghost just gave her a glare. "Sorry." The ghost just grabbed her by the arm and swept her away to a building in the woods far away from any one.
"Where are we now?" CC looked at the scene in front of her. When she looked around, none of it was familiar to her. Not one thing. "Is this where I'm?" CC swallowed what an awful looking place. She thought. That made her shiver is this where I'm? Did they send me off? "Oh how dreadful?" CC looked through the window. "I don't see anything? Where am I? This is not my apartment?" She glance around "hello, hello," not a sound could be heard. Not a soul around her "great now what? I freezing my tuchas off and for what?" she stepped back from the window. The snow crunched under her feet.
"What is the point of this?"
"Hello, hello" she cried out, now more scared then anything.
CC begins towards the snow-covered road. "I guess I walk back from here?"
She didn't even know where she was or more important how to get back. A shadowy figure swooped in and landed right in front of her. She leapt back in surprise. Ah….
"You must be the ghost of the future?" The ghost in the bright red suite like coat just nods without saying a word. "Where am I?" The ghost glides to the window and points. He touches the window with his nail. "Here?" It nods again. Still, no words where spoken. "I didn't see me." he crooks his finger for her to come closer and have another look. She hesitates for a second then sighs. He crooks two fingers this time. "What if I don't want to?" Again this time, with three fingers and an evil grin. CC knew she better go and do what she is told for once.
CC steps forward and swallows hard. "I'm coming" what am I going to see now? she was frightened to see what happened to her right now as we speak. Patients are pacing the floor in the building. They have red eyes and dark circles around them. "I'm either drunk of haven't slept in days, months maybe." The woman she is watching is a gray haired woman who is waving to all the patients as they pass her station. "I'm I one of those people?" The ghost can only nod. "Who? Where?" The ghost points to a table in the back where a half blond half gray haired woman sat drinking a drink. CC watches. "Wha? That's me." the lady was now puking here guts out on the floor. The ghost nods then grabs her hand and once again they are off somewhere.