Okay! I am getting lazy. sorry guys, I've been watching free angelic layer online. But on with the horror.
Melody opens her eyes. She has fallen asleep again in the post office. She yawns and surveys the area. Inside the post office, It's pitch black. Melody doesn't remember blowing out the candle, but oh well. A ghost might have when they saw she was asleep and not using it. Melody gets up and walks to the window. She gasps.
Outside is what could be called the underworld. The clouds are dark and thick, like smoke. A creature with two legs sewn together is across the street. It makes a sound like a dying gazelle. Its hands are literally bound by flesh to the creatures chest. On the ground, what might have been a squirrel lies motionlessly. It has only half a tail, and it's skin is raw and red. In it's own way, it is repulsive, yet saddening. Melody remembers the squirrel's back home, and how cute and quirky they are. Her heart goes out to this poor, mangled creation. She knows she will have to leave the post office, for it is dark, and in darkness, horrible demons lie in wait.
Melody opens the door, and closes it gently, so as to not disturb anything. Outside, the smell is horrible. She looks around, hoping to see a way away from these beasts. The squirrel behind her makes a horrible sound. Melody turns. The squirrel has its eyes open, and Melody stares into them. She sees a young red squirrel, playing on a branch in the park. It teases another squirrel, and they chase each other for a bit. Then, the red squirrel grabs a nearby acorn. He hides it in a small hole in the ground. Suddenly, there are footsteps. The squirrel tries to run, but when the footsteps recede, it lies motionless on the crimson grass.
Melody is horrified. The squirrel had just shown her his life. She knows that. She has to do something! With trembling hands, Melody gets down on her knees and places her hand on the squirrels ribcage. Focusing on his ribs, she says a quick prayer to God. Then, she focuses on giving strength to the creature. Melody feels like never before. She can sense the squirrel regaining strength. it begins to quiver a bit. Melody opens her eyes, which are now a solid, glowing blue. Her hands are also surrounded by blue. Suddenly, the glow recedes, and the squirrel scrambles to his feet. Melody opens her eyes. For a second, her and the squirrel just look at each other. Then, the squirrel seems to almost smile at her. He turns and scurries off. Melody smiles.
She has no idea how she cured the squirrel. It wasn't possible. Or was it? Suddenly, she senses another presence over her shoulders. Melody turns. The presence is gone, though. 'oh, well. probably a ghost,' thinks Melody. She gets up and continues down the street.
She notes that the town appears even more run down, if that's possible. It seems dirty and uninviting, but still she continues on. Suddenly in front of her appears a boy. His eyes are a burned, dilapidated red, and his mouth is bleeding. He steps towards her, and Melody knows instantly what he wants. Her youth. Though he appears young, he is ancient. If he steals her youth, he will feel young. Melody doesn't know what to do. Suddenly, she finds herself opening her mouth.
"Here's to the girls on the boards with bruises and scars, here's to the girls who's fingers bleed from playing guitar. if there's anyone who never quit when things got hard, never let them say, 'never get that far'," sings Melody. She is sure a miracle just happened. She is singing 'Anthem' by superchick, in a nice voice! She's supposed to be tone deaf! (A/N the song is not mine.)
To Melody's surprise, the boy recoils once he hears her voice. He cringes and looks around for a place to hide. Encouraged, Melody starts to sing again. "Here's to the girls on the boards with Bruises and scars. Here's to the girl's who's fingers bleed from playing guitar. Is there anyone who never quit when things got hard, never let them say, 'never get that far,' " Melody sings. The boy is making funny sounds. He withdraws away from her, gurgling and screeching. Melody smiles as he runs into the nearest alley. Two miracles in one day! This town really is amazing. She continues on her way, determined to greet the next wraith she sees with a song.
But to her surprise, they all shrink away at the sight of her, whimpering. Melody is surprised. Could they have heard her singing? She hadn't been singing that loudly, she is sure. But still, they seem to regard her with fear. 'I guess they all have a major weakness,' she thinks. Ah, well, that's fine by her. She doesn't care. Melody walks along, humming softly to herself. She likes her new-found talent. Her Mommy would be pleased.
mommy. That reminds Melody, where is her mother? Melody hopes she is nice and safe and dry, wherever she is. the air itself feels wet against Melody's exposed hands. Melody would be laughing about this if it were on TV. A girl walking down streets filled with horrific demons, all of whom were terrified of her! Why, miracle's do happen. Or else Melody would be in some wraith's stomach right now, she is sure of it.
The blood and guts doesn't bother Melody. She always knew what to expect. They never told her it would be nice here. In fact, they warned her it would be awful here. Melody doesn't blame them for bringing her here. They had to have a reason. Ghosts don't do thing without reasons. but the question is, what is that reason?