Chapter 4
Finding The Distress
As it became 9:00, McGee turned on his camera and placed it so it had a good view of the small table, Abby and himself. Then he got up, turned off the lights, and went back to his seat. The only light in the room now came from the computer monitor and the little light coming from the window.
"Why don't you use a tripod," Abby asked.
"I had one but it was broken during this one investigation at the haunted house."
Suddenly the room got cold real fast.
"Why aren't you cold," Abby asked as she shivered.
"I am cold. It's just I'm a little more use to it."
"So is Jon here?"
I'm here.
Abby jumped when she heard the half whispered, half robotic voice come from the computer's speakers.
Sorry.
"T-that's ok," Abby said still a little frightened.
"Hey Jon," McGee said, "Is the spirit here yet?"
No, not yet.
"Alright then. Put both your hands on the table Abby," McGee told her.
Abby complied as the both of them placed their hands facing down on the table.
"It might be awhile before she comes back," McGee said, "so we have to be patient."
After about an hour of waiting silently, McGee and Abby started to fall asleep when suddenly there was a loud crash in the kitchen as a plate was thrown to the floor.
She's here, Jon said.
A loud scream of a woman came out of the speakers followed by a banging on the wall. Abby started to breath heavily out of fear but McGee tried his best to not show any panic.
"Angry spirit," McGee said aloud, "what is your name?"
The spirit responded by screaming again.
"Why are you so mad," McGee asked.
Cause he's a bastard, shrieked a young woman's voice.
"Who," McGee asked.
None of your business, replied the woman.
"Then why are you doing this," McGee said
Cause he use to live here till he left me, the woman said.
"Well now I live here and he's gone," McGee told her.
You're just like him, the woman yelled, you must pay
Suddenly McGee felt something grab his throat and dig it's nails into his skin. He fell off the chair as he grabbed his throat and gasped for air.
"McGee," Abby yelled as she got up and knelt next to McGee holding his arm, "let him go!"
After being released, McGee slowly regained his breath as Abby held his face in her hand.
You're a psycho, Jon yelled
Shut up, the woman retaliated.
"Tim, are you ok," Abby asked worryingly.
"I'll be fine," he said standing up.
Love is useless, the woman said, it causes nothing but pain.
"That's not true," McGee said.
McGee quickly ducked as a lamp came flying at him.
"Why did he leave you," McGee asked.
Because I'm ugly, the woman responded.
"Than he truly never loved you," McGee told her.
Suddenly McGee felt something sharp slash the side of his face. He fell to floor screaming as he writhed in pain with his hand on his face. Abby quickly knelt down next to him and held him as he continued trembling in pain.
"Leave him alone," Abby cried.
She's gone, Jon told her.
Abby helped McGee to his sofa and removed his hand to see three large scratch marks running down the side of his face.
"Are you ok Tim," she asked him.
"I'll be fine."
"She really distressed."
"Yeah, we gotta figure something quick."
"Those are pretty nasty cuts, let me put some alcohol," Abby said getting up.
She walked to McGee's bathroom and opened the medicine, pulling out the alcohol bottle and some cotton balls. When she he closed the medicine cabinet she saw in the mirror a young man behind her. Frightened, she quickly turned around to see that no one was there. She turned back to the mirror to see that the man has disappeared.
She quickly walked back to McGee and sat down next to him, opening up the bottle.
"This is gonna sting a little,' Abby told him as she wetted the cotton ball and wiped his scratches.
"She way too hostile," McGee said, wincing every time the alcohol touched his wounds, "it looks like she died with her heart broken."
"But why is she taking it out on you?"
"I think it's because I'm a guy and because since I live here, I must remind her of her ex."
"Is there anything Jon can do?"
"I don't know. Is there anything you can do Jon?"
I don't know, Jon's voice said from the speakers.
"I think you should leave Abby," McGee told her, "Its not safe here."
"I'm not leaving you alone with that angry woman."
"Abby please you have to leave. I don't want you getting hurt."
"Not without you."
"Just leave before she comes back."
Abby opened her mouth to speak again but was interrupted when the table near the computer was suddenly flipped over. McGee and Abby quickly stood up and looked at the chair as it moved slightly. They heard soft crying of a woman coming from the computer speakers.
"We know your heart has been broken but you don't have too do this,' McGee said.
You don't know how it's like, the woman said, you don't know the pain of having the person you thought was your soul mate leave you. You don't know what it's like to not have true love.
"Yeah I do," McGee said as he sat down on the chair across from the women, "I know how it's like to lose the love of your life."
Abby stood back as she watched everything unfold. A tear started to fall down her cheek.
"There was this girl," McGee continued, "she was the most beautiful girl I ever seen. We went out for a while. I was so happy being with her. I never wanted it to end. I never loved a girl as much as I did her. Then one end she told me that she just wanted to be friends. I was devastated. My whole world crumbled. I finally came to accept it and I'm happy to still be her friend but I still think about her everyday."
Do you still love her, the woman asked.
McGee looked up at Abby, who was looking back with tears in her eyes.
"With all my heart," McGee said as tears started to form in his eyes as well.
Abby slowly walked towards McGee and hugged him tight.
"I love you too," Abby whispered as she cried on McGee shoulder, "I'm so sorry."
"Don't be," McGee whispered back.
"I never forgave myself for breaking up with you. I only broke up with you cause I was afraid of hurting you. I wanted you back but I didn't know if you wanted me back. "
"Abby, I loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you and I still love you."
"Please forgive me Tim."
McGee responded by softly kissing Abby's lips.
"Of course I forgive you," McGee said.
McGee then kissed Abby again.
TBC in the next chapter….