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The so feared and waited talk with Chelsea's parents is here.

This chapter is really short because I didn't want to mix the meeting with any other scene in our dear character's lives.

Anyway, enjoy!

THE GHOSTS OF MY LIFE

Chapter 10: The talk.

Emily and John were looking at me expectantly as I sat in front of them. I had taken them to the small conference room that was at the end of the hall next to the teacher's room.

"Is there anything happening with Chelsea?" Emily asked worriedly. Her hands were intertwined with her husband's on top of the table.

"Actually, yes, there is. That's what I've called you"

"Is she having trouble with Tobby again?" Tobby was a sweet blonde kid that in my opinion was on the receiving end of a crush. Chelsea sometimes played with him, talked to him, and on two occasions she had been really mean to him, making him cry. Ángela and I had to have both sets of parents over and talk to them about the incident. John had made Chelsea apologize and promise not to be mean to anyone again. Chelsea apologized with her cheeks burning red and Tobby accepted her apologies, his cheeks equally as red. It was adorable if the parents weren't so worried about their kids.

I smiled "No, she's not. They're getting along better, although I think they're in a stage of frenemies right now." They both smiled. "What I want to tell you is more delicate and I beg the both of you to keep an open mind."

John and Emily looked at each other and both nodded to me.

"You have told me on a few occasions that you enrolled your daughter in a Kindergarten outside of the Rez because you wanted her to bond with other kids outside the Reservation." They nodded again. "She is adjusting perfectly fine despite her little incident with her classmate. What I want to tell you is something that has also been happening to me since I was her age."

I pause and studied their faces. I was making this long, but I had to make sure they understood perfectly everything I was telling them, it would be crucial in their understanding of Chelsea's situation.

I proceeded to explain to them how I came to the realization of my gift. How I handled it, how it shaped me and made me the woman I am today. I left out some gore details, they didn't need to know about them this moment. And this appointment wasn't about me. After finishing summarizing my experience with ghosts, I told them about the few suspicious behaviors I noticed in Chelsea before knowing that she was like me. I described them her actions, her body language, her drawings, her stories, her interactions with her peers. I assured them she was perfectly safe and they had nothing to worry about.

"How did you know that she could see...ghosts?" John hesitated on the last word.

"Why is everyone so afraid of the word?" Harry complained. He was standing right behind John. I didn't acknowledge his presence.

"It was something she said. I was been talked to by one of these ghosts I told you is with me. I guess I wasn't paying much attention to him so he went over to Chelsea and told her it was my birthday, when she congratulated me over it I corrected her and then she told me 'The old man said' it was my birthday, The only old man in the room was this ghost." I finished.

I didn't go into much detail about who this ghost was, partly because it wasn't relevant on the situation and partly because the only one who knew it was Harry, was Sam. I didn't want the word to be spread and reaching the Clearwaters. That was a conversation I knew we were going to have one day, but with Harry's permission, which I didn't have yet.

Emily exchanged a stare with her husband. Though it wasn't a scared stare, it was more of a secret conversation kind of stare.

"We knew something was up with her. She kept talking about her friends in her bedroom and some old man in the playground during recess. We just wanted to believe she was having imaginary friends." If this was another situation I might have believed what John was saying, were I in their shoes.

"I recommend you pay attention to what she says to you. I had a bad time with evil spirits. I will always be here for her. I love Sam and I love Chelsea." Emily smiled at me.

"Thank you, Bella." I smiled back.

The three of us stood up and left the conference room. I needed to get back to my regular activities with the munchkins. We said our goodbyes and parted ways.

I made sure to text Sam before returning to my activities to inform him that everything went perfectly good. I also told him I would be heading to his house after I finished with work.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Kisses!

Paty4Hale

10.10.2018