After all of us calming down for this terrified experience we all sat down in the living room with Shane in the middle of us with a laptop in front of us as he placed the DVD inside.

"Alright, alright, come on guys, let's hope this is it" Shane said while putting the disc in the laptop.

I sat down between next to Lulu as Shane played the 'movie'.

I furrowed my eyebrows as it played, a cookie between my lips as I chewed on confusion

"What the..." I questioned looking up at Shane

"They want our ghost movie?" Lulu asked

"Haven't they heard of blockbuster?" I asked swallowing the cookie after I chewed it.

Lulu shrugged at my question

After a few seconds of watching, Zoe looked up at Shane quietly "So there are really people out there to get us?"

"Yes, there are Zoe" Shane answered softly "That's why I'm here. I think we're gonna need a little more cooperation" he said looking around at all of us. I chewed slowly another cookie, my eyes drifting to the floor silently "From now and on, you listen to me and I'll listen to you too" he looked at us in our eyes. He tilted his head trying to meet my gaze. "Deal?"

I looked up as Zoe shook his hand. I gnawed on my bottom lip as Shane turned to me.

I less hesitantly shook his hand "Deal"

~8~

Next day, we all went to Zoe's license driver lesson and we all watched her how she kept using her breaks every few seconds. Her instructor looked panicked.

"Yikes" I scrunched my nose. "Was I like that as well when I had my license?" I asked out loud.

Seth chuckled from besides me "No, you were good" he answered. I smiled "Though now, I wouldn't like to see you driving" he teased nudging me lightly.

I shot him a frown. "Aw, Im not that bad" I pouted.

Seth and Lulu laughed

"Lexi. You can't be behind a wheel" Lulu pointed out

"Yeah, you get angry easily" Seth agreed.

I sighed looking away and towards Zoe, ignoring Shane as he looked back at me with a frown.

We all gasped, except Shane at Zoe when she crashed the car.

"Yeah, I wasn't that bad" I nodded biting my lip.

~8~

At school, I sat down next to Seth as he was called at the Principal's office. I knew why and I wasn't surprised.

"Everything's gonna be okay" I said soothingly. Seth bit his lip fidgeting with his hat. "Whoever that badmouths you is gonna be in the receiving end of my right hook"

That did it. Seth laughed slightly, relaxing a bit. "Thanks, Lex"

I nodded and winced a bit at Murney's loud call for Seth, "Remember. Badmouthing. Lex punches" I raised my fist.

Seth smirked slightly and stood up walking inside.

I stood up as well and whirled around on my way to class.

"Alex!" Mary linked her arm with mine as she skipped past people.

"What, Mar?"

"Are you going to prom?" She asked me.

I furrowed my eyebrows in annoyance. "Ugh, don't remind me. I don't even know if I'm going to graduate"

It was my last year at high school and graduation was on the corner. But me getting in trouble for the last past two months were making it hard.

"You will" she assured me

"Murney hates me" I pointed out

"But he's not the one giving you your diploma" Mary pointed out.

I sighed as the bell rang. "Anyway. I don't think I'm going" I said walking away to my next class giving the conversation over

~8~

When we returned home, Seth now that everyone knowing he dyed his hair ran quickly towards his room

"Seth! I don't understand unless you explain it to me!" Shane exclaimed towards his back as we all climbed down the car.

Zoe and I exchanged a look. We were concerned about Seth and knew him pretty well but we agreed on not doing anything.

And with that, we also denied the school's therapist when we were appointed to one. Our father being away from us affected us, but not that much.

I looked up seeing Seth and Shane arguing and I winced when Seth shouted.

~8~

I was in my room, there was a red and white target on the back of my door with a photograph of Murney and my dad in it.

I grabbed some darts and with angry tears I threw them against their photos, one by one. I hate them. I hated Murney for how he treated me, Zoe and Seth but who I hated more was my dad. Dad left us. He had never been around for more than two days when he was alive and I never believed him when he used to say he loved us. If he loved us, he wouldn't have been away. I started to resent him and that's when my angry outbursts started.

There were more around when dad was home. I was angry all the time but they thought it was because I was on my teenage rebellion. They never figured it out it was because of my dad never being around.

They don't know me. And they never will