Chapter 9

Sitting down on the dock, Tyler looked out across the lake swinging his legs over the edge. Feeling a head being placed on his shoulder, Tyler wrapped his arm around the shoulders of his companion. Giving them a tight squeeze, Tyler heard quiet sobbing coming from his companions lips. "Shh, its alright. Let it out Prue, just let it all out," whispered Tyler into Prue's hair.

Not being able to hold them in any longer, Prue was over come with gigantic sobs and couldn't stop. Pulling her into a gigantic bear hug, Tyler just held her and rocked her back and forth in a calming motion. When Prue had quieted down Tyler whispered, "Do you want to talk about it?"

At first shaking her head, Prue was going to say that it was nothing but when she opened her mouth everything came tumbling out from the real reason she left this summer up until this morning. "You left to figure out your feelings for Caleb, huh" was all that Tyler said.

Gently shoving Tyler, Prue nodded her head. "He says that he left a note but I didn't see one. Asshole," replied Prue.

"Maybe Caleb is telling the truth," spoke Tyler. "Has Caleb every lied or did anything to make you not trust him?"

Thinking the question over in her head, Prue couldn't think of one instance of him lying to her or making her not trust him. Replaying this morning over in her head, it suddenly dawned on her. Standing up, Prue took off like a shot running in the direction of the Parry Mansion. Taking off after her, Tyler managed to catch up to her at the Parry's gates. "What is it?" asked Tyler.

"It's just that I remember seeing something this morning," answered Prue.

Opening the door to the gatehouse, Prue walked over to mantelpiece. "There," pointed Prue.

Walking over to stand beside her, Tyler noticed a pile of ash with little bits of burnt paper. Powering up, Prue reconstructed the piece of paper from its ashes. Picking it up, it read.

Dear Prue,

Last night was perfect. I only wish that I could be here when you wake up but I promised my mother that I'd run some errands before school. Missing you already.

Love Caleb

With tears of happiness silently streaming down her face Prue turned towards Tyler "He was telling the truth. I have to go find him." With Prue running off in to the direction of Spencer, Tyler just shook his head. "It's about goddamn time."

Meanwhile over at the Spencer Academy library Sarah was doing some homework when a book laying next to her caught her eye. Putting aside her homework Sarah picked up the book and read the title, Chronicles of Paganism: The Rise of The Witches. Opening the cover, Sarah flipped through the book until she came upon a chapter of witches in Ipswich. Becoming intrigued, Sarah started to read.

Coming upon a picture of John Putnam, Sarah skimmed down the page until her eyes were caught by four words, with each of them being the last names of the circle of friends she had just met two night ago. Becoming so engrossed by what was in front of her, Sarah didn't notice the figure slowly creeping up behind her.

"What is that?" asked Kate, Sarah's roommate.

Getting shocked out of her system, Sarah jumps and turns toward Kate. "Um, Tyler's family history. Did you known that the witch trial thing actually started here in Ipswich?" asked Sarah.

Shrugging her shoulders "Every time I ask Reid about it he just tells me that its all nonsense," Kate replied looking over at Sarah. Both of them then turned their attention back to the book in front of them.