"Hello?" Cole asked as he opened the door. It was early the next morning; he was just about to head out for school. Kristen was leaning against the railing waiting for him.

"Get my letter?" she asked seriously.

"Uh-huh…"

"C'mon what's-your-name." she chuckled. "I'll walk you to school, so you don't get caught by Gabe again." Cole looked inside his house and saw his mother waving goodbye to him.

"Sure, hang on." he said. He ran to his room and grabbed his old jump rope, kickball and super bouncy ball, and some of his toy soldiers. He hurried to his backpack, shoved them in and hurried back to the door. He waved goodbye to his mother and closed the door. Kristen followed him down the small steps and they walked down the road in silence.

"How do you know Charlie?" Cole spoke up. Kristen took in a shuttering breath and then gave a false smile.

"Charlie was like my little brother…I met him when he was…um…three. We became close buds, and then we were like brother and sister. He started acting funny and said he saw strange things, so he was admitted into that mental hospital. When that happened I visited him everyday after school, and there I met another little boy and a girl that followed him everywhere."

"What were their names?"

"The doctors there made me forget their real names. I only remember their code names."

"Jynx and Echo?" Cole asked. Kristen looked down at him.

"Yeah. How did you know?"

"They're…" Cole stopped outside the old house on the corner and looked in the windows. The one near the door had Echo in it, staring at him. She smiled and waved. He gave a small wave back. He looked on the second story and saw Jynx in another window. He was staring down at him, shaking his head slowly.

"It's nothing." Cole said, hurrying her across the street. He glanced back and saw Echo banging on the window, calling out for him to come inside. Jynx came out from nowhere and pulled her away.

"…are they still there?" Kristen asked, looking ahead at the school in the distance.

"Who?"

"You know…Jynx, Echo, Charlie…"

"Um…"

"You can be honest. I already know that they died six years ago. And I do believe in ghosts." Kristen sighed. Cole watched her for a moment.

"Yes, they're still there." He said quietly. "They need your help, though." Cole added.

"Oh? How so?" Kristen asked curiously. They paused for a moment, stared at each other, then moved on.

"I'm not sure exactly. Echo said to look for the white pocket. Do you know what that means?" Cole explained as they traveled further down the streets. Kristen scratched her chin as she stared off in deep thought. She stared into the sky with her finger rubbing her cheek, she turned to look at the ground and rubbed the back of her neck, and then she stared straight ahead and started hitting herself on the head.

"Oh! Yeah…I have no idea." She grimaced. "I'll think about it all day and meet you back here after school because it appears that this is where we part ways." She said, rubbing the spot where she banged her head.

"Why did you do that if it hurts?" Cole asked with a low sigh. She stopped and belted out a loud friendly laugh.

"I dunno. Force of habit I guess. I always do that when I can't think of anything." She chuckled. "See you after school." Cole waved as she headed in the opposite direction that headed for the high school. Cole, on the other hand, headed for his school.

As Kristen headed down the road she wracked her brain for any possible links to a white pocket. White pockets…white pockets…what does that have to do with anything?! She thought with a scowl. The only white pockets I can think of are…those…doctors coat pockets…OF COURSE!

She spun around as the thought hit her, and she ran as fast as she could around a corner and headed for the opposite direction.

XxXxX

Cole walked slowly past the old house on the corner. He stopped by the front porch, took a quick look at the streets around him, and then looked in each window. Echo wasn't there, and neither was Jynx. He knocked gently on the front door and waited for a moment. After a short moment, a soft tapping sound came from the other side.

"Cole…?" asked a soft voice.

"Yup." He said as he opened the door. He quickly walked in and, just as he was closing the door, put a small stone in the doorway so it wouldn't close all the way, but not open enough for anyone to notice.

"Hello!" Echo said cheerfully as she gave him a big hug. He gave an awkward hug back and said hello.

"Did you bring toys?" she asked eagerly.

"Uh-huh." Cole mumbled, slinging his backpack off his shoulders and opening it. He pulled out his old jump rope, a small kickball and super bouncy ball, and his toy soldiers. Echo let out a happy squeal and started playing with them.

"Hey…where's Jynx? I need to talk with him." Cole asked, looking around the room casually.

"In the TV room… watching TV." Echo said, pointing to a door as she bounced the super bouncy ball. Cole looked at the door and pointed to it, unsure if that was the one she meant.

"Yup, that's the room." she said, chasing after the runaway ball. Cole walked over and knocked on the door. It swung open and Cole was welcomed by a stale musty smell.

"Hi." Jynx's voice said over a cartoon fight on the television. Cole walked over to the bean bag chair Jynx was practically buried in. there was two others, one on each side of him. Cole sat in the one on his right. It was a very fluffy bean bag chair; it made him sink almost through to the other side; he was practically sitting on the floor.

"That's Charlie's chair." Jynx said suddenly. "The other one is Echo's."

"Oh…" Cole mumbled, not quiet knowing why he was bringing that up.

"They only let us in here once a week, and if we were good, twice a week." Jynx mumbled into his knees. "We got to watch what we want, for how long we wanted. Do you get to watch television?"

"Yeah, when I finish my homework." Cole nodded. He glanced at Jynx and saw him staring at the Television. He seemed to be staring blankly, as if he couldn't focus at all. Jynx grabbed the remote and tossed it at Cole without even a glance his way.

"Change it to the news." He said. Cole nodded and changed the channel. There was a story about a missing child somewhere in the city next to theirs. They silently sat and watched as the weatherman told the weekend forecast.

"Breaking news!" the anchor said. "And I do mean breaking. A young girl, seen as a high-schooler, broke into the old Mental Hospital down on 22nd street. Our news Crew is down there at this moment. George?" Jynx and Cole moved forward as the cameras changed and an old anchor was in view, standing outside of the Mental Hospital.

"Thank you Matt." George nodded to the camera. "Yes, hello. I'm George MacBlair. Behind me, as you see, is the old Mental Hospital where an alleged Breaking and Entering has taken place. I have not been granted permission to enter this building, but I assure you we will keep this story up until we can get a good look at the girl responsible for this."

Jynx and Cole look at each other, and then got on their knees and scooted closer to the set. From inside the building loud crashing could be heard.

"The doctors inside have told us that this girl has knocked out several of the attendants, and several have a broken arm or wrist. There have been no reports of deaths or weapons, and it is said that some of the higher ranking doctors are in there now, handling the situation. All of the young and old patients have been evacuated through a back entrance for safety."

Again, Jynx and Cole looked at each other, each with the same uneasy expression.

"Who do you think it is?" Cole asked quietly. He had a strange idea, but wanted to see if Jynx thought the same. Jynx strained his ears and eyes, looking for any sign of the intruder in the window.

"…dunno…" he mumbled; his face practically mashed against the screen. "I think…maybe it's…Kristen." He finally said, looking at Cole again. His droopy golden brown eyes shut tightly as his scar seared with pain. He rubbed it gently and scooted away from Cole quickly. Once his head stopped swimming he looked at Cole fearfully, then at the T.V. again.

"A…are you ok…?" Cole whispered shakily, afraid of Jynx's sudden outburst. Jynx pointed at him and backed away again.

"There's something…wrong with you!" he shouted. Jynx scrambled to his feet and ran out of the room. He pushed himself off of the doorframe and around the corner. He ran up the stairs and vanished. Cole sat there in disbelief.

"Jynxie…?" Echo's voice sounded from the other room, her voice expressing concern.