'Love can conquer all. Who makes all this Stuff up?'
Thursday
Melinda had been up all night thinking about what Rita had said. It just didn't seem possible and her gut instinct had told her that Rita was wrong because witchcraft and the devil. It seemed all a little bit too extreme and that was saying something from her. She wondered where the ghosts were, they had seemed mysteriously quiet. Twelve hours, that's how long she hadn't heard from them.
Jim had promised too stay home with her today, Rick was watching the store for her as he was still on holiday with work. She went downstairs as Jim came through the door.
"Hi Mel" he smiled "Belle's at school"
Melinda smiled back; every moment with Jim seemed to make everything utopian.
"Breakfast"
He laughed "it's nearly time for lunch"
Melinda frowned "haven't you just dropped Belle off"
"I dropped her off an hour and a half ago; I just had to pop to work for something"
Melinda looked at the time. It was nearly 12, the morning had gone quick.
"Brunch?" she said smiling
Jim walked over and kissed her tenderly. "Ooh yes"
She began laughing and he picked her up and began kissing her neck, going down slowly taking in every inch of her. She started to groan and he picked up his pace and she unbuckled his belt unzipping his trousers while his hands moved down to her panties.
They were too lost in passion for either of them to notice the pictures that were appearing on the computer screen which were off their current activities.
They began making love with fast animal love. It was short and sweet and they both came hard at the end of it. He rolled of her and they both began panting and laughing. They truly loved each other. Melinda rolled over and began to get up.
"Jim!"
She shrieked, Melinda had just noticed the pictures. Jim looked her in a hurry and saw them too.
"Shit…What the Fuck" he said while running over and turning off the computer screen
It came back on and gave him an electric shock
"Ouch" he said
"LEAVE US ALONE" Melinda screamed.
"Melinda, Melinda, Melinda"
She walked towards the computer screen and the male ghost popped out in such a hurry that she jumped.
His presence was freighting on its own.
"Who are you" she asked trying to sound calm
"Took you a while to ask" he said. She didn't like his voice.
"Mel" Melinda looked at Jim and he got the message.
"Gregory Smith How do you do" he said quirkily
She looked at him baffled, his tone of voice changed
She raised her eyebrow, all her fear had gone.
"Troy Freeman now piss off" the man said in a husky voice.
If it hadn't been so damn right peculiar it would have been highly amusing Melinda thought and then the woman showed up.
The room went dark. She was wrong, it was the woman who was the bad one, the male one seemed to be messed up in the head.
She Smiled at Jim who obviously was unaware and said "how's mommy" too Melinda before simply vanishing with the man.
Melinda ran to the phone and dialled her moms number
"Hello"
"Mom"
"Melinda?"
"Yes it's me, are you okay?"
"Ooh I'm fine darling and how are you peachy bum"
"Darling...Peachy bum"
Melinda heard a crackling laugh
"Mom"
"You foolish girl, Mommy can't speak now she too busy be strangled to death…tar a"
The line went dead.
Melinda felt ill.
"Jim we have to go to my mothers"
"Why?"
"The ghost was on the phone he said she was dying"
"I'll page Delia to get Belle" she said while they rushed to the car
"She'll be okay Melinda"
"I pray to god she is"
"She's strong; who do you think you took after"
They bundled themselves in the car, Tick tock tick tock began playing on the radio.
Jim and Melinda Sped onto the Road.
All Melinda could think about was the worse, she just couldn't let anything happen to her mother, and they had been through so much already.
Tick Tock