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"Hey."
Looking up from my book I sighed in relief as Tate moved to sit next to me.
"Are you ok?"
He laughed, bending to kiss my exposed shoulder.
"I'm fine Amber, those kids couldn't keep up."
"What did they want Tate?"
He shrugged, lightly biting my shoulder causing me to shudder. Shaking my head I moved to sit up, kissing his cheek before looking out the window to see Violet finally walking out of Constant's house.
"Wonder what she's been doing all day."
Tate shrugged, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"Well, someone is certainly touchy feely today."
He laughed before moving to lick my ear.
"Tate, seriously I have to talk to Vi, stop it."
He sighed, letting go as I walked out to see her.
"Hey, what's going on?"
Violet sighed, looking upset for a moment before asking if we could go somewhere to talk.
"Sure sis, let's walk, I need to get out of that house for a bit anyway."
She nodded, looking relieved as we walked around the neighborhood she sighed.
"Tate's…"
"Tate's what?"
Watching as she sighed, looking at me in the most sincere way I had ever seen.
"He's a ghost Amber."
"What?"
Stopping I walked over to the park we were in, sitting on a swing as Violet joined me.
"He's a ghost, those kids you told me about? He killed them."
Swaying in the seat, waiting for Violet to finish as I thought about what she was telling me.
"He died in the house, that's why he keeps popping in and out whenever he wants. He doesn't know he's dead."
At that I laughed.
"He doesn't know? Violet, you can't tell me you believe he's the only ghost in our house. I think he knows."
"How are you so sure?"
"He's smart Vi, that boy is probably the leader in the house."
She sighed nodding in agreement.
"He's Constant's son."
"I can believe that."
She sighed again.
"What else is wrong sis?"
That's when Violet finally started crying, telling me about Constant's friend, about how she was sure the 'darkness' had her.
"Vi, what darkness? So you can see ghost. Big deal. Hell, I'm dating a ghost apparently."
She sighed.
"I think I'm going to talk someone, I'll be back later."
Concerned at my sisters sudden attitude.
"Don't do anything stupid. That's all I ask."
She nodded before standing up and walking away, sighing I started the long walk home.
"You ok?"
Nodding I sat on the stairs leading to the basement, looking at Tate with haunted eyes.
"You're dead, aren't you?"
He sighed heavily, sitting next to me as he placed his hand on my knee.
"I am."
"You died in the house."
"Yes."
Leaning against him I sighed again, watching as a pair of twins ran by in a blur of stripes.
"Everyone down here is dead?"
He nodded, kissing my head.
"I can live with that, at least until I figure all this out."
He sighed in happiness before looking upstairs.
"What is it?"
"I'll be back."
Sighing I watched as he stood up and walked out of the basement, leaving me to sit in the basement. Looking around at all the ghost that were regarding me with caution and curiosity. Waiting a few minutes I stood up and walked up to my room, looking around I started to debate if my life was worth living. My grades had dropped drastically since my focus was always somewhere else, meaning I wouldn't get into the college of my dreams. Shaking my head, scarred of the thought of death, laying down on my bed I opened my book back up, sighing as my eyes slowly became heavier and eventually I fell asleep, my book falling to the floor.
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