Next chapter most likely the last one! I'm very excited that I finally figured out how to move this story along. :)
Remember, none of the characters are mine…except Amanda, but I only needed her for a second anyway.
I woke up to find a small line of people waiting for me to open my business. I dragged myself out of bed, changed into my usual outfit, and let the people in. Violet Nightshade and her annoying little sister Poppy were the only people I recognized. Maybe me coming back here was a good idea.
"Good Morning, GB. Glad to see you came back." Violet said as she hugged me, and I willingly hugged back.
"I think it's good to be back. More people are starting to show up, so it can't be all that bad." Someone then approached my counter. She had wispy blonde hair and pale white skin. Freckles appeared sparsely on her face, and her big round eyes were a subdued green. She was wearing a white shirt and gray pants covered by brown smock splattered with paint. Her shoes were also covered with paint. I recognized her as Amanda, the girl who moved me back in.
"Hello, Goth Boy. Is there anything missing from your store that was here the last time you lived here? Or anything you didn't have but wanted? I'd like to start building them." She said very quickly. She must've had a whole list of things she needed to build for the other residents.
"Well, I need: a bed, armoire, pipe organ, and any other spooky things you can think of." I listed off for her, and she hastily wrote them down. She then ran out the door, probably go to start building everything on her list. Another person came into my shop and I recognized him immediately…Rob Jarrett, Ray's twin brother. How I wished Ray was walking behind him.
"Hey, Goth Boy. Could I talk to you…in private?" he said when he got up to the counter.
"Sure thing. Follow me." I said, leading him into my back room. (A.N.: Don't get any gross ideas…yet) We both sat down on my leather couch, and he started talking.
"It's about Ray. He's determined to never come back here. He's worried no one will remember him." Rob explained, his voice filled with sadness.
"Why wouldn't anyone remember him? I sure do. He came into my store everyday, and bought the same thing: my personal eyeliner. He loved how it shined and brought out the eyes."
"That's another thing. Over the years, something happened to Ray. He wouldn't tell me any of the big details, but a rogue vampire somehow bit him…and that bite changed him. He's scared that people will reject him because he's a member of the living dead, technically. His heart is no longer beating, and his blood is no longer flowing. People who have seen what he's become have already shunned him, so he fears the same thing will happen here. You've gotta come and convince him to move back!" Rob burst into sporadic tears during the course of his story.
I was in shock. Total shock. Apparently Ray doesn't remember Blaine…the old resident vampire. I'm thinking Blaine was the one who changed him too.
"I'll go with you, just let me go and get someone to help." We both exited the store, and I took him to Violet's house. Violet and I were the only spookies who really bonded with Ray. I'm hoping she'll help me convince him to move back here as well. All three of us boarded the train headed for Crystal Springs.