Chapter 2, The light

It might have seemed like Melinda and Erin were through, just like all the other ghosts. Well, sometimes, if a ghost just went into the light and something else sends a ripple, they fight and come back. Well, that's what happened on a dark Halloween night, one week after Erin parted….

Melinda and Jim walked past kids dressed as ghosts, goblins, and ghouls. Melinda stopped walking. "Who?" asked Jim. All he got was the name. The name of a friend. "Harris." Melinda marched up to him. He was very, very bloody. And out of breath. He ran down the street and turned the corner. Melinda followed. She didn't bother to stop even when Jim called her name and ran after her.

Harris ran over to a dark alley. There was a bloody body on the ground. It was Harris's. Breathing heavily, Melinda screamed when Jim's hand came to rest on her shoulder. Harris disappeared.

It was night, and it was very late. Halloween was tiring! Melinda quickly went to sleep, but she was deeply troubled. She kept having dream's about Harris. Then she woke to use the bathroom. Looking in the mirror, she saw someone behind her. Erin. "Erin," Melinda said, "What happened to Harris?"

Tears streaming down her cheeks, she said, "He was shot. He didn't even know by whom!"

Melinda realized that Erin came back from the light. "What was the light like?" Erin sat down. Brushing a strand of hair out of her eyes, she described the afterlife.

"Well, at first it was bright. Then a feeling of happiness and warmth comes over you like a big blanket. Mom and I saw other family and friends. It was just like Earth, only everything was perfect, and white. You could jump off a bridge, and it wouldn't hurt.

"When you first get there, you are greeted. I think it was God. I don't know. And then you could go to a bench. And when you sit on the bench, you see what you want. You're family. You're friends. Any one. And you can make miracles!"

Melinda felt a warm smile come over her face.

"And, there is a book. A big library of every generation. Who you are, details, and how you die. I saw you, Melinda. I saw how you die." Melinda inched forward like a young child on her birthday. "You die with Jim. The devil kills you, but you're old. You just defeated him. And Jim and you are together in a church. And you're happy. With not a scratch on you."

Jim sleepily opened the bathroom door. "Honey, you need to pick the seat up before you use the toilet," he yawned. Then he laughed. Melinda sat him down and told her husband everything.

"Harris, the light is good. You'll love it if you go in." Harris's face began to cry. "But I'm scared! I haven't felt Erin scene she 'left.'!"

Melinda smiled. Erin was there. And Harris could see her. She took his hand and walked him into the appearing light. Harris seemed comfortable. Shcokingly, Melinda was looking forward into the blanket of warmth.

Deep in thought, Melinda didn't see the Devil until he was right next to her.

"Melinda," he whispered in a raspy voice.

Sorry this is so short, but all my chapters are! Out or excuses!! I have a good chapter planned, so if you want it, review and read!