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Chapter 54
I got a phone call from Dean every few days to let me know that he and Sam were ok. He always asked the same 3 questions: "Are you OK?" "Have you heard from Dad?" and "Where are you?" The answers to the first 2 questions never changed. I never really answered his 3rd question cause I didn't want him to know.
Even though it had been years since mom was killed, I still couldn't bring myself to go anywhere near our old house. I always found a way to avoid it. Missouri used to tell me I was just being silly, but never pushed me any farther than that. There was something about just looking down that street that creeped me out.
I was in the back yard at Missouri's trying to fix her car when my cell phone rang. I started to freak when I saw Sam's name on the caller ID. He hadn't called me since the night before Jess died. I immediately answered and asked him what was wrong. Sam said they were both fine, but he thought they might need some help.
I asked him where they were and what the case was. When he told me they were in Lawrence my heart skipped a beat. My first thought was how the hell did Sam get Dean back home, but I didn't ask him that. Instead I asked him what the particulars were on the case. All he said was that it had something to do with our old house and how soon I could to get to Lawrence.
I told him that I'd be there as soon as I could. I asked him why he was calling instead of Dean and he said that Dean was probably trying to call dad right now. I said OK and that I'd see them both soon. I probably should have told him that I was already in town, but I didn't. Besides, I had promised Missouri I'd fix her car and if the boys were doing what I thought they were, then they'd be showing up at the house any time.
An hour later the car was fixed and running like it was brand new. I walked in the back door and was calling to Missouri the entire time. Telling her the car was fixed and that I needed to go find my brothers cause they were in town. I had heard voices coming from Missouri's sitting room, so I headed in that direction when she didn't answer. I was in the middle of apologizing for interrupting her clients when I got tackled.
Dean had jumped up as soon as he saw me standing in the doorway and wrapped me up in one of his big bear hugs. I told him it was good too see him too as he swung me around. He put me down and asked me how long I'd been in town. I just said awhile and then sat down in a chair under the window, facing the doorway. I nodded to Sam as I went past him on my way to the chair.
Missouri looked back and forth between me and Sam for a second and then asked him if he was gonna say anything to me. He just said no and then went back to the conversation they'd been having before I walked in. I could tell Missouri wanted to say something to him, but she didn't. Sam wouldn't even look at me unless he had too.
Sam told Missouri that they had gone to talk to the new owners of the old house earlier that morning and they were definite signs of something going on in the house. Dean and I looked at each other for a second and then went back to listening to the conversation. Missouri was a little baffled because she had been keeping an eye on the house for years. We decided to go and check things out anyway. I didn't really want to go, but I figured that since my big brother had already been there once, then I could go too.
Missouri had to do a little convincing for Jenny to let us in, but she did eventually. I almost didn't go in. Dean looked back at me and told me everything would be fine, so I followed him in. Missouri led us right up the stairs and to what used to be Sam's nursery. That room I would not walk into. I just stood in the doorway, leaning against the left side, and tried to listen to what Missouri was telling us.
I don't know what made me do it, but I looked to the spot just to the right of the door. Everything that had happened that night came flooding back. The man with the yellow eyes, the fire, mom screaming, all of it. I don't know how long I was standing there stuck in my memories of that night. It was the words "Hey, Graceful." in Dean's voice that pulled me out of it.
I looked up at Dean and suddenly I couldn't breath. I couldn't stand to be anywhere near that room for another second. I heard Dean say my name again and ask if I was ok, but I didn't answer. I just turned and ran out of the house as fast as I could. I stopped when I got across the street where the Impala was parked and collapsed to the curb in front of the car.