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CHAPTER 5

I finally got home and plonked myself on my bed, so many things kept rummaging in my head. Even though I had a wet towel covering my head. I didn't know what to think until Troy materialized beside my bed and sat down by my side.

"Hey", he said. He seemed calm now that Ethan isn't in his way. "What happened?".
I sighed. "Well, like you saw and knew, Ethan is a Mediator and Joe took me to the abandoned house". I glanced at him for his reaction.
"Ethan", he scowled. "What did he do to you?". Apparently, he ignored the abandoned house bit. Sheesh.

"He did nothing", I lied, sort of. I couldn't exactly tell him that he had asked me out or he would disappear and look for Ethan. "We were just talking and I was just thinking about you, how you were".
"I'm… fine", he sighed. "But you seemed like you were troubled with something". Oh yeah, troubled of what to say to Ethan's question when the truth showed up.
"Yeah, I know", I said, closing my eyes. "It's just that… you've been having those distant looks lately that I'm starting to think that…". I was having trouble coming out with the words I wanted to say.
"I wanted to move on?", he finished. "Go to wherever ghosts go?".
I kept my eyes closed. "Exactly". I opened them slowly and stared up at the ceiling. "So, do you?". He stood up and walked towards the window when - of all times - there was a knock.

"Cassandra?", my Grandma said. "I brought you some water and paracetomol". I reached over by the bedside to the drawer and got the remote to open the door.
"Hey Grandma", I smiled weakly and slowly got up. I noticed Troy watching my Grandma as he folded his arms across his chest. Those biceps never go old.
"Now, how are you feeling?", she asked she took the towel off my forehead and placed her palm on my forehead.
"I'm getting better, really", I said and glanced at her. "You know Grandma, there's a new technology where you can check my temperature way more faster than the old fashioned way, like the thermometer?".
"Ahh yes, I know", she chuckled. "But I'd like to live as it were, many years ago. Back then, everyone didn't get the easy way of living as we do now, though in the twenty-first century, the new technology started, many people were still use to the old ways".
"But you didn't live through the twenty-first century, Grandma", I said, confused by her reason.
"Oh trust me child", she said as she gave me the water and paracetomol. "I know that I haven't lived through those times, but I do know what it was like".

Then, she gently kissed my head and said, "Get some rest, you still have more days to go through during your summer vacation".
"Um, okay", I said as I lay my head gently on my pillow. "Night Grandma".
"Sweet dreams", she said as she walked out the door with the door sliding closed.

"You know", Troy said walking towards my bedside. "I think your Grandma knows something".
"Knows what?", I blinked.
"About being in the twenty-first century", he said. His light blue eyes, looking at me. "There was just something about what she was telling you, as if she were actually there herself".
"Like she went back in time?", I asked, not sure about this.
"Mmm, yeah", he nodded. "But I don't know, it just seemed like it".

I thought about it for a moment and wondered if my Grandma was a mediator or a time traveler or something but my mind floated back to the abandoned house. There was definitely something eerie about that house, yet for some reason, I wasn't even sure if it was suppose to be sending off a bad vibe or a good vibe. Troy knew what I was thinking when my eyes were closed shut because he placed his hand on mine.

"Hey, tell me what happened at that house?", he asked. I decided to get up and I drew my knees to my chest. "You should get some rest".
"No, I'm fine", I sighed. "It's just, every time I pass the house, hear about the house or even go near the house, I can't stop shivering. We're in a hot season and I'm feeling cold. When Joe took me to the house, I felt like the house wanted to eat me. I saw bullet holes on the wall of the house and when I went to touch them. I had visions". I shivered again as a chill ran down my spine, yet again.
"What did you see?", Troy asked as he moved closer towards me and put his arm around me and I leaned my head on his chest.
"I saw… this girl and some guy", I said, trying to picture back the vision. "It just freaked me out and I've never been through something like that. I don't even know who those people are, it was almost like they were telling me something". I wanted to say more but I had drifted off to sleep.

Suddenly a light shone on my face and I thought, Is it morning already? I struggled to get up but it took me a minute to realize it wasn't exactly the light from the sun shining from the window. It was the light of someone walking towards me.

"What the hell is going on?", I muttered, finally getting up and rubbing my eyes. "Who's there?".
"I have to tell you something", a voice said. My eyes were blurry and I was thinking I might need to check an appointment with an optometrist. "It's seriously important".
"W-what is it?", I asked, trying to make out the voice. But I had never heard it before and I definitely did not know it. "What's so important that I have to deal with? But, who are you?".
"I don't have time to explain right now", the voice said, sounding a little annoyed. "Cassie, I just need you to go back to the house and you'll find what I mean in my room".
"Okaaay", I slowly said. I wanted to say more but the light was fading away and before I knew it, the thought of going back to the abandoned house woke me up with a fright.

I looked at the window and noticed it was still dark, I was practically huffing and puffing from my dream. Seriously, I only lose my breath when I'm pounding my brother but this, this is just not your ordinary teenage experience. I knew what I was going to do and just could not believe myself either for that. My mission? Is to go to the house. Scary, I know but I had no choice. If I went back to sleep, that voice would haunt me until I go there. I'm not much of a morning person but this is just driving me scared to the bone.

I got out of bed and got changed into my black jeans and a light blue sweater though I still had my pink and white striped singlet underneath. Along with my cream colored slip-on shoes as I pressed the button on the remote for the window to slide open, Troy materialized and I wasn't surprised either but he sure was.

"Cassie!", Troy gasped. "Where are you going?!".
"I have to do something, Troy", I said, looking up at his light blue eyes burning into my eyes. "I just had a dream and that someone that knows me, told me to find something in that abandoned house, in her room".
"Her?", he echoed with a puzzled and worried look. "Who's her? And what room? Cassie, it could be a trap".
"Troy", I hissed. "If I don't go there now, I will have freaking nightmares about it and besides, I won't know for sure if I don't go there".
"Cassie", he said slowly and placed his hands on both my shoulders. "Can't you just wait till it's daylight?". I smiled encouragingly and placed a hand on one of his hands he had on my shoulder.
"I'll be okay", I said. "I think I can trust that voice". Okay, I have no idea why I said that but somehow, I could trust it.
"You think?", Troy said with his eyebrow raised. "I'm coming with you and no buts or whatever".
"Fine", I sighed. "You got me there".
"Pfft", Troy made a sound like he was going to spit. "You should be happy for me to come, I know you'll be too scared to go inside". Yeah, I couldn't argue with that.

On the way to the house, my knees wouldn't stop wobbling but I was so glad that Troy came along even though he kept going on about Ethan and his threats. By the time we got nearer to the house, Troy let out small wolf whistle.
"That is one horror house", Troy said.
"Thanks", I said sarcastically. "Your not helping".
"Sorry', he smiled. "But seriously, I wonder how old this house is…".
"Well", I said, breathing in and slowly breathing out. "That's what we're about to find out".

I took the route where Joe took me before to avoid the surveillance cameras but as for Troy, he could easily go through the fences and not get caught but instead, he stayed with me along the way, thankfully.

When we got past the security fences at surveillance cameras, I showed Troy the bullet holes and went round the back to use the back door. "Whoa", I said. "Is that what the hot tubs back then use to look like?". It was totally rusted but obviously not intact.
"Uhh… guess so", Troy shrugged. "But you gotta know, it's the twenty-fifth century now, Cass".
"Your beginning to sound like my Grandma", I mumbled.

Troy made the first move to open the door and when I was holding my breath, he opened the door and it slowly opened by itself and I desperately wanted to scream my head off but Troy put covered my mouth with his head before I could therefore causing my cheeks to change color, then he let go and I began trying to catch my breath. "Can you see it?", he whispered, glancing at the entrance of the door.

I looked at where he had glanced at and I noticed it, the aura. It really was shielding the house from getting destroyed. Another chill ran down my spine but Troy took my hand and said, "Whatever happens, I'll stay by you at all times". I nodded with my eyes closed and he led the way with me following behind holding his hand.

When I opened my eyes, I glanced down at my hand and saw that Troy's hand wasn't there anymore and I was holding nothing but air.