I'm supposed to leave the hospital today. I'm still in a lot of pain but most of the wounds have basically turned to scars. Trish helps me into new clothes that my dad picked out for me from my house. She tries to help me stand back up but I stop her.
"I've got it, Trish," I tell her. I stand up and walk back into my hospital room with a slight limp. Trish follows behind me. I look to my dad and he smiles slightly.
He's been extremely upset since I've been in the hospital. He always does that. He just goes into shock when someone close to him is in the hospital. I feel really bad for him. I want to tell him I'm fine but I don't like lying to him.
Austin's been feeling bad, too. He's cried every time I've doubted my survival. He even yelled at me yesterday.
"Ally, you won't die! I won't let you, damn it! Stop doubting yourself! I'll help you! You will be fine, I swear to God! Stop telling me that you're going to die because you won't! I'd hate myself for letting you die!" he yelled.
When I started crying, he did too and he apologized for yelling. He hasn't talked much since yesterday, probably afraid he'll get angry again. The only words he's said since then were 'Thank you' when I gave him my pancakes for breakfast this morning. I sigh at his lack of words. He kept his promise though and hasn't left my side. My dad would sit in the corner and try his best not to cry. At least he talks to me more than Austin does.
What Austin doesn't realize is that I'm over him yelling at me. It's not even that big of a deal. Or maybe his yelling isn't his problem... If it isn't, I don't know what it is then.
"Austin, I'm fine now. I promise, you can go home," I tell him. He scratches the back of his neck.
"I'm just worried about you," he tells me. At least he's talking now.
"Go home," I say.
"But Ally-"
"Austin, go home," I tell him with a stroke of his cheek. "I'll be fine."
"But what about Carolyn? What if she-?"
"Trish is here; she can protect me," I say reassuringly. "I'll come get you later." After a few minutes of arguing, he finally goes home and I limp inside.
"So, Ally, what is there to do around this dump?" Trish asks me standing up from the couch.
"Eat, read, and sleep," I tell her. She sighs.
"Sounds boring," she says.
"It is... except when-" I stop talking there.
"Except when Austin's around," she says smirking. I nod sheepishly.
"We should go to the park," I say. "I love that place."
"Ally, you need to get some rest," she tells me.
"I've been 'resting' for a whole week. I think I'm fine," I say. She gives me a look.
"Fine, Mother," I joke. She smiles satisfied and we start to walk up to my room.
"Ally, I'm going to go to Steve's. He asked me to come over," my dad says.
"Okay, Dad. Have fun," I say starting up the stairs again.
"Ally, what am I saying? No, I'm not leaving. Forget I said that," he tells me turning around and reopening his newspaper. I think of Austin.
"No, Dad. You need to go out and have fun with Steve. Stay out all night if you want," I say to him smiling.
"No, Ally, I'm staying right here with you. What if you get hurt again? I wouldn't want to have to say I was being a bad father. I don't want to say I was at Steve's," he says shaking his head.
"Dad, I have Trish. And the Moons are right next door. I'll be fine, Dad. Go. Have fun," I tell him. This is like Austin and I were a few minutes ago. After a little bit of arguing, he finally gives in and leaves.
"I'm glad he finally left. Your plan won't work if he's here," I say. We walk up to my room and wait for Carolyn but Carolyn isn't the first ghost who shows up.
Thankfully, it's Edward Junior.
"Hey, Edward, how are you?" I ask. He points to Trish.
"Oh, this is just Trish. She won't hurt you, I promise," I reassure him. He shifts uncomfortably.
"Would you like to help us?" I ask him.
"With what?" he finally speaks.
"Would you like to help us get rid of your mommy?" I specify. He nods.
"Okay, here's the plan: your mom loves you so much even though she didn't want you, right? Well, we're going to use that against her," Trish says to him.
"How?" he asks quietly. She explains the plan to him and he gives us a small smile.
"So are you in?" Trish asks him. He nods.
"Awesome," I say. He disappears.
"Make sure to come back when she shows up!" Trish yells to him. She turns to me.
"So, how have you been?" she asks casually. I feel like I have something to tell her... Oh! I reach into my side table and give her the notepad.
"A song?" she asks. I flip the page and she looks it over.
"Why are these two separate? Who was your first kiss?" she asks. I knew she would.
"Dez was my first kiss..." I say quietly.
"Dez? You kissed Dez?!" she asks.
"It was just to make Austin jealous," I reassure her. She nods in understanding. I think she just might have a little crush on Dez... Hm... We talk for a little while longer before I get inspiration for a song. I take out my songbook which my dad gave back to me while I was in the hospital to make me feel better.
The day I
First met you
You told me
You'd never fall in love
But now that
I get you
I know fear
Is what it really was
Now here we are
So close
Yet so far
Haven't I passed the test?
When will
You realize
Baby, I'm not like the rest
Don't wanna break your heart
Wanna give your heart a break
I know you're scared it's wrong
Like you might make a mistake
There's just one life to live
And there's no time to wait
To waste
So let me give your heart a break
Give your heart a break
Let me give your heart a break
Your heart a break
Oh, yeah, yeah
Suddenly, I remember a missing piece in our plan.
"We need to go get Austin and Dez," I tell her. We walk over to Austin's house and knock on the door.
"Hello, Ally. Who is this?" she asks gesturing to Trish.
"Oh, Mimi, this is Trish. Trish, this is Mimi," I introduce them. They shake hands.
"Are Austin and Dez here?" I ask. She nods.
"Go on down into the basement," she says moving to the side. Trish and I walk to the basement door and knock on it. There's no answer but I hear low speaking. I open the door slowly and eavesdrop. It feels wrong but I'm nosy.
"Dez, maybe we shouldn't go through with this plan. I mean, what if she gets... you know?" Austin asks. "I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I let that happen."
"Dude, she won't die. You, me, and Trish will be protecting her. We'll all be protecting each other. It'll be fine," Dez reassures him. I hear someone sigh.
"I don't know, Dez. We might be able to talk them out of it. Can't they just find a new house or something?" Austin asks.
"It'll be fun getting rid of the ghost, though!" Dez exclaims.
"But, Dez... I love her," Austin says. The words that just came out of his mouth sound familiar to me. Not just the words, his voice saying them... to me.
That's what he said! In the hospital! He told me he loved me... Was it love at first sight?
I sigh, open the door all the way and Trish and I walk down the stairs. Austin jumps up startled.
"Ally! Hi!" he says with wide eyes.
"Hey, Trish," Dez says quietly.
"Hey there, Freckles," she says to him. I don't say anything. I just wave. Austin looks around nervously and slowly sits back down.
"You losers ready to catch a ghost?!" Trish asks excitedly.
"Yeah!" Dez yells just as excitedly jumping up. "Wait a minute... Hey!" Trish giggles. Austin stands back up and walks over to me.
"Ally, do we have to do this? What if you get hurt again? I don't want that to happen. Can't you just move to a different house? There are some a few roads over. I'm just really worried about what might-" I cut him off with a kiss.
"Are you ready to try out your ghost repellent?" I ask Dez when I pull away from Austin. He yanks it out of his pants and nods his head vigorously. Yes, I said his pants. Not his pocket, nor his belt loop. His pants. Why it wasn't in his back pack like it usually is, I will never know. I turn to Trish.
"Alright, Trish, are you ready?" I ask. She nods too. I turn to Austin and swallow. I take his hands in mine.
"Austin, are you ready? Are you willing to protect me or are you going to back out now and leave me under the protection of just two?" I ask slowly. He sighs.
"I'm in."
"Okay, so Austin, you and Ally go down to the basement and check out Edward Junior's temporary room. Dez and I will look in the kitchen for anymore 'sidanide'," Trish says quietly. We're talking quietly so hopefully Carolyn won't hear us but sometimes, things like this don't work.
"Trish, it's cyanide," I tell her.
"Whatever," she says throwing us one of the cans of ghost repellent. She takes Dez's hand and leads him to the kitchen. Austin and I walk to the end of the hall and stop at the basement door. I rest my hand on the knob but Austin stops me.
"Ally, wait, what if Carolyn is down there?" he asks. I grab his hand.
"You better be able to protect me then," I say with a smile. I open the door and flip the light on. We walk down the stairs slowly. The sight before me is horrifying. Messages are written on the wall in blood.
Okay, Ally, calm down. It's just blood. It's in everyone's body... except Edward Junior's apparently...
I groan.
"Ally, it's alright. It's just blood," Austin says. I shake my head to clear my thoughts.
"Alright, let's just take a quick look around," I say quietly. I let go of Austin's hand and walk to the right as he walks to the left. Help me is what all of the messages say. I look behind a box and see a small body. I scream.
"Ally, what is it?!" Austin asks running over to me. I sigh as the body turns over.
"It's just Edward. Hey, Edward," I say to him. He just cowers in fear.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"She's coming," he whispers. He stands up and looks around.
"Edward, it's alright. We're here," I tell him. He notices Austin and stares at him.
"Oh, Edward, this is Austin. Austin, this is Edward," I introduce them. I've had to introduce everyone lately. Austin waves then walks back to the other side of the room. I'm about to say something else but I hear something.
"Stop!" Trish yells. "Stop! Stop!" Austin and I run up the stairs. As we get closer to the kitchen, we hear Trish... laughing? We run into the kitchen and see Dez tickling Trish. I walk over and shove him off of her.
"You guys, this is no time for fun and games!" I yell at them. Trish's eyes widen then she screams.
"Trish, this isn't funny," I snap at her. She raises a shaky hand and points behind me. "I'm not falling for it," I tell her. I feel hands grasp me and push me against the wall of the kitchen. I look up and see Carolyn. Oops.
"You just couldn't stay away, could you? You're a very stupid girl, you know that?" she asks. "You'll have to pay." She takes a large knife out of her pocket. She holds it to my neck and I scream as she makes a small cut in it.
"Stop it!" I scream. I hear a hissing sound. I look over and Trish is spraying Carolyn with the ghost repellent. Carolyn lets go of me and turns to Trish.
"What the hell are you doing?!" she asks her.
"Spraying you with ghost repellent?" she asks. "It doesn't seem to be working." I run over to Austin, Dez, and Trish. Austin wraps his arms around me. Carolyn starts chasing after us. We make the mistake of running up the stairs. Now we're trapped in my room. We slide down the wall and just sit there side by side by side by side.
"I guess this is goodbye," I say to them. They murmur their goodbyes and we wait for death. Wait a minute... Plan B!
"Edward!" I call out. He appears in the room. "Come here," I say.
"Don't you dare, Edward Junior!" Carolyn shrieks at him. He crosses over to us and sits down in my lap. I pretend to wrap my arms around him. I can't really though because you can't touch a ghost.
"He's mine now. If you kill us, we kill him," I tell Carolyn. Her lips morph into a scowl.
"Get your ass over here," Carolyn demands Edward. She grabs him and he slips through my arms effortlessly. Shit, I wasn't expecting that to happen.
"Hey, what's this?" Edward asks. He picks up a can. The can of ghost repellent. I look and see that Austin's can is gone. Edward sprays it on Carolyn and she melts. She screams as she goes. My eyes widen at what just happened.
"We did it!" I exclaim standing up. "Good job, Edward!" We all stand up and high five each other. Dez is the only one still on the floor.
"Dez, what's wrong?" Austin asks. He's reading a can of the ghost repellent.
"Uh, guys... this is temporary ghost repellent..." he tells us.
"What?!" Trish asks. She smacks him over the head. "You idiot! You couldn't have told us that before?!"
Lester's POV: (Wasn't expecting that, were you? It's really quick, though.)
"So, where's Ally? Is she over at a friend's house?" Steve asks me.
"No, I left her home alone with Trish. She yelled at me until I left," I tell Steve. His eyes widen.
"Lester, what the hell is wrong with you?! Are you fucking crazy?! Do you realize what house you live in?! You can't leave a two fifteen-year-olds there alone!" he shouts at me.
"What are you talking about? What house do I live in?" I ask him.
"Your house is haunted! By the Fitzgerald's!" he screams at me. He drags me to the back door. He opens it and I see a van with a radar on top. It looks a lot like a weather van. We climb in and I look in the back. There's a bunch of... I don't know what that is.
"What is all this?" I ask as he starts the van.
"Ghost-catching stuff," he tells me simply.
"So, this is what you do for a living?" I ask. He nods. He drives to my house and jumps out of the car. He opens the back door and rummages around for the right tool.
Ally's POV:
It wasn't long before Carolyn came back. We all run out of my room and down the hall. We're trapped, again, against the wall. Well, the door to the basement. Carolyn scowls at me. Not Austin; not Dez; not Trish; me. Austin steps in front of me.
"You want a piece of her? You'll have to go through me first!" he yells. I gasp.
"Gladly," Carolyn says.
"Austin, no," I whisper from behind him putting my hand on his shoulder.
"Ally, it's better me than you," he tells me. Tears stream down my face and into the back of his shirt.
"Austin! No! You can't do this! Please don't do this!" I scream beating on his back. Before I can say anything else, Carolyn shoots toward Austin's chest and disappears.
"What happened to her?" I ask. Trish and Dez shrug. Austin doesn't move.
"Austin?" I ask. "Austin, are you alright?" He shakes my hand off of his shoulder.
"Austin, what's going on with you?" Trish asks. Austin turns around and swings his fist at me. I dodge it.
"Austin, what the hell is wrong with you?" I ask as he tries to hit me once more.
"Just fucking let me kill you already!" he yells at me in a very feminine voice. It sounds familiar... He tries to hit me over and over again but Dez holds him back.
"He's been taken over by Carolyn," a voice behind us says. I look around Austin and see Steve. My dad comes out from behind him and tackles Austin to the floor.
"Stop trying to hurt my daughter!" he shouts at Austin. "I'm so sorry for leaving you home alone, Ally. I'm never doing that again." Austin pushes my dad off of him and grabs me.
"Don't do this. I know you're still in there somewhere," I say looking deep into his eyes for the Austin I know... and... love.
"Austin, I love you," I say.
"Ally?" Austin asks in his normal voice. I nod happily. He loosens his grip on my shoulders but tightens them just as quickly.
"Carolyn, get out of me!" Austin yells.
"Just let me do this first!" Carolyn says. Austin/Carolyn pushes me down the hall and down the stairs. I swear my head cracks into every other step. I hear something that sounds like a vacuum cleaner. Trish rushes down the stairs with my dad close behind her. Austin/Carolyn runs down the stairs too to finish the job, I guess. Before he can get too close to me, my dad jumps on top of him.
"Ally, where did Carolyn enter Austin at?" Steve asks me. I point to my chest. He understands and puts the vacuum cleaner tube to Austin's chest.
"Nooo!" Carolyn screams as she gets sucked into the vacuum cleaner.
"Just like in the movies," I whisper.
"Mr. Dawson? Why are you on top of me?" Austin asks.
"Carolyn was inside of your body," Steve explains. "I just... sucked her out basically." Austin notices me lying on the floor when my dad gets off of him.
"Ally!" he yells. "What happened?" He strokes my forehead with his sleeve and brings it back to himself. It's soaked with blood now.
"You did this," I whisper. Horror flashes through his eyes. "While Carolyn was inside of you."
"We need to get you back to the hospital. This might be a concussion. Really this time," he tells me.
"Austin, can we take your car? Mine is at Steve's house," my dad says. I see Steve spray some kind of stuff into a special hole in the vacuum cleaner and Carolyn's screams are cut short. Hopefully, he's gone.
"Yeah, sure," Austin says picking me up bridal-style. "Okay, Ally, you can't fall asleep or you'll slip into a coma."
Thanks, Austin, that really makes me feel super.
He lets my dad drive so he can sit in the back seat with me. Dez sits in the front. I lay with my feet in Trish's lap and my head in Austin's. He keeps a conversation going with me to keep me awake. Once we get to the hospital (which I noticed is very far from my home), Austin carries me to my room. The doctor cleans my forehead and puts a bandage over it. He does a few more tests before he actually recognizes me.
"Weren't you in here earlier today?" he asks me. I nod sheepishly.
"Ah, anyway, Ms. Dawson just has a minor concussion. She should be able to go home tomorrow," the doctor tells us smiling.
"That's good news," I say happily.
"Ally, I'm really sorry. I'm really strong so who knows how much force there was when I pushed you down the stairs?" Austin asks me. I wait for him to crack up but he doesn't even so I turn it into a joke.
"I think someone's being a little cocky," I say in a sing-song voice. He lets out a small laugh. He flexes his muscles.
"Are you kidding? Look at these things! Pow!" he exclaims. I laugh. His smile slowly fades.
"I'm just glad you're alright, Als," he tells me stroking my cheek. I lean my face against his hand and suddenly... I... wake up?
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