Someone knocked at my door.
"Hey Arthur. Who is that?"
I pointed to the small man that was following him into my loft.
"Hey Ashley, um this is Dr Leroy. He is a witch doctor that has helped me out a few times."
"Yeah but has he ever brought anyone back to life?"
"Ash, I need you to be really optimistic."
"That isn't going to happen Mr C."
"Well try or this isn't going to work. Did you get her body?"
"Yeah, I stole her earlier and she's creeping me out in my freezer."
"Ms Davies," the old guy finally spoke "we need to clear a space and lay the body in the centre of a circle do you have any candles?"
Could this get anymore stereotypical!
"Yeah, Mr C, they are all in the bathroom, under the sink. I'll go and get Spencer."
I walked right to the back of my loft where there was a small room.
My walk in fridge.
It's where I keep extra blood.
And now,
It's where I keep Spencer.
I had placed her in the centre of the fridge.
She still looked calm and peaceful
Her lips were slightly blue.
Her skin was white.
I touched her
She was cold.
But I still felt that burst of electric warmth.
I cradled her in my arms and carried her into my living room where the doctor had pushed everything to one side.
Mr C had set up candles in a circle and lit them
The doctor pointed towards the centre of the circle.
I stepped over the candles and place Spencer down.
"What now?"
I asked as I walked back out.
"He says some verse thing and does a little dance."
"It's that simple?"
"You need to have more faith in magic, Ms Davies."
"Oh no, I have faith in magic, just not this. But what ever floats your boat."
"Ash, please be nice to him."
"I'll be nice to him when he brings Spencer back."
Doctor Leroy opened a book and started rocking backwards and forwards on his heels.
He was muttering something under his breath as he started to move around the circle.
Nothing was happening
Why isn't anything happening!
"He said that if this will work is she will get her colour back and be in some kind of coma for a few days while her body repairs itself."
"Right ok. But I kind of expected big gusts of wind?"
I whispered back to Mr C.
On cue, a huge gust of wind blew through my loft.
It created some sort of like…
I don't know it was a dust screen around her.
I didn't know I had that much dust around here!
I'm firing the maid!
When the dust settled back down Spencer was stood up
Her eyes were closed but she was stood up.
The colour had some back to her cheeks.
She looked alive.
She looked like she was sleep walking.
Mr C nudged me forwards as she started to fall.
"Is that it? Is it over?"
I said once I caught he and lowered he to the floor
"Yes. Now you have to be patient and just wait for her to wake up."
Dr Leroy said quietly.
I sat with her in my lap as they cleared up the candles.
"Wait! Won't she start to smell and do that thing that dead people do?"
"She shouldn't-,"
"If it worked."
I finished for him.
Mr C led him to the door then came back and helped me get her into our bed.
"So what do we do now?"
"Well I go back to Ohio with Paula. I think its best that for now she thinks Spencer is dead. I mean, she isn't too thrilled that Spencer is gay. And she doesn't like that Spence couldn't tell us herself. But she made it obvious enough."
"She didn't make it very obvious to me."
I said sadly.
"Yes, but she grew up with us. Hell, she is my daughter! I just knew."
"I wish my dad was like you Mr C."
He just smiled and hugged me.
"Take care Ash. I will send Glenn and Clay down in a few days to help you look after her while she is like this."
"Mr C you don't have to do that, I really don't mind. I mean, I love her. I will do anything for her."
"I know Ash. And call me Arthur."
"Uh, Arthur, uh… Mr C, I asked her to marry me."
He smiled again.
Then he hugged me again.
"I'm proud of you Ashley. And I can't wait for you to become part of our family."
"Thank you Mr C."
**
Dr Leroy said a few days right?
How many days are a few days?
Three days… right?
So Spencer should be awake by now right?
It's been four days!
Clay came yesterday and gave me a hand.
And Glenn is due here tomorrow.
I need her to wake up
I keep thinking that she is breathing.
I mean logically, she should be breathing.
But I mean… logic means nothing to me anymore.
Logic says I should be dead.
But Spencer.
She needs to be alive.
She needs to breathe for me.
Shit!
I'm whipped!
So I'm watching Spencer while she is… out.
And I can't believe that I am responsible for this
Someone knocked at the door.
Its 11pm!
Who the hell could this be!
"Oh my gosh Ash! I have been trying to reach you for the last four days! I thought you had done something stupid or that thing with Spencer's Dad was a set up!"
"No Ky, I'm doing ok."
"Did it work?"
"Well she's less dead. But her heart isn't beating and she still isn't breathing."
"Have you tried CPR?"
"Well the Doctor said that she would start breathing on her own. I don't want to break her ribs as well!"
"Ok. But really Ash, are you alright?"
"I think so. Clay helped me last night and Glenn is coming tomorrow. Or was it the other way round? I can't remember."
"Do you want me to do anything?"
"You could run to the blood bank for me."
"That's gross Ash! Why can't you do that yourself?"
"Because I don't want to be away from Spencer."
I said matter of factly.
"Ok then. I will come back tomorrow with your blood. Anything else? Normal food?"
"No, I can't taste it anymore."
"I'm sorry Ash."
"No don't be. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Ok Ash, bye"
"See ya!"
I sighed and walked back into our bedroom.
I opened a window then led back on the bed.
"Please wake up baby"
I whispered before I kissed her head and laid my head on her chest.
I listened really hard to her chest, willing her heart to beat
Daring it not to
"I love you."
I whispered and kissed her again.
But this time when I put my ear to her chest,
This time when I listened to her heart,
Something thudded.
Her heart thudded!
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