"Hey Ned, how is she? What happened to her?" Melinda joined him at the hospital.
"Dunno yet… No one is talking to me… It seems like they cannot see me?! Or they don't want to see me…"
"Or maybe everyone is so busy that they don't have the time to talk to you."
"What if something happened to mom?? She looked so helpless…"
"Don't even think about this. Delia will be fine" Melinda said. Then she whispered "and so will Jim"
"What did you say about Jim?" Ned wanted to know.
"Well, erm… He got hit by a baseball bat. He's here, too."
"Oh my god. How is he?"
"He… He is… He is in a coma." Melinda couldn't talk. When she talked about Jim's injury her heart sopped beating for a second. Put an end to it! PUT AN END TO IT! She heard the voice again but the shadow wasn't there.
"Damn… Do you know who could have done this to him?"
"Nope… Can I ask you a question?" Ned shook his head 'yes'. "Okay, if someone would say 'Put an end to it!' about what would you think??"
"Dunno… Is that a ghost thing?"
"I'm not sure yet but I think so."
"Okay. I'd say maybe the ghost wants you to find someone?!"
"I don't think so… He seems so angry… But you never know."
"So try to find out what he wants."
"Not now. I don't want you to stay here alone."
"I'm okay. As long as we don't know anything you can go and help this spirit to cross over."
"Okay… But call me if there is any news!"
"Yeah, I promise! See ya."
"Bye."
Melinda left Ned alone in the hospital. It was hard on her to leave Delia and Jim there although she knew that they'd be okay. She didn't know where to start with searching for the ghost because she didn't even have a name or something else.
She sat in her car when her cell rang.
"Mom, I know I told you I'd call you back but I forgot sorry…"
"Erm… Hey Melinda." Came from the cell.
"Professor Payne. How can I help you?"
"Yeah, I found something that might be interesting for you. Can you come and visit me??"
"What do you have for me? Is it necessary for me to come?"
"Well, it'd be better cause it's hard to explain on the phone…"
"Okay, I'm on my way."
Then she ended the call but immediately she started a new one.
"Hey mom, I'm sorry for interrupting our call but everything is up and down today."
"What happened, Melinda?"
"At first… Jim… He got hurt… He is in a coma in Mercy Hospital. Then Delia… She fell off the stairs and is in hospital, too. Sorry I cannot come and visit you."
"Hey hey hey… It's okay. I understand. Just stay with Jim till he wakes up. Bye"
"Bye, mom."
After she finally made this call she drove to Professor Payne. On her way to him she saw the old lady from the store again. Someone was following her. He looked like a male and he had an iron bar in his hands.