Hey guys! Here's another couple of chapters for y'all hope you enjoy. Happy New years to everyone also.

The Haunting:

I woke feeling unusually rested bearing in mind the recurring dream I had had since my bath last night. I reluctantly threw back my nice arm covers and trudged to the bathroom. As I brushed my teeth with much more force than necessary I began to think of what I would be doing with my day. Sandra (my boss) had given me the rest of the week off, business was slow but at least she gave it to me as a holiday and I would still get paid. Which meant I would be going back to the mansion again today, I was both excited and a little afraid now after my dream. I shook my head smiling a little at my reaction. I bent to wash my mouth with water when I looked up again Sofia was stood there in the mirror, I spat the water out, hands on both sides of the sink breathing very hard.

"Please help him" her hand reached out to touch my shoulder, I spun around to find that she was nowhere to be seen. Weird so goddamn weird! I dressed in a haze still trying to process what had happened, was I hallucinating? I made my way to the kitchen still in my haze addled mind where my mum was making pancakes.

"Morning sweetheart, did you sleep well?" she flipped the pancakes out of the pan and like a pro landed them dead centre of my plate, she passed me it smiling a little.

"Erm yea kinda" I let my words hang there as a munched the first of the sugary delights. "Mum..."

"Yes love?" she stopped what she was doing to face me full on

"I was wondering if you know what the deal is with the mansion, it's a bit creepy" I shifted in my seat my uncomfort no doubt showing.

"Well Bells you know I'm not one to gossip, but according to the records in the town hall the Cullen family that had lived there were pretty reclusive, there was Carlisle and his wife Esme I think that's what they said their names were. They adopted 5 children throughout their lives and they moved here for some peace. Carlisle was a doctor in the hospital way before it was rebuilt and his wife did a lot of fundraising for new equipment and things. They were well loved even if they kept to them selves" for a women who doesn't like to gossip she always knows a hell of a lot about things it's remarkable really.

"So what happened, why they leave then?" My curiosity peaked; mum hadn't even mentioned the kids I asked her and she simply stated that there was no information really just a few photos, they were all home schooled.

I kept asking her why the family left until she gave in and answered me "look hunny I just don't want you to get freaked out or anything" ok this couldn't be good " one of the boys, he was courting – I think that's what they called it back then anyway.." she waved her hand as if to shake off the errant thought she was having " they went into the woods and she was attacked by an animal, the boy said it was a giant bear however the medical examiner said it was more like a giant wolf but nothing was ever proven. The poor boy was heartbroken, destroyed the family too. So they moved away to find some peace. I think that family must all have a kind nature, the new family have also adopted children instead of having their own – I think it's just so kind don't you?" her voice had all but faded as she busied her self cleaning up the kitchen.

She said the woods; she must have meant the ones by the house right by the river? What if there was still some bloodthirsty bear wanting to chow down and I had gone in and just paddled in the damn water, nice one Bella. My face had blanched a little and my mother was now eyeing me up from the sink.

"Are you going to be ok? See this is why I didn't want to tell you, you get so scared so easily just like your father" she some clicking noise with her tongue and went back to cleaning.

Just perfect more things to add to my nightmares both when I'm asleep and apparently now that I am awake, that was just peachy.