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GHѺST WHISPERER
The Rising of the Underworld
Chapter 4
"The Large Price to Pay"
Melinda touched his face and he slowly caressed her arms. Having Jim back in her arms really made her feel much better. Nothing could ruin this moment for her, nothing. Jim moved her hair back, she felt this tingle go through her body and it gave her Goosebumps. Melinda felt complete in his arms. Jim stared into her eyes as she did as well to his own. She smiled and kissed his hands.
Melinda could remember everything that happened. Time as we know it altered for Melinda so she could have Jim again. Melinda knew this was a precious gift, but Delia and everyone else's minds were altered in the change. Melinda felt a little bad that they had to have their minds erased. Since Payne's departure from Grandview, her life has been going down-hill. The haunting dreams that she has been receiving every night, her gift failing her when she needs it most. The baby was in danger everyday from evil that surrounded them. The Underworld was acting up and it was up to Melinda to stop it.
But not now, Melinda was having her moment with her husband. The baby she had in her wasn't aware to Jim. She has yet to tell him about the baby girl in her. Delia has often asked her how she knew that the baby was a girl, but Melinda knew. Melinda didn't know how she knew but something was just right when she said that she was a girl. Melinda still didn't have any names for the little girl living inside of her.
Melinda stopped thinking and looked at her husband who gazed into her eyes on this spring morning. Melinda smiled and was lost in his eyes. Those beautiful eyes are mine. Melinda thought in her mind. Melinda couldn't get enough of Jim. She hasn't seen him in weeks, and to feel as lonely as she did those weeks, it's a surprise she stills had the strength to communicate with human beings at least.
Jim and Melinda finished their little touching moment and Jim got up.
"Do you want some breakfast?" asked Jim. Melinda fell back down on the soft, white bed, and stretched her arms and legs.
"Ouu, that sounds yummy, yes, I think I might have something mildly crunchy, with a hint of disgusting!" Melinda said. Jim giggles and walked down the stairs.
"Got it! Crunchy and disgusting, coming up!" Jim yelled up stairs. Melinda stretched some more on the bed and picked up the phone to call Delia. Melinda waited for an answer and rolled the phone cords around her fingers.
"Hi! Morning Delia!" Melinda answered. Melinda heard sniffing on the other end. Melinda looked confused and didn't know what to say.
"Are you okay?" asked Melinda. The person on the other end answered after a long minute.
"Melinda, is that you?" asked Delia. Melinda smiled and answered back.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" asked Melinda. Delia rubbed her nose and coughed a bit.
"Something happened last night, and, um, Ned was hit by a car" Delia said. Melinda's heart dropped from the news she received. Melinda couldn't think straight. Something about what Andrea said that made Melinda to start to think. At the rebirth of another is in need of an exchange. Ned's life was taken because she wanted Jim back. Melinda was totally feeling guilty for the thing she just did.
"Delia, I can't believe it" Melinda said. Delia waited for a bit to answer.
"He's in the hospital in a coma, and the doctors say it's probably a couple days until he, you know" Delia said. Melinda started to shake her leg faster and faster. She was given the gift to get Jim back, but has to suffer extreme guilt. She thought that wasn't fair. Melinda said Bye to Delia and walked down stairs to the breakfast the Jim made. Jim noticed that Melinda was tearing a bit and tried to ask what happened.
"I just talked to Delia and Ned was hit by a car and is in a coma, the doctors say he only has a couple more days left" Melinda cried. Jim walked up to her and hugged her. He didn't know what the world has come too.
"Did they catch the person who did it?" asked Jim. Melinda shook her head.
"Delia didn't tell me" Melinda told him. She sat down at the dinner table and started to eat her breakfast. But Melinda started to feel sick to her stomach. Why would God do this to me?
Melinda's now great day turned into hell from just one phone call.
"What have I done?" asked Melinda to herself. Jim walked over and said he heard her.
"What do you mean, what have I done?" asked Jim. Melinda rubbed a tear off her cheek and smiled.
"I mean, what has happened, I feel guilty for some reason" Melinda coolly lied. Jim kissed her on the head and smiled.
"Things happen, now, I'm not excusing what happened to Ned, but you shouldn't feel guilty. The big guy upstairs has a master design for this world, and I guess for the greater good, that was supposed to happen" said Jim.
"Even though it's suffering and he's dying" said Jim. Melinda hugged him and looked off into the distance.
"Yeah, a master plan, that I altered and now destroyed the life of another, Andrea warned me, but I was selfish" Said Melinda to herself. She kissed Jim and told him that she was going to the hospital to bring Delia something to eat and drink from Village Java.
Melinda realized that she made a mistake in taking Jim over her friends. Jim made her realize something else, God has a master plan, but Melinda changed it and denied the natural order of things, why would God give her this chance, if it destroys the order of things.
Maybe Melinda should consider that Andrea wasn't who she was......