Befriended a ghost

Confession directly from the murderer mouth

Declan Davies

Tears rolled down my eyes as Cory and I ran out of the house.
Declan , Declan, Declan". I heard my mum called, but I completely ignored her.I was in no mood for questions as my heart was filled with pain.
All I wanted to do right now is cry out my pain and scream and let it out because it is killing me inside.
Daphne skull was cracked open with a mallet!...oh God! I shuddered at the thought of it , her death was so gruesome.
I increased my pace and ran as fast as I could , beating my chest in grief.
The thought of also loosing Sasha sent shivers down my spine
No that can happen, I can't allow that beast hurt her.
All of a sudden , a loud thud coming from behind me interrupted my thought and I turned around to see Cory on the floor .
"Ouch! It hurts". She tried to get back on her feet , but fell back to the floor.
"you alright?"I asked
"No". she shook her head. "I think my ankle got sprained". She said with a grimacing face , I could tell she was in pain
I heaved a sigh and moved closer , reaching down to help her to her feet.
"Thanks ".She muttered
I merely nodded and stood beside her , holding her waist as we slowly walked to the
taxi station

By the time we arrived, it was already pitch dark and I lowered her carefully to sit on a bench .
"Who are we waiting for?"She asked
"A friend". I grunted my response and fished my phone out of my pocket, about dialling
Sinclair number when I spotted a car coming from a distance
"Is that your friend car?" Cory wiped her face with her palm.
"I think so". I shrugged , maintaining a straight face
Right at the moment, her phone beeped signifying a text message and she immediately took it out from her purse .
"Oh God". her hands shook as she read it.
"What is it?" I looked at her shaky hands and then at her .
"Racheal has Sasha". her voice wavered
"Shit". I clutched my fist in anger. "I will kill her if she dares .......I stopped mid sentence when the same car pulled up in front of us.
"Get in". a familiar voice said , winding down the window ———Sinclair.
He was not alone, there was another cop officer seated beside him in the passenger seat
Opening the rear door , I helped Cory get in and then hopped in beside her .
Without wasting time , Sinclair who was behind the wheel drove off .

Sasha Alfredo

Panic stricken , I kept on pleading with the lanky man as he led me into an abandoned building.
  "Please , don't kill me sir". I begged , but he did not budge , he seized me roughly by my hair instead and dragged me along like a dog.
My head was spinning, my hands shaking , my breathing heavy .........I was so damn scared
What will happen to me now? Where is the fool even taking me too? I tried struggling out of his tight grip but he held my hair more tightly.
Overwhelmed with anger , i bit him hard on his hand and that did the trick.
he groaned in pain and let go of me in an instant.
  Looking around the dark room, I made for the entrance, but the man easily caught up with me. 
"And where do you think you are going?" he he gave me a thunderous slap.
   "Ouch". I winced in pain . "Please let me go , I don't want to die". I began to cry.
He smacked his lips seductively , his eyes raking up and down my body.
"I wonder why Racheal wants a beautiful girl like you dead".
"Dead". I froze on the spot . "What dddo .....you .....mmmeean sir? I stuttered.
He chuckled softly. "It seems you really don't know the kind of person Racheal is".
"Please sir let me go , I don't want to die". I shivered in fear , tears rolling down my eyes.
"Oh dear". he sighed. "I am sorry , but a deal is a deal"
"But sir I .... "
"Keep your fucking mouth shut or else I will blow off your head". he barked, making me recoil in fear ; then he held my hands tightly and led me to a smaller room .

  At the entrance , he searched my pocket thoroughly and brought out the "pen recorder"
   Oh no! My heart skipped a bit.
  "What is this?" he stared at the " pen" intently
  "It is a pen". I answered with my tiniest voice
  He smirked. "I can see you are the studious one". he handed the " pen" back to me and pushed me roughly into the room , locking the door from outside.
   "That was close". I sighed in relief  and looked around
The only light in the room came from a generous full moon slanting through the window, illuminating the tiny creepy room.
  Why did Racheal bring me here? I wondered, does she want to kill me as the man said ?....oh no, It can't be.
   Just then , I felt another presence in the room and I looked behind me to see Daphne.
    "Daphne". I called out excitedly.
She did not respond , she just stood there staring into space.
  "Daphne". I called again , and this time around she slowly shifted her gaze to me
   "How did you find me?"
She pointed to my neck
   "The necklace? I asked to be sure and she nodded slowly, I could tell she was very scared ...... I mean who wouldn't be. I was so scared  also, but was only trying to appear calm.
    "Sasha". she looked around the room . "I think Amanda is right".
  "Amanda". I muttered. "Who the hell is she?"
    "The "class gossip" . She replied
"Oh" .I exclaimed softly . "what was she right about?"
  "The fact about my seat being cursed. she said anyone who sits on it will share the same fate as me , remember?" She reminded and I nodded slowly
"I think it is about happening now".
My heart pounded in fear , threatening to explode
"What are you talking about?"My voice trembled.
"Can't you see Sasha". she began to sob . "I got killed because I caught Racheal and Cory making out , and you also ..........
"Caught them in the same act". I completed and held the " old looking" wall to stop myself from falling.
My instinct had been right all along , Racheal wants me dead.
Oh God! Is this how my life will end? Why did I not listen to Daphne? Why didn't I tell Declan about it?
Speaking about Declan , I bet he would be so worried.
If anything happens to me , how will my family react? How will Declan react? I am sure they would all run crazy.
"Oh Sasha! Fuck You for being so stubborn". I cursed myself.
All of a sudden, the door  flung open and Racheal walked in , the lanky man following behind her
"Bitch". I rushed to punch her but the man was quick to push me away.
"I told you that she is so fiesty". he remarked.
"Let see about that ". Racheal smirked . "Tie her up". She barked and the man grinned widely , exposing his green teeth.
"Crazy bastards". Daphne cursed and rushed to the man , attempting to hit him ,
but as expected, her hands passed through him .
I bit my upper lips, looking away
     Sasha you are not a coward, you really got to fight in your own way ". I thought within,staring at the " pen recorder".
   I pressed the the thrust device and tossed it to a corner of the room;  then rushed towards the man like a mad woman.
If I die , i will die fighting. I directed all the anger in me to the man and began punching him as hard as I could.
"Racheal, can you see what your friend is doing?"he laughed and caught both of my hands, twisting it
"Arrrrrgh". I screamed in pain but being the devil he is , he laughed and shoved me roughly to the floor
"I love teaching bitches like you lesson". he retorted and with that reached into his bag for a rope; then he moved closer and squatted beside me.
I was too weak to struggle so I let him tie me up.
When he was done, he stared lustfully at me and let his eyes roam all over my body
"Bastard". I cursed weakly
He smiled lightly and straightened up , facing Racheal who was typing into her phone, a wide smile plastered on her face.
"Can I fuck the girl before you kill her?"he asked
Racheal raised her head then to look at me . "hmmm". she tilted her head sideways. "I would have love to , but we got no time . Cory just messaged me that she is on her way".
Cory! I gasped audibly i shock. Is she also aware of it?
I shifted my gaze to Daphne and met hers
"Sorry Sasha". She mouthed, tears brimming in her eyes.
I looked away and sighed
There is really no way to escape death. but I need to make Racheal confess , you know someone else might see the "pen recorder "and choose to help Daphne and I get Justice.
Bracing up, I faced the witch.
"Murderer". I cursed at her
She looked startled for a moment and then quickly composed her self .
"Kelvin". She called the lanky guy, her gaze still on me . "can you please excuse us?"
"Alright". he leaned to whisper something to her before leaving the room .
I laughed bitterly. "Why did you send him out ? Are you scared of him knowing who you really are?" my voice was filled with anger.
"And why should I be? She retorted. "I just want us to have a heart to heart discussion before killing you". she smiled evilly, making me shiver in fear
  She continued. "I am really sorry for doing this , but love is not meant to be shared"
"Pathetic bitch". I gritted my teeth in anger as she laughed
"Who? Me. No Sasha you are the one who is pathetic.......She paused to type something into her phone and then continued.
"I love Declan since we were in junior high school . Do you think I will fold my hands and watch you take him away from me?" She gazed at me coldly.
"No". I shook my head slightly. " You don't love him , because if you really do , you wouldn't kill his sister?"
"I didn't mean to kill her". her hand began trembling. " I mean why would I kill the twin sister to my boyfriend". she tried to reason with me and I smirked
"But you did".
"that is because she erm saw something she shouldn't have seen".' She stuttered
I turned sideways to the "pen recorder" and seeing the dim red light, I knew  it was recording.
"Do you think Declan will forgive you if he finds out what you did?" I wanted her to say more.
"How will he know? Who will tell him? My dad took care of it well , he even bribed the chief police to seal the case as a suicide". She spoke foolishly
"Suicide". I faked surprise. "you mean all the story about Daphne lover were all fake?".
"Of course". She chuckled softly. "Daphne was a bookworm who doesn't care about a boyfriend , too bad she got in my way . I still remember that night, that fateful night it happened.
Declan being a snub  was hitting on a girl right under my nose so I got angry and scolded at him . but what did he do? He told me bluntly that I was nothing but a friend . I was so pained and without knowing what to do , I picked up a bottle of wine  and rushed up the stairs.
I was so mad , I just wanted to be alone so I sat down on the bare floor crying my eyes out and when Cory came in to console me , I told her to get down on me".
I shook my head in disgust. "You are not only a murderer, you are also an animal". I cursed
she smiled lightly. "I didn't ask Cory to be born poor"
"Like seriously". I scoffed. "How I wish she was here to hear this, how I wish the whole class knows you for who you really are, how I wish Declan knows you are beast, I am sure he is gonna regret it for the rest of his life". I fired at her
"Declan won't regret it because he loves me". She screamed
"You know what Racheal , you are nothing but a delusional fool and that is why Declan will never love you". I said in a huff and that was it , she reached into a bag at the entrance for a bottle and rushed to me , hitting my head with it
    The bottle broke into two and I grunted in pain as blood flowed  freely from my head.
"Sasha". Daphne shrieked and I smiled faintly.
I guess I will be a ghost too.
"This is to teach you not to mess with me". Racheal retorted angrily and swears, I saw a beast.
"Do your worst, I won't beg". I half yelled
"Alright". she smirked evilly  and was about
hitting me again when we heard gunshots.
She went stiff on the spot and dropped the half bottle on the floor , making it to give a clunking sound.
"What is with the gunshot?"She threw her question to no one in particular.
I  sat there, watching her behave crazy and my heart became lighter.
Did someone come for me?
Just then , the  door creaked wider and Sinclair rushed in , Declan tailing behind him .

Declan Davies

I kept on urging Sinclair to drive faster throughout the drive.
   Not that he wasn't fast enough, I was just overly worried that Racheal would harm Sasha before we get there.
   Though she assured Cory that she would wait,a murderer is not to be trusted.
    My phone suddenly rang  and I reached for it to check out the caller and as expected, it was my mom.
   I switched it off  and kept it back in my pocket.
     I will explain everything to her if all goes well .

We soon got to the abandoned school and Sinclair drove roughly into the bushy compound.
    I guess his actions alerted whoever was guiding the house because we sighted a lone figure trying to scale up the fence.
"Stop there". The second officer alighted from the car, took  out a pistol and shot twice at the figure.
  The figure fell to the ground like a log of wood, making a loud thud.
   "Stay in the car". Sinclair instructed Cory  and I
I shook my head. "No". I alighted from my own end and rushed towards the figure.
    Thanks to the moonlight, we were able to see clearly.
      It was a tall lanky man. He was grunting in pain as he  tried to put pressure on the bullet wound.
   Seeing us, he began to stand up but the officer shot at his leg
     "Arggh".he groaned in pain
  "Where is Sasha?" the officer bent to a squat.
   The man looked at him , at me and then shifted his gaze to someone behind me——-Sinclair.
   "Where is Sasha?"The officer asked again.
The man grinned slowly, exposing his green teeth.
Yuck!  I looked away in disgust
   "Do you mean the sexy girl with a big ass?"
  "Yes". I gritted my teeth in anger. "where is she?" my voice was cold.
   "If you want to save her , you have to go now or else Racheal will crack her skull open".
"Oh no". I rushed blindly toward the house but Sinclair stopped me , catching me by my arm.
   "What do you think you are doing?" he asked , panting heavily.
  "Saving my girlfriend" I answered in a huff
  He stared at me for a moment, as if thinking and then sighed
  "Follow my lead"

I followed behind him as we walked to a door that was slightly ajar.
Pushing it open, we came face to face with the witch—-Racheal.
     "Declan". She called out in shock . "what erm are you doing here?"
I shoved her away and walked into the room fully and what I saw made me speechless
   Sasha was tied up like an animal , bleeding profusely from her head.
     "Declan". She smiled weakly and I rushed to her
   "Baby , what happened? Did the witch do this to you?" I panicked , loosing the rope around her.
   "I am sorry Declan for not picking your calls". she spoke again.
I bit my lips in anger, turning to face Racheal
     "You witch, I will make sure you rot in prison". I threatened
     She remained quiet for seconds and then burst out laughing.
     "My dad will help me".
    "And how will he do that when he will also be rotting in prison?"Sasha retorted.
   "What do you mean by that?"Racheal eyes grew huge.
  "There". Sasha pointed to a corner of the room.
    I quickly turned in the direction and saw the the" pen recorder.
  "Perfect". Sinclair rushed to pick it.
He dusted the sand off its body and played it, it was Racheal's confession.
   "No it can't be, it can't be".Racheal yelled
     "Of course it can be". I smirked. "A confession directly from the murderer's mouth".
  She made to run , but was blocked by the second officer who was just coming in , dragging the lanky man along .
   "One more step from you and I will blow off your head".He threatened, cocking his gun and the witch went stiff .
   I shifted my gaze back to Sasha and held her more tightly..
  "Is she alright?"Sinclair asked but I shook my head
  "Please call the ambulance".I pleaded and he nodded, holding his phone to his ear.
   "I did it right". Sasha said weakly
I nodded, trying to blink back the tears from falling..
     "stop talking". I hushed , but being the stubborn person she is , she didn't budge , she turned sideways  instead
    "I did it Daphne  and now you will  get Justice".
   With that , she clutched unto my clothes and began breathing faster .
   "She is having seizures".Sinclair screamed.
Hastily , I lifted her up in a bridal style and dashed out of the room
    "Stay with me Sasha , please stay with me".

TBC