JATP: When Ghosts Sing

Chapter 14: Part 1 of 2

Warning: Alcohol abuse, Cussing and heavy drinking.

Eliza Peters Returns

Alex's POV

I slowly open my eyes to see that I'm on Luke's couch. Reggie, Luke and Julie are to my right, since I'm facing the doors, and they're all looking at me worriedly. I don't feel sick or anything like that so why could they possibly be looking at me so strangely?

"Guys, what's wrong? What's going on?" I ask nervously. I don't think they've ever really looked at me that worriedly before.

"You fainted right after you put your hand to your chest. What happened?" Luke answers. Nervously, I sit up and put my hand to my chest. I feel my heart beating. That can't be right. Maybe I'm just dreaming. I pinch myself and flinch at the small pain now in my arm. Definitely not dreaming. How did this happen though?

"I have a...uh a heartbeat." I say slowly after trying to calm myself down. Unsuccessfully, I might add.

"The same thing happened for me...well sort of. I came back to life when I let go of all the pain I felt with my family. Once I finally accepted it and moved on, I was given a second chance." Luke says, snapping his fingers in realization.

I take a moment to process what he said, breathing heavily. I got a second chance at life when I finally got over my mother's death? I guess that makes sense. It's all still very confusing though. Maybe I should talk to Willie about it to see if he knows anything. Yeah, that's a good idea.

"I'm uh...gonna go talk to Willie about this to see if he knows why exactly I was given a second chance at life instead of just crossing over." I say, getting up and walking out of the studio. I walk up to Julie's house, making my way to her front porch. When I get there, I take a deep breath and mentally prepare myself. It's gonna take a while to find Willie, so I might end up running to look for him. That isn't gonna go well. I start walking down her sidewalk and on the way to the museum. Willie and I hang out there a lot. It's our thing.

I make it there after like an hour or so of walking and thinking about our moment. That's when the panic sets in. What if I can't see Willie anymore? What if we can't be together? Oh God, what if Willie hates me for this? I'm so distracted that I almost run into the doors. I think for a moment and decide to wait for him outside. But what if he's already inside? After a moment of contemplation, I decide to just sneak inside and hope I don't get caught. I make it to where Willie and I screamed a few months ago and sit down on the bench.

All of a sudden, I hear an all too familiar poofing sound. Willie. I turn around to see Willie standing there with his skateboard in hand as always. I run up to him and hug him tightly-or well, I try to. I run right through him and almost ram straight into a wall, but manage to regain my balance.

"Woah, Hotdog. What's going on?" Willie asks, actually dropping his skateboard. He walks up to me nervously and leans against a nearby beam.

"I-um-uhhhh..." I put my hand on my chest, like I'm doing the pledge of Allegiance, and take a few deep breaths before I say what I need to say.

"So, after I left you in front of Julie's house, I went to the studio. I told the guys and Julie about how I took a big step showing you my mom's gravestone. Then the next thing I know is I'm glowing and my heart's beating. I fainted and well, I guess Luke said the same thing happened to him and he's alive so--" Willie cuts me off and actually grabs my shoulder. It takes me a minute to notice that he too is glowing, due to all the shock.