The house on Pinewood Drive has been vacant for years now. Local legend tells of an unexplained death and the strange occurrences that started on the property soon afterwards. Andra Morris is new to the town of Inglewood. As a self proclaimed medi...
It finally happened! Mom's attorney called and said that I'll be moving in with my dad next week. Mom is furious but I don't care. I need to get away from here. I need to start over somewhere else. Besides, it's not like she's ever around anyway. She has her own stuff going on not that she knows I'm aware of it. I'll deal with that later. Or maybe I won't. Does it even matter anymore? Once I'm out of here I can start over and put all the lies behind me. I think maybe everything is finally going to be ok.
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Cameron and Andra were standing on the sidewalk outside the diner at seven a.m. Shoulder to shoulder they watched in companionable silence as the sun began to make an appearance over the roofs of the shops that lined the town's main thoroughfare. The last slivers of fog skittered aimlessly across the pavement of the empty street in a fruitless attempt to hide in the last remaining shadows that existed ahead of the sunrise. Along the sidewalks, a few early risers casually strolled sipping cups of coffee or gazing into the shop windows. They spoke in hushed reverent tones better suited to cathedrals and libraries than Main Street. The solemn atmosphere only served to heighten Andra's already increasing anxiety.
After waking from her strange vision the night before she had immediately called Cameron. She hesitated to call it a dream mainly due to the tiny silver bracelet now nesting comfortably in the pocket of her favorite jeans. She could barely bring herself to touch it because it, like the diary, always seemed to feel a few degrees cooler than what was normal.
Her conversation with Cameron hadn't gone at all as she had expected. He was insistent that they should talk to Melanie about what had happened. Cameron thought the only possible explanation was that Savannah was clearing her best friend and ex-boyfriend by corroborating their story from beyond the grave. Andra couldn't disagree but the idea of telling Melanie made her a little sick to her stomach.
What would Melanie think? What if she finally decided that Andra and Cameron were completely crazy and decided to cancel this entire field trip? Melanie had been open to everything that they had to say up until this point. Would this be the straw that broke the camel's back? They ended their conversation without any kind of resolution.
Cameron had been friendly enough this morning however having slipped into the diner before Andra arrived and buying them both coffee. He had immediately drained his but Andra sipped hers thoughtfully clutching it to her chest between sips like it was the only object anchoring her to the planet. They were still standing this way when a black SUV pulled up and rolled down the window. "Hey guys," Melanie called reaching across the seat and pushing the passenger door open. "You ready?"
