The Curse of A Lifetime

Chapter 5

SARAH

It has been a few days since the whole mountain man experience and Soran is still mad at me. I didn't tell him about it because I know what he would say.

You need to pray them away, it is the only thing that will help or I am sorry that you have this curse, I would have no idea what to do in your shoes.

I don't see it as a totally bad thing, I just wish I knew more. When we were at the house and he explained the whole mining thing, I wonder why he told me that. Clearly, he doesn't think the whole paranormal thing is real, he made fun of me for it and started a chain reaction at the school.

My brother hasn't talked to me that much and it bugs me. I don't understand what the big deal is, I skipped one day and he thinks I am messing everything up.

I walk into the kitchen to get something to drink and I see Soran sitting at the kitchen table. He avoids eye contact with me and I roll my eyes.

"Why did you skip?" he asks. "I told you before, I wasn't feeling well, so Carter took me to this dock area to cheer me up."

"You were gone for the entire day, you had to be somewhere else." I didn't tell him about the house thing, only what I told Carter.

If Soran finds out what Courtney said, he would go after Carter and put him in his place for starting this whole thing.

"I know it has been crazy these passed few weeks and I know this move has been difficult on you, but we need to get back our lives, Sarah." I really don't like where this is going. "Have you had anymore nightmares, or have gotten any weird feelings?" Yes, "No." I grab a water from the fridge and walk away before he could say anything else.

I walk up to my room and sit at my desk. I have a lot of homework to catch up on since I just got all of the materials.

For English, we are reading a book called To Kill A Mocking Bird, I read it before, so I know it already. There are certain assignments we have to do with it, so I am just going to skim over the chapters we have to read. In math, we have to complete a packet of lessons each week, so I am going to start that tonight. I have never been that good with math, so it's probably going to take me the longest to complete. Science, we have a project due on Monday and we get our partners assigned tomorrow, so I don't have to worry about that until then. I have to take notes for History, and plan a discussion question and the answer to my question. We have a discussion tomorrow that everyone needs to be involved in. That should be fun...not.

I also have to go to the office to plan other classes I want to take. I like drawing and art, so I am thinking about taking up one of those classes. Drawing is one of my coping strategies. When I am having a moment with a spirit or if I am having visions, I like to draw out what I am seeing. It helps me think clearer.

So far, this town is mostly quiet. Spirits aren't really active around here besides the two that I have seen. The negative entity has not made a visit to me, yet, but I have an off feeling towards it.

I have nightmares and don't sleep well, but that is a given from the experiences I have gone through. Soran hasn't really talked to me about it, I think he thinks everything is fine now since we left.

My dad is still working a lot and my mom has an interview for a nursing position at the local clinic. It will give her something to do while Soran and I are at school. She feels hopeless and out of place, thats what she told my dad. I may have eaves dropped on their conversation last night.

They talked about the move and they hoped it was the right choice. Both of them haven't talked to me about anything, they don't want to jinx it.

A knocking sound came from the door and I say, "come in."