The haunting of Phantom manor

Chapter 5

Henry was waiting for her by the staircase. Galaxy blinked before shaking off the surprise. She was his guest after all so if he wished to do this he could.

"Shall we." He said offering his arm to her.

Galaxy nodded and took his arm, still a bit hesitant. As they walked down the stairs she looked at Henry.

"I was wondering if I could explore the manor." She said.

"Of course. Just stay away from the attic." Henry said.

Galaxy nodded as they walked to the dinning hall. Once there Henry lead her to the seat closest to him. Alice then pulled out the chair for her and Galaxy sat down.

"Did you enjoy the library?" Alice asked.

"I did. It was very nice." Galaxy replied with a smile.

Henry the grinned at hearing that.

"Then while you are staying here you may use it as much as you like." He said

"Thank you." Galaxy replied.

Twenty minutes later breakfast was done and Galaxy left the dinning hall to explore the manor. When she left Henry sat back in his chair as he looked at Alice and Jasper.

"Is everything ready for tonight." He said.

"Yes but master please reconsider. She still has a beating heart." Alice said.

"I know and have a perfect way to make her one of us without harming her too much." Henry said pulling out a vial.

"Poison?" Jasper said knowing what it was.

"Correct. Not much is needed to be placed in her cup. And once she drinks it will be a matter of time." Henry said.

Alice and Jasper nodded realizing even if they begged their master to stop he would not stop. All they could do was hope Galaxy would learn the truth Henry Ravenswood had bended.

Elsewhere Galaxy was exploring the many rooms of the manor, only leaving Henry’s bedroom and study untouched. She respected his privacy and refused to snoop around. As she explored hours past because of how big the manor was.

It wasn't until sunset when Galaxy was in the basement that things started to happen. While down there Galaxy came across a beautiful box she guessed was a music box. When she opened it a beautiful melody played and Galaxy smiled.

However it wasn’t the only thing that happened. When Galaxy opened the box she freed someone trapped inside.

"Thank you so much for getting me out of there." A soft voice said from behind Galaxy.

It startled Galaxy slightly before she turned around to see a beautiful red head in a wedding gown and she instantly knew who she was looking at.

"Melanie Ravenswood? But your father said you died." Galaxy said.

"I did but there are many things my father said that weren't very true. I need to take you to the attic where Jake is trapped so we can tell you the whole story. And not the version my father gave you." Melanie said.

Galaxy nodded trusting her because her eyes held nothing but the truth. Melanie then took Galaxy's hand and began leading her to the attic. Along the way they had to hide from several ghosts.

"Whatever it is they are preparing for can't be good." Galaxy said as Melanie nodded.

The two soon made it to the staircase that lead up to the attic. They raced up the stairs as quietly as possible before reaching the top. Melanie then shut the door and sighed in relief. Galaxy smiled before seeing a ghost hanging.

"OH Jake. Have you been stuck like that all this time?" Melanie said when she saw him.

"Yeah. Father-in-law wasn't too happy about our escape attempt after we finally reunited. Also why is someone alive here." Jake said.

"OH I'm Galaxy. I ended up here after my horse got scared and ran here." Galaxy said.

"Nice to meet you." Jake said as Melanie got him down.

"So Melanie said what Henry told me was not the full story." Galaxy said.

"He was correct I died from a broken heart. However he murdered Jake after coming back as a evil ghost that looked like a skeleton. My father keeps us trapped here." Melanie said.

"So what I saw last night wasn't a dream. I met Phantom last night and he got a bit too close to me." Galaxy said.

"We need to get you out of here. I fear father might be wanting to make you one of us." Melanie said.

Galaxy paled in horror. She did not want to be a ghost or die again.

"Agreed. I rather not go through that." She said.

"We better get going now." Jake said.

The three then left the attic and dodged any ghosts that were roaming the halls. Galaxy felt really uneasy because some of the ghosts they saw were carrying decorations. And she had a bad feeling about it.