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The body

My mother clearly didn't see what I did. I saw something I wanted to Un- see before I knew what it even was. But I knew what it was, and it was in the vent. What did it? I don't know that part. "Mu-um, l-l-look in the v-vents." my mom looked up and concentrated for a second or two. She let out a shrill scream that echoed horribly in the house and Jay ran into the hallway where I stood, with Samuel in his arms, but not facing the scene. He quickly whipped around and ran into his room, the door pulling shut behind him. Then, another scream echoed. Not my mothers, but Jay's.
Downstairs a door flew open and voices raced up the stairs to us. Someone must have heard the loud screams and called the police. The police man stood and look at the scene. My mom, holding Aria's lifeless body that fell from the vents. And me, ripping at Jay's door as he pounds and pulls on it from the inside, I can hear him crying, Samuel is crying too. About an hour later, Aria was in the hospital, she had a slit in her throat but it didn't kill her, but it was very close. And the scene had been all cleaned up and no door on Jay's room anymore. They had to body slam it until it smashed off. Jay and Samuel had been crying because something had tried to slit their throats too. They had some small claw like marked around heir necks, face, and arms. "Something's in here." My mom said to Jay and hugged him. "what clawed you?" She whispered in Jay's ear.
"It's....A.....ghost."
"No, dear. Ghosts are make believe. In your mind."
Samuel was the most hurt, next to Aria. They both was taken to the hospital.
"Can we go to grammall Finche's for the night?" Jay scratched his cheek where a scratch was. And my mom smacked his hand down.
"No, we're staying at the hospital, and get your bags of clo-" Her phone rang. "Yes?"
"It's Braylynn." Braylynn is my dad, but him and mommy broke up.
"um-" my mom had a surprised look on her face as she sat down beside me at the table.
"Aria and Samuel are in the hospital and all this shit is happening and you and he kids better get over here so I can keep you safe. Damn I so so stupid for leaving you, I jus-"
"Stop." My mom broke in to Braylynn's conversation. "I don't care." She said in a stern voice. "Come to St. Peters hospital, and be there by...."
"I'm on my way."
She hung up the phone and leaned against the kitchen counter.
"He must actually care about us for once." Jay took a big bite out of a banana and sat at the table.
"Get your bags."
"Are we going to the hospital?" I asked my mom in confusion.
"Yes, dear. Were going to go to Braylynn's house till we get everything sorted out."