Haunted

Chapter 6

Emilia's POV
"MY MUM HAD myeloma when I was 14" Ivy says. I realise that she must be older than 14. "There were many doctors and therapists. We spent nearly all our money on appointments, medicines and herbal drugs. There was this one doctor who we all had hope in ,he was also the last doctor before mum died,but it turned out to just be a wealthy man trying to be even more wealthy by giving my mum poisonous medicine. And that man was sir" she says sadly.
"Oh" is all I can say. She has lost her mum and her own life. "God, I can't begin to imagine what would happen if my mum died" I say.
"Who is your mum? If you don't mind me asking" Jack says.
"Mandy" I say.
"But wouldn't you call her mum then?" Ivy asks.
"No, when sir disowned me it meant disowning me from the rest of the family as well. We still act like mother and daughter but we've just gotten out of the habit of saying mum and daughter" I explain simply.
Now it's jacks turn to say oh.
"Dang" Ivy says, smacking her head.
"What?" Jack and I say in unison.

Ivy's POV
I can't believe I let this slip my mind. God, I am so stupid.
"You know how you asked me if there was anyone I wanted to check out after Jane?" I ask Jack. Emilia just looks at us like 'what-the-heck-are-you-on-about'.
"Yes" Jack says
"I absolutely blanked and I thought she was the last person. When the Buttler got me food before I died he looked at me like he hated my guts" I say in an OH-MY-GOD voice.
"What" Emilia says.
"We're trying to find out who killed me and we thought it might have been my step mum, Jane. We were wrong and she wasn't the one who killed me. now we are trying to find who actually did do it" I explain.
"How do you know it was a murder?" Emilia asks.
"I didn't commit suicide and I don't think a freak accident could have taken a chunk out of my head" I say.
"Right-y Oh then" She says "how far away is your castle?"
"About 220 yards to the end of the driveway" Jack buts in. I elbow him in the gut "can't feel that" he whispers to me. I stick my tongue out at him.
"What's the time" I ask Emilia.
"Ten AM" she replies "on Sundays from ten to two butlers have this meeting where all the butlers in the area go. Sir's went out every Sunday and he lives in the building so I think we might be safe" she explains.
"Spiffin'" I say.
We head of down the road and then I ask Emilia the question that has been troubling me for a while.
"How come you can see us but others like my dad can't?"
"Well I'm a finder and they are people who can see ghosts. it has been passed down in my family for generations and generations. My family is actually quite rare because both my parents and grandparents are finders as well. It's a rare gift so other people like your dad don't have it. I'm part of a two percent" she explains.
"So is that just your family in the ... ghost finding business" Jack asks.
"Sure is. Cousins, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews" Emilia says.
"I thought you were an only child" I say.
"Nope, I have one older brother" she confirms.
Jack and I look at each other in astonishment. Could he be the guy in the photo? It fits.
"Um... what have you guys realised" Emilia says, stopping.
"Did you travel a lot when you were a little girl?" I ask
"Yeah, heaps. Everyone thinks that we've moved to Fremantle in Australia" she says "and that we are still a full family" Emilia says with a sad sigh. I give her a smile and the give her another sad smile meaning 'sorry I can't hug you' .
"We better keep moving otherwise it will be two before we get to the castle" Jack says, ever the sensitive type.
"Yeah, Jack is right. We should go" Emilia confirms.

AN:
I'm sorry that they are only short chapters but I'm only in year 6 and this is my first story. it will be sort of rushed because the due date for my story is in 2 days😢. So sorry again for the short chapters. ☺️