The Haunting

Chapter 16: Where Art Thou ?

...Still in shock of what happened, all I could do was stand there and not utter a word.

Brights lights began to fill the celling of the house and I heard angel-like music from the souls.

Mabel came down upon me with a wide smile.

"Merida ....you did it....you did it...you freed us all. I can't thank you enough...." She said with sparkling tears running down her cheek.

"Your welcome. I've always knew it was something wrong. Which is my reason for-......."

Mabel interrupted my sentence and said ...

"Merida, listen to me.....listen to me carefully.........your friend Michael is still in great danger. His soul is lingering around this house ........I can feel it ...."

"What ?.....then how am I suppose to find his soul ?..."

"You and Michael are friends right ?..." Mabel said.

"Yes....but-..."

"You and him have a close bond....I want you to close your eyes and think with your emotions.....the answer is inside yourself...."

I did as I was told .......

I'm the process of doing so, I heard Michael's voice....
But how was that possible when his body was lying on the floor ?

"Merida....help.....Merida !!"

I heard.
My eyes shot open and I saw Mabel standing there patiently ...

"I think Michael is somewhere close ..." I said looking into her eyes.

"For all that you have done for us....I will serve you....I will help you find your friend..." Mabel said.

The celling of the house began to crack and break...
Mabel and I looked up to see what was happening.

Mabel turned to me and said ..

"Merida ..we have to hurry and find Michael before it's too late....all the souls are going to heaven...Michael's body isn't dead, which means the soul can't stay out of the vessel to long...."

"What about you Mabel ? Won't it be too late for you if you help me ?" I said, worried.

"Not if we find Michael on time...."

While the souls were going up, I rushed to find Michael while Mabel was behind me.

"Meridaaa......mer.....hey ...Merida ..."

His voice kept calling out to me. But where was he ?

Me and Mabel searched from room to room ...

"MERIDA !!" Mabel called out to me.

I came into the room where she was at.
She pointed up above and we saw Michael !

His soul was disappearing which meant we had to get him into his vessel quick, fast and in a hurry.  And so Mabel can go to heaven.

Mabel flew up to the celling to get Michael.

We ran through the long dark halls to the room in which Michaels body was at.

".....No....no no no no...WHERE IS HIS BODY ?!!" I said, getting ready to cry.

Michael's body is gone.

What happened to it ?

"Wait shhhh....I hear something.." Mabel said walking towards the sound one step at a time.

"I hear it too........where is that noise coming from ?" I said.

GGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRR

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....

GRRRRRRR....

Something was growling ....

Without thinking and in a hurry I looked behind the huge dusty desk to see what it was.....

Oh......no.....

It was that same dog that attacked Michael ....

The. Same. One.....

"NO !!"  I said out of anger.

I picked up a huge wooden stick and hit the hairless dog as hard as possible.

It stopped gnawing on Michaels body and make complete eye to eye contact with me.

It got angrier ....

Foaming at the mouth and making vicious barking noises, it took slow steps towards me ....

I took a step back
....

"Remember Merida ! Thee answer is within yourself !" Mabel shouted out.

The words from her mouth repeated over and over again in my head.

Fear  is not in my vocabulary.....

I clenched the huge piece of wood in my fist.....

If saving Michael means risking my life ....then so help me, i'll do it.....