Love Letters to the Dead

Chapter Two

The sunlight streams through the window and wakes me up-at 7:30. I don't really mind though. I'm just trying to find out where I am. And then it hits me, DUH!

I'm in the lakeside cabin!  I think.

I tip-toe quietly downstairs and see that my parents are already awake, making breakfast.

"Morning, Bailey!" They call cheerfully.

"Morning..." I respond more...sleepily.

"Do you want some pancakes for breakfast?" Dad asks.

"As long as it's drowning in maple syrup, then sure," I answer, smiling.

"Okay, then! Here you go!" He responds, putting my plate of (drowning) pancakes on the table.

I sit down and begin to eat.

"It sure is nice to be here, isn't it, Bailey?" My mom questions.

Are you dumb or are you stupid?!  Is what I feel like saying...but I reply with: "Um...it's okay. What are we doing today?"

"Well, I thought this is just the second day that we've been here, I hope you won't mind if we just hung out here for a bit, would you?" Mom asks expectantly.

"No, it's fine. I might head out just to explore, though," I say.

"That's fine, just don't go too far!" She calls as I rush upstairs after finishing my pancakes. I change my clothes and head outside.

The lakeside cabin isn't really deserted; it only takes a few minutes to walk into town. There's a bakery, a clothes store, a few restaurants, and a library. Since I read a lot of books, I head into the library.

Thankfully, it's open, but there aren't a lot of customers.

I run my fingers along the edges of books in the Young Adult section, hoping to find something interesting. I grab several books that are of interest to me, then do some more exploring. I find the park closest to the cabin and begin to read.

When I approach the cabin several hours later, my dad is working outside, tugging weeds out of the ground and my mom is sitting on the porch, reading a book.

Welcome to my typical parents.

I say hi to them before going up to my room and plopping my books onto my bed. For some reason, it's a lot colder than it was outside. A shiver runs down my spine and I cautiously peer around my room. My eyes glance to my desk, where things look different from where I left them.

I carefully walk to my desk and see that my letter is gone, with another one in its place.

I sit down and begin to read.

Dear Bailey,

I'm so sorry for leaving you. It was beyond my control, and I know that I should have been more careful. If I wasn't as hyper as I was, then this never would have happened. Please, don't be hard on yourself because of this. I know that you wish that you could re-live that day, and believe me, I do, too.

Believe it or not, I've been living here as a ghost. If you believe in me, then you can hear me, and even see me in the next few days. Whenever you are here, I follow you around the house, but I can't leave. I guess you could say I'm trapped here, but I was so overjoyed when you came back.

As I said, I know that this can be really hard to believe, but please, know that this isn't your fault. It's not mine either; it's no one's. (Actually, I take that back, I kinda blame gravity.) But anyways, please write me back soon, I loved reading your letter.

-Dylan

I gasp and think: This can NOT be happening!

How is this physically possible?! How is Dylan writing to me? He's DEAD. Since when can ghosts write letters?!

I'm so confused and overwhelmed that I feel like I'm going to pass out. This can't be happening!

I stomp outside and find my parents. I know it's either my mom or my dad.

"HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO ME!" I scream at them.

Mom and Dad look bewildered, but I know it's all an act.

"Why would you write me a letter pretending to be Dylan?" I screamed again.

Mom looked up at me with a worried face. "Honey, I have no idea what you're- "

"Don't even get me started! Stay out of my room!" I yelled before dashing upstairs.

I am so MAD at them right now! But then I think...what if Dylan actually did  write that letter?

This is too much to handle. I crawl into bed and fall asleep.

Shivers still run down my spine.

A/N: Okay, I typed another chapter! Trust me, I am DETERMINED to do this! That's why I woke up at 7:45 this morning. XD

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