In Love with Mr Ghost

16 - The Truth

Jill’s POV

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Chapter 16 ~ The Truth

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I quickly head home after work, smiling on my way. “Someone is happy.” A voice said making me snap out of my thought. Jackie was leaning on the door frame with a cocky smile on his face. “Is that something to do with him?” Jackie teases nodding his head towards the living room.

I stood up on my tiptoe to look over his shoulder to see Jason looking daze. I scrunch my eyebrow together and watch Jason walking around the room knocking everything on his way.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with him but he’s definitely not the reason why I’m happy.” I stated.

Jackie smirks and raises one eyebrow. “Girl, that’s gonna hurt his ego.”

“Good because his ego is already the size of Texas.” I roll my eyes and head to my room to change.

Jackie chuckles and followed me to my room. Quickly I strip my close off in my wardrobe and slip on my skinny jeans, black tank top and my favourite worn out black converse. “Well Polly and I are going out with a few of the guys. Do you want to come?”

I groan and walk out of my wardrobe. “I really want to come but I already promise a friend that I’ll stop by at hers tonight and we could hang out.” I lied.

Jackie looks at me with a blank look before he frowns. “Can’t you cancel?”

“I can’t. I already promise her before but it was cancel when I got hospitalize and I feel awful ditching her the second time.”

Jackie sighs. “Well, I guess that can’t be help but” He points a finger at me. “You owe us.”

I smile happily and agree. I comb my hair back and tied it as high as I can before we walk up to the dinning hall.

Dinner was usual, we talk about what happen today, laughs about Danny’s lame and good jokes and chat about random stuff before saying goodnight to each other.

Jackie and others soon left after an hour of getting ready while I waited for another hour before going. At exactly nine, I grab my black hoody and quickly made my way to Lassie’s old house.

It took me at least half an hour to arrive at Lassie’s old house and just like she said the house was already half torn. There’s crumples bricks and tractor in the property but it makes it easier for me to sneak around to the house.

“Elizabeth! Fredrick! John!” I said loud enough for them to hear but not to attract the neighbour’s attention.

No one answered my call making me walk as close to the attic. “I know you three are up there! Why not just come out and let’s talk.” Silence. “I won’t hurt you! I just want to talk to you! Please!” Another silence. “Please, I just want to talk to you.”

The silence stretch for a few more minutes until a figure materialize in front of what use to be where the door. “How did you know our name?” I open my mouth to answer only to be cut off. “Anyway, why are you back? Aren’t you scared that we’ll try to kill you again?”

“I am a little bit scared but I really want to help you three.” I said honestly. “Please can we just talk?”

“Why would you want to talk?” Fredrick voice said as he materializes next to Elizabeth.

“I want to help you!”

“We don’t need your help!” Fredrick yelled making everything shakes.

“Please! I know why you guys are stuck in the attic and why you can’t leave the attic!” I said half whisper and half yell. The shaking stops and soon I feel three pairs of eyes staring at me. “I know about your father.”

“You know…” Elizabeth trails off.

“Yes, I know how he mistreated you three and how he hurts when you he gets drunks but I can help you just please let me help you.” I begged.

Elizabeth looks at Fredrick and so was John with doubt and hope in his eyes. “Should we trust her?” John asks silently.

Fredrick continues to stare at me. “Talk.” He ordered.

“I want you three to remain as calm as you can and let me finish my explanation, okay?” I said choosing my words properly. All three of them nod their head in agreement. “Is that a deal?”

“Yes.” John said.

“I…” I trail off not sure how to break the news. “I don’t really know how to break this to you but the time you run to the attic to hide from your drunken father and decide to wait for him to leave so you three can escape?” The three nod. “He didn’t left and you three stay in there.” I nod my head to the attic.

“What’s this have to do with why we can’t leave this room and how do you even know about this?” John yelled angrily making everything shakes again.

I hold both of my hands up in a surrender gesture. “Please let me finish.”

“John!” Fredrick yelled. “Please continue.” He said to me.

The shaking stops and took that as my cue to put my hands down. “As I was saying, you guys waited until you three starve to…” I trail off not sure how to break it. “This is why people can’t see or hear you.”

“Are you…” Elizabeth trail off. “Are you saying we’re dead?”

“I’m really sorry.” I said making Elizabeth cries.

“Lies! You are a liar!” John accuses. Everything soon start shaking as John continues to calls me a liar. “You’re a liar! All you tell us are lies! We’re not dead! We’re alive just like you!”

“This is why you can’t move on! Why you can’t leave the attic! And why you are stuck in the nothing and can’t even leave that room!” I shout so I can be heard over John’s accusing voice.

“John.” Fredrick said quietly but John stops screaming and look at his brother.

“But she-”

“Enough!” Fredrick shouts making Elizabeth and John flinch. Fredrick looks at me with clear understanding. “I already knew about it.”

“What?” Elizabeth and john said in unison. “When?” John asks quietly after.

“While we’re waiting I realise that I never thought about eating, in fact I don’t even remember the last time we ate.” Fredrick said. “Then I realise there are memories that I don’t even remember.”

“So you knew!” Elizabeth said between sobs.

Fredrick shakes his head. “No.”

“No?” John said. “But you said you realise!”

“I did realise but I wasn’t sure and I didn’t want you two to panic!” Fredrick whispers. “I didn’t want you two to be terrified.”

“You…” Elizabeth trails off and back away from Fredrick. “Why didn’t you say anything?”

“I want to protect you.” Fredrick said.

“Protects me! We were suffering for how many years now! Believing that we’re still alive and hiding from that bastard!” Elizabeth yelled making everything shakes.

“Elizabeth calm down and let me explain.” Fredrick reasons.

“Explain! Explain what? More secrets that you’re keeping from us?” Elizabeth screams as loud as she can, making everything around us shakes dangerously.

“You need to make her calm down!” I yelled as I look around in panic.

“You liar!” Elizabeth screams louder making everything explodes into million of pieces. I screamed as start to fall down. I close my eyes and waited for my body to hit the ground still screaming.

Oh god! I’m gonna die!