Hello Ghost Girl

Chapter 2

The rest of the school day went by in a snap. Lyn waited around as the clock ticked slowly, finally landing at 3:45 P.M. Which was punctuated by the shrill of the bell. She stood up and neatly placed her belongings back into her book bag and went into the rambunctious hallway.

She walked up two flights of stairs to her locker.

Lyn swiftly unlocked it and, as she opened it, a note fell out at her feet. She retrieved it off the ground.

'Hey, Lyn. Club at 5? It's gonna be smashing?
See ya,
Tom.'

Lyn smiled and put it in her book bag. She almost forgot one thing: the camera. She stood on her tips of her toes and grabbed the camera. She swiftly shoved it deep into her book bag and lightly shut her locker.

She went out the front entrance and was hit by the heat. It had to be about 90 degrees and black on black wasn't the best outfit to be in at the moment. Lyn began to sweat.

She sighed and made it down the concrete steps and walked down the hill to the student parking lot. The black top was unimaginatively hot, yet the preps still managed their 'fuck you's and talk about the beach. Lyn ignored them again, but this time her mind was on the club and Tom.

About the club: Tom's older brother Walter ran it right below their parents' coffee shop in town. It was for the punk kids and outcasts only, which meant no preps, loud music, and lots of energy drinks. It was open from 4 P.M. to midnight, which was a big reason the most of the students who went to Lyn's didn't do their school work. It was a flawless idea. Tom was taught "the secret knock" and he showed it to all the people he deemed safe for the clubs secrecy, and Walter made money for his rent.

Jade made it through the cemetery and in through the back door by 3:50 because she walked slightly faster than normal. She went inside her small, white home and was immediately hit by the smell of the over kill on bleach. She guessed that her dad had smelled the neighbor's dog again and decided that bleaching everything is a good solution. She swore out loud.

She moved quickly down the hallway and into her room. She grabbed her ripped skinny jeans and her favorite tank top off their hangers. She threw her school clothes in the correctly labeled hampers, and slid into her clean clothes.

The time was 3:55. She jogged out of the house and down the street to Tom's house. He had just stepped outside when she got there.

"Hey, dude." He said coolly.

"Hey." Lyn smiled.

"I almost thought you wouldn't make it. Y'know, school work." He laughed.

"Yea. I'm like three weeks ahead." She ran her hand across the back of her neck.

"Damn." He laughed more, "Can I borrow your homework?"

Lyn swatted his shoulder, "Already turned it in."

He sighed and she laughed again. They were already across the street from the coffee shop. They crossed and went around to the basement door.

"Don't worry, Walter remembers you. He's making me work tonight, so I won't be able to hang out much. By the way, there's a surprise for everyone tonight. It's the reason I'm working."

"Surprise?" Lyn said in a questioning manor.

"You'll see." He knocked like his brother taught him and the doors opened immediately.

"Heyyyy! It's Lyn! Tommy, how'd you get the zombie out?!" He hugged Lyn tightly.

"Really funny, Walter." She hugged him back, "You know I'm overly focused. I have weeks already done."

"Hm, really." He scratched his chin, "Wanna work here? I know Tommy would love that."

Lyn laughed and he hurried them inside. The place looked packed. There was only one booth.

"Hey, Lyn, better get that one." Walter pointed and Lyn ran.

She slid into the booth at the same time as a guy did. She stared at him and he stared at her. He looked familiar, but Lyn couldn't pin point where he was from or how he looked so familiar.