I'm still here

Chapter 13

I could finally fit all the pieces in the puzzle that was completely jumbled up until an hour ago.

Well it's good that Wendy can't harm Father Edward. That means we won't be needing another priest.
But the exorcism failed before too.
What if it doesn't work even now?

"Lisa?", Father Edward said, making me realise that I was too engrossed into my thoughts.

"Yeah. Sorry Father. So when are we going to perform the exorcism?", I asked.

"Your dad or grandparents wouldn't let me do the same. They still haven't witnessed anything wrong in that house.", he said.

He was right.
Mom and Hadley would behave completely normal in front of them.

"Father I'll convince them. I need some time.", I said.

"Okay but do hurry up.", he said.

I left his house and was about to go home when I changed my mind.
I went to Plot no. 13. Yes, the Louis' house.

I went inside.
"Arthur, I need your help. Please come with me", I pleaded.

"Lisa. I am not strong enough to fight Wendy", I heard a voice.

There he was, standing behind me.

"But I need you.", I pleaded.

"You need to look for someone who can help me. Someone who isn't alive. The place you're living in is the same house where Wendy died. She is way too strong there.", he said.

"Fine. I'll come back here when I would find someone like that.", I said.

"You don't have to come here. Just take my name and I would be there.", he said.

I left that house.
I don't know why but I felt like going to our previous house, which was obviously vacant now.

As soon as I reached there, nostalgia struck me.
I could remember our first day in this new house.
We were so happy. Everything was perfect.
I went inside.

I was looking at tha Banyan tree.

"Tara are you here?", I said.
"I need your help. Please help me. Come with me to our new house."

There was no one.
But I knew she could hear me.
"I beg of you. Please come with me."

There wasn't any response.
With a heavy heart, I went back home.

I didn't feel like talking to anyone, yet I wanted to see Hadley once.
I went to her room.
She was just sitting on her bed, humming a tune.

"Hi Hadley", I said.
I sat beside her.

"Don't you know you shouldn't call anyone who is dead?", she said.

"What are you saying?", I asked.

"Please come with me. That's what you said, right? Guess who all have followed you back to this house?", she said laughing.

I didn't even realise that Tara wasn't the only one who died beneath that tree, or in that house for that matter.

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