Love Beyond the Grave

9

Everyone stared dumbfounded at my mother. Lizabeth shook her head.

"Nope. I dont buy it lady." Lizabeth uncrossed her arms and placed them on jer hips. "I dont believe you one fuckin bit."

"I can show you exactly where it is and i am highly shocked you havent found it. It is only a days walk away." June spoke in a calm and warm manner despite how rude Lizabeth was being.

"Are you serious?" I asked, my tone harsh, i looked June in the eyes my expression cold.

"Yes." Was all she said.

"Well let us not waste another second then. Lets go!" Raphael said excitedly, his eye lit up like a kid at Christmas but there was something hidden beneath those black eyes of his. I just couldn't put my finger on it.

"Will you show us where it is?" I asked cautiously taking a step towards Raphael.

"Depends." She said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"Depends on what?" Lizabeth asked with a sharp tone taping her foot to show her growing impatience with my mother.

"It depends on my daughter." My mother turned to face me, i look at her with a disgruntled face. How could this possibly depend on me? Raphael must have known what i was thinking and spoke up.

"Why does this depend on her? Is it not my choice?" He crossed his arms across his chest, drawing his eyebrows together. I looked over to Lizabeth, her hair a tangled mess, Hands on her hips with her foot tapping impatiently.

"It depends on if shes willing to give you up." My mother responded in a somber tone.

"Give him up? What the hell do you mean, 'give him up'?" I began to panic, what could she possibly mean, i cant lose Raphael when i just got him.

"I mean give him up, the person he is now is entirely different then the person he will be when he has his body back." She said with a simple shrug if her shoulders. With a panicked expression i looks back to Raphael, his face was blank and where i could typically tell what he was thinking just by the look on his face, i couldn't this time.

"Im done listening to this," Lizabeth spoke up and stepped forward towards my mother, "you better tell us where this boys body is, im done playing bitch."

"I suggest you knock it off or else I will leave and you all may struggle to find this boys body" the bluntness of my mothers voice shook me, I knew that she was not kidding and would stick to her word. I could see Lizabeth sizing her up, trying to see what move she should make.  I realized that there was no other way. I had to get his body back, I made a promise to him and I wont go back on it now. even if he does change he will always be my one love.

"Shut up. all of you. we WILL go, and we will find Raphael's body and when he doesn't turn into some monster like you claim he will, you can leave June. we leave tomorrow." I spoke up, done listening to the bickering between the two women in front of me. with that, I turned my back and headed towards the cabin.