A Haunted Life

Its All Over

jellals own flashback. 1982]

i walk home from school since people call me freak on the bus and at school. as i walk i pass a church. never had i believed in God but ever since what happens at the house i start to beileve this is all real. as i walk in i hear nuns singing and a priest praying, i look around the stain glass windows and smile at the detail which tells the story of the bible. i stay quiet so that i don't disturb them until the priest put his hands out eiether side which ordered the nuns to stop singing.

'don't be afraid my boy' the prist said and i looked confused. as he turned around he smiled and walked closer to me. 'they can sense it' now i'm even more confused.

'i don't understand' i spoke with fake courage and the priest chuckled.

'you have just moved to the mansion on the hill. be careful with who you see, some are good, most are evil and some pretend they are good' is he talking about the spitits?. 'did you know, if you know the spirits names, you have control over them?'

'no'

'well i should give you a gift then' he said and guided me to a oakwood cupboard. 'now these are very special gifts from god himself' the man pulled out three things. two books and a necklace. 'they can't harm you with these gifts if they are near you. the bible, carry with you at all times, Never let it go' the priest passed me a small bible easy for me to carry. 'then a notebook, write down all the names of the spirits lurking in the house. it may be hard, painful and scary but if it saves your family please do so use it' the man passed me a black notebook which was thick of blank pages. 'and finally the cross of christ. keep this around your neck at all times and no evil spirit will harm you, since they know you are protected by god' the priest clasped the necklace around my neck and smiled. 'go home son, protect your family and whenever you need to, pray to god, he will always be there watching/protecting over you' the preist explained and waved. i smiled and walked towards the door. i looked back at the priest and smiled again.

'thank you' was my final words and he carried on waving. i left the church to go back home.

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present

jellal opens his eyes after remembering his time at the church and knew that the spirits would hide his book where he used to always hide it. (under the wooden floorboards) evil giggles echoed around the room scaring jellal but made him rush to break the floor boards with his bare hands. 'where is it!' he snapped in a whisper and carried on lifting the loose floor boards. 'COME ON!' he yelled and as he looked up he saw the spirits staring at him giving Jellal murderous smiles. his heart raced. 'don't be afraid' he said and tried his best to forget that they were there but it's almost like Jellal was being controled to look in their eyes. 'STOP IT!' he snapped and the spitits laughed like evil clowns getting closer to the leader they are angry at.

he closes his eyes as if he needed to remember something

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1984

i arrive at the Church after school and see the priest. as he turned he gave me a smile striaght away. he heard about my father leaving us because i tell him everything.

'Jellal my boy how can i help you' he spoke with grace and kindness, a way i wish my father would speak to me.

'they are getting stronger father, i can't cope' i stressed and i felt the priest hold my shoulder with his wrinkled paper felt hand. he knelt down and looked in my eyes.

'listen here Jellal. God is here with you. if the spirits get stronger say this...you shall not harm the son of god after you read the names on the book. then take your cross and show it to them' the priest explained and jellal touched his cross around his neck and smiled.

'thank you father' he said and as he stood up he waved to the priest and went back home.

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presnt

Jellal remembered the chant and he moved back as the spirits moved closer and closer until Jellal tripped over a higher floorboard. there it was, the book of notes. he broke the wood making his hands bleed from splinters and he didn't give up.

as he picked up the book the spirits stopped and looked at him. Jellal took his necklace out so the spirits would get angrier. they blocked the bedroom door so Jellal went to the broken window and jumped out. it was high and everyone saw him on the ledge underneath his window.

'JELLAL!' the girls panicked and he carefully jumped onto the grass but his leg cracked making it break. he screamed but the sprits were strong enough to leave the house and they emerged outside of the door and windows.

'BACK UP NOW!' he demanded and they did as they were told. Jellal opened the book making the spitits race faster to him. 'YOU WILL NOT HARM US...ANY OF YOU. VICTORIA, VINCONT, CAMILLA, JONATHEN, TRUDI, MICHAEL, THOMAS, HENRY, WINSTON, WILLIAM...LEROY (jellals father), SABRINE...MRS ROSE...BETH...Leila......LOGAN. YOU SHALL NOT HARM THE SON OF GOD. YOU SHALL NOT HARM ME OR MY FAMILY. I FORBID YOU TOO. I AM HERE TO HELP AND SET YOU FREE, I AM HERE TO SEND YOU TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU ALL SHOULD BELONG, HEAVEN OR HELL, AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU ARE GOING TO REMAIN THERE AND STOP TOURTURING MY FAMILY AND ME!' jellal screamed and held the book and cross out. the demons screamed in pain and vanished. the good spirits stood there calmly and glew a illuminous yellow. they looked normal, they looked happy. Jellal noticed his father and Leroy smiled at his children and everyone else and walked towards logan who was glowing yellow too. Juvia cried because she would never see her twin again.

Jellal looked at beth and she was laughing with her children and husband and she then smiled at Jellal mouthing thank you. all her burns were gone and she was the most beautiful woman anyone could ever lay eyes on. her children and husband smiled at him and started to vanish. Mrs rose walked to her husband looking young again and they smiled waving at Jellal. he then saw Leila, gracfully running to her spirit father and jumped in his arms. her mother cried with a smile and they all looked at jellal smiling. after a while it went dark. it went silent. it was over.

the man closed his eyes with exhaustion making everyone worried.