Haunted (Under Construction)

Into the Veil

ASHLIN

I walked into my room caring a basket of laundry. As I set it down on the bed I started to fold it.

"ashlin...." I felt a chill in the room and everything went silent. I watched as the light flickered on and off. I could feel a presence behind me, but I was to afraid to look. I looked over at the mirror and say that there was no one behind me. I looked over me shoulder."

"Jesus Christ!" I screamed out and fell onto the pile of laundry on the bed, and clutched me chest. There I saw the faint figure of a young girl. She was barely there, and was struggling to manifest her self. She looked tired and desperate, and that was when I recognized her.

"Angela?" I said in disbelief, with tears of joy threatening to spill over. I watched as she tried to speak, but no sound came out. She was flailing her hands around in frustration, but to no avail could I hear her. My eyes flickered to my bookshelf filled with my mother's tomes and I had an idea- a stupid one, but it would work.

I Walked over to the shelf and took out the deep purple tome, encrusted with jewels. It was my mothers research on the paranormal, and spells and rituals dealing with spirits. I had never practiced any of the spells before, because this tome dealt with dark magic.

From what I understood the world of the spirits and living were separated by a thin veil, and people like Avery had the ability to break it. As I looked over at Angela's panicked specter, I knew what spell I needed.

I opened the book and found the spell with the "Broken Veil" ritual. It would allow me to pass to the other side of the veil for a brief amount of time. However if I failed to return to my body I'd be stuck in the world of the spirits. I knew the risks, but I also knew I needed to take it. following the spell I put my crystals in an ellipsis a I took the herbs needed and crushed them in a mortar. Pouring the elixir into a glass dish, I lit a candle and heated it slowly. I watched as the yellow substance bubbled and turn black.

I placed the dish on the ground and took the salt, and sprinkled it around me as I said the chant.

"Knasha Ver akamura Eno va tulla backyin, Ina ver Kusha ala Ahmid vore ... Ispania." I then lifted the elixir and drank it, trying not to wince at the bitter taist. I watched the Candel blow out and I looked at Angela with wide eyes. I let out a gasp as I felt my soul leave my body.

I looked down at my body, still and unmoving. Not even the flutter from my lungs could be seen. I looked over at Angela, who was as shocked as I was. I saw the veil, it was a wave of purple light that stood between me and Angela. I took a step forwards and reached out my hand.

When I reached the other side of the veil, I felt weightless, my wild hair floated in all directions and my clothes rippled around me as if I was under water. I looked at Angela with a wide smile and hugged her tightly.

"I've missed you so much." I whispered. Because I was in the same realm as her, I could touch her, smell her, and hear her as if she was still alive, and I was over joyed. Growing up, Angela was like my big sister. A big sister that lost her life far too soon. It had been four long years, and I was finally able to hold her again.

"You're so tall now!" She said as she smiled, and ruffled my hair.

"But you're hair is as curly as ever." She said in a teasing voice.

"I've missed you too, but I need you're help." she said as she pulled back . I nodded my head and took a step back.

"Anything." I told her.

"Avery she-"

"Rejected Jericho? I know."

"Yes, and that can't happen, I tried to talk to her, but she wouldn't listen. Avery is extremely important, her duty is to help us spirits move on, she's our bridge. If she leaves, then we'll have to find someone else with a similar capability, that could take a week, a month, years even! And in that time, souls will become restless because they can't move on. Even worse they might- " She cut her self off as a sob escaped.