Kathleen thought long and hard about where the horrid Other Mother - or Beldame, had hidden the Ghost Eyes.
'Three Wonders ...' She thought.
She gasped. It was obvious. She had shown her three things since she first arrived! The Garden, the apartment downstairs ... and the apartment upstairs.
Armed only with a pair of pliers, a frying pan and a stone with a hole in it ... she was understandably nervous.
She knows she could really lose this "game" and lose her life ... and maybe put others in danger because of it ... not to mention, she would end up breaking a promise she had made to Amatullah, Chai and Faizan. She shook your head violently.
"I need to concentrate. I'll check the Garden first." She mumbled, leaving the house. She ventured out into the Garden. She looked around aimlessly for a while.
She took out the little stone and looked through the hole. To her surprise, through it, the Garden looked black and white ... apart for something spherical in the corner of the pumpkin patch.
"Kathleen ..." someone groaned.
She put the stone back in the satchel and approached the pumpkin patch. The Other Father was being held down by the pumpkin's stems. He was holding a little green ball in his hand.
"T-take it ... please ..." He mumbled.
"Just like that?" You said.
"Please ... I want to be free ... please!" He wailed.
Kathleen cautiously approached. She knew he meant no harm, but she also knew that the Beldame had many tricks up her sleeve, and this could be one of them.
Kathleen took the green ball from his hand and he smiled.
"God Bless you, miss ..." Chai's voice said, as you put the ball in the satchel.
"Thank you ..." He sighed "I will always love you, my darling Other Daughter."
Suddenly, the whole area turned black and white, completely bereft of life ... and the Other Father turned to dust, which was swept away by the wind. Kath shed a tear. The Other Father genuinely loved her!
'He would have made a wonderful father to someone. Too bad that bitch ruined him ...' Kath thought, hanging her head.
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After a moment of silence, she headed toward the house. She sighed deeply.
She couldn't believe how many people in the Other World would defy the Beldame for her ... she made her way into the apartment downstairs, taking out her trusty frying pan.
It was really dark ... and all she could see was the Other James lying on the stage, laughing like a maniac. She made her way over to the stage and he looked at her with a weird crooked smile.
"Good night, love." He said, sitting up.
Kath noticed he was wearing the British Flag as some sort of deranged robe ... and nothing else, which made her feel uncomfortable.
He also had a screw in the side of his head, which spooked her considerably.
"I'm gonna rip you apart now!" He hissed.
Then he saw her frying pan and hissed at it.
"Th-that heathen thing!" He growled, cowering.
Taking advantage of this, she charged at him and hit him square in the head, making him squeal like a girl.
"Pathetic ... and you dare to call yourself Awesome ..." She hissed.
She struck him in the chest and he turned to dust, dropping a little blue ball on the floor.
"Thank you..." Amatullah's voice whispered as she put the ball in the satchel.
'Two already?! Man, she's made this WAY too easy.' She thought, sighing.
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She made her way out and noticed the moon was changing. A shadow was slowly covering it ... and it looked like a button. She was running out of time!
She rushed up to the balcony and saw something truly horrific ... the Other Earl was lying there, badly hurt. His breathing was shallow.
"Earl!" She screamed.
She rushed to his side and pulled out the pliers. She cut the thread holding his lips together and pulled the thread out.
"Earl..." She breathed, cradling him in her arms.
He looked at her and smiled. He sighed.
"H-Hey ..." He wheezed.
His voice was leaving him ... he was dying.
"No, Earl! Please don't leave me all alone!" Kath sobbed.
"It's not ... me you love ..." He wheezed.
She gasped.
"I am not ... Earl... I am just a copy." He said.
He placed a hand on her cheek.
"I love you, Kathleen." He said, shedding a tear of blood.
"N-No ..." She breathed.
"And ... so does ... he ..." He sighed.
She planted a kiss on his lips, which was too weak for him to return ... but when she pulled away, he smiled at her ... and turned to dust.
She let out an ear piercing scream in pure despair.
"You evil bitch! I'm going to fucking kill you!" She screamed, getting up.
The apartment door opened ... her eyes filled with tears, she was more determined than ever to stop the Beldame.
'For Earl ...' She thought, drying her tears.
