The Cursed Phantom

CHAPTER TEN - What Now?

The day after the funeral.
A knock on the door...Barbara walks to the door...
"Who is it?". She asked.
"It's Dr. Dragrant, mam". Replied the in a bold tone.
She frowns a bit and opens the door placing a total fake smile. He was wearing a dark brown hat and a black suit jacket, while wearing black trousers and dark shoe. He removed his hat and holds it to his stomach and bows, then says to her."Good day, Barbara, I was just around the neighborhood and decided to drop by and check on you... And your children of course."
She ties her scarf properly then holds the side of the door with her right hand, then looks at his feet and to his face "Well...thanks for stopping by.... We're... Fine. Thank you." Barbara said still holding her door.
"Oh! Goody, won't you invite me in?". Dr. Dragrant gave a little chuckle
"This is not a good time Doctor, and call me Mrs. Monroe." Barbara replied with a straight face.
"Alright. Be seing you around then , Mrs. Monroe" he called her name a little bit in a sarcastic tone
He walked away , "He's still flirting with me? Just a day after my late husband's funeral? "The thought crossed her mind as she closed the door rolling her eyes as Davis approached her.
"Who was that?"  He asked curiously
"It's nothing to worry about son, just that creepy Doctor Dragrant". Replied Barbara smiling
Davis rose his left brow "Oh! Alright". He nodded
Amber was upstairs in her room, she laid down looking at her ceiling as she flashes back to the moments she and her dad had, well...The happy moments and then the part where she yelled at him. She always acted like a grown-up and didn't listen to her dad and then it hit her. Her father died because of her. If only she had done axe-y thing well then he wouldn't have been gone..He would still be here. She sighed as her phone beeped, she looked at it.
Deby.
Amber and Deby had gotten along during the funeral and became friends.
Deb: Hey.
Me: hey.
Deb: what's up? Wanna come over?
Me: yeah. This house really gives me the creeps and I need to clear my head.
Deby: Alright come over. I leave few blocks away. After the Catholic Church of the now dead priest.
She remembered him dying.
Me: okay. See you later.
Deb: Alright.

She stood up from her bed then walked down from her room in her dark blue jean jacket and black jeans with dark blue vans snickers with earphones on and her hair packed to her left.
"Mom, I'm meeting with Deby, she's my new friend and I wanna clear my head for...A while" she said as she took off her earphones
"Hmmm okay darling, just be back before sunset”. Barbara walked to the kitchen.
"Alright mum".  Amber said walking out
A few minutes later, Amber arrives at Deby's house which was 5 blocks away from their house.
She knocks on the door
"Who's there?". asked a deep voice.
"It's me" she answered but then knitted her brows
Of course it's you, but they don't know that. Seriously Amber?
"I mean, it's Amber, Amber Monroe." She corrected.
A large man ,with full thick beards on his face and short flowing dark hair,with huge chest and large biceps opens the door and spoke to her in a thick deep voice
"Deborah's not here, you can leave now, don't want that phantom of yours getting involved with MY family, my daughter. " He spoke
"Oh my God, are you Deby's father?". Asked Amber.
"No, I'm her bodyguard,... So you're not just hunted, you're also stupid?". He scoffed
Amber frowned at him and gave a shocked face "what the...?, Why are you being so mean to me? I haven't even said anything disrespectful"
Deby walks towards her house and shouted
" Step away from the girl, FATHER”.
"Are you talking to me like that?".He got angry
"I am your father, and as long as you live under my house, you'll follow my rules". He yelled.
"Amber come here, let's blow this dump". Said Deby as she walked towards the woods .
Amber looked back at him as she walked as something hit her, he knew about the phantom which means...He knows about Everlove and her father's death and then he should know the story. She followed Debby
"We shall see at dinner". Said Deby's father as he walks in and slams the door.
They got to the woods about half an hour later,
"Well....Your dad seems really nice ".  Amber pouted as she walked.
"Yeah he's always been that mean" she sighed
"Deby I hope am not gonna cause trouble for you and your dad" she arched her brow, deby chuckled hearing this
" Haha, don't be worried about that, we're like that all the time, he's just being stupidly over protective ".she shook her head.
"Alright then, so what are we doing here?".Amber asked while looking around
"We... Are gonna have a little party”. Deby replied with a suspicious smile on her face.
"A party?". Asked Amber.
"Just wait a bit and you'll see" Deby smiled
As Amber looks around to see what she was waiting she heard a creepy growl behind her and paused, she didn't move and closed her eyes swallowing.
"Deby?" She called not turning back as the growl continued, she slowly turned back to where the sound was coming from, she saw it...
"Aaaaaarrrhhhhhhh!!!!!" She screamed .