The Cursed Phantom

CHAPTER THIRTEEN - The Truth

It was finally morning,Amber and Deby got up early. They decided to head back into town,on their way Deby asked Amber "So what would you do if you found out the true story about Micheal Everlove and Hampton Fire"
"Well, I can't tell what I'd do yet. Right now it seems Micheal is a victim, but he still killed my father"
"Okay , what if I told you my father knows the truth, he has a newspaper about it which he never published" Deby admitted
Amber stopped walking,then turned to Deby "I would love to see this newspaper"
"The only problem is, my dad doesn't like you."
"Maybe it's time I put a skill I learnt from my best friend in Brooklyn" said Amber.
They both ran towards the town,after getting to the town Amber told Deby how she used to get in and out of their house in Brooklyn whenever she was grounded by her father. She would use the spaces between the woods of the house as climbing support. Amber finally implemented the action on Deby's house, they both climbed up into her room.
"Don't make a sound" Amber whispered
"Sorry"
"Anyways it's alright, lead the way" Amber suggested
Deby directed Amber out of her room and into the hall way, she looked left and right then they moved forward walking on their toes. They got to her father's room,Deby told Amber to roll across in order not to make a sound. They finally got to their destination of the house, it was the Basement.
"So you guys have a basement and we have an attic"
"Don't worry it's nothing like your attic " Deby explained
"Yeah ,it's not haunted ' Amber admitted.
They got into the basement, Deby closed the basement door then turned on the basement light with a pull of a light switch. Click! And the lights came on, the room illuminated in an instant.
"So what exactly are we looking for" asked Amber,as she looked around the room seeing a vast pile of old newspapers.
"Mystic Bulge"
"Did you say..Bulge?" She arched her brow.
"Yeah why?" Deby asked.
"No. Nothing" she smiled "I wonder what your dad must have been thinking when he wrote that title" she said in a very low tone.
Amber walked round , looking up then down left then right. She hit her foot on something,
"Ow..Stupid..." She turned to see it was a huge black chest.
"Do you think it could be in here" she wondered
"Well let's give it a try"
They both held the top edges and pulled like their lives depended on it. And yank! ,The chest cracked open as dust burst out of it. To their surprise it wasn't in there .
"Darn it ,things like these are usually always in the chest" Amber admitted in frustration
"Wait a minute,what's under it " Deby said as she looked at a paper under it that was halfway covered that read Bulge. "Let's lift it up"
"Okidoki Captain" Amber said
They lifted up the chest almost out of breath , Amber used her left leg to kick the paper away from the chest. They dropped in and it made a quaking sound.
"Shit!! Hope your dad didn't hear that "
"I sure hope not" Debt walks towards the paper,picked it up and then walked back to Amber "This is the newspaper, Mystic Bulge, the title of the article is The Accused, The  Witch And The Liar."  She looked over at Amber.
"Witch?" She knitted her brows.
"That's what the Mystic Bulge says"
"Okay you've gotta stop saying bulge" she laughed
"What's funny?" Deby asked confused
"You seriously don't know what bulge is?"
"N..No I'm not sure I do? All I know is it means newspaper I guess."
"Okay uh...It's just..It's nothing" Amber coughed to seriousness "let's just..Read the mystic... Bulge" she held back her laugh
"You're so weird'
Your father is weird.
Deby looked back at the paper and began to read.
"The death of Hillary Everlove the town knows not is a mystery, An innocent man sent to death for a mistake he didn't comit. Hillary's death is still a mystery or so they think. The friend of Micheal who tried to save him and pleaded for his life is no saint. Hampton Fire. The one who murdered Hillary Everlove" Deby stopped and looked up at Amber whose jaw was dropped. "I knew it." She sighed
"Hampton was the murderer who kept the axe on the stairs where Hillary had bashed her head on. Mr. Fire is no saint. Michael's last words before he died was 'they shall all die if they step foot into my house' and who was he speaking to? The Witch and The Liar. Hampton and the persecutor. The witch. Mrs. Bluegrass"

"Hampton told me about her. He said she was the one who passed the judgement" Amber cut in flashing back.

"What if Hampton and Bluegrass planned all this.?" Deby asked

"What if Hampton...Was jealous of Michael. His best friend.? Mistakenly killed his wife while aiming for him. What if he wanted Everlove's land and wife? I don't know how this town works"
"Hampton never spoke the truth. Hampton pretended to care, he just deceived everyone?"
"This story is missing something" Amber took the paper from deby. "We need to hear this from the person who wrote this. Your father"
"No no..You can't do that. My father would ground me for life and he literally hates you"
"My father is dead!! Do you think I give a shit about anything? If your father had spoken out, had told people about Hampton and purplegrass then maybe my dad would still be here with me.  Maybe that house would have been demolished. No..What am I saying? Michael would have found peace cause justice was served and Hampton would have suffered the suffocation death Michael went through as well as purplegrass. She really is a witch" Amber said angrily and walked out of the basement not listening to Deby calls.
"Amber! Amber wait!!" Deby followed as she walked out and straight to the living room where he was with a mean face.
"Amber Monroe" said Mr. Garden.