ghost // fillie

019

i know it's been a while, if you forgot where we left off, reread the previous chapter so if makes more sense

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019

~ pointed questions ~

"so how long is this gonna take to download?" millie asked in a hushed whisper.

millie easily snuck into dr.owen's room and took the phone. she was a ghost, so there was no dramatic tension of being caught.

"depends on how many voicemails we want," sadie said, yawning, "i'm just doing the last 100, so....five minutes?"

a bunch of phone numbers and voicemails popped up on sadie's phone, a new voicemail being added every three seconds or so.

it was two in the morning. it was so dark outside the only source of light was their phones. even then millie could barely see sadie's tired face as she yawned, nearly dozing off.

"sadie," millie whispered.

"what?" she asked, snapping out of her sleepy trance.

"we don't have to listen to the voicemails today," millie said, "you might not even remember them if you're this tired,"

sadie closed her eyes, "but we have to,"

millie bit her lip, "we'll do it when you're more wide awake. i promise,"

sadie nodded, opening her eyes.

sitting in the bushes against the exterior wall of the house, sadie tilted her head back, then glanced at millie, "see any numbers you recognize?"

millie bit her lip and looked on the screen, trying to recognize any of the numbers. but none of them clicked. she didn't except them to. she kept her eyes trained on the screen as sadie spoke to her. sadie smiled.

"it's kind of fucked up, isn't it?"

millie ran a hand through her hair, glancing at sadie, "what is?"

sadie almost laughed, "this. what happened to you. how you're here but not really here,"

millie shook her head, "a little, i guess. sometimes it feels like a big dream. and when i wake up i'll be with finn. he'll be happy and mildly sane,"

"i wish," sadie said, chuckling, "the only glimpse of reality i'll ever get is caleb possibly liking me,"

millie smiled, then stared at the ground, tracing circles in the dust beneath the bushes, "it is kind of fucked up. how i fucked up your lives,"

"millie, don't say that-"

"i did though. didn't i?" millie asked, looking up, "first i died. second, i become a ghost and you can talk to me. third, we're trying to solve my murder and cause of pregnancy. don't tell me your life wouldn't have been easier if i had remained alive. because it would've been better,"

sadie didn't know what to say, "millie-"

"it's fine," millie said, "the numbers are done loading anyways. let's put the phone back and let's go,"

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the next morning, millie decided to let her sleep.

finn was supposed to go over to millie's house anyways to be investigated and millie wanted to be there.

by the time millie got to the house though, finn was already inside with the investigator, and millie's parents and her brother, charlie, sitting beside finn.