There (Haunted)

Chapter forty-five

He lays there, his eyes closed, his skin pale. Linked up to a machine, his brain dead but he still breaths. He's dead but yet he still lives, through a machine though.

This cannot be happening! Can't it?

I watch his stomach move up and down. His body and organs still work but his brain is nothing, he can't think or he can't control himself, he can't live. And I know nothing will ever bring him back.

But he was my friend, and he was there for me and should of been there longer for me, for Harry, for Jenna.

'it's okay Becs. You will be okay. I promise.' a voice in my head says

Is it William?

'it is me.' my head- no William says.

Unless that's what my head wants me to believe, that I can talk to him one last time.

I sit next to Williams bed. Layla and her and Williams mum is outside, I think her name is Lauren, crying, talking to the doctors. They have to sign the papers that takes William off life support.

I take my hand in his hand and smile, a painful smile though. Tears still fly down my face, and I bite my lip to try to stop them from pouring out.

Luckily no one is with me in the hospital room. Just me and William.

I begin to cry a little more. What will happen tomorrow? Or the day after? Will my tumour even get worse?

'Becs, you don't even know if you have a brain tumour.' William says.

I look down at him and tuck a loose hair behind my ear. It's weird to hear his voice when I can't see his lips move and I know he's dead.

I properly do though, both William and his dad had one, and I can see the same things they saw.

'yes, but we can talk to you in your head!'

What does he mean 'we'?

'ghosts.'

'Rebecca, it's us.' the girls voice that is all ways there says.

Oh my god. 'Rebecca it's us.' it makes sense now! William is dead, I can see dead people, well apparently soon. But I can hear him.

The other voices I hear they are all dead, they know my name and Rose. They know an awful lot about me. I know they can read my mind and talk to me through my mind but still, it's possible its the ghosts of my house.

Mary-Alice.

John- even though I don't think I've heard him yet.

Ben, he even told me himself.

And Abigail.

'well done Rebecca, William was right, you will be able to cope on yourself, don't you worry.'

***

All if us ground around William, the machine still pumping life into him, still controlling him. Me, my mum, Layla, Lauren, Theo, and Jenna. Harry woke up a little while ago, he was devastated, he has just lost his best friend who was like an older brother to him.

Jenna hadn't stopped crying, I don't blame her though, I'm a real state as well!

George and Andrew came to say goodbye as well.

The doctor and nurse walk in, a sadden smile on their faces.

We each had our chances to say goodbye, earlier I said mine, tears dashing down my face, but I managed because he's already gone, I just had to let go.

'Becs. I will all ways be with you.' Williams voice in my head says.

I look up, to see Lauren nodding at the doctors who returns the nod.

My hearing is faint and I try to block out any speaking

But the nurse unplugs William and the machine leaves a long high pitched beep.

"It will take a few minutes before he goes. We will leave you alone now. I'm sorry for your lose." the doctor says as him and the nurse leaves.

Jenna and Lauren walk over to each side of William, they take his hand in his. Gracefully Lauren bends down and kisses his head.

Jenna's eyes watch her every move as she goes to speak. "I love you." and she runs her hand through his hair.

'Becs, tell her I love her too.' William says.

"Jenna?" I whisper.

She turns round and whips her eyes, he hand still in Williams.

"Yes." she sniffs.

"William loves you to." I say.

"You can see him?" she asks.

"No, but I can hear him."

The nurse comes back in. She waits at the door for a little while then walks over to Williams machine. She turns it off. The long line of beeping stops.

That's it.

He's gone.

Like I've said before.

Forever.

'No I'm not.' William says.