Outlines of Peddicret

2 AM

I parked the car in front of my building. "Really, you can't even drop me off at my place?" Leona asked, irritated. "You're a ghost, you can fly home. Faster than this car can drive." I said back, irritated. "Sure, sure. Leona is a ghost, she can fly, communicate with the dead, and be scary looking. And wait, walk home because she still has her smartphone and purse with her." Leona said sarcastically this time. "Doesn't sound that mystical, does it?" she asked rhetorically. "Leona, I just want to go to sleep, think about the shit that came out of the mouth of Leon." I said with a sleepy voice. "Ok, ok, sleep well, call me if you need me. I have my cellphone with me, because I'm walking home." she said sarcastically. "For the love of god just use those legs I gave you, Margret would kill you for those legs." I said with a smile on my face. "How is Margret? The old witch?" Leona asked. "Leona, I just asked you to walk or fly home. I'm not in the mood for small talk.". "OK, JEEZ!" Leona said with a hardened voice and stepped out of the car.

I looked at the steering wheel. What the fuck just happened to me? I killed an innocent man, not really innocent, he was paid to do those girls harm and give them a terrible fate. The fact that I killed Leon didn't bother me that much. The fact that the man who paid Leon was Billy, that killed me inside. Leon already had a life of misery without Jennifer, so I did him a favor. Billy found me in the forest a very long time ago, like 300 years almost. I was left behind, strapped to a tree. Someone had dumped me there in pure fear. Billy untied me and took me to his home. He raised me from that moment on. Billy taught me how to fulfill my basic needs and how to be crooked, that are the only things he knew.

After I drowned myself in self pity, I took the bravery to face the monster that was waiting for me at home. I stepped out of my car, taking the stairs to the front door of the building. The building was very old, it was one of the first 'flats' that were built in Peddicret. The building has four floors, my apartment is located on floor four. When you enter the building you can smell the old wood and feel cold coming up your legs from the stone floor. On the left you have some big ass stairs, the kind you find in Victorian houses. Next to the stairs in the middle of the lounge is an old elevator. The elevator doesn't work properly, so only use it if you're in absolute despair. The kind of despair I'm now in. I waited for the lift to arrive. The doors opened, making a squeaking sound. I saw a syringe with silver crystal and coke lying in the corner. On the first floor lives an addicted lycan. The silver crystal gives an extra something to the high for werewolves and lycans. I personally never tried it. He said he was clean, but this syringe proves he's on drugs again. Such a shame. Some say that if you sniff the mist ghosts leave behind you can get a real high. Leona, Sorinna and I tried it. It was the best high I ever had. Leona turned into a ghost, swirled around her living room so Sorinna and I could catch the mist in little jars. We all took a jar and had one of the best nights ever. Leona now sells it on ebay and I via Margret at the gas station, earning some little cash besides our jobs. I have a little jar upstairs, I think it will be empty at the end of this evening.

The elevator stumbled and stopped at the fourth floor. I walked into my living room seeing Caldwin lying asleep in bed. I really wanted to wake him up and tell everything I heard tonight, but he messed up today, so I just let him sleep. What did Caldwin do? Well early today he, now hold on, called me a wookie. Yes, you read that right. He called me a goddamn wookie. I admit I'm a hairy woman and if I don't shave for three days I look like a wookie. BUT! MY HAIRY BODY DOES NOT GIVE HIM THE RIGHT TO CALL ME A WOOKIE! Nobody may call me a wookie besides me. So he could f*cl off. I took the jar with Leona's mist and took a sniff. I let my body rest on my large couch and listened to the music in the background. MUSIC ON THE BACKGROUND?! Shit the man who called me a wookie is awake, there goes my alone time. "How was your evening?" Caldwin asked as he placed himself next to me in bed. 'I could lie and say it was just any other night, but it wasn't. What are you still doing here? Don't you have your girlfriend to go to?'. He gave me an irritated look stared to into the room. He answered: ' You know it's not personal. She wants to be with me, really loves me and spends time with me. We are never going to work. You will never be available for a relationship.'. My heart sunk in my chest. I did love him in fact, it wasn't a little crush anymore. I just didn't want to disappoint him with all my shortcomings. 'Yeah, yeah, she is great. Still you hang here most of the time. Sneak out of her little window. We should stop this bullshit.' I said cool and confident. He turned towards me and hypnotized me with his large brown eyes. 'You never want me to go. You only want me to come closer and closer.' he said as he came closer and whispered in my ear. My hair stood up and my body trembled a little. He kissed my neck and held me hostage with his big arms. The room around us was melting away. With every touch and sigh I got higher. My eyes rolled back and I really did wish this moment would never end. His hands made their way under my clothes and I felt the landscape that was ready to bloom. He wanted to take off my shirt and to make it easier I placed myself on top.I pulled my top off and found a horrifying sight. His face melted away and made place for an other one. Leon's face came up. "Don't trust the one who speaks with a double tongue." Leon said. I was astonished, I never saw a dead soul taking possession over a living creature. Most of the time the dead souls are too weak or don't want to come back. I rubbed my face and immediately started thinking about what he was repeating.Don't trust the one who speaks with a double tongue, what the f*ck does that mean? Leon kept saying it over and over and over. His voice took over my head and multiplied. 'STOP IT!' I screamed.

I opened my eyes and saw Caldwin speaking. I couldn't hear, a numb feeling took over my body. I stood up, walked to the bathroom and shut the door. I looked in the Victorian mirror above the sink. I saw my face, but I couldn't recognize myself. This night had been so different from my normal life. A life of killing monsters and chilling in Titty Titty Shitty. I washed my face, brushed my teeth and pretended that nothing strange happened this evening. When I walked into the living room I saw Caldwin sleeping on the couch. Jeez, for how long have I been staring at myself? I walked to my bed and saw 2 a.m on the alarm clock.