The Kidnapper

Chapter 8:

Once Will was asleep, Jenny slipped away and went into her closet where she kept her photo albums. Andrew was her mom's friends until the day Jenny's mom had Andrew arrested because of Jenny. When Jenny was five, her mom had Andrew at their house a lot, even when her dad was there. Just as friends, though. Jenny hated that her parents spent so much time with Andrew and not her.

"Wow, I was so selfish." Jenny said, thinking out loud.

Once, when Andrew babysat her on her parents anniversary, she slammed her hand in a door and blamed it on Andrew. Angela and James, her dad, had him arrested. Prison changed Andrew. Then he was sweet, kind, and loved Jenny like a sister. Now, he will kill someone just to blow off steam. So maybe it is Jenny's fault. Jenny cried softly.

"I'm sorry, Andrew. I really am. Please, forgive me. I'm sorry." Jenny said through her tears.

Jenny hated herself now. She brought this upon herself and now she was paying for it. Because of her selfishness, someone was killed. But that was 11 year ago. How could she have known then? It didn't matter. All that mattered was that she made Andrew forgive her so he can rest in peace. But how? Jenny walked out of her closet and sat down at her computer. She did a lot of research on ghosts. She found a site that said if the ghost was angry with a living person, that person must take their own life to put the ghost at rest. Jenny feel asleep and was awakened by Will.

"Jenny?" She popped her head up.

She suddenly realized why he sounded worried. "Will. I'm not going to do anything. I was just reading." Will let out a sigh of relief, happy that he wasn't going to lose his girlfriend to a ghost. 

" Will? This is my fault." Will looked confused by the sudden change of conversation. 

"Wh...what....what are you talking about?" Jenny sat down on the bed and motioned for him to do the same.

She explained her memory of what she did to Andrew and why he hated her.

"Talk about holding a grudge." Will said.

"Yeah, but I got him put in jail and you know jail can change people." Jenny was worried. How could she be so stupid? Just then, an idea hit her!

"Hey! If Andrew is a ghost, that means there are more ghosts. If there are more ghosts, they can help us, right?" Will looked at her as if she had three heads.

"I read online that if you hold a ghost's hand, you become invisible to the living and visible to the dead." They sat on her bed to think.

This is the first time they've ever seen a ghost. How were they just going to find a ghost? Interrupting their thoughts, the doorbell rang. Will went down to get it and Jenny followed, but forgetting her hurt leg. Her leg caught the side of the wall just as Jonas and Kim walked through. Jenny rolled down the steps and ended up in a ball on the floor. No one could hold back their laughs, even her mom, who was cooking lunch. Everyone sat at the table to think and eat. Back up to Jenny's room, they talked over the ghost situation. Soon, a cold chill swept through the room. Suddenly, a spine-tingling sight caught everyone's eye. Outside the window, a woman stood in mid-air, watching and listening.