Brad

Chapter 14:

This will probably be the longest chapter.
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I haven't woke up happy in a long time. I have even been happy for a long time. I basically skip everywhere in the house. I think my parents notice too because they said some things to me. Brad and I, we hang out in the basement and just talk about everything. We also like to get online and watch videos of cats. Cats falling off chairs, cats lip singing to songs, and there was even one of a cat that flew off a ceiling fan. We will just sit there for hours and watch stupid videos. Now that I am thinking about it, it might not be that good to waste hours watching videos. Maybe we should do something else but I feel like it's tradition for us. I was sitting in the kitchen and my parents where in there to. I was eating cereal and I was just looking at my parents. My dad was sitting there and drinking his coffee while reading his newspaper. His reading glasses where half way down his nose. He looked like a typical dad. My mom on the other hand was reading her book about vampires. She is into all that supernatural fiction stuff. I guess I am too since I am dating one supernatural boy. She also has reading glasses on but she is wearing her's properly. My parents are just a typical couple. They work well together and they are in love. They never fight that much and if they do its over little things that don't matter.
"Rebecca, I was wondering if you would be alright while we go out tonight. If not we can get someone that could come over her with you," my dad says.
"Like a babysitter? No thank you," I reply.
"Please don't invite that boy over," my mom says.
"Sure thing mom," I say back to her.
Brad appears in the corner and is laughing but I guess my parents can't see him. They don't acknowledge him if they can. I get up from the table walking past Brad and into my bedroom. When I open the door he is already in my room.
"Can ghost walk faster than humans?" I ask jokingly.
"We can teleport," he says. "We can also show ourself to certain people so people like your parent won't notice us."
"Nice," I say.
"So you want to watch some cat videos while your parents are gone," he ask.
"Yes and I would also like to include panda videos because they don't get enough credit," I say.
"It's a date then," he says.
"Who are you talking to?" I hear my mom ask while walking into my room.
"No one," I reply. "I was talking to myself."
"I thought I heard someone else," my mom says.
"My phone has a new ringtone and it just went off. Maybe you heard that," I say.
"Must of been a long ringtone," she says while walking out of my room.
"She almost caught us," I say.
"Not even close," he says while laughing. "New ringtone really Rebecca?"
"Hey you couldn't come up with something better," I say back. "I have to do something really quick but I'll see you later."
"Okay I'll see you later," he says back.
I grab my bag and head for my car. I honestly don't know where I am going but I need to think. I still need to ask Brad why he died. I was also wondering why there are like only 15 dead people living in my house instead of 2000. I mean if every person who has died lives in my house then shouldn't there be more. I drive to a store and grab a Sprite and Junior Mints. I get back in my car and head back to my house. When I get to my front door it is cracked open.
"Mom? Dad?," I question as I walk into the house.
Just then the alarm goes off.
"Crap!" I say.
I walk to the kitchen and grab a knife. When I leave the kitchen I see someone walk into my room. I don't know if I should go into my room or not. I stay looking at my door. If I run really fast I can make it into the basement. I honestly don't think about it that much but I start running and when I reach the basement door I open it and run downstairs. When I reach the bottom I start yelling Brad's name.
"Please shut up," I hear a guy say.
"Please someone is in my house and the last person who broke into my house tried to kill me," I say.
"Rebecca is it?" He says. "I heard about you. You're dating that Brad boy aren't you."
"Brad!" I yell.
"Oh my goodness, if you yell one more time I will kill you!" He says
"Chad don't talk to her like that," Brad says.
"Chad?" I ask.
"Yeah I was the first person your little boyfriend killed," he says.
"What?" I say looking at Brad.
"Oh, you thought he was perfect didn't you?" Chad says. "No sweetie your boy has killed 8 of us."
"Don't listen to him Rebecca," Brad says.
"No please, listen to me," Chad says. "I have been here for 20 years. I am suppose to be 42 years old today. It's happens to be my birthday."
"Congratulations," Brad says and I can tell he is getting mad.
"Thanks, it means a lot," he says. "Anyways, twenty years ago I lived inside this house. It was all swell until your little boyfriend decided to kill me. It was quick actually just a little shot in the back of the head."
My eyes get wide and I look at Brad but he keeps his focus on Chad.
"Are you guys bickering again?" The same girl that broke into my room earlier came down the stairs.
"Oh you know it sister," Chad says.
"Wait you are brother and sister?" I ask.
"April is also one of you boyfriends victims," Chad says.
"Oh just to throw this in there I accidentally set the alarm off," April says.
"Yeah now the police are going to show up," I say.
"Oh I bet Brad can take care of it," Chad says.
"Shut up," Brad says.
"Oh, you sure made me 20 years ago Brad," Chad says. "And I want revenge. I planning it but not exactly sure what to do since you're already dead too."
I hear the police sirens and I turn to April.
"Will you help me?" I ask her.
"Of course!" She says.
I walk up the stairs and April follows. I hear the police banging on the door and I open it.
"Ms.Rebecca is everything all right?" They ask.
"Oh yes, my friend here accidentally came inside and I forgot to tell her we have an alarm," I answer.
The police just stare at April for a minute.
"You look familiar," they say to her.
"Well I got busted doing graffiti downtown about a month ago," April says to them.
"That would probably be it," they say. "Well we will leave now. Be careful with that system."
"Will do," I say while closing the door.
I turn to April and thank her.
"Let's go back to the basement," she says. "Kinda want to see if they killed each other again."
I follow her into the basement. Chad isn't anywhere and neither is Brad.
"Where are they?" I ask.
"They probably left but we can still talk," she says.
I really wanted Brad to explain every thing even if it wasn't what I wanted to hear.
"So can you explain something to me?" April ask.
"Depends what you ask," I say.
"What do you see in Brad," she ask.
"Well," I say while grinning naturally. "When we met I thought he was super creepy but I think when I got to know him I realized that he does care deep down. Even though he has a weird way of showing it. I feel like we understand each other and every time we both push each other away we come back to each other."
She just stares at me for a minute.
"What about now?" She ask. "You know about him being a murderer."
"I honestly haven't wrapped my brain around it," I reply.
I feel tears building up but I honestly don't want to cry in front of this girl.
"Oh it's okay," she says. "I don't mind if people cry around me. Mostly I am the one who is crying though."
I smile at her while wiping tears streaming down my face.
"I just can't imagine Brad doing that," I say. "He seemed so nice and caring. I mean I know he can be a little dark but he seemed like to have good morals."
"I was you," she says.
"What?" I ask.
"Brad use to act like that around me," she says. "I thought he was charming and his darkness was attractive to me. We went on a date one night and when I got home I found my brother dead. Then I turn around and see Brad. Things lead to other things then I got a bullet in my head. He is charming really. I mean first date it was a kiss but by the 5th date it was a bullet."
"Wow,"I say. "Is...do you think he will?"
"Is he doing the same thing with you?" She ask and I nod my head. "I am not sure. He has been dating you longer than I knew him so that is a good sign."
"I guess," I say back. "I think I need to go."
"Oh I would leave too if I just found out my boyfriend is a psychopath," she says.
I just smile and walk back to my room. I lay in my bed and close my eyes and maybe when I wake up I'll realize this isn't a dream.
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