Chapter 1

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The day was short and the sun was going down, filling the sky with all sorts of oranges and yellows. I looked down at the town from where I was flying and saw only grey tarmac. It was as I was flying home when I heard a load crash from the alley below. I flew down to see what it was. My ghost sense suddenly went off. Cold air trailed from my mouth as I landed on the sidewalk, looking into a dark alley and trying to see what was in there.

I used my powers to create a ball of light so I could see, but found nothing. Then, I noticed a small trail of thick red goo on the ground and decided to follow it. When I got to the end of the dark trail, I saw a horrid sight. A young girl lay on the ground covered in blood. One arm looked as if it was torn right off. Next to her was a gameboy. She must of been playing it before this happened. Whatever this is.

I looked around. There was no one else but me and her. I leaned down, just to check if she was alive, even though I knew she was most likely dead. As I put my fingers to her neck, I heard steps behind me.

"P-phantom you k-killed her!" I looked up, shocked. It was Val. I didn't even hear her follow me.

I stood, looked at my hands with blood on them, then up at Val. "I didn't do it. I swear, I found her like this."

"Save it, Phantom. You came to our world and ruined my life. Now you killed a little girl. I always knew you were evil."

"But Val-" I start but was cut off.

"I don't want to hear it," She fired a shot at me but I flew up and it missed. I knew that I wouldn't be able to convince her it wasn't me. I flew off as fast as I can leaving her and the little girl.

"I didn't do it, I swear. But, I'm going to find out who, and who ever it was is going to pay."

I got home that night heart pounding. I had just seen a little dead girl. How am I going to sleep now? I was tired from my long ghost hunt. I walked upstairs and into my room. I looked around, seeing my bed and crawled into it. I instantly fell a sleep.

I woke up the next day tangled in my blankets. I looked at my clock. It said 6:24 AM. I got out of bed and went to my dresser then took a shower. I came back wet hair and fresh clothes on and grabbed my bag. Then I noticed my computer lit up, I know I didn't turn it on. I sat in the chair and saw my email had a message. I clicked on it and my computer went fuzzy. The words "YOU'RE NEXT" were printed on the screen. It made me jump a little but I just unplugged my computer.

I left it there and walked out of the house, meeting up with my friends Tucker and Sam. We all walked to school together but I could not get the words out of my head. YOU'RE NEXT.

"Danny, are you okay?" I turned and saw Sam with a worried look on her face.

"Yeah, sorry. I was just thinking," I didn't want to tell her about the kid or the weird email. It would just freak her out.

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