Afterlife || irwin

[ 43 ] 2014

[ 43 ] 2014

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"What are we doing here and why are you covered in dirt?"

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Harley trusted Ashton, which was why she didn't question him and waited until eleven at night before she tried to sneak out of her house. She had the wooden cross Ashton had given her and stuffed it into her red duffel with the words St. Genevieve's Cheerleading  on the side. In addition to that, she had packed some extra clothes with her. Something comfortable for Calum to wear because he had been buried in a suit and she wanted him to be warm. She also packed a few snacks because it had been days since he'd last had a meal and she thought he might be hungry. Last she packed her Diamond Rose and a regular gun as well, in case she might need it to ward off any intruders. She had taken the gun from her dad's study. Arthur kept both supernatural and human weapons with him for every occasion. 

She tossed the bag off the balcony and it landed in the driveway with a light thud. Next, she climbed over the side of the balcony and grabbed a secure vine which she used to climb down. Arthur and Harleen were in their room on the other side of the house and had most likely not heard her. But as she made it down to the driveway, she was met by the front door opening. Both Billy and Cindy were there, Billy with a baseball bat in hand and Cindy standing behind him. Her bright blue eyes peeked out at Harley Quinn.

"Geez Harley," The newest addition to their household said, gripping her chest in fear. "We thought the house was getting robbed or something."

She was then met by a question that came from her brother once he relaxed and set the wooden baseball bat down by the front door. "Where do you think you're headed off to at this hour? Mom and Arthur will be worried."

Harley coughed awkwardly and straightened herself up. Her eyes darted to the red duffel at her feet, and she thought that she might as well tell them the truth. Billy already knew about her abilities and maybe it was time for Cindy to find out as well. Maybe they could help her get to the cemetery next to the school, and who knows, maybe having another two people present for the ritual would help Calum's chances of coming back to life. Maybe if God saw that there were people who really cared about him, she would grant him his life back. It was worth a shot. "I'm headed to St. Genevieve's Cemetery to see Calum." She started to explain to them without getting into too many details. "Someone came to me and said God is letting Calum come back to life."

Her brother's face instantly turned into a look of pity. "Oh Harley..."

"Wait, lets hear her out." Cindy said, more willing to listen to anything supernatural. Even thought Billy had seen it with his own eyes, he was still a skeptic. Cindy hadn't seen anything yet and she was still a believer.

"I have to get there and place a wooden cross on his tomb at midnight." Even as Harley said those words, she realized how crazy it all sounded. She wasn't sure if she could trust any of it anyway. It wasn't that she didn't trust Ashton, she did. She just didn't want to get her hopes up and then have them crushed before her very eyes.

To her surprise though, Cindy was on board and offered to give her a ride in Billy's car. Billy decided to go with them, bringing his baseball bat for protection. This town, and their lives, were intertwined with so much weird stuff that he wasn't even sure what he needed to protect himself against--fantoms or real human beings. The three got into his car and he started the engine. He then drove them down to St. Genevieve's.

They arrived within minutes and had to climb up over the stone and metal gates that protected the cemetery. Since it was part of the school and the church, it usually closed early around five in the afternoon. They had the priest and a few nuns living on campus. But their building was on the very back of the property and there wasn't a chance that they would see the three teenagers trespassing nearly at midnight. As Billy helped Harley and Cindy climb up first, their eyes struggled against the bright headlights of a car that was pulling into the parking lot.