Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya

Author:E.M. Leya [Leya, E.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: E.L. Publishing
Published: 2024-08-21T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Lance stared at the letter in his hands in shock. He almost forgot to breathe, he was so surprised by the news. His brother was coming home. Not just coming home, but coming home to stay. Sure, it was still a year away, but it was something to look forward to. Lance had spent so much time over the years worrying about his brother that the thought of having him back, living in the same place, was almost impossible to imagine.

Jackson had been in the military so long that Lance almost forgot what it was like to have him around. The few times he'd visited had been few and far between, never long enough to fall into a pattern like they'd had when they were younger. Now, Jackson was coming home to stay, and Lance couldn't quit smiling.

"Did you win the lottery?" Bethany asked as she came in from the backyard.

"I feel like it. Jackson is coming home to stay. It won't be until next June, but it's something to look forward to." He held up the letter he'd been reading. "He says he's done and ready to find something new to do with his life."

"Oh, that's great news. I bet you're so relieved." Bethany appeared to sit in the chair beside him at the kitchen table. "He'll stay here, right?"

"I think at first, but he won't stay long. He'll want to get his own place. He's welcome here as long as he wants to stay. God, I just can't believe he's really doing this. I figured he'd stay in the Navy until he was either killed or told he was too old to keep going. I know he always said he was thinking about it, but I never really believed him." Lance set the letter down. "It can't come soon enough."

"What can't come soon enough?" Ray and Gail floated into the house.

"My brother is coming home in a year to stay. No more Navy."

"That's great news. I bet it has something to do with that girl he was seeing when he came to visit." Ray took a seat.

"Maybe. Those two have always had something. I'd love for them to get back together now that she's divorced." Lance smiled at Gail. "How are you holding up?"

She shrugged. "I feel lost. Like there is something I should be doing, but I don't know what it is. I'm glad my parents finally know I'm dead, but I can't go there and watch them cry over me."

He understood. Her uncle had come to verify her body and had been upset. He could only imagine how upset her family was. Gail had gone back to the house with her uncle when he'd left the morgue, but showed back up a few hours later. Death was so final for the living, and they took it a lot different than the dead did.

"Want me to put a movie on or something to help distract you?" Lance offered.

"Would you? That would help. I didn't even think about still watching TV.

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