The Ghost's Call by K.C.Adams

Author:K.C.Adams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kristina Adams

18

Edie

In an effort to try to earn favour with Mum – and to get out of the house and clear my head, since it just kept trying to work out how to get the ghost out of Melanie – I took Tilly for a walk. There were a few parks nearby, so I chose Tilly’s favourite.

It was your average early morning, with not that many people out beyond dog walkers. I didn’t really blame them. The weather was definitely colder than usual in the autumn. Or was that because it was a town full of ghosts?

I let Tilly off her iron lead and she ran off, did a couple of loops, then carried on walking near me as I ambled along the path. I always carried her iron lead in my pocket because it was inconspicuous but good for warding off evil.

It was one thing to know that Melanie was possessed. It was something else to try to free her. There was also the moral dilemma of if it was worth it. Ghost or no ghost, she was a bitch. Was it really worth the effort to help her?

It didn’t help that her bestie was my arch nemesis. Who was right in front of me.

I tried to change course, but she spotted me and made a beeline for me. Frazzle.

Tessa got right in front of my path. Tilly stood by my side like a guard dog, ready to pounce on Tessa at my signal. What she thought she’d do as a walking teddy bear I had no idea, but it was cute that she thought she could protect me – and that she realised I needed it.

‘Can I help you?’ I said to Tessa, since she refused to move.

‘You know, you and Josh won’t be friends forever,’ she said.

‘Why?’ The longer I stood in front of Tessa, the more my throat constricted, and the more I hated myself. What was it about her that made me implode?

Tilly growled, but from her it sounded more like a purr.

She scoffed. ‘Look at you. We both know guys like Josh don’t bother with girls like you.’

‘Then you don’t know Josh,’ I managed to say before my throat closed up again. I’d wanted to finish with ‘as well as me’ but my throat had had other ideas.

Tessa reached out and pushed me over. I landed backwards, hitting my head on a rock behind me. She gasped, then ran away. Fucking brilliant.

I put my hand to the back of my head. Blood.

‘Are you all right?’ said a kind, female voice. I looked up to see a young mother in her twenties standing beside me with her son next to her, licking a lollipop.

‘You should be ashamed of yourself!’ she shouted after Tessa. She didn’t reply, just carried on running away. How did she still have friends?

The young mother reached out and helped me up. ‘Come on, let’s get you cleaned up.’

‘Th-thank you,’ I said in between cries. At least I hadn’t applied makeup that morning.

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