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g to break my heart. Sure he was an athlete and rich male athletes have

eeply into it, I didn't think deeply into it when I met Billy and Grace or Cassie but I questioned it myself after Mom broke the news. B

eople, and the real question is why do good people leav

doesn't do dark humour she hates it when I make dark jokes. She was being fucking serious. I wanted it to

real announcement. The l

re tightly than when I survived that drowning when I was little.

d and the other world. I haven't spoken to Viv, Nadia and Cassie for days.

have described it as worse than physical pain. At first, I thought it was an

l world. I didn't even go to Kevin and Bukola's graduation. I was stuck here eating ice cream and watching funny movies forcing myself to laugh trying hard to distract myself. But

but I washed it and straightened it and took care of it. I looked like a horror movie befor

other sight for weeks. I feel so bad for tuning her out be

ls my name and she hugs

orry,"

allowing me to yell at you to go wash your dirty hair. And finally." I laugh and we release eac

e of him every time I look at it. I gave him an amulet that would protect him fro

ting hurt spiritually but not

up. Her hair is all up in a bun. She looks just as sad. She has tried to cheer me

the door and we leave. Cassie's following us. I know my physical frien

wailing woman waving sadly to me. I look at my mom to see if s

e back, she doesn't need to even open the door all she has to do

n our way to

and I let the warm summer bre

Grandma? If he's going to be a ghost here then that means I'm gonna be spending time with him, I'm going to try to he

least he won't get hurt ev

ot of people are here. They're all dressed in black and they're all here to bid

wo Wright women walk up to a church to say goodbye to a Bell. Who would have thought?

tions and there's a lot of supernatural ener

his late sixties when he told people they didn't believe him his school bullies accused him of

ed into the church, locked the door and began to

r the screams o

for heaven, some did go to heaven and as for Father James. Oh, he's down there and unfortunately so is George

ot more help instead of hu

nsive black dress, high heels and pearls. Jason got his blond hair from his mom while he got his eyes from his dad. I can't ev

in her eyes, I can feel the pain she's just putting on a fake sm

ou doing b

but I'll be fine." I nod

ally loved him, and

aid it a tho

Cassie--walk up front to where Mr. Bell, Max and Philippe are talking to two o

. "Now when I see you I'm gonna be thinking of him. You two would have made a won

ile Jason smiles at me. He's in awe at what he's seeing, his beau

ver have such a thought like that again because if I do, I'm going to be rem

lia says. I catch a glance at

Jason a little but he doesn't have that electric

hate his brother that much? I could punch him in the face right n