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don’t know if I felt vulnerable, afraid, safe, or what, but I did something that I had never done in my entire life. Sobbing, I said, “I need your help.”
“I know.”
I thought Hunter was about to pull me into a hug, but what he did was pull me behind him. For a split second, I was confused by what happened, but as soon as I remembered him looking into the living room where Benjamin seemed to be, it all made sense. Watching Hunter, it looked as if he was grabbing Benjamin, who I could not see and throwing him across the room. The only reason why I knew that he went across the room was because a chair on that side of the room was flipped over.
Hunter faced me again. “He is gone.”
“How did you do--?
Kelly came in.
What was that noise?” she asked.
“Sorry about that Mrs. Gallagher, I can be a klutz sometimes. I tripped over the chair.”
“Oh. All right kids, I’m going to go pick up dinner. Hunter, will you stay and eat with us?”
“No, thank you, Mrs. Gallagher. I wouldn’t want to impose.”
“Oh please, it is no problem at all. I insist.” Kelly smiled and I knew that because Hunter was so polite, she really liked him. If that had been Justin, she would have never left me alone with him.
As soon as she left I asked him how he had done that. “It doesn’t matter. We need to figure out how to keep you safe. He will come back. And you need to stop taking your meds or you won’t even see him coming at you.”
“I shouldn’t have told you. That only provoked him.”
“Trust me. You did the right thing. Whatever it is that he wants, it can’t be good.”
I met Hunter’s gaze. “What is he?”
“What do you think he is?”
“Well, I thought he was a ghost, but he is strong and he can touch things… he is just different than Carolyn.”
“Lets just say that you are on the right track. That is all you need to know for now.”
“He is more than just a ghost, isn’t he?”
Hunter hesitated. “I will take care of him.”
“Why are you helping me?” I asked.
He shrugged. “Many reasons. One is because I didn’t have anyone to help me…. Well, not at first anyway.”
I felt so awful for him going through whatever he did alone. It just made sense why he distanced himself from everyone. I just felt really bad for him.
I nodded, not sure what to say. I actually felt relieved to talk to him, but I was now even more afraid of what Benjamin would do. And I also had no idea how I would get away with not taking those pills and still be able to sleep.
We heard the front door opening.
“Kayla, can you go grab the food from the my car?” Kelly asked, as she bolted for the bathroom.
“Sure.”
“Is your mom okay?” Hunter asked.
“Yeah, just pregnancy stuff, I guess. She doesn’t really get morning sickness. It is more like before dinner sickness.”
Hunter looked pale.
“What is wrong?” I asked him.
He didn’t say anything.
“I will just go get you some water,” I said.
He grabbed my wrist pulling me closer and whispered “I think I know what he may want.”
THIRTEEN
I looked up from his hand softly holding my wrist, to his concerned gaze and wondered again why he was so willing to help me.
Hunter quickly let go of my wrist when he heard the front door open.
It was Andrew. He came in the kitchen.
“Hey, Kayla. Is your mom home?”
“Yeah. She is feeling sick… again.”
He looked at Hunter.
Hunter said, “Hi Mr. Gallagher, I’m Hunter.”
“Hi Hunter.” He replied and apologized for my lack of manners in not introducing them.
Andrew was a few-words kind of guy. He went to check on Kelly while Hunter and I finally went to get the dinner out of the car.
While outside, we were
“I know.”
I thought Hunter was about to pull me into a hug, but what he did was pull me behind him. For a split second, I was confused by what happened, but as soon as I remembered him looking into the living room where Benjamin seemed to be, it all made sense. Watching Hunter, it looked as if he was grabbing Benjamin, who I could not see and throwing him across the room. The only reason why I knew that he went across the room was because a chair on that side of the room was flipped over.
Hunter faced me again. “He is gone.”
“How did you do--?
Kelly came in.
What was that noise?” she asked.
“Sorry about that Mrs. Gallagher, I can be a klutz sometimes. I tripped over the chair.”
“Oh. All right kids, I’m going to go pick up dinner. Hunter, will you stay and eat with us?”
“No, thank you, Mrs. Gallagher. I wouldn’t want to impose.”
“Oh please, it is no problem at all. I insist.” Kelly smiled and I knew that because Hunter was so polite, she really liked him. If that had been Justin, she would have never left me alone with him.
As soon as she left I asked him how he had done that. “It doesn’t matter. We need to figure out how to keep you safe. He will come back. And you need to stop taking your meds or you won’t even see him coming at you.”
“I shouldn’t have told you. That only provoked him.”
“Trust me. You did the right thing. Whatever it is that he wants, it can’t be good.”
I met Hunter’s gaze. “What is he?”
“What do you think he is?”
“Well, I thought he was a ghost, but he is strong and he can touch things… he is just different than Carolyn.”
“Lets just say that you are on the right track. That is all you need to know for now.”
“He is more than just a ghost, isn’t he?”
Hunter hesitated. “I will take care of him.”
“Why are you helping me?” I asked.
He shrugged. “Many reasons. One is because I didn’t have anyone to help me…. Well, not at first anyway.”
I felt so awful for him going through whatever he did alone. It just made sense why he distanced himself from everyone. I just felt really bad for him.
I nodded, not sure what to say. I actually felt relieved to talk to him, but I was now even more afraid of what Benjamin would do. And I also had no idea how I would get away with not taking those pills and still be able to sleep.
We heard the front door opening.
“Kayla, can you go grab the food from the my car?” Kelly asked, as she bolted for the bathroom.
“Sure.”
“Is your mom okay?” Hunter asked.
“Yeah, just pregnancy stuff, I guess. She doesn’t really get morning sickness. It is more like before dinner sickness.”
Hunter looked pale.
“What is wrong?” I asked him.
He didn’t say anything.
“I will just go get you some water,” I said.
He grabbed my wrist pulling me closer and whispered “I think I know what he may want.”
THIRTEEN
I looked up from his hand softly holding my wrist, to his concerned gaze and wondered again why he was so willing to help me.
Hunter quickly let go of my wrist when he heard the front door open.
It was Andrew. He came in the kitchen.
“Hey, Kayla. Is your mom home?”
“Yeah. She is feeling sick… again.”
He looked at Hunter.
Hunter said, “Hi Mr. Gallagher, I’m Hunter.”
“Hi Hunter.” He replied and apologized for my lack of manners in not introducing them.
Andrew was a few-words kind of guy. He went to check on Kelly while Hunter and I finally went to get the dinner out of the car.
While outside, we were
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