Chapter 5

Hayden was knocked out cold on the hall way floor. I teacher came rushing out to see what happened she sent Brody to the principals office and Hayden to the nurse. I go to lunch like nothing ever happened and eat lunch at a table all alone but I don't really care all the people here seem fake. 

When the day was over I went to Jason's truck, because I didn't know were else to go and when I got there Brody was standing at the end of the truck waiting for me! "What the hell! I thought you would have gotten suspended for punching that guy?" I say astonished. Brody smiled, "They let me off with a warning because I am new to the town." I am so relived. "Ok good, so tell me what the hell happened back there?" Brody sighs. "That kid Hayden and I kinda don't agree. Hayden is a bully and always has to be the best. So when I came here and was the best at soccer and I was nice to everyone people started hanging out with me more then him and I became more popular than him and I did it fast, and well he didn't like that. He started threatening people to hangout with him and anyone who even mentioned my name he would beat up. He also started being rude to my new friends and me and you know I can't take that Ry so I started to fight back." I stand there in silence for a second and then said, "That all happened in a week?" Brody does his nervous laugh. "Its crazy Ry, I know, everything is happening fast, a week here feels like a year.” I shakes my head, “Whatever lets get going were is Jason?” “He is at soccer which is were I am supposed to be so let get you home,” Brody hops into the truck. I hop in after him and we go to Zoe’s. 

Brody drops me off and he drives off. “Your home! How was school? Was is just totally amazing?” Zoe comes rushing into the foyer attacking me with questions. “It was horrible,” I say and then run up to my room and slam my door. I lay on my bed and cry. I hate this place. I want to go home, I want my dad, I want my Grandma. “Oh don’t cry sweetie everything will work out here,” A voice that sounded a whole lot like grandma says. I look up from my pillow and know one is there. “Whose there? Zoe? Is that you?” I look around my empty room. “Oh honey you know who it is,” grandma walks out from the closet. I am shocked and confused, “Grandma? but but but your dead!” “Yes sweetheart I am dead but you can see the dead.” Grandma looks just like she did when she was alive her blonde hair, glasses, and in is one of her biker outfits with her leather pants and leather jacket with her pink scarf around her neck, the only thing that is different about her is that she is a little bit see through. “I can’t see the dead!” I say in an Irish whisper. “Honey if you can’t see the dead how are you seeing me.” Grandma says with her hands on her hips.  I whisper to myself, “What the hell is wrong with me?” Grandma says, “Oh nothings wrong with you Ry Ry this is a gift that you got, not a curse you are going to be able to help people.” I look at her I am getting kinda mad. “How the hell am I going to help people with this? Am I going to be a medium? I will never be one of those crazy people! So how the hell will I “help” people?” “Oh honey you are not a worthless medium there are so many of those you wouldn’t help people with that. No no no you are a hunter, a ghost hunter.”  I look at her like she is crazy, now I know I lost it. “A ghost hunter really, how the hell am I, a small teenage girl, going to hunt ghost?” Grandma smiles. “Oh you will find out. I think you have had enough surprises for one night. bye Ry Ry love you,” and she was gone.

I am standing in the middle of my room. What just happened?  I am thinking about how crazy I am when I hear the door close down stairs. “Hey I am home Ry can you come here?” Brody says from down stairs. I walk down to see him “Hey how was practice? and whats up?” I say. “Practice was good. Tonight you and me are going to a party.” I laugh. “Yeah right it is a Monday, we have school tomorrow and I wouldn’t be caught dead at a party with all the fake b*****s in town.” I say and then laugh again. Brody smiles his sinister smile. “We don’t have school tomorrow because of the towns weird holiday and I will make you go.” “No you can’t make me go.” I shake my head he can’t make me go....right? “Watch me, A'Miracle you can come in now.” Brody smiles as the door starts to open. I am shocked he invite Barbie here. “No you didn’t” Brody’s all happy with himself. “Oh yes I did Ry,” Barbie stands next to Brody and giving me a death stare...great. “A’Miracle can you get Ry all ready for the party? She doesn’t know the style here in Maine it is very different then in Texas. So you can pick her outfit and do her make up and hair and all that girl stuff think of it as having a life size Barbie doll.” I can’t believe he just said that. Barbie says, “Ok Brody, I brought some of my own stuff too. I will look her amazing just for you! Come on Rylee lets go to your room!” She starts walking up the stairs. Brody whispers in my ear, “Be nice to her or you will regret it. I am doing this for your own good.” “Oh yeah my own good? Well this is for your own good.” I say back. “Whats for my own good?” Brody says confused. “This” I say all happy as I elbow him in the gut and he falls over in pain. Then I walk up the stairs and go to my room were Barbie is getting ready to make me her minion.  

Author's Note

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