My Girlfriend's Back

MY GIRLFRIENDтАЩS BACK
Chapter Eight
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watched sleep until the sun came up. After talking about that fateful day with and , the day that had taken her life, she couldnтАЩt shake this weird feeling in the pit of her stomach. She knew there was more to the pain sheтАЩd been feeling and the wish had made that brought her back.

sat on the couch in the living room, thinking of all the possible reasons for the bizarre stuff sheтАЩs been encountering. None of it made any sense at first, but then something astonishing came to her.

тАЬYou all right?тА? asked тАЩs groggy voice.

looked up at him. тАЬYeah,тА? she said.

wasnтАЩt convinced. He ran his fingers through his bed hair and slowly approached the couch. He knew she wasnтАЩt all right. Her eyes were distracted.

тАЬIтАЩve been thinking of that night,тА? said , her voice low and calm.

тАЬYeah, what about it?тА?

тАЬThey never caught him, you know.тА? looked at from the corner of her eyes, hugging her legs close to her chest.

тАЬCaught who?тА? was playing innocent now.

тАЬThe man who killed me,тА? she said.

There was something about the way she spoke that made feel afraid. She sat there, voice dark, eyes blank, like she was possessed or in some kind of trance. He was scared to go near her, afraid to look at her, even. He didnтАЩt know that the man who had taken away from him was still out there. It didnтАЩt even cross his mind to seek revenge on this man, but now all these vengeful thoughts were.

тАЬDo you know where we can find him?тА? asked cautiously.

тАЬNo,тА? said , turning her head to look in the eye. тАЬBut maybe heтАЩs close, and thatтАЩs why IтАЩve been having the pains in my chest. Maybe IтАЩm still connected with him somehow. Maybe I was brought back here not only to give you a second chance but to catch the guy who took me away from you.тА?

grabbed his head. It was all too much for him. He couldnтАЩt wrap his mind around the thought of capturing the man who had made the last three months of his life hell. Of course he wanted to see him pay for what heтАЩs done, but a part of was scared. He was afraid of finding the man and losing control of himself. He wasnтАЩt sure what he was capable of.

let out a deep breath. тАЬWhat if we find the guy, then what?тА?

тАЬWe put him away for good,тА? said.

тАЬAll right, and what if finding the guy means you have to leave...for good this time, then what?тА? He sat himself down on the couch, a few inches away from .

тАЬI guess weтАЩll cross that bridge when we get to it.тА?

ThatтАЩs what thought. Suddenly this didnтАЩt seem like a good idea anymore.

decided that he was going to need , and тАЩs help on this one. He knocked on their doors and explained everything in as little time as he could. He knew they were going to think he was crazy, but what could be more crazy than a girlfriend returning from the dead? He knew eventually they would understand and want to help.

тАЬSo you think тАЩs killer is still out there?тА? questioned, confused.

тАЬYes,тА? said .

тАЬI can feel it,тА? added.

shifted his eyes from his band mates to , then back at his band mates again. All this talk about killers, and girlfriends coming back from the dead, and supernatural feelings was starting to make him sweat. He stood up from the couch and began pacing the floor.

тАЬWait,тА? intercepted. тАЬI donтАЩt think this is a good idea.тА?

тАЬWhy not?тА? asked.

тАЬWell, for one thing, youтАЩre dead (no offense). Secondly, you want us to go after some mad killer who is, well... a killer,тА? he explained.

тАЬItтАЩs the only way,тА? said .

тАЬHow do you know?тА? asked , looking right at her.

тАЬI can feel it, . ItтАЩs what weтАЩre supposed to do.тА?

sighed, glancing at , and then . They seemed to have already agreed to it, so there was no changing their minds.

тАЬCome on, mate,тА? said .

scratched the back of his head. тАЬDo you even know what this man looks like?тА? He said, reclaiming his seat on the couch.

patted his back and smiled. тАЬThank you.тА?

тАЬDonтАЩt mention it.тА?

let out a heavy breath, gathering her thoughts. тАЬI think if I try hard enough, I can conjure up a vision of that night.тА?

тАЬIs that even impossible to do?тА? asked .

тАЬI donтАЩt know but IтАЩm gonna sure try,тА? she said.

closed her eyes and began to concentrate on the memory of that night. It wasnтАЩt easy, but after five minutes she started to see images in her mind. She could see the school and the cars driving by on the road. The sky was almost completely dark now. Her eyelids twitched.

тАЬDo you see anything yet?тА? asked.

nodded her head. тАЬIтАЩm at the school. IтАЩm looking at my watch, wondering where is.тА?

swallowed hard. He wasnтАЩt sure if he wanted to stay in the room for this, to relive that broken promise all over again. Taking in a deep breath, tried to pull himself together. He had to stay. He had to be strong.

тАЬWhat else do you see?тА? asked , staring eagerly at тАЩs face.

тАЬI see,тА? she said under her breath. тАЬI see nothing right now. But I hear sirens. Lots of them.тА?

rubbed his face, anticipating the next chapter in тАЩs memory. He could feel the most dreaded part coming and his heart was beating fast. seemed uncomfortable, too. suddenly jerked, as if she were startled.

тАЬSomeone ran into me. WeтАЩre both on the ground. ItтАЩs him.тА? Her hand flew up to the wound on her chest. Her face winced in pain.

тАЬCan you see his face yet?тА? asked, leaning in closer to her.

The pain was intensifying. тАЬIтАФyeah, I can see him. HeтАЩs got a knife.тА? started to panic.

тАЬDonтАЩt worry about that. Just focus on his face so we can sketch it,тА? said softly.

shot up from the couch and began pacing the floor. Just then let out a heavy gasp and fell back on the couch, still gripping the wound on her chest. immediately spun around and rushed to her side. They all did.

тАЬ, open your eyes,тА? he said firmly in her ear. тАЬ.тА?

тАЩs eyes flew open, staring. It was hard to tell if there was any life in them considering they were already white and hollow.

тАЬ, are you all right?тА? asked.

She blinked finally. тАЬWhat happened?тА?

exchanged a concerned look with his band mates.

тАЬYou had a vision,тА? said cautiously.

тАЬDid I see his face?тА? sat up.

тАЬWe think so,тА? said . тАЬBut you didnтАЩt actually tell us what he looked like.тА?

тАЬThen weтАЩll just try again.тА?

тАЬNo,тА? said. тАЬI think weтАЩve had enough for one day.тА?

And with that, he left the room.