Page 28 of Haunting Phantom
“You say it like it’s a bad thing, Krueger. When I possess people, it changes their lives.”
Krueger rolls his good eye before he marches straight over to where the livings are standing, immediately yapping Autumn’s ear off.
“We should get closer,”I suggest, moving in to hear more of the conversation. Damien obediently follows like the good little ghost dog he is. Maybe next time I’ll pat his head and tell him he’s a good boy.
“Your dad says someone from your past is trying to contact you.”
“She’s trying to get you to talk to her so she can get to him.”
“He says she wants to use me to get to you.”
Drac frowns. “It’s gotta be Pippa.”
“Who’s Pippa? Wait, do you mean Pippa Kiplinger from high school?” Autumn questions.
He nods. “That bitch plotted the breakup of me and Amber. Then she fucking crawled up on Rattlesnake Mountain and threatened to jump. I tried to save her, but she ended up falling to her death.”
“Sounds like my kind of girl,”I comment, laughing.“It’s that whole if I can’t have you no one will type of attitude. I love it.”My gaze immediately falls on Phantom, who’s standing way too close to Autumn for my liking.
Damien puts a friendly arm around my shoulders.“I think they’re falling in love,”he mocks, pretending to say it with emotion.
“I hate you,”I growl.
“Well, I adore you. Tell me how you really feel, Dollface.”
“It’s more like abhor, loathe, the constant urge of wanting to maim and stab you with an icepick. Not once, but multiple times, so you really get that Swiss cheese theme going.”
He laughs, but his arm remains.“You flatter me, hotcakes.”
“Gross, don’t call me that.”
“Would you prefer flapjack?”
My eyes narrow.
“What about fluffy butter biscuits?”He smirks, eyeing my behind with great appreciation.“You definitely got some nicecake going on back there.”He laughs moronically, especially when I swing on him and he does the disappearing thing again.
“Too slow,Dollface.”
“Will you two shut up!”Krueger bellows.“I’m trying to have a conversation, and you two are over here bickering over breakfast pet names.”
EAT SHIT, I mouth, but it doesn’t quell his need to smile.
Drac can’t hear anything we’re saying, so he just goes back to talking like nothing is wrong. “Honestly, Autumn, as much as it pains me to say this, I kinda want to know what she has to say. Maybe it will give her the closure she needs to cross over?”
Autumn frowns. “If this is the same girl from before, I honestly don’t know. She tried to overpower me before and got angry when I wouldn’t let her.”
“How can we talk to her without allowing her to do that?”
She nibbles her lip, looking apprehensive and worried. “A séance would be the best bet, but I try to stay away from them as much as possible. You could invite one spirit in, and then others take over.”
Damien smirks.“I think she’s referring to you, Dollface.”
“Bite me, Crater Face.”
“I swear, you two bicker like children sometimes.”
“It’s because she’s a little obsessed with me, Krueger; she just doesn’t know it yet.”
