HAUNTED PRINCE by DENIS DANIEL (children's ebooks free online txt) 📕

seat of my car quiet as water in a pond. I had to take a look at her couple times through the rear view mirror just to make sure she was still alive.

 

 

CHAPTER 32;

 

I kept asking myself how I did it and what I did there. At least I knew I helped a helpless girl, but how I did it was still a mystery. Now it was that I was a freak of nature, what I didn’t understand was what kind of freak was I? Was I the monster who killed people or was I a monster who healed people?

I know it would’ve been easier to jump to the conclusion that I was the good guy and I had nothing to do with what happened to my friend and girlfriends. Still something wasn’t making sense why did those creatures go after the people I loved and kill them. Was it because they were after me? And why didn’t Veronica die if all of them were bound to die after being possessed?

Suddenly I was at Ashley’s friend house driveway, abruptly I hit the brakes and they screamed. I texted Ashley then and waited for her to come. Seconds later she came out with her friend they said their goodbyes and Ashley ran to the car. She opened the passenger door got in and soon after fastening her seatbelt I took off.

“Do you know you look like you’ve just seen a ghost?” she said jokingly, she just had no idea how close to the truth she was. When I didn’t change my expression she got serious, “Steve did something happen to you?” she asked worried this time.

Things were more complicated now, I couldn’t tell her one part without telling her the whole story. And that would never happen.

I shied away from her speculative stare, I didn’t want her to see how conflicted I was. I looked forward then I put a fake smile before I looked aback at her who was facing me with her whole body turned my way. That was Ashley way of saying tell me the whole story and don’t leave a single detail.

“Look I just had a misunderstanding with Lexis,” I figured using her would distract Ashley, “she can be such a pain sometimes.”

“Why do I sense some kind of loves quarrel here?” she asked suspiciously.

“Ash, you know how I feel about those things. Besides I would rather date an old lady than her.” Ashley could be clever and sense lies, but sometimes she could be pretty naïve too.

“Sorry, I didn’t know you hated her that much.” She sounded hurt.

“Of course I don’t hate her. I just can’t stand her sometimes.” Even though what I said was meant to be an act but some of it I meant it. I hated the fact that she knew more of my secrets more than others, than Ashley.

“Hi.” Layla greeted from behind the car. And Ashley practically screamed out of her seat. I guess she was so used to be in the car with only me so it freaked her out hearing somebody else’s voice in it, or may be because it was dark in the car and the voice creeper her out. “Sorry I didn’t mean to scare you.” Layla apologized.

“What the hell Steve? Who is this girl? Your new girlfriend?” now she was pissed really bad, “Stop the car.” She shouted.

Before I knew it, she unbuckled her seat belt soon after I stopped the car and got out. I had to follow her and explain, even though I didn’t know what I was going to tell her.

She was standing by the door her arms folded on her chest and her eyes furious.

“Ash, it’s not what you think.” I tried to explain.

“Oh, really. You have a girl inside your car and you didn’t bother to tell me until she scared the hell out of me. Do I mean so little to you?”

“I don’t even know the girl.”

“So you do pick-ups now days.”

“For god sake, will you listen? Just listen.” She looked at me with dry stare, waiting. “The girl was lost and she has amnesia too, so I offered to take her home. That’s all. I didn’t tell you because I forgot she was there.”

She straightened herself and the anger seemed to subside. “Okay, sorry may be I overreacted a little.”

“Maybe more than a little. Let’s go home we are already super late mom’s going to be pissed.”

We got in the car Ashley apologized to Layla and once again the car was quiet. Layla’s house was further on the street, so we had to pass over our house first to drop her and then come back. I didn’t think dropping in the middle of the street and let her go home on her own late at night was a very good idea. Soon we were at her driveway, but seemed reluctant to go.

“I know this is probably asking too much of you, but will you escort me to the door?”

I knew it wouldn’t be a good idea so I told her, “I don’t think your parents will be very happy to see you with me.”

“Why not? You helped me. They should be grateful.”

“Okay, I guess I can escort you to the door.” I looked at Ashley and she was just as uncertain as I was but she didn’t say a word.

Layla got out the car first and headed for the porch while I followed her along the drive way which seemed a little bit longer than it looked. Maybe it was me being nervous or worried, I never thought this day would come. Me standing in front of someone’s parents watching me like I would snatch away their child.

I knew if I wanted to get over it safely I had to keep a positive attitude, so I hoped after some explanation they would understand. But that idealism was short lived, I guess Layla’s parents got the news that their daughter was missing because I didn’t take ten seconds until the door was opened soon after Layla pushed the doorbell.

Her father was forward and her mother was right behind him. She came to her and hugged her daughter so tightly, it looked like she was their only child. I kept a fair distance from them and that was definitely a good idea.

“What’s he doing here?” her mother snarled, almost. Her father didn’t notice, he was looking at his wife and daughter while rubbing his daughters back.

“It’s okay, he helped me get here.” Layla said.

“Thank you, you can go now.” Her father said coldly.

I probably would’ve left, but without telling them something felt wrong. Their daughter seemed fine but she wasn’t so I just suggested something whether they were going to accept it or not it was up to them.

“I think you should have a doctor check on her because she doesn’t remember much; maybe she had an accident or something.” Her parents speculated her and forget about me at once, so I just had to leave.

“So, how did it go?” Ashley asked the second I got in the car, since the car was a little for from the driveway she didn’t see much with the darkness.

“Actually, it went well than I’d expected.” I said proudly.

“That’s better, and I think mom will never let us go out after today.” She said.

“Yah, probably.”

I drove and we headed home which was just couple houses down the street. So it took us like two minutes to get there. I parked my car in the garage but when we got inside the house was pretty quiet like mom was already asleep. I checked the living room and the kitchen just to make sure and there was no one in either rooms.

“Okay, I’m going to sleep. I’m kind of exhausted.” Ashley said.

“Yah me too.” I agreed.

We headed upstairs, Ashley headed to her room and I got in mine. That when I found out that my head was spinning, as unbelievable as it was I just did something impossible, I saved a girl from something; something I couldn’t understand. Talking about the girl, was that it or did I just expose her to more danger? And her staying quiet the whole time didn’t help, I didn’t know how she took the whole situation, if she was freaked out or not.

I had no idea what was happening to me, I was definitely freaked out but I was also feeling something different. Power and free, like what I did was a part of me, sort of.

Determining how I was feeling made me even more freaked out and made my head spin even more. I filled the bathtub water and jumped right in, I could use some chilling since it was the only thing that could stop me from thinking too much.

The water felt even more relaxing this time, it made me feel like I was floating in the air and wind was washing over me, refreshing my body in a way nothing ever did. It was a dream but if felt so real and nice that I never wanted to wake up from the dream. I wanted to stay in that place forever and forget everything, which I didn’t remember much at that time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER 33;

 

“Are you sleeping in a bathtub?” Ashley’s voice pierced through my ears and I crouched instantly,

“What the hell Ashley?” I asked irritated,

“What?” she asked as if she had no clue.

“You could at least knock the door, instead of just walking right in.” I said,

“I did and you didn’t answer that why I came in. And don’t worry I don’t mind seeing my brother naked, mom used to give bath to both of us together, remember?”

“Yes, and that was a long time ago. Anyways, hand me the towel on the hanger.”

She hand me the towel and I wrapped myself in it and we both headed back to my room.

“So why were you sleeping in a bathtub exactly?” she asked curiously. I never thought I would ever need to explain it to her.

“I woke up early so I decided I needed a bath, but I guess I’m not much of an early riser on weekends.” I decided to lie.

She speculated me with her eyes for a while, looking right into my eyes, “Well don’t do it again. I don’t want anything bad happening to you, and come downstairs breakfast is ready.”

She left the room and I got myself dressed, I took a combat jeans and a blue t shirt and then I headed downstairs. Somehow how today I