Imperfect by Chalen D. (paper ebook reader .txt) 📖

When I woke Up I rapped a long fuzzy robe around myself. Cookie was curled up under the blanket. I opened the curtains and flew back.
"Gah!" I yelled.
When I flew back I lost my balance and fell on the floor.
"What happened?" Lexi asked, at the door in robe, and curlers.
"Uh." i said, pointing at the window.
Lexi opened the window. The bear had it's paws on the window.
"Oh that's just Herman." Lexi said. "Go to the back door Herman."
Herman pushed off the window and disappeared.
"Great I talk to a dog, and My sister, has a pet bear named fucking Herman."
"Some bunch we are huh?" She smiled. "Get dressed, I'm taking you to work with me today."
I got dressed and went into the kitchen. There was a girl standing by the window.
"Oh, hey, I'm Ronan." I said.
The girl turned, smiled, and disappeared.
"Alrighty then." I muttered.
"Ronan? Grab Cookie let's go!" Lexi called.
Cookie was at my feet, head cocked to the side, looking at where the girl was. I scooped her up, and Walked to the door. We got into the Elevator and got into the car. No sign of Herman the Bear.
"are you sure it's okay if I bring Cookie?" I asked.
"Yep."
"This is going to sound really crazy."
"Tell me." She said, turning down the radio.
"Do you have a ghost living in your apartment?"
"Did you hear it?"
"I saw her."
"You saw her!"
"hands on the wheel!" I screamed, grabbing the wheel and making us go into our lane.
"What did she look like?" She asked.
"She had really crazy blonde hair and big glasses. she's pretty." Cookie licked my finger. "Herman's not going to eat Cookie right?"
"Of course not!"
"Well, I've never owned a bear before."
She laughed, and turned up the radio.
~*~
I pushed my door open and the girl was sitting on my bed. She stood and held up a hand.
"Please don't freak out."
"You can talk."
"Of course I can talk. Can't you?"
"A ghost with sarcasm. I love it." I put Cookie on the bed and sat down.
The ghost sat down to, and Cookie crawled onto her lap.
"I love dogs. What's her name?"
"Cookie. What do you want."
"I need your Help Ronan."
"With what?"
"I need you to Help find the guy that Murdered me."
"Are you crazy?!"
"Ronan?"
"On the phone." I called. "No way."
"Please? I trust you. I need to move on."
"Fine I'll help you."
"Perfect." She clapped her hands together.
"what do i have to do?" I asked knowing i'd regret this.
"you have to go to the court room for my case. say your in school and your doing a report. you need background on the Mason case."
"What's your first name?"
"Jewls. hi, nice to meet you." she said holding her hand out.
I looked at it then at her.
"Won't my hand go right through yours?"
Jewls rolled her eyes, grabbed onto my hand and shook it as If to make a point.
"Now your Only here for a week so you gotta go now."
"Now? Will you go with me?"
"But I"m a ghost."
"Well you had no problem with shaking my hand now did you?"
"For fucks sake."
"I'll do all the talking."
"Fine. I get to carry Cookie."
"How would It look if there was just a random Flying Puppy?" I asked, holding out my hands.
"Being Dead's a bitch." She said, handing Cookie to me.
"You can hold Cookie in the car."
We went to the kitchen Where Lexi sat.
"This is my sister Lexi. You can Trust her."
Lexi looked up as Jewls showed herself.
"Oh my, you are pretty."
"Thank you." Jewls smiled.
"I'm trying to help Jewls get to the other side. Can we use your car Keys?"
"Sure." She said, handing them over.
"Thanks." I said.
"Be back for dinner girls."
"Will do." Jewls called closing the door.
"You can eat?"
"Oh would you just get into the damn elevator?"
We drove in silence to the Police Department.
"Hi, I'm doing a Report for school. I need the case, on Jewls Mason, Please."
The woman dug into a file drawer and gave me a cream folder, With Mason, Jewls typed on it.
"Have a nice day." I said, hurrying from the office.
Jewls was sitting in the front seat Petting and talking to Cookie. I gave the folder to her and waited as she looked through it.
"This doesn't say anything we can use. Here. You need to talk to the guy." She said, pointing to a picture of a cop.
"Fine. Your coming with me." I said, taking Cookie.
"Why Can't you be a big girl?" She asked, opening the door.
"Thank you for meeting with me." I told officer Neil.
"NO problem."
"I need information on Jewls Mason."
"I can't give you that."
I looked at Jewls who nodded.
"Look, I know you want to find the guy as much as I do. I can help you."
"Why would you want to help us?"
"Jewls is my friend."
"No, that's not it. Your A medium. Is Jewls in the room?"
Jewls took a step back.
"Can you give me the information?"
He gave me a file. I opened it. there was a picture of Jewls paper clipped to some other pictures.
"This is where he killed me."
"She says this is wear he killed me."
"We looked there. we found nothing."
"My body's still there, in the bricked up fire place." She pointed to a wall.
"Her body's in this wall." I pointed to the picture.
"We'll get on it."
"You don't Believe me do you?"
"It's all a little-"
I held up Cookie and Jewls took her.
"Believe me now?" I asked, cocking my head.
"I'll get a team together."
"I want to go with you. So does Jwels."
"I didn't say that."
"Don't smack me." I said, smacking her back.
"I didn't say that."
"DO you want help or not?"
"Yes."
"Well then your going." I turned to Neil as he had his mouth open. "Are you going to help us or not?"
"Right this way." he said.
I took Cookie and followed Niel out of the room.
We got into a car and drove in the middle of the woods.
"This is creepy." I said.
"Try getting killed here." She said.
"God."
"Is she going to keep talking to the Ghost?" Neil's partner with black hair asked.
"Aye, Blackie in the front. Mind your own business." I said.
"Yeah, looking like something out of twilight."
I laughed.
"What did she say?" Niel asked.
" She said, Yeah, looking like something out of twilight."
Niel burst out laughing, and Blackie muttered something.
"He just called you a psycho bitch." Jewls told me.
"Don't call me a psycho bitch."
"You heard that?" Niel asked.
I oped my mouth.
"Tell them yes, so they stop."
"Yeah I fucking heard it, I'm like something out of twilight in that area. Holy fucking hell!" I Said, as the house came into view. I slid out and then Jewls slid out behind me and shut the door.
"Freaky."
Jewls, mouth fell open and she flicked Blackie in the temple, "asstard!"
"She called you an asstard." i told Blackie following Neil, who had a black bag.
"That's it." Jewls said, pointing.
"That's it." I said, pointing.
Jewls took Cookie. They took out tools and hit the bricks.
"Yep, there's bones in here."
Jewls and I high fived.
"A whole body."
We did a victory dance.
"We have to see if they're Mason's."
Our victory dance was cut short.
"What do you mean, of course they're mine."
"Yeah, what do you mean of course they're hers. She watched the bastard brick her up. Sorry."
"I'm good girl." She waved a hand at me.
"Well there where other people that where murdered here." He said, grabbing a black bag.
"I'm waiting in the car." Jewls said.
"Right behind you. We'll be in the car." I said, bolting after Jewls.
We watched the house.
"What would you do if some guy with a chain saw came from the woods?" I asked.
"The question is, what would you do? I'm already dead. I could evaporate. You on the other hand would have to run like hell."
"So you wouldn't help me?"
"Of course I'd help you!"
"Like he's be afraid of you."
"I can change form."
"Remind me not to piss you off Jewls." I said as they came from the house.
They put the trunk in the back and then got in.
"I'll call you when we find out." Niel said, once at the station."
"how long do you think this could be?"
"Tow weeks tops."
"Two weeks tops!" Me and Jewls said together.
"We'll let you know." He said, going inside.
"Great what now?" I asked, tossing a hand out.
"Let's start with dinner."
"You can really eat?" i asked.
"Of course I can eat. I can drive too." She smirked.
"Next time." I nodded getting into the car.
~*~
It was three days after, and we where in my room. I was giving Jewls a lesson in music. I had the music turned to max cause Herman the Bear was outside my window, making noises. I think he wanted to eat Cookie.
"It's lighting up!" She said, pointing to my phone.
"Relax. it does that." I said, picking it up.
"Ronan?"
"Officer Neil?"
Jewls got up and I put the phone on speaker.
"Yes, I was calling about the Mason case."
Jewls pocked the phone with her finger, eyebrow pulled together. I waved her away.
"Yes?"
"They were Mason's bones."
"Awesome. what's next?"
"Mason's been dead for ten years. the guys long gone."
I looked over at Jewls.
"He's still in the area I feel it."
"No, He's still here she can feel him."
"We'll keep looking."
I hung up the phone.
"Do you remember what he looks like? He's not going to help us."
"I can do better than telling you." She grabbed a paper and pen and sat at the desk.
I watched as she drew perfect cold and mean eyes. It was the first thing she drew, so I think it's the number one thing she remembered. Soon she filled in the rest of the face.
"Nice detail on the scar." i said, tracing the scar on the right side of his face, going from his eye to his jaw."
"Thanks, Did that myself."
"With what?"
"I used to have really sharp nails. I need you help with something else."
"Sure."
"I need you to talk to my little sister. she's your age. If we hurry We can catch her at the Music store"
"Alright lets go."
We drove to the store, leaving Cookie with Lexi.
"Oh no."
"What?"
"There she is."
I looked over at a girl.
"What's oh no?"
"She took after me."
We walked to her. She had her hair pulled into a side pony tail. It was pink with a light purple streak. She wore big glasses, and had snake bites, and, her septum pierced.
"Hannah?"
"Yeah?" she asked.