HAUNTED PRINCE by DENIS DANIEL (uplifting books for women .TXT) 📖

person who would be satisfied with one thing, so she put a plus on almost everything. Even in her clothes, if she wore a suit she would add a small flower to go with it. If it was a dress she would add a shawl or something. Even her BMW she wanted to add something, but after Ashley and I spending a whole lot of time explaining it was okay as it was, she would’ve been driving a racing car with all the crazy adjustment ideas she had.

“So tell me about your life, we haven’t had a one on one talk in a while.” Mom said as we were having breakfast together.

“It’s just theses changes in my life, they are happening to fast.” And honestly I didn’t know what changes I was referring to, being a teenager or being a freak.

“They are bound to happen son, being a teenager is a part of life and the most important part. Just try to make sure you make the right choices and if you make mistakes, I will be there to help you fix them, because those can’t be avoided.”

I was relieved to hear her say that, she almost made me feel like everything will be okay. But then again, what if those mistakes were too big, like getting involved with some supernatural stuff and things get really messy! Would she still be able to help me? Or would it be like one of those situations you have to fix them yourself.

We finished breakfast quietly and then after mom left for work. I was left with nothing much to do, so I decided to do shores; even though mom hired a maid who would come couple times a week to do some cleaning but since she wasn’t coming on Saturdays’ I thought that would be a good day to pass my time.

But the garden needed more attention than the house since no one had paid attention to it, since a long time passed since I mowed it last time. While I was doing it I heard someone yelling but I didn’t hear since the machine was making noises. I turned to see if I heard correct or if I was just making it all up, and I found out Ashley was calling wearing huge glasses and she was in her pajamas which was so unlike her. I switched the machine off and I actually heard her this time,

“My head hurts like hell,” she shouted, so I went to her.

“That’s the effect of drinking too much alcohol. Come on I will give you some painkillers.” I took her back into the house. There was a first aid kit in one of the cabins in the kitchen, the strange thing is I couldn’t remember using it at all. I took some painkillers and gave Ashley two pills. Then she threw the pills in her mouth I poured some water in a glass and gave her also, “now you’ll feel better in no time.” I assured her,

 

 

CHAPTER 29;

 

“Is mom already gone?”

“Ashley, it’s almost ten in the morning.”

“Oh. Mom didn’t say anything about me, did she?”

“Don’t worry she doesn’t know you got drunk, or she did seem like she knew. At least that what I know.”

“Right, now I have to go with a maybe.”

“Okay, she doesn’t know.” I rephrased my sentence a little.

Then in that moment and idea came in my mind and I thought I could ask Ashley for help, “Ashley there is one thing, a favor I wanted to ask you.”

“What is it?” she asked calmly as if she knew I would do it.

“I need to go out today, but I don’t have any excuse to use on mom so that she can let me go.”

“So you want me to find an excuse for you.”

“Actually I wanted you to go out and when I get you to wherever you want to go, I will go do my thing and then come back to pick you up.”

“But I don’t have any plans today, besides I don’t think I want to go to any party right now.”

“I was thinking some kind of school project or something, I’m sure one of your friends won’t mind your visit.”

“Sure, Chloe won’t mind me visit her, since her parents are not home and she hates being at home with her annoying brother. She would love to spend time with me, but I have to call and ask her first.”

“Cool, you are the best Ash.”

 

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After that conversation we went back to our usual routine and when Ashley asked her friend if she could go over she accepted. I couldn’t wait for mom to come home and let us go. I still had my doubts if what I was doing was the right thing to do. But there was one thing that bothered me more than my doubts, and that is how much of a rollercoaster my life was. I was determined to find the answers even if it meant believing in crazy things.

And just like that evening came and mom came home. Ashley and I had already prepared some chicken salad and spaghetti. We prepared dinner table and in no time we were together sitting eating dinner. I was nervous though, I wasn’t sure if mom would just let us go or sense we were lying to her and eventually refuse to let us go.

I was quiet and mom and Ashley were talking about how their day was. For a person who was planning a plot Ashley was very calm and comfortable as if nothing was happening. They kept talking and they even talked about business; mom talked to Ashley about her company progress all the time and strangely Ashley could understand all those figures mentioned and she even seemed interested. I mean she was younger than me but her way of understanding things was always a mystery to me. But after while of talking about her company Ashley cut mom short and dropped the bomb,

“Mom, I was wondering if I could go out. There is this school project I needed to do with my friend, but she wasn’t home in the afternoon so she told me to go this evening.”

“Sure honey, at least this time there won’t any alcohol.”

“How did you find out?” Ashley asked in disbelief.

“I went to your room this morning and it smelled weird and plus you never wake up late, unless you got drunk yesterday.”

“I’m sorry, they said it was just punch. So I took a few cups and before I knew it I was already drunk.”

“It’s okay honey, but don’t do it again. You are not old enough to use alcohol yet. You are a minor so alcohol is bad for you. And don’t stay out there too late. Okay?”

“I won’t mom, can Steve take me in his car?”

“Of course.” She smiled at her.

“Thank you mom.” Ashley went to where she was sitting and kissed her on the cheek.

Then we went to change because mom would never let us go out dressing casually it was in appropriate to her. She wasn’t all that choosy about what we wear, but she never wanted us to dress carelessly, ‘like those Hollywood stars’ as she always said.

I put on my blue draft shirt and black jeans with sneakers, then I was good to go. Ashley wore a cream tank top and blue flowered yoga pants with a little make up on, may be because she was just visiting her friend. And just after few minutes we were out of the house. I was excited and nervous and confused, I didn’t know what to expect from that girl Alex. Was she going to tell me more stories, or show me something or do something? I didn’t know. But I was going to find out soon.

Soon we arrived at Ashley’s friend Chloe house and I expected Ashley to get off as soon as we got there, but she didn’t. She looked at me and she could tell I was unsettled. I was but it was something I needed to do, even if half of me didn’t want me to. She looked worried and concerned, it was painful to see her like that. I never wanted to see her hurt for me, for my issues.

“Thank you for today,” I told her and caressed her cheek a little.

“Just be careful, okay? I wouldn’t forgive myself if anything happens to you out there because of me.”

“I will.” I smiled a little as assurance.

“Okay, see you later.” She said and got out right away, then she waved at me for the last time when she was outside, I waved back and went on my way out of town, to meet with Alex.

Somehow at the back of my mind I wanted to see that weird girl again. And if I was honest she was the only interesting part of the meeting. I knew I wasn’t supposed to do or try anything with her and I wasn’t going to. I just wanted to see her, sort of. And abruptly without even knowing it I was already on that rough road leading to her house.

‘Here we go.’ I took a note to my head because I was bringing myself to get another dose of crazy. My driving was a lot slower now, and I had a good reason for doing so. A huge part of me was opposing my action, since I stopped being an adventurous person a long time ago. I was playing it safe, but this whole thing with this girl safe was far away. I wasn’t even sure if safe existed in her vocabulary.

Eventually I arrived at her house and the truck was not there today, the cozy parking lot was empty so I parked closest to the house. Few seconds later the door was opened and Alex rushed out; didn’t know whether she was excited to see me or excited to tell me her next story.

“You came!” she wondered, she seemed like it. I was already put of my car by that time.

“Sadly,” I said honestly,

“You are going to love this.” She said happily, unfortunately she had no idea what I loved or didn’t love so I doubted I was going to love whatever she was going to tell me. Also today she was different, she was overly happy almost childlike. I’d seen her like that, it was weird.

She took me inside and right after entering, the hot weird girl was standing in front of us. She looked at me and gave me a wink which se t chills all over my body. I kept looking at her until she spoke and broke the spell from me.

“Not yet cousin.” She told Alex,

“Why not?” Alex asked irritated.

“Because he is not ready. I need to explain something’s to him first.”

“You, I don’t think so. No offence but I would rather do it myself.” Alex said defensively,

“I would never do anything to him. At least nothing he wouldn’t like.” She said slyly. Even though I didn’t understand the whole thing I had a vibe it was nothing good.

“Yah right.” Alex said to her and then addressed to me, “let’s go.”

She took me to the room from the previous night. And today the house seemed empty, the only people that were in