The Ghost of You

Alyssa walked into the house and stood in the doorway. She listened to Eli and Debra talking in thr living room before focusing her attention on the houses interior. Now that she was inside her eyes could better see the interior. The interior was pretty average and moderate looking nothing too extravagant or over the top.

Her eyes caught pictures of the family in the living room unsurprisingly there were few pictures of her. She quickly shoot her anger down before continuing to access the house. There was a staircase which lead to the second story of the house which had five different doors. Three were bedrooms, one was a guest room, and the other was a closet/storage room.

She then took a big whiff the smell of house the scent of green and leafy items namely vegetables hit her nostrils. There was not a hit of red nor glucose in the house whatsoever. Alyssa internally groaned not only did she have to put up with Debra but she had to go without meat and sugar. She was gonna die living here.

She was brought out her musings by the sound of their footsteps coming round the corner. Her brother gave her small smile understanding what she was doing while Debra managed a smile which oozed of falseness.

"Lyss what do you think?" Eli asked with a smile that reeked of "please be nice to Debra even if you have to take it."

She shrugged. "It's okay real homely." Finishing with a smile.

Debra returned it. "I hope you like it here now let's go to your rooms."

Eli gestured to Alyssa who trudged along them upstairs. Debra led them upstairs then walked to her right and stopped at a door she opened it.

"This is your room." She told Eli.

Eli stepped in gave it a once over. "It's perfect thank you Aunt Debra."

"You're welcome now your room Alyssa." Debra said either not noticing or ignoring how Alyssa stiffened at her hand on her back to guide her to another room.

Alyssa could tell it was a plain room and sure enough when Debra opened the door her senses were confirmed. The room was a dark brown, a bed in the middle, a dresser, a closet, etc.

"I hope it do." Debra said.

Alyssa exhaled slowly. "It'll do." She said biting her tongue to keep what she really wanted to say back.

"Good!" Debra said. "I'll let you settle in dinner will be in a few."

She calmed as Debra left leaving her alone. Alyssa looked over the plain simple room and smirked at redecorating it to her liking and to piss Debra off. Setting her bag on the floor Alyssa closed her eyes and concentrated doors and drawers were opened as clothes folded themselves and put themselves away. Hangers rattled as they went through clothes and hung themselves up.

Eventually all of her belongings were put away and arranged in the room. When Eli walked in he found her sitting on her bed staring straight ahead with a photo of her and Vega in her hands.

He says nothing and sat next to her and waited for her to get done. Alyssa blinked coming back to reality and glanced at her brother who gave her a small smile. She returned it and ran her finger over Vega.

"Who knows you might make some friends here." Eli said rubbing her shoulder.

She snorted. "Yeah if I don't scare them off."

"You didn't scare Vega off." Eli said.

"Only because Vega knows what it's like to be different and not have anyone understand you." Alyssa said. "I miss her so much."

"I'm sure she misses you too." Eli said comfortingly. "At least you can communicate with her with or without a phone or laptop."

"There's that." Alyssa said smiling then closed her eyes. "Yes we've made it safely here." She said out loud. "She's been blowing me up for hours now."

Eli chuckled. "See?" "Y'all may be far apart but Vega is always there."

At this her expression fell as she thought about their parents Eli noticed this. "Lyss you...

Alyssa's eyes flashed. "Dinners ready." She said.

"Dinners ready!" Debra announced from the foot of the stairs.
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Alyssa sat and poked at her veggie lasagna she couldn't understand how anybody could not eat meat. Meat was one of the most succulent delicacies on the planet. She was gonna go nuts without it.

"How's the lasagna?" Debra asked.

"Delicious isn't it Alyssa?" Eli asked.

"It's missing meat." She said bluntly.

"Oh Alyssa you know all the fat in meat can result in high blood pressure and so on." Debra said. "This is healthier."

"Yeah if you want to eat like a rabbit." She mumbled loud enough so Debra could hear.

"So is Beacon High a good school?" Eli said trying to extinguish the tension.

Debra sipped her wine. "Yes Alyssa should be able to get a good education and should be able to stay out of trouble."

Alyssa looked up. "What's that suppose to mean?" She asked her temper flaring beneath the surface.

"I mean you'll be able to stay on the straight path and the school doesn't put up with trouble." Debra said.

"I don't find trouble it finds me." Alyssa said.

"Only because you let it." Debra said.

"Let it?!" Alyssa asked now angry. "I don't let anything happen it just happens and more often then not there's nothing I can do about it!" She growled her eyes blazing and the dishes in the kitchen shaking and rattling.

"Alyssa." Eli said softly putting a hand on her wrist.

She looked at her brother them at Debra who looked shaken she sighed her eyes went back tI the normal and the clattering of dishes stopped. Saying nothing Alyssa left the table and went to her room.
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Alyssa sat on the bed looking at photos of her mother she heard Eli approaching before he entered.

"You almost lost control at the table." He said coming in.

"She started it she made me mad." Alyssa said turning a page in the album.

"I know Alyssa but you have to control it you remember what happened the last time you...

"You're right I do!" She yelled causing the album to fly into the wall. "You don't have to remind me all the time you don't think I feel like shit enough as is knowing I can't control it?"

"Lyss calm down." Eli said putting his arms around her as the lights flickered and objects rattled. "Just focus on my voice."

Alyssa closed her eyes focusing on his voice and remembering g what her Grandma taught her. Eventually the noises ceased and all was quiet.

"I'm sorry." She whispered into her brothers shoulder.

"I know just remember you control it, it doesn't control you." Eli said pulling away. "Not if you don't let it."

She looked at where the album had landed she held her arms out as it landed in them and went to a page of their parents. "Do you think things would be different if they were still alive?" She asked.

"I think they would be real different if they were." Eli said sitting in silence with his sister as they looked at photos of their parents.
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She found herself in front of a two story house there were two teenage boys. One had floppy hair and looked of Mexican descent the other was lanky and had a buzzcut. Lanky spoked excitedly of there being a body in the woods and the police only finding half of it.

The scene flashed of the two teens in the woods searching floppy haired talked about trying out for lacrosse that year while lanky made a sarcastic remark about it. Lanky was then got my cops one of which was his father.

The scene flashed forward again this time floppy was tumbling over a hill after being startled by the discover of the body. Alyssa sensed an ominous presence she looked and gasped seeing a pair of red eyes.

"Run!" She yelled.

Floppy haired looked up seeing the red eyes but didn't have time to react before he was attacked and scratched by the creature.

He stumbled to his feet and ran until he got to the highway trying to flag down a car for help. As he tried to get help suddenly a howl was heard throughout the woods.

Alyssa gasped sitting/waking up as the "dream" ended.