73. Screams

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"Emily? John?" A ghostly figure sitting on the bed whispered loudly.

"You know them?" Scarlett asked the figure in front of her.

"Gh-gh-ghost!!!!" Skylar screamed. It was the first time she had seen a real-life ghost in front of her.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, Skylar, please calm down." The ghost said.

"Sc-sc-Scarlett," Skylar gathered her courage and somehow held herself together from fainting and tripping with her wobbling legs. "So, you are able to see these things? Every day!?" Skylar said in disbelief.

Scarlett nodded.

"I-I-I- can't belie-" Skylar tried so hard to resist but she fainted due to the shock of seeing a ghost just a few inches away from her.

"Skylar!" Scarlett rushed to catch her. "It's alright," she said to Emily and John. "It's her first time, she had never seen anything like this in her real life. She'll be alright, don't worry." Saying this she laid her sister on her bed with the help of Emily.

"So, we meet again, Clyde," Emily said in a rather sarcastic tone.

"How can we forget you, Clyde," John began, "You left us just like that in front of Nick's house and just vanished. Why? Where have you gone?"

"You both know his best friend? How?" A confused Scarlett asked as she sprinkled some drops of water from glass near the bedside on Skylar's face.

"Long story," John replied.

Skylar squinted her eyes and moved a bit. Scarlett helped her get up and she sat with her hand on her head. "Feeling better?"

Skylar nodded.

"My apologies kids," He started going near John and Emily. "There was something else more important that I had to do back then but wait, how do you know my name?" Clyde asked.

"How do we know your name is just a start," Emily began as Scarlett and Skylar looked at each other listening to their conversations. "There is so much that you missed out on. And here, Scarlett," Emily said taking out the ring which Scarlett had given her. "John and I do not need these." She handed her ring over to Scarlett. John followed.

"Hold on," Scarlett said in confusion. "Do you mean to say that you can see him all by yourself without the help of any medium?"

John and Emily nodded.

"How?" Scarlett asked.

"We don't know either," John replied. "Didn't he tell you anything about us?"

Scarlett shook her head.

John and Emily looked at each other. Emily said, "Alright, first we need to clear everything. Everything is becoming so confusing. Scarlett, tell us about who you are and how do you know about Clyde or the stone and what do you know about them. And we'll tell you everything that had happened till now because Clyde, we still don't have the third stone and something inside me tells me that both of you can help us. I know, Scarlett you definitely know something about the cursed stones and Diana but you are not telling us."

When Emily said her last sentence, Clyde and Scarlett exchanged shocking glances.

"C'mon," John joined Emily." If we all work together, we can definitely find a solution to the stones and the death spell."

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"Rose!" David yelled from the bathroom.

"What?" Came the sound of his wife from outside.

"Did you see my shaving cream? It's not where I kept it last time."

"David, you threw it away last week, remember?" The sound of Rose's footsteps increased. "Wait, I'm bringing a new one."

"Thanks," David said taking the cream from Rose's hand. Rose left as David turned to face the mirror above the sink.

As he began applying the cream, his mind went down the memory lane - reminiscing about his daughter.

I really wish you were here with us, my princess. Where have you gone? We all really miss you. The last time we saw you were at the dinner when Petunia died.

He took a deep breath and exhaled it forcefully, taking a razor in his right hand and bending over the sink a bit to get close to the mirror.

I don't know where you are now, princess but always remember one thing that does not let the evil overpower you. Remember we used to watch all those horror shows? Evil can take control of ourselves only when we let them. Always remember the good times. We are always with you princess. Please come back.

- - - - - - - - - -

"Let me start," John began. "I think you first need to see all the cards on the table and then only we can move towards any solution."

Saying this, John and Emily told Clyde, Scarlett, and Skylar everything that was happening with them since day one when John touched and brought the stone home - the deaths, the mysterious events, and everything including how Diana even caused Emily to go into a coma.

Skylar still couldn't believe her ears. "Woah! Are you two serious? "

Emily nodded.

"Then what happened?" Skylar asked getting hooked and terrified.

Emily then told them how Hannah got possessed by Diana and how John ran from her only for the family to meet her again, how she killed Aunt Petunia, the notes, and everything.

"Oh, God!" Scarlett exclaimed. "I was right. All these nightmares, feelings, visions. I was right. She is back again and this time stronger than ever -"

"Hold on," Emily cut her. "What do you mean by 'again' ?"

"She was awakened before too. A long, long time before also - before me but this time she is much stronger and dark - I don't know why or how." Scarlett explained.

"Scarlett," John began. "When did you get these powers to talk or see spirits and how?"

Scarlett looked at Skylar and giggled as if remembering a funny incident.

"What?" John asked confused.

"Nothing, I'll explain everything later - now's not the right time. Now is the time to fight her. It's now or never. We have to act quickly before the dark had done its deeds."

"You know Father Murphy told us a kind of a remedy to fix this cursed spell," Emily said. "The spell cast by a dark heart can -"

"Only be lifted by a heart as pure as the complete opposite of Diana's." Emily and Scarlett said together.

"How did you know?" John asked.

"Trust me, John," Skylar began. "There's more to my sister that meets the eye. There's so much to say that I don't even know where to start from. It'll take a long time to explain everything." She smiled.

"So, now that we have told you our story," John continued. "It's time for you to tell about yourself." He said looking at Scarlett who was slowly walking towards the window. "It's alright if it takes time, but if we have to work together, it's better to not have a wall or secrets between us. Only then we can fruitfully and effectively fight against Diana."

"She's here!" Scarlett exclaimed. "Diana's here! It's not alright if it takes time, John" Scarlett said whispering still looking outside the window- her gaze was fixed at something. It was getting dark. The street lights were lit. "We can't waste any more time. We are running out of it and she is getting stro-"

"Aaahhhhhhhh!!!"

Came the screams from a house that appeared to be in the line of sight of Scarlett's.

Clyde, Emily, John, and Skylar rushed towards the window and looked outside.

"She had taken another soul," Scarlett whispering with a hint of fear in her voice. "Skylar," She said turning around to face her sister. "That was the second last house in this neighborhood. You do understand this right? Now only yours is left. C'mon! We don't have enough time. We need to leave!"

"Wait," John interrupted. "If you leave, what about all our planning to save the people and lift the curse or even end Diana?"

"Skylar, I've texted mom. They'll be here any minute now. Mom told me that every single street was empty and people's bodies were even on the road and yards. We have to leave! And Clyde," Scarlett said turning towards him, "Will you please be with John and Emily. They need you."

Clyde nodded. "Sure."

A sound of a car with a speed of 80 or 90 Km/hr. with the voosh sound from the street startled everyone. Clyde looked outside the window and said, "Your parents are here, Scarlett."

The car honked continuously without stopping and somebody was yelling, "Scarlett! Skylar! Now!"

"You two go," Emily said in a concerned voice.

"And don't worry," Scarlett began, "If you ever need me, ask Clyde. He knows how to contact me."

John and Emily nodded.

"You both get out of here too. It's not safe here," Skylar said getting out of the room as the sisters walked down the stairs.

"And remember," Scarlett said, "Beware. Diana is not an ordinary evil spirit. She is the most feared one."

Just when Scarlett and Skylar left the house, John closed the door behind him as Emily, Clyde and he was about to plan their next move.

Just then John heard scratching noises coming from outside.

"Did you hear that?" John asked keeping his left ear on the door.

Emily and Clyde looked at each other. "Hear what?" Emily asked.

"Didn't you two hear scratching noises?" When no response came from them, John said, "Nevermind, I'll check," and went to open the door.

"Hello?" He saw no one. He looked around but nothing. When he began to close the door his eyes fell upon a paper laying near the door. His mind immediately went to the two notes he had received. Was this another one?

He bent forward to pick it up and stood there in horror as he opened it. It was the same handwriting -

"Your dad's in danger"

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"Daddy?" Came a faint sound from behind David.

David furrowed his brows as he thought he heard a familiar voice. With the razor in his right hand close to his cheek and the shaving cream on half side of his beard, he slowly looked towards his left in the mirror, without turning back around.

"I heard you missed your princess,"

He looked behind him in the mirror. It was dark and then a silhouette of a girl slowly began taking shape which appeared to be moving towards him. He wanted to turn around or run from there but something about it was keeping his eyes glued to the mirror-like he wanted to see what would that silhouette turn out to be.

This was where he was wrong.

The silhouette slowly began approaching him and then within a flash, the girl came close just a few inches behind David.

"Heard you wanted your daughter to come back?"

"Hannah?" David gasped seeing his daughter behind his shoulder. He turned around in fright but slipped on his right side. His right elbow touched the sink causing his hand to go up as he fell down. This caused the razor which was still in his hand to move up and the blades went inside his eyes and all the way across it as he felt the sharp blades piercing his eyeball.

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