Human vs. Phantom

Chapter – 10 Episode – 2 Work Your Way Up.

Chapter – 10

Episode – 2

Work Your Way Up.

Jim

“hey, Savanah called us here?” I heard Reeve saying to a lady in the studio.

“are you guys Jim and Reeve?” she asked looking at us.

We both nodded in a yes.

“By the way, I'm Savanah’s secretary. She is in a meeting right now. She’ll be out in a second. You guys can wait in her vanity if you want. It will take around an hour.” She added.

“we’ll wait in her vanity,” Reeve replied in a hurried tone smiling at her.

“wow, it’s almost like a fancy hotel room,” Reeve said walking in the vanity.

“curb your excitement a little,” I told him. His eyes were sparkling with excitement. He behaves much childish to his age all the time. Except when he behaves like my big brother and when on a hunt. He is pretty scary then.

“it’s just you and me here. So, what’s there to worry about.” He said looking around at every corner.

“hey see there’s a bed too.” he again jolted and launched himself on the bed.

“how much an automobile like this would cost?” he asked getting up on his but and patted the sheets with his hands cleaning the bed.

“you wanna buy this too. don’t you just love driving your car? It’s your darling isn’t it?” I spoke.

“I know, I'm sorry darling. I was just joking. I will never replace you. I will drive you always and forever.” He said with his eyes closed, acting sentimentally.

“stop talking about an object like this, it makes you look crazier than you actually are.” I requested.

“wow, just freaking amazing, see there is a refrigerator here too.” he ran to the vanity table and crouched down in front of the fridge opening and again said, “want some beer? There is some juice too, orange. If you like?”

“dude it’s not good to use stuff before asking,” I spoke.

“who is here to ask, can you tell me? no one, and for your knowledge I drove for eighteen hours without eating and drinking anything. And now, I am starving. You want me to faint right here.” Of course, I don’t want that.

“do whatever you like,” I said and settled on a chair.

After that, he went back crushing the candies on his phone while I just sat there idly.

“dude I've been thinking something.” He said breaking the fifteen-minutes long silence.

“what are you thinking now?” I asked.

“it will be stupid if we are in LA and don’t actually go to see Hollywood.” He confessed.

I wanted it too. But I don’t know what is more important right now. Hollywood or work.

“you wanna see the Hollywood sign?” I asked.

“But you’ve been here before,” I added.

“I didn’t tell you what happened at that time?” he asked.

“I don’t think so,” I replied.

“I was here with my girlfriend Eva. You met her once on Christmas. She was a bombshell.” A faint smile lingered on his lips as he was telling.

“she was a yoga instructor. She was so flexible and hot. She is the hottest girl I have ever dated. And her stamina was almost as good as mine.”

“will you please get to the point? I don’t wanna hear these things about your girlfriends.” I spoke a little uncomfortable.

“Okay, okay. We planned for a week’s stay here but she caught me checking out other girls so she flew back the second day. I have to get back too. we could do anywhere other than to our bed then.” He told me.

Suddenly, as we were talking a feminine voice came and as we were looking at the door it opened, and there entered Savanah, uncle’s ex-partner, and a great hunter.

I looked at her and she is just the same as she used to be. Slim and healthy. Her hair color was changed though. She used to have light blond hair, but now she had them colored auburn. It suited her dark blue eyes and healthy tanned skin. She didn’t age a bit.

“oh my god boys, look how much you’ve grown.” She said excitedly as we stood up and hugged her. She hugged Reeve first and then me. she reminded me of those old days. It was the time when my uncle started training and teaching me, how to hunt and kill monsters. I was learning to shoot guns and also making them. She was someone who taught us how to hack into other systems and research about anything we want. She was my mentor. It is so good seeing you.

“it's so good seeing you boys here. How long has it been?” she said.

“twelve years…” Reeve spoke.

“really? It has been that long? It seems like yesterday when I used to go hunting with your uncle.” She said smiling. Her one hand was on my shoulder and the other on Reeve.

“by the way, sit down boys. Feel like home. Would you like some coffee?” she asked.

“coffee is his thing. I good with beer.” Reeve responded.

She pulled her phone out of her pocket and called someone.

“Emma, get a coffee and two beers in my vanity.” And put it back in.

“by the way boys, did you think about my offer? Do you guys still hunt?” she asked all at once.

“I usually give fifty-thousand to each host but since you are my boys, I can make it seventy-five.” She added.

“it is a great offer. You guys are handsome as I can see. It would be amazing; people would love you both. The job is easier than what we used to do back when you were kids, I remember.” She told us getting Reeve’s eyes got wider.

“what is it that we would have to do?” I asked finally.

“Nothing much. My team will give a few cameras with night vision, one will be for you guys to take with you and another will be attached to a headband that we will provide you.” She explained.

“Okay,” Reeve said showing interest.

“There will be two other guys with you, we haven’t finalized them yet. The concept is that you four are college buddies and are in that building to have some adventure. We will give you some investigation tools too. we will have to stay there a whole day and record everything you, except pee of course. We will edit it. And that’s pretty much it. You can go back to your work with seventy-five-thousand in thousand in your hands.” She ended.

It sounded good and easy.

“It is an abandoned house.” She concluded.

“It is actually scary or is it just for the show?” I questioned.

“it is haunted. Many people reportedly went missing there, who were never recovered. But what can go wrong in just a day, right? You are brave, and things like this should be fine.” She asked in a more agreeing tone.

“it’s great, we’ll do it,” Reeve said.

“Great, I'll prepare a contract. You can come and sign it by tomorrow.” She said and stood up.

“I have another meeting now. I'll see you tomorrow.” She said and we both too walked out from her vanity.

Reeve

“she looked great. I wonder if uncle ever had a crush on her.” I said marching.

“you think so too?” Jim asked.

“I thought I was imagining things.”

“I wonder if she knew about uncle’s death or not.”

“she didn’t ask about him, so maybe she knew.”

“maybe.”

“by the way, you wanna grab something for lunch?” I asked Jim and continued, “I'm famished. I need some greasy burger.”

“I'll have a sandwich.” He responded. He is so tall and giant yet rarely eats to his size.

“I have a date too. So, let’s hurry.” I said and get inside the car.

“Hey dude, are you asleep already?” I said as I was getting inside the room.

“I was about to.” I got a low reply.

“it’s just ten. Why are you sleeping this soon?” I asked.

“I'm having a jet lag.” He spoke.

What the hell, jet lag.

“you sleepy head. Get up.” I said as I shook him standing by his bed.

“why… why are you back so early? Didn’t you get laid today? She looked so into you.” He asked sheepishly.

“she had some work so she bailed soon,” I answered.

“But you know what, I got her number.” I showed him off as he removed his blanket and looked at me.

“Now get up, I got you some food, have your dinner before going to sleep.”