The Life of Her

Inside Greatness

A week had finished and things haven’t changed at all. I felt like a snail with my plans. In fact, I am having a hard time to confront the woman. Amber had also returned from her own quest and didn’t bother to lay any single thing about it. I tried to ask Ms. Everly instead, but it seems that the two have a deal not to tell me at all. So, I just let it pass and let things go in according to the same plan.

Guiltz has been such a great help to me whenever I have something to ask about the agreement we have with Ms. Everly. The little mouse was very cooperative and I should say that we really had lots of the time to bond. And I now looked at him as my new friend. Guiltz and Ms. Everly just went straight to the Great Lair after a very exhausting night yesterday.

Amber hasn’t talked to me at all and I thought she really needed some time to sort things out with herself. I decided to give her some space and told her that we needed to act straight, now that she was back. I also shared with her that I went inside her mother’s room to look for things regarding our parents’ affairs. I was expecting her to scold or get mad at me, but instead, she didn’t waver and in fact, she was kind of being supportive. She even told me that she will be a great help when it comes to that matter.

I trust her on that thing. She has her ways to acknowledge her will to do her part.

I was about to finish my daily journal, when she suddenly appeared in front of me, making me trip off on my chair. I gave her a questioning look as I rubbed my butt. Slowly standing up, I confronted her. “What are you up to right now?”

She smiled widely, turning it to a menacing grin. “Let’s do our first task tonight. I want you to prepare yourself. Ms. Everly told me that I can possess my body for a while, maybe like thirty minutes or more. It will depend on my capabilities. By that time, you won’t be leaving my body, instead, you will fall into a deep sleep for a while. And when my time is up, I’ll be the one to wake you up.”

“So, what’s your plan?” I inquired her and heaved the chair to the ground.

“I wanted it to try first. Can you do it?” She answered firmly.

Without thinking twice, I agreed to her plan. The fact that I will be unconscious for a while seems mind-boggling, but trying is much easier than stopping this time. She let me rest for a minute on the bed, letting me feel every sensation of it. I gradually dozed my eyes as I could hear clearly the watch ticking on top of me.

A fragrance suddenly engulfed the place.

“Don’t open your eyes.” Amber told me.

I did what she asked me and kept myself still on the sheets. It was incensed. And slowly, I was feeling sleepy. I took a yawn and without knowing why, I completely napped myself off.

I fell into the vast horizon of the darkness.

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AMBER KATE MADISON’S POV

I looked at Trenton slowly getting himself to sleep. Ms. Every had given me the incense. She told me to try it on him and it will surely be effective.

The woman mentioned that it was the thing that they were using when they help the ghosts possess someone for a while to bring messages to their loved ones.

Trenton had completely fallen to slumber and is now oblivious.

I pinched his cheek and slapped his face a bit and he's not responding. It had worked! I took a fierce breath. Now the next step is more interesting just like how I trained it for days in the Great Lair.

The reason why I needed to come with Ms. Everly to that old mansion of hers once again, I got training from hers and it was about possession.

She taught me different ways on how to possess someone, but as for me, I am still a frail ghost so I have to depend with the person who got the bond with me, which turned out to be Trenton Singh and our condition is quite different from the others.

The woman instructed me on the primary things that are needed in their tradition in order for me to acquire the body. My body once more. It felt excitement as I could have the opportunity to grasp my own temple, but she eventually let me feel the frustration back then when she shared that it has also limits. I was only given a few chances to possess my body and I have to use my mind so well for it to be worth the count.

Ms. Willow laid out three things that are needed to complete the process. She took a small container of incense, a thin brown paper with the chant being written on it and the last thing will be a blow on the person's lips that will be taken for possession.

I took the small sheet that was inside my pocket and slowly unfolded it. I could feel my own air and the rhythms of my heart. With enough will, I earnestly read what was written on it.

"Take a step out of it. Drive me deeper to vigor and take a fold of it. Lucile."

Slowly I felt myself getting light and floating toward Trenton. I was now above him and in a split second, I found myself in the same place where he is right at the moment.

He was staring straight at his body and he could see himself lying on the bed. I slowly moved to him and he was able to recognize my steps. He gave me a soft smile and when he turned to look back at his body it turned out to be mine.

He chuckled softly and he appeared to be a little distressed.

"Do what you want to do. I'll just take my rest here." He whispered to me.

I watched him with such worry in my eyes. "Will you be okay?"

Trenton didn't answer me and just shook his head as in acknowledgment.

I sniggered at Trenton and lounged my palm on his shoulder. "Thank you. I'll wake you up when it's done. I promise. Please wait for me."

"I will."

I scampered towards my body and slowly laid myself. I felt something burning through my soul and by the time I opened my eyes, I inhaled deep. I woke up. I just did! I immediately raised my fingers up high so I could see them and I felt tears rushing directly down my face when I admitted it.

"I-I'm back..." My lips quivered as I told myself.

I'm really back! I hugged myself tight and didn't want to lose it again. I'm home. I'm really here.

A big smirk was on my countenance. I rose from the bed and plunged several times, trying to fill myself with what's reality right now.

I wanted to scream so I took my pillow and covered my mouth. I counted to three and let out my loudest yell.

I slumped on the bed again and roamed my eyes around the room. My fingers touched my blankets and the floor...I stared at it for a while. I missed the floor where I used to do sketches and knitting. I miss everything here!

A knock was heard in sudden over the door. Slowly, it had opened and then I saw her face.

Mom.

She lightened at as I took a gulp. "Hey. Is everything okay? I thought I heard you cry so I'm here to check you up."

I replied and tugged my hair at the back of my ear. I never felt so nervous like this before. "Y-Yes. I'm fine." I told her.

She gazed at me for a while and said, "Okay. I'll just call you for lunch okay? Have a great time."

Mom closed it instantly and it was then I just took a sigh of relief. I cleared my sweat off and decided to change my clothes.

This is it. I will do it. I needed to. Please help me, Trenton.

I needed to test how I can handle myself in controlling my body once again. I only got approximately ten minutes when I did try first with the body that Ms. Everly had provided me in the Great Lair. It was a young lady, probably the same age as Trenton. The woman decided to have it as my practice one, since she somehow has a resemblance with Trent. I tried several times in her, but there was kind of a barrier and the enchantment was not that sturdy that I need to do most of the things on my own. The last time that I tried possessing hers, it just took me minutes to do it.

I fled towards the comfort room and noticed myself in the glass. I couldn’t believe it. With trembling hands, I touched my face and I could feel my own hands. This is absolutely real. I should thank Ms. Everly for this.

I combed my hair and made it into a messy roll. Opening my room, I took a nervous breath and braze myself. When I moved out, a child was marching towards me and tripped over my side. He stumped a few steps away from mine. I flicked and inspected him.

“I-I’m sorry, big sis…” He stuttered and rubbed gently his swollen right knee.

Now, I could finally touch you my dear brother. I wonder what my Mom had seen in you that made her take you from the orphanage. Perhaps, you really did steal her heart. I derided silently as I felt the greed to hurt him, but there was the flash of the reminder of turning into a shier. I shook my head and acted troubled instead. I lent him a hand and he gradually accepted it. Pulling him from the ground, he gave me his warm thanks, but I saw it as a phony and still, I couldn’t trust him. This child is somehow a faux and I could feel something lurking behind those sweet things he’s doing in our family.

Or, I’m just being hard on myself again.

“Are you okay?” I queried him.

He chortled awkwardly and resolved, “Yes.” He scraped his hair, hiding the pain. His shirt was tainted with barbecue sauce as well as the side of his lips. “I-It’s my fault too for not seeing the way. I’m sorry. I’ll be careful next time, big sis.”

Big sis.

The endearment rang a bell in my head. It was echoing and the louder it goes, the more I felt the sullenness. Why am I being like this?

I don’t know.

I looked at him for an interval. Maybe the child just wanted to build a relationship with me as a new member of the household. Mom didn’t even mention the child’s background and the reason why he ended up in that orphanage. He may have captured my Mom’s trust, but I’m not like her. I’ve been occupied lately with the people who backstabbed me already. And I still need to find that guy, and pay for what he did.

I grabbed his attention, caressing his shoulder. “It’s okay. Why don’t we go downs together and eat our meal with Mom.”

I propelled him gently and made ourselves walk downstairs. The smell of freshly grilled pork had overwhelmed the whole house as the thin, grey smoke was hovering around. I saw Galvin gnaw his lips as his mouth watered. I recognized her grilling outside, in our garage. The lawn was neat and trimmed. Toby barked at me as it wagged its tail. He jumped excitedly by the side of his cage. I giggled and veered to him. Galvin sprung towards Mom and arranged the plates on the plastic, rectangular white table.

I cuddled the dog so tight as I let him lick me over the face and limbs. He surely had missed me that much. I enjoyed rubbing his head as I scratched his back

“He hasn’t been eating that much since the day you fled. I assumed he missed you a lot.” Mom smilingly said over my back.

The smoke became thicker and I could clearly smell the mouth-watery barbecue she was making. The weather was a bit cloudy and the streets were forlorn and a few were just passing by. I stood and patted Toby once more, then I decided to wash myself as I smelt him on me inside the house. Tapping the white cloth on my wet face, I glanced over the notes that were plastered on the fridge. It was Mom’s usual routine to put a memo on it, for me to read when she’s already gone. And now I see that they were only a few on the view. Most of the time before, it will be filled with lots of different shapes and colored notes.

“Are you okay?” She questioned me as she wiped her neck beside the door.

I peeked and realized those sagged arms, blotches and dark rounds over her eyes. Her hair was a bit sloppy and she still didn’t get herself a haircut in a salon. Is she this hardworking these couple of weeks that she hasn’t been able to take care of herself? Is her job that important for her not to check herself?

“Yes. I’m okay.”

She glinted at me and spoke, “Let’s eat. The food is ready.”

She called unto Galvin outside and calmed on her chair.

I breathed as I felt the butterflies in my stomach as I hoped that everything will be okay for this night. I should get myself an energy drink after this!