action."
"Who are you?"
"Her second in command. Though at times like this, I wish I called the shots. I'd snuff both of your insignificant little lives out before you could blink. Now run and be glad I'm bound to this barn, or I'll make you wish I would kill you."
The connection dropped, and Josh fell to his knees. The headless ghost lurched backwards, and then stepped back into the barn. Whisper zipped to Josh's side and helped him up.
"What happened?"
"Later. First we need to get out into the field. Stay invisible."
As they walked, he relayed the conversation. She hadn't heard any of it; it all took place in his mind.
"So is he another demon?" she asked.
"I don't know. He didn't say. He looks like a ghost to me."
She nodded. "Yeah, and she didn't."
When they were far enough away, Whisper dug her camera out of her bag, but before she took pictures, she gave him a sheepish look. "Mr. Baxter didn't say anything about taking pictures this time, did he?"
"No, I don't see what the problem would be. I think we're pretty good about staying invisible."
"Excellent. Even though it's a creepy place, it still looks neat. I'd like to get some of the atmosphere instead of the ghosts. I bet those will come out really well."
As they continued walking, Whisper took a few pictures. After the first one, Josh could tell something wasn't right. Balls of energy popped seemingly right out of the dead soil. Mist surrounded them. And worst of all, the apparitions focused on Whisper.
"Whisper, stop! Turn invisible!"
She looked at him with fear in her eyes, but listened. He couldn't sense if she was invisible or not, but by the way the ghosts quit advancing on her, she'd been successful.
"What happened?" Tears formed in her eyes.
"The ghosts could see you when you snapped the pictures."
"But I was still concentrating, just like before. They shouldn't have been able to."
"I saw some new supernatural energies forming, too. I don't think we can take pictures here anymore."
They walked in silence to his car. He didn't feel safe until they'd turned the corner towards the driveway and the fields were out of view. Whatever sort of prison held the demon in place must end at the corner. Didn't matter, as long as the ghosts couldn't follow.
"Josh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know. If I did, I never would have taken out my camera."
He grabbed her into a hug, surprising even himself. He heard and felt her take a deep breath. "Don't you worry about it for even a second," he said. "Neither of us knew."
She nodded into his chest, and he had to fight to keep his own breathing under control. She felt right in his arms, and by the way she burrowed into him, she must've felt it, too. Were they meant to be boyfriend-girlfriend because they were Ghost Betweens? Did that mean they were soul mates or whatever? He didn't know, and didn't think he'd have the guts to ask Mr. Baxter about that particular aspect.
After a minute or two, they pulled apart. She smiled up at him, biting her bottom lip the way he loved. "We should probably get going. Do you want to come in to do homework again? I'm sure my mom and dad wouldn't mind having you for dinner, either."
He wished he could, but he shook his head. "My mom has tonight off, and I'm sure she'll be making us something for dinner. She'd be pissed if I skipped out on it."
She nodded, a look of disappointment mixed with understanding on her face. "I'm glad you don't have to go home to a lonely house."
He leaned down to kiss her, but his cell phone buzzed with a text message before their lips met. It was from Zach. All it said was, "B good now."
They both looked around, but saw no sign of Zach or anyone else. The trees around the property and the bend in the driveway meant there was no view of or to the street.
"Maybe he meant to send it to Kendra?" Whisper said.
"Maybe." He shook his head. "Has to be, right?"
He typed in, "Wut u mean?" and hit send. They stood staring at the phone for a minute, but no reply
"Who are you?"
"Her second in command. Though at times like this, I wish I called the shots. I'd snuff both of your insignificant little lives out before you could blink. Now run and be glad I'm bound to this barn, or I'll make you wish I would kill you."
The connection dropped, and Josh fell to his knees. The headless ghost lurched backwards, and then stepped back into the barn. Whisper zipped to Josh's side and helped him up.
"What happened?"
"Later. First we need to get out into the field. Stay invisible."
As they walked, he relayed the conversation. She hadn't heard any of it; it all took place in his mind.
"So is he another demon?" she asked.
"I don't know. He didn't say. He looks like a ghost to me."
She nodded. "Yeah, and she didn't."
When they were far enough away, Whisper dug her camera out of her bag, but before she took pictures, she gave him a sheepish look. "Mr. Baxter didn't say anything about taking pictures this time, did he?"
"No, I don't see what the problem would be. I think we're pretty good about staying invisible."
"Excellent. Even though it's a creepy place, it still looks neat. I'd like to get some of the atmosphere instead of the ghosts. I bet those will come out really well."
As they continued walking, Whisper took a few pictures. After the first one, Josh could tell something wasn't right. Balls of energy popped seemingly right out of the dead soil. Mist surrounded them. And worst of all, the apparitions focused on Whisper.
"Whisper, stop! Turn invisible!"
She looked at him with fear in her eyes, but listened. He couldn't sense if she was invisible or not, but by the way the ghosts quit advancing on her, she'd been successful.
"What happened?" Tears formed in her eyes.
"The ghosts could see you when you snapped the pictures."
"But I was still concentrating, just like before. They shouldn't have been able to."
"I saw some new supernatural energies forming, too. I don't think we can take pictures here anymore."
They walked in silence to his car. He didn't feel safe until they'd turned the corner towards the driveway and the fields were out of view. Whatever sort of prison held the demon in place must end at the corner. Didn't matter, as long as the ghosts couldn't follow.
"Josh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know. If I did, I never would have taken out my camera."
He grabbed her into a hug, surprising even himself. He heard and felt her take a deep breath. "Don't you worry about it for even a second," he said. "Neither of us knew."
She nodded into his chest, and he had to fight to keep his own breathing under control. She felt right in his arms, and by the way she burrowed into him, she must've felt it, too. Were they meant to be boyfriend-girlfriend because they were Ghost Betweens? Did that mean they were soul mates or whatever? He didn't know, and didn't think he'd have the guts to ask Mr. Baxter about that particular aspect.
After a minute or two, they pulled apart. She smiled up at him, biting her bottom lip the way he loved. "We should probably get going. Do you want to come in to do homework again? I'm sure my mom and dad wouldn't mind having you for dinner, either."
He wished he could, but he shook his head. "My mom has tonight off, and I'm sure she'll be making us something for dinner. She'd be pissed if I skipped out on it."
She nodded, a look of disappointment mixed with understanding on her face. "I'm glad you don't have to go home to a lonely house."
He leaned down to kiss her, but his cell phone buzzed with a text message before their lips met. It was from Zach. All it said was, "B good now."
They both looked around, but saw no sign of Zach or anyone else. The trees around the property and the bend in the driveway meant there was no view of or to the street.
"Maybe he meant to send it to Kendra?" Whisper said.
"Maybe." He shook his head. "Has to be, right?"
He typed in, "Wut u mean?" and hit send. They stood staring at the phone for a minute, but no reply
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