Imperfect - Chalen D. (ebook reader library txt) 📗

/> "You going to think I'm weird. I can talk to Jewls."
"You can! Ask her what was the last thing she said to me before she left."
I looked at Jewls.
"I called her a Crazy bitch."
"You called your baby sister a crazy Bitch?" I asked her.
"You can talk to her!" Hannah said, hugging me.
Jewls laughed.
"What else did she say?"
"She said, don't strangle my friend with hugs."
"But your my age."
"We became friends after she was dead. She's still in her sixteen year old form."
"Can she show herself to me?"
Jewls shook her head no.
"SHe said, it will be even harder for you to get over her."
"Tell her I want her to know I'm okay, and to move on."
"She says she's okay and to move on Hannah."
Hannah nodded.
"Thank you." She said, hugging me.
She ducked her head, and walked down the street.
"You have friends where your from?" Jewls asked.
"Nah."
"Why?"
"People think I'm different."
"Don't you know everyone's different? Think about it Ronan, how boring life would be if we're all the same. You shine, I can tell."
"Thanks." I smiled.
"You bet girl." She said, rapping an arm around my Waist.
I laughed and hugged, her not caring who saw. I was already crazy right?
"Do you want me to teach you how to play guitar.?"
"You can play?"
"Yeah, let's get a guitar." She said.
I knew she was dead, but she was my best friend. We went shopping, then drove home.
"So what do you think?" She asked, walking around the room, wearing the neon orange dress I bought her.
"It looks sick."
"I love it." She beamed.
She sat down, and grabbed her guitar. She began to play and sing I will follow you into the dark. I watched awe struck.
"Sing with me Ronan."
I sang along with her.
"Alright grab your's. I'll teach you the basics and some songs.
She taught me how to play the guitar.
"I would of been your friend." She said, as I booted up my lap top.
"What are you talking about? you are my friend."
"I mean if I was alive."
"Your the most alive person I know Jewls."
She smiled, and Pulled her legs up.
"Mother Freak?" She asked, looking at my face book page.
"I'm like Lady Gaga with out the epic clothes."
She gave me a confused look so I pulled up some Gaga videos. Jewls fell in love.
"Can I see your videos?"
"I don't have any."
"There." She pointed.
I pushed play, and the video jumped into me singing We can Riot.
"Wow! look at all those people cheering for you. Are you sure you don't have friends?"
"Nope. I play the role of a misunderstood music chick."
"Your song has a great message. It has a good beat too."
"Thanks." I said.
The video ended and then jumped into Shame on Who?
"That's about your parents huh?"
"How can you guess?"
"From what you told me- Oh your being sarcastic." She said, pushing my arm.
"I love you Jewls."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Your my best friend. Don't you love me?"
"Of course I love you."
"Yeah, you better."
We laughed. At the Door Cookie barked.
"Potty break." i said, hopping up, and grabbing my jacket. "You want a coat?"
"I don't feel there weather."
"Oh." I said as if it where normal.
And it was normal.
I picked Cookie up, and stuck my head out the door. No sign of Herman the bear. I put Cookie down and let her pee. Jewls and I talked.
"Cookie!" I yelled freaking out.
"Calm." Jewls said, closing her eyes.
She held her hand out and touched her temple with two fingers. Cookie came flying through the woods, frozen in time. Instead of being freaked out, I felt relieved like a mother who just found her kid stuck in the twisty slide. I grabbed cookie out of the air.
"Thanks Jewls."
"No problem." She said, petting Cookie.
We went inside and started on dinner. Jewls wasn't just my best friend. She was apart of the family. Even Lexi was in love with her. She fits in perfectly. There was a scratch at the back door. I turned to look, then turned to my plate.
"I'm sorry Lexi, i love you and, all But Herman isn't getting shit, off of my plate." I said.
"Oh my God, dude, is Herman dancing?" Jewls asked, mouth hanging open.
I looked and sure enough there was Herman the Bear getting down with his bad self. My mouth dropped open, like Jewls. Lexi got up with a piece of chicken.
"I taught him myself." She said, Chucking the chicken out the window.
Herman abandoned his dance, and thundered after the chicken, while Our mouth's hung Open, and Cookie danced around at Lexi's feet.
"Look she learned from Herman." Lexi said.
We looked from Herman to Cookie To each other. A smile, spread across our face, and we looked down shaking our heads. Only in our family. We got a Dancing bear and dog, We got a freak, a ghost, and a college student. I never thought my life would come to this, yet I wouldn't have it any other way. I was having a blast. In fact, I wouldn't mind getting down with Herman, but it was a little cold outside.
~*~
The next morning we went to the station. I used Neil's computer and scanned the picture Jewls drew. Neil looked over what came up on the screen.
"Jewls, do you remember his name?" He asked.
"No." Jewls told me.
"No, she doesn't remember."
"Thanks for this information, we'll call you when we find some thing."
"I have today, and then two days to get her free. I don't have time for you to call me when you find something."
"You'd make a great reporter."
"I just want my friend set free." I told him.
"Pull up that chair, and work with this monitor. You're looking for names, or addresses."
"Now we're talking." I said.
We pulled up chairs. I looked over everything, and she kept Cookie calm.
After an hour Jewls grabbed my hand, "look." She said, Pointing.
"Hey. I got a name and address."
Neil wrote it down.
"I'll go now."
"We gotta get back home call me If you find anything."
We got up and left.
"You know what I want to do?"
"What?" i asked, as we got home.
"I want to learn some dancing."
"Herman's got some good moves."
She laughed.
"I'll teach out back."
I hooked my Ipod up. Cookie watched from behind the screen door.
"Okay Follow me." I told her.
After twenty minuets Herman came from the woods. We paused and looked at each other. We had Oh shit, written all over our faces. Herman came onto the back deck, and stood. He began to dance, to the music. We looked at each other, shrugged, and danced like Herman.
The next day Neil called.
"Hello?" I asked, half asleep.
"Ronan? We got our guy."
"We did!" I yelled, kicking Jewls awake.
"Now he's been given a court date, But I think we can nail him. "
"When's the court date?" I asked.
"Today at noon. You're coming?"
"Damn Skippy."
"See you there." He said the line going dead.
I took a shower and got dressed. Jewls wore her orange dress.
"This doesn't add up. Why would you want to send a man to jail after ten years, Ms. Swift?" The Judge asked.
"You can think I'm crazy. I want freedom and justice for my friend. Jewls."
"Well we don't have enough to put him in jail. The girl is dead. We can't communicate with her."
"We can. Jew's can take over my body. Right Jewls?"
Jewls nodded.
As My body fell to the floor everyone gasped and stood. When I stood up, everyone gasped again. I looked down at myself, I was wearing Jewls's orange dress. I walked to the stand. I passed a mirror. It wasn't me though it was Jewls. Was she in my body, or was I in her's?
"That's the man that murdered, me. If you don't lock him away he'll kill again. Think of all the innocent teens he'll get to." Jewls said it, but it was my voice.
"Ms. Uh Mason. can you tell us what happened that night."
"Yes. I was going to a party with my friends. I was waiting out side, by the car, fro my friend, when a man snatched me. He was wearing a mask. I remember he had the most cold eyes I had ever seen. He tied me up, tossed me into a trunk. I remember the number. B7689NA. We rode for a while, then he pulled me out of the trunk, and into a house. You have the pictures. He brought me to the yellow room, and layed me on a bed. You know the one they put dead people on? He uh, he raped me and then he silt my throat. It was weird. I knew I was dead, but I was still in the room. He shoved my body into a fire place. I watched him brick it up."
"Ms. Mason Did you see the man's face?" He asked.
"Your not going to believe this are you?" Her killers lawyer asked.
" Ms. Mason?"
"Yes. HE took the mask off, so I could see his face, while he raped me. He said, no one would hear from me again, so it was okay. He got the scar on his face, when he cut my hands free. I scratched him to get free. He took my arms, and pined them down. All I was thinking about was, I was never going to see My Mom or Dad. Hannah was going to grow up with out a big sister."
A cop came in and whispered something in the Judges ear.
"The car Mr. Kale came here in Has the same plate as Ms. Mason has said. Life in jail no bail." He said, hitting his gavel.
I got off the stand, and fell to the floor. I hopped up and hugged Jewls to me.
"We did it!" I said.
"I'm free."
"You don't sound Happy." i said, pulling back.
"Ronan, we have to talk, let's go home."
We dorve home, and went to my room.
"Now that he's in jail, I have to move on."
"What? no you can't. You have to stay."
"I can't Ronan. I don't belong here. don't you see?"
I nodded, Feeling sick.
"When do you go?"
"Now." She whispered.
"So this is it."
"Yeah." she nodded. "I'll always be right here." She said, kissing her hand and then touching my chest.
"I'm gonna miss you." I said fighting tears.
"Me too." She said, pulling me in for a hug.
She hugged Cookie.
"Bye Herman. It was awesome dancing with you." She waved out the window.
I laughed and Wiped my cheek.
"Don't cry for me Ronan. I'm finally free. You did that." She smiled.
She pulled off her orange dress and Put on a white one.
"Keep it." she said, giving me the dress.
"Wait." i said, taking off the necklace i was wearing. "It's grandma's. I have one like it too, back at home." I said, putting it on.
"How do I look?" She asked, striking a pose.
"Oh very lovely." I said.
We laughed, and she pulled me into a hug.
"Oh, I'm gonna miss you Baby sister." She said, Kissing my cheek, and holding me close.
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