Haunted?

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Maggie

"I think I do have some eggs." We have broken the ice so to speak our uncertain relationship taking a different turn. I felt goosebumps rise on my arms even though I wasn't really cold.

I set the table as he cooks and I pour two glasses of orange juice. "May I ask you a personal question?" I watch wondering what he's thinking as I smell the eggs cooking.

 

[Guest]

Fred

I feel happier as I pour the beaten eggs into the frying pan. My wife always told me that if I ever needed cheering up, just cook breakfast. She was right. This morning incident almost seems like it never happened

On hearing Maggie's question, I just tell her to fire away.

 

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Maggie

"When did you wife pass away? were you married long?" I felt like a doofus for asking even as I hope he'll answer without turning all sad on me. I was a sucker for hard luck cases, men who couldn't love. I bit my lower lip, why was I thinking of him in a very intimate way?

 

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Fred

Why did she have to ask that? I still find it difficult to talk about my Maggie. However, I did say I would answer her question.

I carry on cooking, adding fresh tomatoes to the eggs as I start to answer, making sure that she cannot see my face.

"Maggie and I were married for just over 25 years. She was my childhood sweetheart and we got married when we were 16."

I can feel my emotions erupting as I think about the circumstances of how she died.

"S-she died two years ago, during a robbery at a corner shop."

I revert back to my south London accent as it always does when I am upset.

"Some bastard killed her stealing £50 pounds from the till."

I feel that same murderous rage that I alway do when I think back.

If only she didn't leave the house that morning. She would still be alive.

Suddenly remembering where I am, I quickly apologise to the girl and carry on cooking.

 

[Guest]

Change of name

OOC: intriguess, just so that I won't confuse you, I am changing my name to "Jehanox" and this will be my last post as "Zehrman".

 

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Maggie

I find myself doing the mental math that puts him at 41, "Do you have any children," I try to avoid the lingering pain that accompanies the question, thinking in his mindset he probably won't notice. Even as I think that two years is a long time to be alone.

 

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Fred

"No." I say, as I place her breakfast in front of her.

Sitting on the opposite side, I start adding pepper and salt to my plate.

"No, " I continue, "I - we never wanted children. I - we thought that just the two of us would be enough."

Starting to feel morbid with hidden regrets, I quickly change the subject.

"How about you? I have toldyou something of myself. " I grin, trying to brighten up, "Now it's your turn. How come a pretty thing " and I realise for the first time that she is pretty, "like you are not hitch or have a boyfriend helping you out?"

 

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Maggie

"Life tends to go any way except the way you planned it," I started out taking a bite sorting through what I wanted to say, "I actually did have a fiancee," I pause trying to let the pain wash over me without drowning me, "but after I miscarried things turned sour." I decided to leave it at that, my stomach already churning with the regrets of things best left unsaid.

 

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Fred

"I actually did have a fiancee but after I miscarried things turned sour."

I can see the pain in her face as she speaks.

"I am so sorry." I reply, sympathising with that pain, with the loss. "And there's me going on about my woes as if nobody else has them."

 

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Maggie

"I suppose it turned out for the best," though I neglect to even hint at how long it's been since I've had sex. I bite my lower lip, "Maybe it's fated that we meet and work things out."

 

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Fred

We continue to eat our breakfasts in silence.

Looking out through the window, I can see that it is a lovely morning. The thought somehow cheers me up.

"Look at us." finally I say, "It's a lovely morning and all we're doing is moping around."

I drink the orange juice.

"You know what I'm going to do?" I don't wait for a reply. "I'm going out for a nice walk and enjoy the morning."

I start to get up.

"Why don't you come with me? I would appreciate the company and we would be back in plenty of time to start on the work."

I hold my hand out to her.

 

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Maggie

The thought of taking his hand was entirely too tempting, I stood gracefully and did a mock curtsy and took his hand. "Let's take the front door, as the back on is in need of repair." I couldn't believe the doorknob had fallen out at just the right time to keep us working together.

 

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Fred

Smiling at her curtsy, I take her hand and allow her to lead me to the front door.

"Allow me, madam." I smile and I open the front door for her, bowing as I do so.

 

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Maggie

As we walk out door it's as if time has turned back the clock, everything seems tinged with an aura of the old south, where women were ladies, and men were gentlemen. I found myself standing straighter my simple dress brushing suddenly hard nipples. I glance out at the sunset and look towards house as I hear an old fashioned waltz playing. When I look at him I see him overlaid by someone else, I blink a few times but image doesn't go away as I feel a chill run down my spine as I offer my hand to him. "Shall we dance?"

 

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Fred

I look at her in confusion as she offers me her hand and asks me to dance in a strange Southern accent. Her face has no expression at all. It is completely blank.

"Maggie?"

"Oh come, Sir. You are not bashful because a Lady has asked you to dance are you?" she laughs, but her face still retaining that same blank look.

What the hell's going on?

She then starts to pull me down the porch stairs.

 

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Maggie

"Why sir, I do believe you are playing hard to get, we are betrothed after all," I hear the words but it's as if someone else is saying them the lilting southern tone overlaying my voice. I find my hips swaying more, as I spin in a slow circle. "This is exhilerating," I finally face him again and my lips move again, not of my own free will, watching the figure before me flicker between the man I hired and some unknown figure as if they were trying to blend but having technical difficulty. I tried to say something but was entranced and I found myself going along with what was controlling me.

"Please my love," My voice says as I take the hand of the ghostly image pulling him towards me, I can feel his touch as clearly as if had been my own and I let out a little gasp of pleasure as his lips graze mine. Then my eyes dart back to Fred, and I hold out my hand.

"Please, join us, help us." It's a litany that is said by three voices my own, the southern accent overlaying it and a male voice I had never heard before.

 

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Fred

I just stand there, perplexed, as she pulls away and starts prancing around.

She's talking to someone or is it to a number of people?

She then stops and holds out her hand. The blank look never leaving her face.

Not understanding what is going, I instinctively grab her.

"Maggie? What's going on? Who are you talking to?"

 

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Maggie

I watch him tug at me breaking the aura for a moment and I gasp, "I don't know," then it overtakes me again and I find my lips frowning at him.

"Why won't you join us? It's been so long," the southern drawl reverberates in my skull as I feel the male presence kissing my neck, my body responding to something I can't even see. In my mind I knew I was possessed, but that I must be willing or Fred would have merged with the other one. I couldn't speak or ache, just moan as I had on many nights as two figures had seduced me. Ghosts, it chilled me even as I wondered what they wanted, and how it was that she was able to control my movements. I found myself worried about Fred since he neither saw nor felt them, that he would think me crazy.

I feel the presence behind me shift as he darts towards Fred and slips through with no resistance, his howl of frustration is accompanied by the howling of a dog.

 

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Fred

For a second I see her lose her blank expression and then it is back again.

"Why won't you join us? It's been so long."

Who is she talking to?

I then hearing Morty howling.

What the...?

He's never howled before.

Holding Maggie firmly, I start to shake her, violently. Trying to wake her up from her trance.

It doesn't work.

Now desperate to get her out of it, I take one of my hands off her and slap her, rocking her head back.

Groaning, she slumps against me.

 

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Maggie

The slap shakes me out of it as I slump against him, I wiggle my fingers as my brain pounds, even as I feel aware of every inch of my skin, overly aware. My tongue feels like wool, it's as I'm hung over. I lean against him, my body feeling safe and warm against him, I want to thank him but as if one last act of the ghost remained I kissed him, soft at first more of I can't believe our lips are touching, into a his lips are so soft and warm I want to drink him up kind of kiss. I pulled away, and began apologizing profusely, as the kiss had been within my control.

 

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Fred

(OOC: Hmmm! Must admit, I never had a "lips are so soft and warm I want to drink you up" kind of kiss. Maybe I am missing something. )

I am completely taken back as she kisses me.

Then she abruptly pulls away and starts babbling, apologising over and over, almost hysterically.

Poor girl!

My heart goes out to her and before I can realise what I am doing, I pull her against me and start to sooth her.

"Shhh! It's alright. No harm done." I quietly tell her.

She continues to apologise but slowly she quietens down.

After a little while, she gently steps away.

"Are you okay?" I ask her.

It is then I notice something else. The dog has stopped howling.

 

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Margaret

OOC i just realized we went for walk after breakfast and I just had the sun set, talk about a time lapse.......*chuckle*

I stop talking as he pulls me to him rocking me against his body, at first it was fine, and then as if some odd sexual trigger had been activated inside me, I found myself wanting more. I pulled away and licked my dry lips, trying to find my voice.

"I could tell you what I saw, but I don't think you would believe me." My voice is soft almost wistful as if I really wanted to share what I had experienced and seen. "It didn't hurt me," I whisper eying the house, I suddenly did not want to sleep alone, but didn't think I could sleep with his body nearby.

 

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Fred

(OOC: Ah darn it and there I was thinking it was all part of the ghosts' illusion. Question though: is it morning or evening?)

I am starting to feel uncomfortable.

I am glad she's okay and that 'it' (whatever 'it' is) didn't hurt her.

But what do I do now? What do I say?

My Maggie would know. She always had an answer for everything.

My first instinct is to get out. But I know my wife wouldn't like that.

How can you run out on her, Fred? She would say. She needs you. The poor girl's got no-one else to turn to. You wouldn't like it if someone did that to me.

She's right. I wouldn't.

Thanks, Maggie, for being my conscience.

Seeing that she is still shakened, I guide her to the steps of the porch and sit her down.

I sit down next to her.

"Now would you like a drink or something?"

 

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maggie

Let's blame it on the clouds....*smile*

IC

I squinted as the sun broke free of the clouds, "I don't want to be alone," the admonition is more true now than ever. We head back into the house, it seems a little less lively than before. "I hope your dog is okay."

OOC
just little reader's note or whatever, all the ghosts want is one night together, they can make maggie feel them but they can barely feel her unless they are literallly possessing her which only one of them can do at a time...interesting thought, the male ghost might possess her in order to talk to fred about loaning his body for them to be reunited

 

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Fred

(OOC: It's your thread, I will follow your lead. BTW: What time is it where you are? Here it's 2am *yawn*)

"Tell you what, it's still a lovely morning. Why don't we carry on with that walk? I think it will do you a lot of good."