Story Title: Ghosthunters
Chapter Nine
****13 years later****
Today is the 26th of December and Amelia turns eighteen today. Still sleeping on her bed, Tessa came to her carrying a bowl of water in her hand.
"Rise and shine birthday girl." Tessa said as she poured the water on Amelia's face. The poor girl woke up, coughing and choking at the same time.
"What do you do that for?" She asked getting up from her bed and cleaning the droplets of water on falling from her hair down to her face.
"It's your birthday today." Tessa said acting all innocent.
"And that's why you have to bathe me with water?" Amelia asked looking at Tessa. "What am I suppose to tell my parents if they see me with a wet hair...on my birthday."
"I'm sure you'll think of something 'cos here they come." Within few seconds, the door opened revealing Andrea and his wife with a cake in their hand.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you Amelia, happy birthday to you." Her parents sang as she smiled.
"Thanks mom...thanks dad." She pecked them both on their cheeks.
Laura dropped the cake on the desk beside Amelia's bed as she took a look at her eighteen year old daughter all fully grown with beautiful brown eyes, her curly hair falling over her shoulders and her figure was perfect, she was neither slim nor fat but in between. "Happy birthday honey. May you live a prosperous life." Laura prayed.
"Amen."
"And may you get to see a handsome young man who would sweep you off your feet." Andrea said.
Amelia looked at her dad then at her mom. "Am I suppose to say an amen to that?"
"Don't mind your father." Laura told her daughter as she stroked her hair. "What the hell happened to your hair?"
Amelia looked at Tessa who was sticking out her tongue at her.
"Just um... trying to get ready for my birthday."
"You'd better go dry up." Her mother instructed.
"And be quick so me can eat the cake. I'm starving."
Everyone in the room laughed. Amelia was almost to the bathroom when she turned to face her mother.
"Mom." she called. Her voice sounded a little bit sad.
"Yes honey."
"Has there been any call from Clarissa?"
The first day she and Clarissa met was the last day the two saw each other. Amelia was worried and she didn't understand why she would lose her friend the same day. Although she has been sending her emails, she never got any reply back for thirteen years and now it's her birthday, she thought Clarissa had gotten the mail and would visit her.
"No calls yet." Her mother said.
Amelia was very sad that on her birthday she wouldn't be with her friend. She nodded and went into the bathroom.
Few minutes later, she came out and dressed up.
"Amelia, I have a surprise for you." Her father said.
Amelia wasn't in the mood for surprises but she knew her parents were trying hard to make her birthday beautiful and she didn't want to ruin it.
"What's that?" She asked.
"We'll be going out to celebrate your birthday." Her father said as her mother clapped.
Amelia didn't feel excited as they wanted her to and that was because she has never gone out ever since the incident that happened a year ago.
"What?" She asked.
"Only if you promise the incident that happened last year won't repeat itself."
Amelia was lost for words. How can she make sure the incident won't happen again?