The Ghost Within

After lunch, Tawny took Becca back home. He drove back to the house and got out to walk her back in the house.

Realizing he had forgotten something in the house, he went back in there with her. Becca had went to the bathroom. Tawny found himself walking upstairs with a motive. He went into what he assumed was Blair's old room. It wasn't hard to decipher, the room looked like Blair. The posters, the clothes the items. All of it.

Tawny walked over to the bathroom that was attached to the male's room. He searched for a hairbrush. After not finding one, he frowned and walked back into the room.

He noticed a shirt in the corner of the room on the floor. Tawny picked it up, searching it. He saw a stray strand of hair, which he plucked from the soft fabric. Examining it, it definitely wasn't Becca's hair it wasn't long enough. So he placed it in one of the glass vials he got from the store today and left the room as fast as he arrived in there.

He stood in the kitchen, grabbing the box of things Becca had given to him. Then it occurred to him he should probably give Becca his number. He grabbed a piece of paper from the desk in the living room, writing down his number. When Becca came back into the room he smiled.

Handing her the folded up note. Before she had come down, he slipped some emergency money in there for her in case she needed something tomorrow when Tawny had to go back to work.

Becca was quite quiet during the ride but enjoyed it once they arrived she ran to the bathroom when she finished up and freshened up she came back and looked at Tawny "oh what right that would be nice," she softly took the number and put it in her pocket " thank you again for today I mean it.. I'm really thankful you spent it with me I hope you get home safe and everything and I hope to see you soon.." she looked up at him tugging at the rubber band against her wrist.

Tawny hugged her, "Definitely, also call me if you need anything tonight or tomorrow. Please," he said rubbing through her hair.

She wrapped her arms around his torso tightly and leaned her head against his shoulder, "okay..what time do you work?" She asked softly, still holding onto him.

"I go in at 8:00 tomorrow morning I get off at 6:00... but if anything happens let me know alright. I have a lenient boss," Tawny said.

"I'll come over tomorrow after work if you'd like."

"Okay you should go rest then" she said gently and finally pulled back from hugging him. "And if you dont it's still okay. You didnt let me spend blairs birthday alone and that's all that matters," she gave him a soft smile.

Tawny shook his head, "I didn't want you to be alone. It really wasn't a bother... I had fun. Thank you for letting me stay the night," Tawny smiled and hugged her again.

"I left you some money for any emergency, and there's some for food in case you get hungry later," Tawny said walking towards the door. He turned and waved, "I'll expect a text or something when I get home ma'am," he says before opening the door.

She hugged him back and gave him a pretty decent squeeze before she nodded and smiled, "oh okay thank you tawny," she smiled and picked up the jacket she took off and hugged it to her chest softly. Becca waved back and scoffed, "I'll text you so I can get a text when you get home mister no texting and driving. "

Tawny nodded and left with a soft smile. He closed the door really hating to leave. He placed the box of stuff in the passenger side door and went on his way home.

His brother wasn't home yet so Tawny had the house to himself. He carted the box of Blair's things up into his room and changed his clothes. Gathering his sfuff to do the small spell. He walked back out to his car getting the rest of the items. He went into the back yard that lead into a small patch of woods. He still had half an hour until dusk so he hurried on his way setting everything up. The candles, the offerings, the hair he found of Blair's and a few other things.

He placed everything around in the circle. Laying out the items. He moved out the circle. Knowing deep down nothing would happen, it didn't work on his dad so why would it work on Blair?

He shook the negative thoughts out of his head and spoke the spell that he found in his mom's journal a long time ago.

After finishing up, he felt dizzy and defeated. He gathered everything up, packing it away before heading back home. Before going to take a soothing bubble bath, Tawny did another simple spell for Blair. He sighed and went about his night texting Becca that he got home safe. And then went to bed.

Becca sent him a quick text to have him be able to save her number then she herself went up and showered, about an hour later she was snuggled in blairs bed listening to his record player. She laid there speaking to him without even knowing she actually was,  Blair sat in the corner of his room listening to her explain her day and listened to her feelings.

She looked at the message and replied with a heart and locked the phone closing her eyes soon drifting off to sleep.