11 The Ghost

Vahn Mason sat crouched in an alley. It was midnight.

Where is Einy - Vahn questioned himself. Einy, Vahn's newest case, was a ghost girl. She was supposed to meet Vahn in the alley, at midnight.

Together, they only had one minute to make it to the Middle Grounds, protected by the only time of night that death took a breather. So where was Einy?

Vahn checked his watch. She should be here! Suddenly, Vahn heard a noise, it was Einy floating above the roof. Vahn didn't have time to talk, so he blurted out - "Let's go!"

The Middle Grounds were only a mile away, and midnight was the only time Einy could escape to the middle grounds without being carried into the after-life.

Einy and Vahn took off running, running as quickly as he could manage, they still would never make it. Running at twelve miles an hour, the clock moved to 12:01.

Death roared through the city, making Einy and Vahn speed up. The grounds were in sight, Einy lept over the border and fell, crying, with joy.