Why Ghosts Haunt

Charlie Thorne has never had a Halloween like this one. On the run from the police after being wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, his only desire is to make it back to the arms of his partner, Ellis. He knows the risks. He knows the police will probably be waiting for him. But he can’t help himself. Weeks spent away from his lover mean Charlie is all the more desperate to see Ellis again, and to protest his innocence to the police. Little does he know how his decisions will impact both of them, changing their lives forever. Why can Ellis never seem to get warm? Why do large chunks of time seem to go missing? Will Charlie’s decision to escape impact their lives forever?

Wayne Mansfield · LGBT+

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14 Chs

Chapter 2

Charlie pushed through the undergrowth, somewhat protected from the rain, though not so against the twigs and branches that scratched and stung, leaving scarlet lines on his forearms and face. The rain may not have been as fierce beneath the canopy of the forest, but the darkness seemed thicker. Once, he almost collided with the trunk of a tree he managed to see only at the last moment.

As he ran, Charlie calculated.

Five kilometres to Albury. Eight or nine minutes per kilometre. Forty-five minutes. He smiled. If there are no problems. The smile faded. The cops will be after me by now. They might be waiting for me at home.He frowned. I have to get inside. To Ellis. Then barricade the door. Definitely barricade the door. From there I can convince them I’m innocent

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