Free The Lost Soul by Suzy Turner Page A

focussing on nothing but her and say a few words. Ask her if she's there."
    Jack did as she suggested and sat down next to her, "Okay, I'll try."
    He sat motionless for a few moments before he closed his eyes and spoke, "Hello, are you there? Can you hear me?"
    After a minute of waiting, Jack dropped his hands to his side.
    "No, nothing. Maybe it's just a regular head-ache."
    "Keep trying. Focus on her, on nothing else. Pretend I'm not here, Jack," she said, laying back down and pulling the cover over her body.
    "Hello... it's me. We spoke before. Are you there? Can you hear me? Please, please hear me."
     
     

CHAPTER TWELVE
    It happened during the last class of the day. December and Lilly were in the middle of World History when December suddenly yelped in pain.
    The rest of the class turned and the spotlight was on her.
    "December, are you okay?" whispered Lilly as Mr Motley rushed over to see what all the fuss was about.
    "Is everything all right over there, girls?"
    December winced and held her head tightly.
    "It's these really bad head-aches. She's been getting them a lot lately."
    "Well, the class is almost over, you'd better take her home, Lilly."
    "Yes, Sir."
    Their classmates watched in silence as Lilly helped her friend stagger out of the room. They walked slowly out of the high school until they were in the fresh air when December asked to sit down for a while.
    "Some fresh air will help, I think," she stuttered.
    "What happened?"
    "I'm not sure... but it felt a lot like the last few head-aches."
    "Remember what Millicent said, she said you need to focus on the vision."
    "No, I don't think it's a vision this time, Lilly. I think he might be trying to communicate with me again."
    "I don't understand this at all. You never used to get headaches before. I thought the headaches only came with the visions? said Lilly.
    "Yes they did but something's changed. I don't know what though. But I need to get home, I need to speak to Millicent."
    Lilly thought for a moment. "Can you orb?"
    "I don't think so... not with this pain, I wouldn't be able to concentrate."
    "Well, either we call someone for a lift and wait for them to turn up or we walk."
    "Let's do both... can you call my Mom and we'll start walking too."
    "If you're sure?"
    December nodded as they both stood, but the second Lilly started dialling her cell phone, a car drew up in front of them.
    "Monty! How did you know?" asked a relieved Lilly.
    "Millicent told me you needed a ride so I came down as fast as I could."
    "Monty, you're a star," muttered December as the pain came back again and she winced. Monty hopped out of the driver's seat and helped her into the back of the car.
    Millicent was waiting outside the front door as the car drove up the driveway. Her blue jeans were covered in paint splatters of all different colours and her white T-shirt was no longer white but more of a tie-dye effect.
    Lilly chuckled at the sight of her.
    "Thank you Millicent."
    "That's quite all right, Lilly. I felt it straight away... I think he's trying to communicate with her again. This is good," she said, following Monty into the house, who held December in his arms.
    "Oh darling, darling. Are you all right? Whatever happened?" asked a concerned Ruby as she was placed carefully on the daybed in the newly decorated living room.
    "She got one of the bad headaches again, right in the middle of World History," relayed Lilly, stumbling in, carrying both of their school bags. As she dropped them on the floor, she sighed and plopped herself down onto the new fluffy cream carpet as Moira came rushing in, drying her hands on a towel.
    "Millicent believes he's trying to reach you, honey. Did you hear him?"
    December shook her head but the pain prevented her and she cried, holding on tightly to the green quartz stone she now kept with her at all times.
    "Focus on that pain, December. Remember you can control it. Don't let it control you. Focus on the pain.... on the pain, nothing else.