Chapter 21
‘Max looks up on the hill, to see a ghost doe staring down at her and Chloe’
Max- Rachel ?
'Ghost Doe twitches’
Chloe - Max ? What’s going on ?
Max- 'turns to Chloe’ I think it’s Rachel 'turns back to Ghost Doe’ Rachel, is that you ?
'Ghost Doe eats garbage off the floor’
Max- Cut the act Rachel, I know it’s you
'Ghost Doe looks up with a hint of annoyance, before disappearing in a glaring flash of light, revealing a ghostly Rachel Amber’
Rachel - OK ok, you got me.
Max- 'turns to Chloe’ Yeah it’s Rachel 'turns back to Rachel’ What the hell Rachel ?
Chloe - 'talking to thin air’ Yeah Rachel ! What the hell !
Rachel - 'shocked’ What ? I didn’t do anything !
Max- Exactly ! We’ve been here looking for you, and you’ve been playing Bambi in the forest !
Chloe - 'confused’ Wait what ? Bambi ?
Rachel - Hey ! I wasn’t just “Playing Bambi” all right ?
Max- Oh go on, please do explain why you’d rather frolic with some stupid animals in the forest then help your girlfriend Chloe find closure
Chloe - Max, I don’t understand…..
Rachel - Ok for one 'holds up finger’ It’s very hard for me to keep up this form and talk to you….
Max- You teleported me across time and space into the middle of the storm earlier !
Chloe - Max, I’m still stuck at the Bambi thing…..
Max- 'turns to Chloe’ I’ll get you all caught up on this later, it’s kind of hard to talk to two people at once…
Chloe - Fair enough…..
Rachel - Noooooo, that was your powers 'wiggles fingers around mysteriously’
Max- FUCK YOU ! 'points accusingly’ I didn’t have them yet !
Rachel- And secondly, I just wanted to give you and Chloe a nice little mystery to solve, instead of giving you all the answers….
Max- You didn’t have to say anything ! Seriously ! We could have spent more time looking for your murderer instead of debating whether you were William….
Rachel - Why would I be Chloe’s dad…..
Max- Look, you were being really unclear….'shakes head violently’ THAT’S NOT THE POINT, you’re in the wrong here
Rachel - 'puts hands on hips’ What IS the point ?
Max- 'concerned’ Chloe’s worried about you Rachel….. I’m worried 'shuffles around nervously’
Rachel - ….yeah
Max- A…are you ?
Rachel - Kind of obvious isn’t it….. 'tears up slightly’
Max- Well I have these powers….so
Rachel - 'chuckles sadly’ So you’re not sure if THIS 'showcases self with hands’ is a power or if I’m….if I’m
Max- …..kind of ’shrugs’
Rachel - Well it’s not a power…..
Max- 'shocked’ What do I tell Chloe ?
Rachel- Tell her the truth Max, tell her that she deserves more than what she’s getting and…….no matter what she finds out….that I love her….
Max- What does that mean ?
Rachel - Look….'backs up’ I have to go 'covers face with hand and turns around’ I’ll….be back later, ok Max ?
'Rachel walks off and disappears’
'Max sits down and cries to self’
Chloe - 'runs over’ Max ?! What’s going on ? What happened ?
Max-'starts wiping tears from eyes’ Chloe…..I have something to tell you