That Night part 3

Jamie was frozen in place behind a tree as she watched the two. A middle aged man with a top hat, dressed as if he were from a different era, was conversing in secret with a lady, dressed the same way except she wore a modest dress, in the middle of the forest path. They were intently whispering to each other there in the middle of the forest at night, except they weren't really there. They had no color in their faces, nor did their clothes show any signs of ever having color. Their hair didn't have any color either, in fact you could almost see right through them. They stood there with the moon shining down on them between the trees of the forest, and they became luminescent. Glowing a greyish whitish color, which was the only thing that kept you from seeing through them, their faces showed that they were in deep conversation, but Jamie couldn't hear a thing. The man had his back towards her and the lady was in front of him, her face almost towards Jamie's direction. Abruptly, as they were whispering to each other, the lady looked at Jamie. This frightened Jamie, but she couldn't move for she was frozen with utter fear.

The lady's face was concentrated on Jamie, and the man turned around to look at her too. Suddenly, as if by a sudden change in the atmosphere, Jamie wasn't scared anymore. She became extremely calm, as if she was in a dream state, and she walked up the them slowly. The man took a step back to let the lady walk up to Jamie, and when the lady was standing maybe only a foot from her, she said, "He loves you, dear." This was the first time Jamie heard either of them make a sound, although they were whispering to each other before, and this made her think. How does she know about Greg? He didn't tag along for the camping trip. He was actually completely disinterested in coming to the forest for 3 days, even if it meant being with me. Still wondering how the lady knew about him, she asked, "How do you know that?"
The lady smiled, a bright glow of a smile in the dark night, and replied, "The way he watches you sleep. It tells me he is very  protective of you and would do anything to keep you safe." Greg and I don't sleep together... is what she was about to say,  but then, she realized she wasn't talking about Greg at all. She looked up at the moon as she thought about this for a second. She was about to say something to the lady, but she didn't know what to say. When she finally knew what she wanted to say, she looked back down at where the lady and man had been standing. That's right... had been, for they weren't there any longer.

She had been walking in the forest, following a feeling. A feeling that was not really a feeling, but an inkling. Jamie didn't know exactly what had made her get up from her sleeping bag and walk out into the middle of the forest at 4 in the morning, but if she had to explain it, it was a gut feeling that something was out there. She couldn't remember how she got here- it was like a dream. Not being able to remember how she got here means she couldn't remember her way back. She was lost and she smelled blood. Suddenly a feeling of drowsiness hit her, and she fell on the ground and couldn't move- so she helplessly watched the stars as she felt her eyes closing.

In her subconscious mind, it was pitch black. She could no longer see the night sky, or the beautiful stars. She felt paralyzed and utterly helpless as she laid in the darkness waiting for something- for anything.

After a few moments of nothing, she felt something shaking her gently, and she heard a voice: "Oh no, Jamie. Please wake up." She felt arms go around her as the, now frightened, voice said, "Please, I can't live without you- I love you!" This made her eyes fly open and she was able to catch glimpses of what was happening. Allan was looking down at her and working quickly to get things out of his first aid kit. She looked over to his blood stained hands and then down at herself. She didn't see anything wrong, but then she noticed a sharp pain coming from her ears and nose. She blacked out.

Jamie woke up in the hospital to see Allan sitting on her bedside, holding her hand. A suddenly relieved Allan squeezed her hand gently but said nothing. He looked like he had been crying. She was weak but she didn't feel pain. She felt better than she did in the forest, so she squeezed his hand back and said, "Allan, I love you too." Later on she was told that her ears and nose started bleeding severely do to some kind of trauma, and that Allan had searched the woods for signal on his cellphone to call for help. Meanwhile, he stopped the bleeding in time before the medics came and found them. "He saved her life", said the doctor to her mother that afternoon. Her mother had always liked Allan, and this just made her appreciate him even more. Greg didn't show up to check on her at the hospital, but Britt and Danny came with flowers and "get well soon cards"- as if they were appropriate in this situation- but she thanked them anyway. Jamie recovered fully by Sunday afternoon and was able to leave the hospital. Allan by her side, holding her hand and whispering sweet things into her ear.

But how did that happen? The doctors couldn't imagine what could have caused her that kind of trauma. They asked her if she had been attacked by animals in the woods or if she had seen anything frightening, and she replied "no." She wasn't really lying... the lady and the man weren't frightening to her by the end of the night. Sure, they were ghosts but she felt like she knew them somehow. Had the ghosts done this to her? If so, why? What could have been the reason for putting her through this? Then she looked to her right, at Allan who was squeezing her hand and asking if she was alright. Maybe they knew this would happen. She thought about this for a while, then she smiled at Allan and kissed his cheek as she said, "I am now."