What did that ghost want? I’ve finally got a bit of time free to tell you.

The long story short is that in this old house there were actually two ghosts who kept to themselves. A mother and daughter who had both passed on over a hundred years ago. No one who used the home ever knew they lived with ghosts. not even old Arthur who you would think would be sensitive to that sort of thing. But no, the lady told me. She and her daughter merely wanted to exist in peace in the home they both loved, so they kept a low profile.

The lady in question’s name is - err… was - Eleanor, and her daughter was named Beth. She and Beth had both succumbed to tuberculosis within a month of each other. Beth was only 12.

Anyway, the reason she’s made her presence known now is because her daughter’s missing. Vanished. Gone. And Eleanor is terribly distraught. After Beth went missing, Eleanor started to pay attention to the living (so to speak) in her house. She said she was hoping to find someone among them who might be able to help. And that’s when she heard about me.

I don’t have all the details and Eleanor didn’t have much time this night. Apparently, ghosts aren’t able to manifest for very long. She explained that it takes a lot of energy to do so, which is how she and Beth were able to remain undetected for so long. They just never bothered manifesting. So they peacefully coexisted with a houseful of vampires. It didn’t seem to bother her that vampires were real either, which I thought was odd. I’ll have to ask her about that.

I go back to speak to her tomorrow tonight. I had to get Arthur’s permission to return and speak with her. He was astonished as I was at the fact that he has ghosts. “I never believed in them.” He said. Freaky. With as much preternatural stuff that goes on in the world, you’d think at least one of us would have had a run-in with a ghostie at some point. Life’s a funny old thing.

I’m not sure what I can do for Eleanor. I’ve spoken with the parentals about it, wondering if perhaps they’d have some advice. Dad was fresh out of advice, but Mom said she’d like to come along to the meeting and see what she can do to help. She may have better luck sizing the energies in and around the house up. I’m still training and I’d like to have her experience and power with me on this one.

I really want to help Eleanor.