follow your heart// L. Patterson { julie and the phantoms}

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"So we have no choice? We have to say goodbye to Julie...Lyric, and give up everything we built together, and work for Caleb?" The boy said, once he got told the news. Willie looked away from the boy. "Some club you got going on there"

"But there is another option That's why I'm here."

Alex scoffed. "Another option?"

"Just please hear me out," Willie said, looking at Alex. "Caleb, he's taken...you could say, interest in to Lyric. Her Family tree are completely filled with Gypsies. You know the ones with the fortune telling gifts and the healing and what not?" He says. The boys don't say anything so he starts speaking again. "I-i um. They go from the 1800s up until 1920s. Shes unfortunately got some of these...gifts which makes her see you guys. And see caleb without well. Him using his powers.

She's more powerful than she actually knows herself. Without her even knowing, Without you even knowing, shes been having you channel her, you shouldn't be able to touch her. Those jolts, make you more and more well...ghostly by the jolt, but with you channeling her she's still able to touch you, all three of you channeling her isn't a problem for her, like I said. Powerful. Now that I think about it...there might be two options but they might have to be done at the same time.." the long haired boy trailed off.

"Well?!" The boys say in unison.

"She might be able to cross you over, better yet. Remove that stamp but, you need to do your unfinished business.."

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"No jules I haven't seen them" Lyric said to the girl on the phone. Just then the three boys they so happened to be talking about poofed in to her room, "hey Julie...I'll call you back" she hangs up the phone and looks at the boys. They all smile at her and jump on the bed.

"I love you so much L!" Reggie says to her, jumping. "Thank you so much for teaching how to skate. Just for everything!" She raises a brow at the boy, "uh, no problemo.."

"Lyric...we have something to tell you and you have to help us."

"Okay, what's up?"

"Remember that night we missed the dance?" Luke said grabbing her hand like it was her last day on earth. "Yeah, sure why?"

"We went to a club, a ghost one. It was basically a time warp. And once we tried leaving...the owner, Stamped us. Basically cursed us. Giving us the jolts that are slowly killing us again.." Alex said.

"And we need your help getting rid of it." Reggie says.

Lyric thought for a moment. She looked at Alex, Reggie and Luke. They were all battering their eyelids at her, smiling wide.

"Okay..what's needed?"

"We don't exactly know.." Luke says with sad eyes. "But, we need to play the Orpheum. Our unfinished business, Which will either cross us over...or it will help you get rid of the stamp. And we're really hoping you can remove this stamp." She nods her head. "Does Julie know?"

"No." They say in unison, "well. For now, there's no need to tell her tonight since its 11pm but you guys can stay over if you want" They all nodded and Reggie taps her leg, "Remember when we were here last time...What's in the drawer?" Luke looks over at him and thumps him. "I um, when I was 10. My parents got in a car crash and died. My brother being 24 years old at the time could look after me, so Really it's just some Frames of my parents, memories and photos of my old farm animals."

"Were are all sharing tonight aren't we?" Alex sniffles. "Aw, Al come 'ere" Alex hugs her. "And you come on" the boys chuckle as they all hug eachother. "I like this hug, it feels warm" Reggie says making them chuckle. "Right who wants to watch a movie?"

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The next day she woke up and seen a upside down Alex, Luke cuddled up in her blanket and a missing Reggie. She furrows her eyebrows and gets up. And walks to the kitchen.

"That smells amazing!" A voice echoed

Walking in to see Reggie sitting on the counter top watching her brother cook. "Oh hey, I'm cooking pancakes"

"They smell amazing" she says and turns her head towards Reggie. "I'd die all over again to eat a pancake" Reggie pouts. She rolls her eyes at him "I thought you deserved a treat after last night, I seen the video on youtube. But uh...who's the guitarist?" Her eyes widen.

"No one, just um. A hologram" Her brother nods his head and gives her the plate of pancakes. "It's friday, Smile a bit more." She rolls her eyes and goes back to her room walking in she see's Luke wrapped in her blanket and Alex yet again in her wardrobe.

"Hey L? Can I have this pink flower thing? It sparkles and it's pink."

"Yeah, yeah you can" she tells the boy
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V SPEAKS

Is this my first post the year? I dunno. Can't remember lmao. Anyway, I hope everyone had a good new years. I slept all day. My sleeping pattern is SHITE. Even my meals have changed...like. my lunch is my breakfast, my tea is my lunch and my breakfast is my tea...is bloody awful...but there we go 😭