Salt & Saws

Later that night we broke into the shop, it turns out Claire is every skilled with a lock pick, which proves that there is still so much I don't know about her and that kinda frightens me. Once were in side she pulls out a cassette player,and puts her head phones on. "I know the best time to listen to your jams." I ask as I shake my head.

She shakes her head. "Its not what you think, it's a home made emf reader."

Suddenly the lights on her emf start to blink rapidly, and I can hear a slight whining from her head phones. "What's that mean."

I snicker. "Did you make it."

She shakes her head. "No a good friend of mine made it before we lost contact."

Suddenly the light on her emf begins to flash rapidly and a low whine can be heard from her headphones. "What's going on."

She smiles. "We have an abnormal electronic magnetic field near this saw."

I nod. "Ok so."

She smiles, "Ether there is a magnetic battery here our we have a ghost in class." She puts the emf reader away. "Ok lets leave we need to do some research."

We split up after we get out, I head home and she headed toward the lumber yard. I woke to my radio. "Late last night the janitor of a local school was killed in a freak accident while cleaning the shop class."

I jump out of bed. "Holy shit, that could have been me."

I head to the kitchen and find my brother trying to get into the cookie jar. "You know mom will kill you if she finds out right." I reach up and left him back down to the floor, then turn and grab a couple cookies. "Here don't say I never do anything for you Jimmy."

Jimmy smiles. "Thanks  Ben, you walking to school today or riding the bus." He looks at me worried.

I half heartedly smile. "James you know I won't always be there to battle your battles right."

James nods. "I know I just feel safe when your around."

I smile. "But you need to stand up for yourself our they will always walk over you."

Lisa clears her throat. "Ben we do not condone violates in this house."

I roll my eyes. "Sometimes violates is the only answer, mom." Lisa shakes her head. The bus honks its horn. "Whatever we got to go."

My mom stands and watches as we run to the bus. "Ben we will finish this talk later." She shouts as we get on the bus.

James takes a seat closer to the front as I make my way to the back of the bus, its pretty empty considering we are only the second stop in the morning. The next stop should be jill but its not instead we turn toward the lumber yard and we pick up Claire at and old run down cabin. When she steps on the bus she smiles and waves. She sits a few seats back from my brother as the bus begins to move I move up and sit with her. "What did you find out about the ghost of the woodwork."

She smiles. "The ghost of woodwork, that has a good ring to it." I roll my eye. "Ok grumpy, there was a teach who worked here about thirty years ago he died in a accident when he was replacing one of the saw blades."

I stare at the back of the seat. "ok how does this help us."

She shakes her head. "It helps us realize that it's just a lost soul who needs our help, and I got his name."

"Leave me alone." Shouts Jimmy, Tim is now sitting behind him hitting the seat with his knees. "Tim your a jerk." Tim reaches his hand over the seat and slaps Jimmy on the face, and of course the bus driver doesn't see anything.

My rage takes over and I go to stand but clarie stops me. "Let him fight this battle."

Jimmy stands and removes his backpack. "Tim I'm warning you, stop now."

Tim stands up, "what are you going to do short shit."

Jimmy turns and stares. "This is your last warning."

Tim laughs and slaps him on the face. I jump out of my seat but before I can take a few step Jimmy  hits him with his backpack so hard that Tim falls to the floor. When Tim stands back up blood is gushing  out of his nose, he wobbles and falls to the ground. The bus hits its brakes. "What's going on back there Jimmy."