The Ghost in the White Mansion

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-I can't believe that the story is real, that those characters once actual live here, that the tragic story once happened in our house. The big brother repeated his astonishment when walking home with the reluctant Vicki.

She only sighed not letting out any clear reply. No matter how much shock and confound Jorder was feeling, it was not as awkward and frustrated as Vicki's mixing feelings. She finally understood how her surrogate mother, Mrs Da was so hesitant before telling her the story.

Finding too much outrageous truth in one day it was simply incapable to Vicki un-prepares mind & soul.

-For all this years living in, growing up from that one glamour White mansion, yet I never realize the secret that it was covering. Jorder continued on, as the two of them followed the rocky footpath, going up the green hill, leading to the stable White Mansion. Only this time, the older brother finally noticed at his sister strange reaction. Concernedly, he stopped in front of her, forcing Vicki to pause back on her dreaming move to face his her brother's worrying face. Are you alright, Xiao Wei? He asked, placing a consulting hand on Vicki's shoulder.

She looked in at him in her wondering eyes.

-I don't know! Vicki replied hardly. I don't know where to start from here!

-You don't have to start anything! The brother confirmed quickly. Just live your life as normal, and treat all this tragic memory as the past , don't let it harm your present. The young man tried his best to convince his lost sister that she's better off to let go of the past and not hold on to it.

But Vicki was more reluctant, she realized it was easier for Jorder to not take notice at what he just found out, but to her it was a totally different situation. Her parents were cruelly murdered. And the nasty murder was a man who she been seeing as her own father for the pasted 20 years. Or in another way, the person who she once respected as a father now suddenly turned to her greatest enemy who killed both of her parents.

-It's not going to be the same anymore, I can't look at him in the same way, I can't feel the same in that house! Vicki busted out with anger tears, when all the eager thoughts had overfilled her small head.

-No! Jorder promtply stepped in closer, grabbing, and shaking on both sides of Vicki's shoulder. Everything is still the same, the White Mansion still is yours house, Mama still see you as her only daughter, and no matter what the truth is, I will always see you as my dearest little sister. 

Vicki emotionally looked up, touched by her brother generous words, she suddenly like the feel to be comfort. Falling gracefully on the shoulder of her brother, for the first time within the day, she let herself cried out aloud within his smoothing, protective envelope. 

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All morning Mrs Da had been feeling unsettle, fearing for the worst that could happen since the serest had been review after these 20 years. For a need of relaxing time to clam herself, she had kep busy in the kitchen, making the family a nice lunch, even known it'll properly be hard to have the chance to enjoy it.

When hearing the front door got opened, then shut, the elegant lady quickly stopped on her kitchen task, as she hurriedly her steps to the door, thinking to catch up with her pitiful daughter. 

-Xiao Wei, are you home? The mother's voice called out from the main kitchen, as her figure quickly arrived to the living room area, but out of a little disappointment she  only found her older son, who was standing by the stair case, looking lost.

-Xiao Ying? She called, when Jorder abruptly walked over to meet his mother. It was you who just came in not Xiao Wei? She asked softly, as if it was a little frown of worry. 

-No, mother, Xiao Wei came home with me, but she just went in her room to have some rest, I think she needs it! Jorder firmly told his mother, while pulling her toward the dining area.

Mrs Da was left in starlet, her son was giving her one of that problem look, as if he had knows something.

-I've met Xiao Wei at Lao Su's house this morning! Jorder reviewed, when like expected he saw his mother put up her hand in queries.

-So you, known! She asked, puffing in panic, things had starting too get out of control. She became worried and regretted for telling Vicki too much information.

When observed at the unsettle gesture of his mother, Jorder promptly stepped in closer, rounding a full supporting arm around her shoulder, and confirmed.

-Paper, can't wrap fire, Mama. Things will get find out sooner or later, but let us hope that the memories came back in a quickly and be gone smoothly.

Mrs Da looked up to her son with the greatest appreciation, then she only let out a big sigh before turning back to the hallway, leading to Vicki's bedroom at the corner.

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Lao Su was planning to call Alec in for dinner when he stepped into the main room and found the young man was sitting dreamingly at the window, eyes watching to a distance outside.

Alec couldn't explain to himself what had been problem him, but the uncomfortable feeling was there, when he spotted Vicki's jacket that she had left behind since this morning. Pulling the jacket within his side, he stepped his way nearer to the window sight, looking out to the front fence, hoping, to see her come back for it, or more correctly hoping to see her come back and tell him that she will be alright.

But day just growing shorter, and he had been sitting there waiting for a while, until a gentle tap on the should, grabbed Alec back to reality.

-What are you doing Alec? Lao Su inquiry voice's deeply asked out, when Alec jumped a little in frighten when turned back to look at the elder man. Only then Lao Su saw the soft jacket wrapping nicely inside Alec's hands. The sensitive man didn't take long to guest at what was going on. Why don't you come to see her? He asked, bringing Alec to shot up and walked away from the window with hesitation.

-What do you mean? The young man played back, trying to act innocent.

-You can use the jacket as an excuse to check up on Xiao Wei! The elder man spoke out again, this time in a clearer sentence, which aimed directly to what Alec had been thinking.

Finally he started to contract the diffident feelings of being capture, Alec quickly put back the jacket on the table, as if he wasn't linger to it at all.

-Maybe someone will come and get it later! He answered briefly to by pass the hesitation, and then without waiting back, he decided to walk straight in the kitchen, leaving the elder man to stand back behind with a little beam growing on his winkle face.

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Within a sudden moment, Vicki astonishingly found herself flooding in mid air, between the nice breeze and the white smoky cloud. The feeling was so warmth, light and wonderful, that she could almost let her body drift off to heaven forever. Until her sight got capture by a new arrival figure who was walking in between the clouds, to stand in opposition with Vicki.

She almost gasped out aloud, when looking at her own face standing in front of her. Their feature was the same, expect for their different time's hair style and clothing.

-My baby, I finally see you! Hong Wei called out gently, as she widened her open arms, waiting for the first united moment with her long lost baby!

-Mother! Vicki puffed out in bewilder, also with lots of emotions filling in. Blinking her eyes away from the newly formed tears, she released herself to flood in the caring arms of her birth mother. The one who had been through so much pains and suffers just to protect her little life.

Hong Wei warmly enveloped her little duplicated body in her longing arms. For 20 years she been waited for this moment, when she can proudly stepped into Vicki's dream to see her, to hear her call 'mother'.

-I'm sorry mother! All this time, I had never know of such a tragic pack that came with me. Xiao Wei is a bad girl, very bad girl! Vicki began to cry, burying her warm face within to cold hands of her long gone mother.

-Xiao Wei is a very nice girl! Hong Wei's voice echoed back, while running her hand down from Vicki's hair to her back. I'm so proud to have a daughter like you.

Vicki's face was gently lifted up as once again she came forward to look in her mother tender eyes.

-Mother, are you satisfied now, when the secret had been review? Vicki suddenly asked, as she saw the yearning sight that her mother had place on her.

Hong Wei slowly looked away, her hand began to drift off from the tight grab as she slowly reviewed another secret to Vicki. Telling her daughter why her soul kept lingering back in the White Mansion as the mystified ghost for the pasted 20 years.

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For the countless time, Alec once again stood up from his seat at the table to walk over to the window, glancing at the empty fence outside.

No one had come, he sighed and then walked back slowly to the table.

"I still don't understand, if Tung Lao Ye had found out that Vicki was not his daughter so why did he had to look after her for the pasted 20 years. He could have easily kill her, or is it an act of regret?" That doubtful thought once again repeated within Alec's head, as all day he had been looking for an reasonable explanation for the question, but so far had fail to work out an answer until now.

-Oh My God! That was the only shocking expression he could let out, before grabbed hold on Vicki's jacker. With no more patient left to wait, he ran straight out of the house, heading for the darkening forest, looking for the path leading up the hill.

Lao Su was resting inside, once hearing Alec's urgent departure, the old man slowly walked out to the front yard. Eyes watching behind the disappearing shadow of Alec within the growing night. He shook his head slightly and then came kneeling down in front of the old grave.

-Is it really you, You Peng? For the first time, Lao Su had gathered all his courage to ask the question out aloud. But while facing to an old grave, he didn't expect any hurry reply from the person lying under the ground.

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Vicki opened her eyes and surprisingly met with the dark shadow of the night. She had over slept since the afternoon until now. Glancing her still tiring eyes upward to look at the digital clock, it was almost eight, but the surrounding and everything felt so unusually quite. 

Pulling away her blanket, while gathered herself out of bed, Vicki slowly regained of what had happened in her sleep. It was so peaceful and lovely, a nice sleep which she had been missing for a while. But then memories strike back, when Vicki hastily patted dry the sweats on her face with her sleeve and quickly walked out of her room.

She had just remember something important that she had just been told, by the birth mother who she only met the first time. 

to be continued