TBC 2 - Madison's Swamp

It's been a month since I found Ramsese, and we've gotten to know each other better. For example, I learned he is part Egyptian (That explains his name.) He has also gotten to know my house better. He has explored my house from top to bottom, literally. He once climbed up the wall while he was a cat and ended up falling off and fell on his back and a painting fell on him and I ended up pulling away from it.
   
We've managed this month to keep Ramsese's secret from my mom. I feel I should tell her but I should wait until the time is right. Or maybe I should just keep it secret because I wouldn't want to see her reaction to finding out a 23 year old who she doesn't knows has been wandering around in our house......

Also, I haven't talked much to Mark lately, fearing he might have another idea to get me killed....so instead, I've been hanging around Ramsese, and as a result, people have been ending up staring at me because I've been walking with a cat and talking to it.

   One day, Mark's girlfriend Melinda walked up to me and wanted to tell me Mark wanted to make up for the even last month. Seemed he didn't feel like apoligizing to me himself.
"Hey, Andy! Cute kitty!"
"Hi Milly, thanks."
"What's its name?"
"Ramsese."
"Cool!"
"So, why do you wanna talk to me?"
"I just wanted to tell ya Mark wanted to apologize and take you somewhere to make it up to you!" Now he's got Melinda doing it.
"Where?"
"He wouldn't tell me......but I'm going, too! I don't want him being away from me." Poor girl.
"Uh-huh."
"And besides, I want to be friends with you!" She smiled.
"R-really?" I stutter when I'm surprised.
"Of course! Markie isn't exactly the funnest guy to be around, and you seem like you need more friends!"
"Yay." I said sarcastically.
"I am not lying. I wanna be friends and plus, I'll go with you. Who knows what will happen AGAIN."
"Again?........" She made it sound like it's happened way too many times before, which made me suspicious.
"Yeah. He's a trouble maker. So, I'll meet you at your house tonight at 7 p.m., OK?"
"Sure." I might as well see what'll happen. "Where we goin'?"
"Um, Markie said something about Madison's Swamp." Oh gosh, they're gonna kill me bringing me to these places. Madison's Swamp was said to be the burial place of soldiers years ago and it was fixed up so people could use it, and plus, after what happened on Halloween, I'm sure ANYTHING can happen.
"So, are you up to it?"
"Can I bring my cat?" Ramsese looked up at me giving me the look that he was thinking, 'Why the heck are you bringing me into this?!'
"Sure.", she said.I might as well be prepared. Here we go again.

Later on that night, I got on my army boots, jeans, sweater, and my trusty ol' trenchcoat. I then got my flashlight and cellie. I then picked up Ramsese and we went out the door, and to my surprise, Melinda was actually there and kept her word.
"That's such a pretty kitty. Why'd you bring him?"
"I love him. He's such a great cat!" I smiled and Ramsese gave me a surprised look and would've been brick red if he was human.
"Awwww, well, let's go!" We then ran to the creek.

We got there and it was all dark and swampy. There were plants all over the place and marshy. We were walking and AGAIN Mark wasn't there...
"We're not getting anywhere!!!" I yelled.
"He's evil!!" Melinda seems to agree with me.
"Darn it...hey...do you feel vibrations?" It was Halloween all over again. Ramsese was standing his guard and staring at the ground. Before I knew it, a decaying hand came out of the ground and Melinda was shrieking.
"AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! ZOMBIE!!!!!!!!!!!" She yelled RIGHT in my ear!!!
"WE KNOW!!!!!" I started to sweat and right before my eyes, the hand grabbed Ramsese by his leg and he was growling and scratching at it. Oh well.....not everyone's perfect.
"RAMSESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I jumped on the ground, even though it wasn't necassary, and grabbed Ramsese by his backi legs.
"MEOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!" We were playing tug or war and he was the rope...poor kitty...
"Sorry!!!!!!!" Just then, he disappeared into the ground.
"RAMSESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed.
"ANDREA!!!!!!!!! GET OUT THE WAY!!!!" Before I knew it, she dragged me by the leg and I rubbed my shoulders my a zombie that was right beside me.
"Genius............................" I mumbled. I then got to my legs and was grabbed by the zombie. He then brought me down into the water with him.
"ANDREAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I could barely see her, now I was going under, but I knew she was panicking and running towards me, but missed. I was now underwater and the zombie that was once holding me was now replaced by Ramsese! YAAAAY!!!! He then brought me up to the surface and we watched Melinda as she was wacking the zombies with a piece of bark. Ramsese then got out of the water and used that light thingy and the zombies were gone. Melinda then hugged him and thanked him for saving us. Myself on the otherhand, looked like a drowned rat while sticking to the surface. Then I saw fog again......and saw a vague figure......it looked like Mark but...........it couldn't be him.......or could it?........

Ramsese took me out of the water and we ended up telling Melinda who Ramsese was. Now of course, that we are friends, we have to tell each other the truth, right?.......but it didn't feel right that I didn't tell my own family but I told someone who is Mark the Evil's girfriend. Then my mom called my on my cellie. We talked again and she said Ramsese was missing and I told her he was with me. (She ended up tearing apart the house trying to find him. It seems she's gotten attached to him too.) That calmed her down. I told her I was going to go home and bring him with me. I then hung up and we started walking home, Melinda by my side the whole time and Ramsese, a cat again, in my arms. I walked her to her house and she said she'd see me tomorrow and I was pleased. I then went home and went to the bathroom to dry off after explaining to my mom I went for a dip and ended up getting yelled out for putting my life on the line by swimming at night. I then went to bed, took off my coat and boots, and fell into my bed. I said good night to Ramsese and he jumped onto my bed, still a cat, and curled up at the end of my bed and we both fell asleep.

The next day at school, when I arrived, Mark wasn't there, but Melinda greeted me as soon as she saw me. Seemed she really did want to be my friend. I ended up spending the day with her and forgot all about Mark. We had a really good time together and I finally have more than one friend in my life who truly cares about me.