haunted secrets

Chapter 1

I started writing a journal when I was nine years old After Skyler left the lobby she ran outside to see if Solomon and Carl were waiting for her, when she got to the comer she saw them standing there, Skyler did you get the information we wanted? I have everything here on
Tape. Are you sure that no one saw you because if by chance anyone
saw you with the tape they may come (!after you When they went back to their
room they saw a note on the door, the note said don't try to call the police or
you will never see your mother and sister's ever again, Put the tape in a bag
And leave it outside your door by 10 O'clock and your mother and sisters will be returned to you then, other wise you will never. Look just stay here I have a friend that will help us get your mother and my sister's back. So this is what I want you to-do, I want you to call the front desk, and tell the woman you want her to call the room with the two men that are guarding the woman in room next to there's. When the woman comes out of her room, my friend will be their waiting for her. Solomon could you please tell us who this friend is? If I told you who it was I know that you would get very upset.
Solomon do l knows this so-called friend of yours? Well you used to, although ~
I don't know if you would know who it is now, this friend told me that if you
found out who they were, you might just do something cry~ Well can you
Tell me if it is more than one person? And if it is more than one person are
Are they male or female? Why do you need to know so badly? Because I am
I am getting the feeling that I do know who it is. Well all I can tell you is that it is a male and ask doesn't need to know what my plans are. Do even know where Jack is? As far I know Jack is still in the Hospital. I will call Jack tonight to see how he is doing, and before you say anything else, I will also call Melinda, I want you to call them right now why? Because I got
a letter telling me that Jack will miss· well I have something I have to do
right now I will call Jack an Melinda What Solomon didn't know was that
Skyler had to be in the room with those 2 men she had interviewed and
the woman they were guarding, when Solomon left she called the room where
the 2 men where staying and asked them a few more questions, then told them
that Solomon was planning to be outside his room at 10 O'clock by the way could
you tell me your names, well my name is Simon and the other guys name is
Luke, can you also tell me who the woman is? Her name is Teresa, where is
Teresa now, well right now sh..
Why don't you just come up to my room and we can talk here instead of over the phone. Besides didn't you say you wanted to be here any way? Are you sure Teresa won't be upset if I am there, well she is the one who left the note sin' t she, what note? The note that was left on our door that said don't try to
call the police or you will never see your mother and sisters again, put the tape
in a bag and leave it outside your door by 10 O'clock and your mother and sisters
Will be re e. tile well it was not Teresa she would not do
anything like that, are you sure because while you and Luke were in the lobby
talking to me, she could have written it and then had someone else put it on
your door. Well the only way I will know is if you bring the note when you come up. What time do think I should come? Be here around 8 O clock the door will be open so you can just come on in. When Skyler arrived at 8:00 Solomon was already there waiting for her, Solomon what are you doing she might call the police, and why would she do that? Those two men don't know who you are, so that's what they say but I,

Think they do know who I am. Look just goes back to your room and I will find out why they want the tapes back. I know you said you wanted to be here but I think that Teresa will tell me more if I am alone with her, if you really have to be here just hide in the closet and make sure you have your tape recorder so that you and Carl can listen to it later and what if she doesn't give the information I want, then keep asking because one of those three will tell you the truth about what is really going on. W ~o one. with
them I want you to ask them who is the one that is trying to kill Teresa,
because I think I know who it is that wants her dead then tell me. I am not
Sure you really want to know, and besides I could be wrong, I think that it is Martha, I think that Martha is my mother, then where is this Martha. I am not
sure where she is, according to the letters she is in Vermont with some man
whose name is Jake, but from what I have read in her letters she is planning a
trip to Montana, does the letter say when she is coming to Montana no it
doesn't say when, we all have to be prepared for when she does show up, if
she is really coming" just then there was a knock on the door, when Solomon
opened the door he said hello and ask the woman to come in, hi my name is
Martha and this is Jake, we are here to talk to Solomon, look miss I don't
know who you really are but you can't be Martha and just who do you
think I am? I am not sure but something tells me that you are not who you say you are.
Well what is your name? My name is Solomon, well Solomon whether you believe me or not my name really is Martha, prove it" I wrote you some letters telling you that I had to have surgery on my face because of what
Happened to me when I was as girt. 0 you have to have scares, I do you
Just can't see them, I want you to show me, why Solomon because for some reason I do not believe you are my mother, I want you and whoever that man is with to leave. Well before I go can I see Shawn and Sheana I have been away from them for so long I don't know what they look like? If I let you see them will you leave and never come back, Solomon went in to the next room and brought Shawn with him and Skyler was right behind him with Sheana, by the way how did you know the girls names? Well whether you believe it or not I am their mother.
Solomon and Skyler sat on the edge of the bed with the girls while Martha tried to get to know her daughters again, but Solomon didn't allow her to get to close to them because he didn't trust her. Ok you have seen the girls now if
Here? I have a plan to get them to trust me, besides if Teresa wakes up she just you don't mind I want you to leave because Skyler and I are waiting for the woman who wrote this note. Solomon you're not listing I am the one who wrote that note. I think you re lying, why did you write that note? I wrote it because that was the only way for me to see

My daughter's again. And what about me? If you really are my mother I want to know the real reason why you left us. Solomon it is late why don't we go somewhere for lunch tomorrow and I will tell you everything. Suddenly Skyler starts getting that strange look in her eyes and when she sees Sheana she stands up and hands her to Martha, Skyler what are you doing? Look Solomon I think that you and I need to talk.
Talk about what; talk about why you are acting so strange, why do you think that I am acting strange? First of all after you got that strange look in your eye you handed Sheana to that woman who claims to be my mother. If she was really my mother she wouldn't have had to ask me what my name was. Skyler are you listing to me, just then Solomon thought he saw Skyler holding a knife. Skyler what are you going to do atI plan on killing you while you are sleeping. And who told you to do that? Martha, are you sure?
Yeah I'm sure and just when Martha heard Skyler say that. Martha grabbed Sheana and ran, Carol I want you to stay here with Shawn, Carl and I will call the police.
When Solomon found Skyler about an hour later she was hiding in a box behind the hotel. Skyler it's me Solomon, Solomon go away I want to be
alone, Skyler I just want to take you back to the room so you can help us find
Martha and Sheana, "do you know which way Martha went with Sheana." Why did you take off? Solomon I can only answer one question at a time. When you were holding the knife why did you say you were going to kill me in my sleep? I don't remember saying that, Skyler turn your hand over, some how while you were holding the knife you cut your hand. Look if I said I wanted to kill you then I am sorry. Why did Martha tell you to kill me, I don't know what you are talking about. Skyler I only have one more question, do you know where Martha took Sheana, I told you I don't remember.
So if Sheana is missing then we have to find her. Have you called the police?
Yes, Carl called them when Martha took off with her. I think someone needs to go and check on Teresa, when Carol opened the door she saw Teresa tied to a chair and tape on her mouth. After Carol took the tape off, Carol asked Teresa who did this to you. I think they said there names were Simon and Luke, I don't know who those two men are. But if they are still here then you need to get the police over here. Those two men told us that they were with
You; they said they were guarding you because someone was trying to kill you. So where are Simon and Luke now? I don't know where they are; all I know is that someone is lying. I don't know those two men, why would they tell us your name if they did not know who you were. Well they could have over heard me tell the manger of the hotel what my name was. How did they get a key to your room? Well do you know anyone who might have?

Information about you and wanted to get back at you for something you Might have. Only one that might do that is Martha or maybe even
Leigh. So where is this Leigh I don't know the last time I tried to talk to her was when lake and I were about to leave Delaware, so why did you leave
and I left Delaware because I wanted to find my sister Melinda, d you find her? No she took off again as soon as she heard that I was coming. Why would she do ' think that maybe she thought that the kids would be better off somewhere else. That is why my sister and I have not spoken to one another since Solomon was six years old. So what does your sister Leigh have to do with why you and Melinda are not speaking? Well she helped Melinda get Solomon and the girls gm m¬ , but Solomon wants to find his mother and father and I am trying to keep that from happening.
Why? Solomon has the right to know the truth. I think he already knows the truth; he is just afraid to say anything because he doesn't want to hurt his Aunt Melinda, well she is going to be hurt one-way or another well is that what
You are trying to ell I think she should see how it feels to have someone
Taken away that you love. Maybe she didn't want anything to happen to Solomon and his sisters. So why do you hate your sisters so much? Because I felt that they didn't care enough about me to help me when I needed it the most. Well maybe they helped you as much as they could, but you know that the man you married didn't want you to have anything to do with your family.
So why don't you tell me who you really are. I already told you who I was, so where is Leigh now I don't have any idea I told you she has not returned my calls, maybe Martha is the one who called Leigh and told her not to return your calls. So can you tell me where Melinda is now? She might be in her room,
I think that I will go and talk to her. Just a reminder if you want to talk to Martha then you need to talk to her sister Melinda who is in the room right beside you. She might tell you what you want to know then again I am not sure what she will do. I hope you can get the answers you want; as got she up she heard a knock at the door. Who's there my name is Martha I think we need talk. I don't have anything to talk to you about. Look Melinda I know
That we have not spoken in a really long time but I have to know why you and Leigh took my kids away from me. Can we talk about this inside, there is some man watching me can you just open the door so we can talk. Melinda
opens the door too let Martha in and steps outside to see if there was really
someone there, all she saw was the shadow of someone running out of the
hotel really fast like he was trying to get away from something or someone.
Martha did you see who that was that was running out of the hotel, no
. Melinda I think you are just paranoid, why would anyone be after you?

- Because I kind of told the men that were guarding that woman Teresa that I did' t know where you were, when I really did. So who is Teresa? Teresa is the woman who helped us find you, that still doesn't tell me who she is. The only thing I know about her that she told us that Simon and Luke wanted her



Are you sure maybe she is just telling you that so you will leave her alone?
I have to tell you who I really am, my real name is Teresa, but I have

Known Martha, Melinda, and Leigh my whole life. They are my sisters, so
Why did you leave home when you knew that Martha was trying to find her kids? I left home because Melinda and Martha were always fighting that was
until Martha had her accident, I went to the hospital to see her, but she was so
badly burned you could not even recognize her, so why are you helping us
find her now? Well she is my sister and I had to make sure she was alright,
Because he wrote me and told me that Jack had given him a box and he
Just hoped he would be able to forgive him after he was gone, but before Jack went into the hospital the last time, Solomon to go ahead and read them, Solomon kept asking questions and the only thing that Jack told him was to just keep reading the letters. But h still did not understand what she
Was talking about. All he wanted to do was to go and find her. So I wrote him
back and told him that if he could find a way to get to where she was, she
would help find his parents she just didn't know that someone wanted her
dead.




n we talk about this inside, there is some man watching me can you just open the door so we can talk. Melinda
opens the door too let Martha in and steps outside to see if there was really
someone there, all she saw was the shadow of someone running out