Reborn ghost seeing lady is pampered by her ex husband

He had a feeling that she had done something very terrible, and Collin was not certain if he wanted to know what it was.

They gave Cassie a moment to pull herself together and the women backed off for a moment. They huddled in a corner and dived into a conversation of what they had just heard.

"Poor Connie no wonder she blocked those memories; her own sister was the leading villain in her story, but I have a feeling that there is more to the story." The spirit shook its head, its expression heavy with sadness.

Rekha let out a loud sigh. "I understand that Cassie was angry, but I believe that she went too far. How can you stand by and watch your twin sister being bullied by others? How can you label her a murderer? That kind of stain does not go away for the rest of one's life." The hand fan twirled in between her fingers.

"Well, she clearly regrets all of it now, those tears are filled with regret and self-blame. Her conscience is weighing on her heavily." Maureen checked the time on her watch. "We do not have the whole day guys; we still have a meeting with Rufus let us get this done with." She shifted her eyes to Cassie whose head was resting on her brother's chest.

The women returned and sat around the bed; Maureen pried Cassie away from Collin. She needed the girl to be raw and honest. If she had a place to hide, she would become defensive.

"Let's continue." Maureen said in a tough voice.

Phoebe smiled ruefully at the teenage girl. "Cassie tell us what happened next....especially that trip to the Salt lake caves. How did Connie die?" She gently pushed.

Sniveling, Cassie sneezed in a tissue and dropped it in a small waste basket before saying, "I can never forget that horrible summer, every time I close my eyes it comes back to me. I do not understand why Connie insisted on going to the trip. She had no friends anymore, no one wanted her to tag along but she did anyway.

I just wanted to get away from her and have fun with my friends, but she followed us. We went snorkeling inside the caves, the guide asked us not to go deep inside the caves, but I and my friends sneaked away and went further inside. We wanted to confirm the rumors about Mermaids living there.

None of us noticed that Connie had followed us!" Her fingers clenched onto the bed covers. "Why couldn't she just mind her business and stay with the rest of the class? Why did she have to follow us, why?" She slapped a pillow a few times as she yelled the question why two times more.

"It's okay Cass." Collin said softly and he reached out to comfort her, but Phoebe slapped his hand away and glared at him.

Maureen waved her hand in the bid to get Cassie to spill more. "And? What happened deep inside the caves?" She asked.

Cassie brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. She started rocking herself back and forth and shook her head. Maureen who was impatient put a truth telling talisman on the girls back.

"What happened in the caves?"

Cassie raised her head, went still and said in a flat tone, "Meredith threw a tantrum when she saw Connie, she had always disliked Connie because she was second most popular girl in school. Just like me, she always fell short of Connie in many ways, so Connie's downfall was welcomed greatly by her.

She thought that Connie would report us to the guide, and she was so furious. She asked the girls to teach Connie a lesson and they started beating her. Even though I was mad at her I could not watch as they tormented her, so I turned around and left." Cassie shut her eyes tightly expelling drops of tears. "I heard Connie call my name as I swam away so I decided to stop them. This dreadful feeling came over me even before I turned around and saw Meredith push her towards a sharp rock. I was about to swim back but she stood up, so I left."

"Cass!" Collin shouted; his wide eyes welled up. "My God!" Shaking her head frantically, he further yelled, "What were you thinking? How could you just leave her?"

Cassie looked at him. "She was fine I swear on the church of saints and angels. I saw her standing with my two eyes, the other girls followed me immediately after and we left her there to swim back on her own just as she had done when she followed us.

Connie was an expert swimmer we all expected her to swim out of there. That is why we did not bother looking for her or telling anyone that she was gone, we just assumed she had made her way back to the yacht." She protested, her voice trembling with denial. "I do not understand how she drowned."

Collin raised himself and placed his hands on his waist. When he spoke to Cassie this time, it was through a loud angry voice. "Connie drowned because the snorkel got a tear probably from the rock onto which she was pushed. Water entered the tube which resulted in her accidentally inhaling water instead of air. The coroner said that she must have panicked, and the end result was drowning. He also said that she in waters that were too deep for snorkel use. That is why the guide told you all not to go deeper into the caves." He choked on his words, failing to explain any further.

"So, she chocked and finally drowned after a long struggle. In addition to this, she was in pain because she had been beaten. Worse than physical pain was probably emotional pain because her twin sister turned her back on her when she called out for help." Phoebe whispered.

Maureen felt some pity for Connie, the girl must have been frightened as she was dying. "That was a horrible way to die, what makes this even sadder is the fact that you girls could have saved her, but you never looked back." She shook her head in disapproval.

"This Meredith is not safe either unless we deal with Connie as fast as possible." Rekha stated. "Cassie I am going to need her home address; in fact, I want the addresses of all the girls that were involved in that bullying incident." She fished out a pen and paper.