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1 JIMMY AND PERKY "Jimmy Wilson here with the Las Pulgas News. We got a tip about some ghosts in the cemetery. I'm phoning to find out what's going on?" "Where are you getting your information?" replied the Funeral Director of the Eternally Here Cemetery. "It's all over Facebook. Some boys from the high school freaked out last night. Didn't go to school today." Jimmy heard the man sigh. "Those kids with overactive imaginations jump our fence after dark. I've a good mind to put barbed wire on top." "But is there any truth to the gossip?" "This is an historical cemetery. There have been rumors of strange goings-on for decades. I would be glad to give you a tour of the cemetery. Business is slow right now, and an article in your newspaper might bring us more clients." "I can come right over with our camerawoman." Jimmy drove the old, rusty Chevy Tahoe through the open gates. He hoped this ghost story would be so big, readership in the Las Pulgas News would triple, and he could ask for a raise and a new news truck. Jimmy had graduated from San Jose State with a journalism degree the previous June, and he considered himself lucky to get this job. It helped that his Uncle Joe owned the biggest solar panel company in California and advertised in the Las Pulgas News.
2 Uncle Joe's addiction to Facebook had paid off. He called Jimmy's mother this morning to tell her about the cemetery news. She immediately told her son. Jimmy knew it wouldn't be long before the editor realized his true worth. He glanced in the mirror. In spite of a pimple forming on his chin, he looked hot with his new buzz cut. Sitting beside him was Perky Mildoo, the first female camerawoman for the paper. None of the reporters liked her because she bossed them around, but they couldn't get rid of her because of the union. Jimmy didn't like working with Perky. Built like a Humvee, Perky heaved heavy camera equipment into the back of the Chevy easily. Jimmy was sure she could pick him up and throw him in too if she got mad enough. He clenched his jaw. This was his story, and he would not let her take control. He parked across from the funeral home, and got out. "Wait here, Perky. I'm going inside." "But I could get some pictures." "Not now! Stay here until I call you." He slammed the door and rushed into the building. Perky didn't want to wait in the Chevy. She got out and leaned against the front hood and thought about her future. She wanted a boyfriend, then marriage and a family. Jimmy was nice and kind of cute. Perky had four cups of coffee that morning. She had to go to the bathroom and couldn't wait. She didn't care what Jimmy said. If she didn't take a leak soon, she'd have to go behind the bushes. Besides, Jimmy would be in some guy's office anyway. She opened the door to the lobby. The pungent smell of lilies turned her stomach. The walls were painted antique white, and beige carpeting covered the floor. Black-framed
3 photographs of somber men in dark suits hung on one wall. Judging from the clothing, some were quite old. The dark haired receptionist seemed to type in sync with the background organ music, Rock of Ages. She looked up. Bright red lips contrasted with black clothes. Perky stared. "Say, aren't you Candy Williams?" "Oh my goodness, it's you, Perky. I haven't seen you since we graduated from high school. What are you doing now? Oh, you've got a camera. You must be with that reporter? He's in with the funeral director now." Candy had been the most popular girl in class. Every boy in school was in love with her. Perky balled her fists and gritted her teeth. "So, Candy, you're the receptionist here." "Yes, Perky. I never thought I would work in a cemetery, but it's easy and everyone likes me. I meet lots of people." "I've got to use the bathroom before my boyfriend returns." Perky didn't want Candy to get any ideas about Jimmy. "Oh, is that your boyfriend? He's so cute, Perky." Perky went to the bathroom, and then hurried back. Candy had that same stupid innocent look she always had in high school and her crimson lips gushed, "Let's get together soon, Perky." "Sure, let's do that. I'll call you." Perky went outside and leaned against the SUV. Something scratched her arm. Looking down, she saw a rock stuck a dent. She used her fingernail to scrape it out, and then removed the grit from under her nail with her teeth. She looked up when Jimmy called her name. He motioned her to follow him and a tall man looking like one of the pictures on the wall inside the building. They crossed the grounds
4 and climbed a grassy knoll above a section of aged white tombstones. The funeral director surveyed the graves below as if about to give a sermon on sin. He proceeded to lecture Jimmy and Perky on the history of the cemetery. They plodded across the grounds, and he pointed out graves of pioneers and politicians. Jimmy desperately scribbled down every word while she took pictures. They stopped underneath two old apple trees. "What do you think scared the kids last night?" Jimmy said to the director. "Young man, teenage boys will use any excuse to get out of school. "Is there any particular person buried here who haunts the place?" The man pointed to a weathered gray stone a few yards away. "Agatha Washburn lies buried there. You're standing on her land." Jimmy looked down at his feet. "She s been buried over one hundred years. Nothing remains from her time, except the two apple trees you see. She planted the Hauer, a large juicy and sweet variety. People rode their buggies from miles around to buy her pippins." "Does she walk the grounds at night?" "We ve heard reports from neighbors in the two-story houses behind our fence. By the light of the October moon, when the pippins ripen, they have looked down from their windows and seen an old woman with a shotgun. "Wow, we re in October now! That's scary!" "A visitor came to our office a few days ago to report that, as she tended her father's grave, a woman appeared, wearing an old fashioned gingham dress." The funeral director paused for effect, then said, Excuse me, I have a service to perform.
5 After he left, Jimmy told Perky to take lots of pictures of the grave. When they finished, they returned to the parking lot. Perky left Jimmy at the truck and went inside the building. She found Candy at her desk. "Candy, let me take your picture. Maybe I can get it in the article Jimmy is writing." "Oh, Perky, can you really? I would be ever so grateful." Late that afternoon, Jimmy looked up from his desk at the newspaper and stared out in space, pleased with the story he had written. He glanced at his watch. He had told his mother he would be home at 6:00, and she was making a roast. He'd better hurry. But he hadn t chosen the pictures for the article. At that moment, Perky walked by his desk. "Perky, I've got to run. Here s my story. Can you pick some pictures to go with it? The editor has a place in tomorrow's newspaper for everything." "Sure thing, Jimmy." The next morning, Jimmy arrived at work positive the editor would be happy with the story. He knocked on his door. "Come in." Jimmy smiled widely and entered. "How did you like my cemetery story?" The editor jumped up from his chair, his face bright red. "What the hell possessed you to put in that picture of the receptionist and caption it The Old Ghost? The cemetery called. Everyone s upset." The editor stared at him like he was a piece of maggot-covered meat. Why would you put her picture in this article anyway? "Huh? What do you mean?"
6 "Well, look at it!" Jimmy stared at the photograph. The receptionist, her eyes darkened appeared to float over Agatha Washburn s grave. "There must be some mistake. I told Perky to pick out the photos. She couldn't have chosen this one." "You re in big trouble! Get your butt over to the cemetery right now and do damage control. Stop at the florist and pick up roses. Women like that. And don't come back until you've handled the situation. If I get another call from the cemetery, you're fired." Jimmy sputtered, "But, I..." "And you'd better be more careful next time, if there is a next time. Get out." Jimmy left the room. He looked around for Perky and found her in the office kitchen eating a donut. "Perky what happened? The editor yelled at me. Where did that picture of the receptionist come from?" "I gave the print crew the right pictures, Jimmy. I don't know what happened." "The editor went ballistic and wants me to go to the cemetery right away and tell them it was a mistake." "Gee, Jimmy, I'm sorry the guys screwed up." "It's okay, Perky. I don't blame you. I'm supposed to buy flowers for that receptionist. What was her name, Candy something?" "What do you mean buy flowers for Candy?" She put her hands on her hips. "I'd better come too, Jimmy." "Maybe you can help me," he said, grateful for her company. His head had started to ache.
7 After stopping at a florist shop, they returned to the cemetery. The lobby was empty. Jimmy held the bouquet and read the bulletin board. Hey look at this, Perky. There's a funeral this afternoon for some doctor who performed over twenty thousand colonoscopies. Maybe there's a story here. "Can't we just leave the flowers on her desk, Jimmy? This place gives me the creeps." Jimmy's head hurt, and Perky wasn't helping. "Go wait outside, Perky." "I want to be here when you talk to Candy." "I don't need you to watch me hand flowers to her." Perky left the building and walked to the apple orchard. She sat on a bench and closed her eyes. Thinking about the newspaper picture of Candy looking like a haunted raccoon made her laugh. "Ow!" Something hit her head. She opened her eyes. An apple rolled to a stop on the ground. In front of her stood a woman wearing a flowered blue gingham dress, with a bonnet pulled down over her head. The hairs on Perky s neck stood straight up and she started to shiver. I know what you did, said the apparition. Perky tore out of the orchard, running at breakneck speed. Footsteps sounded close behind. The faster she ran, the faster the footsteps followed. At last she reached the Chevy. She thrust the door open and threw herself in. "And don't come back, a voice yelled slamming the SUV door.
8 Jimmy hummed as he left the funeral parlor. The director had told him that everyone had been upset at first but then the phone started ringing. Callers wanted information about visiting hours, important people buried, and whether the cemetery would accept prepayment for services. California s largest ghost tour company wanted to add the cemetery to their route. They were willing to pay a large monthly fee, and pay Candy to act like Agatha Washburn when the buses drove through. I m glad things worked out, Jimmy said to the director, relieved that the situation had ended well. Where s Candy? I want to give her these flowers. I ll give them to her when she returns, the director responded. She s out in the apple orchard rehearsing her role..
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