Word Count: 508

Rated: PG

Description: Lucy and Gru assume some their house is haunted (Day 5 of HalloWEEK)

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  Her palm rested on her chin. Eyes were all over Gru's skill of chopping cucumber at a rapid paste. Lucy chattered about her recent solo mission on how much she missed her boyfriend's appearance. It felt nice to be back at least. The redheaded smiled at the thought. 

Gru abruptly interrupted her. "Yu know de house is haunted, right?"  The agent jumped back with eyes wider than before. "Haunted?" Asked she. "Wha-what happened?" 

The ex-villain shoved the bits of cucumber to the boiling pot. He then turned to his redheaded. "De gurls told me dat things have been moving all of a sudden," Gru stated. Lucy gasped underneath her hand. "That's terrible!" "Dats not all, I also saw something scribbled on de wall." The bald man took the top lid off, stirring his mixtures. The agent bit her lower lip wondering if the ghost was observing their movements at that moment. 

As in on cue, a familiar scream was echoed across the hall. "Margo!" They said in unison. The couple glanced at each other with horror in them. Lucy hastily ensnared the knife on the counter. "Vat are yu doing with dat? Yu'll hurt yurself." He cautiously said. No reply from Lucy. 

She crept upstairs with the knife in her hand as her boyfriend tagged along (mostly for Lucy's safety with a knife). The agent opened the door to only find the girls playing. The youngest was moving her plushie around while Edith was drawing on the floor. Yet, there was Margo's appearance was gone. "Where's your sister?" Lucy asked. The girls shrugged. Edith stood up, pointing at the knife. "Why do you have that?" "No reason." Laughed the apprehensive redheaded. She walked out, closing the door. 

Fear ran through her body, goosebumps overtook her. Her tremblings ran over her dry lips, biting the skin hard. "I'm scared" She muttered. "Yu? I'm de father!" The agent glanced up at him. He was right. His hands trembled in a similar way like hers and the way his big bulging eyes was something unbelievable. Lucy didn't see that blue shimmering glare in his eyes no more. The agent brought her hands up to her boyfriend's pale cheeks. "Then let's go and find her." The aspire redheaded stated. 

Once again, a screech was heard by the same sibling from downstairs. Thinking no more, the couple dashed downstairs on a hunting down the girl with glasses. Lucy cupped her mouth shouting out her name repeatedly. But, she heard no answer. Gru collapsed himself onto his couch. Rubbing his forehead, he cursed in his native language. The agent sauntered over to him. "I'm a bad father." He cried out. Words of comforting were about spill out but she was stopped by the sudden twitching of a picture up on the wall. Her jaw hung from her mouth. Surprised to witness the haunting taking place. 

"Vat is wrong." 

"The-Th-The picture...!" Stuttered she. 

To be continued...