[ WP ] You are driving down the road when you see a Woman in White ghost hitchhiking . And even though you know she is a ghost , you pick her up anyway ...

The engine roared as I charged up the hill. The trees flew past in a blur of green and orange. I did n't know how long I had, I needed to find her again! Deep in my heart I wished she would remember me, but it was never the case. Nevertheless, I let my hopes build as I saw her face again, her muddy green dress rippling through the air as she darted onto the side-walk, eyes wide open in surprise as my XR4 crested the hill and screeched to a stop before her. 
 
'Laura Reeves?' I shouted through the open passenger window to her. 
 
'Uhh, yeah?' She replied, her voice like birdsong, her auburn eyes darting up and down the road; up, down, up and down, like clockwork. 
 
'You need a ride?' 
 
'Uh, yeah?' 
 
'Great! Get in!' 
 
 Her face, previously scrunched with scepticism, widened with relief as she threw open the car door and quite literally fell into the passenger seat. 
 
'Gah!' She exclaimed from the depths'Why are your seats so low?' 
 
'Racing thing, you wo n't understand' I told her again.'Buckle up!' 
 
 I waited for her to clip herself in. Click, click… 
 
'Shit!' she swore as she fumbled with the seatbelt, before finally… 
 
 Click! 
 
 I forced the car in gear and spun it around, the tires screaming across the tarmac until they found purchase, slamming our heads into our seats as the car surged forwards. 
 
 
 What's her first question this time? 
 
'How do you know my name?' She asked me, voice quivering in fear. 
 
 No surprise. Maybe I should be honest this time. 
 
'You told me' I replied.'Laura Reeves. 26. Accountant for a private law firm' I slammed on the brakes, our heads thrown forwards from the inertia as I pulled my pride and joy around a particularly nasty hairpin turn. 
 
'How do you know all this?!' Laura was shitting herself now.'Why are you driving so fast?!' 
 
'I'm sorry' I told her, putting on my most serious expression.'The faster I drive, the longer we can talk.' 
 
 We approached a wide turn, I feathered the brakes to slow down a little gently for it this time. 
 
 
'How does that make sense?!' Laura demanded'Are you running from something?' 
 
'I'm not' I said, arms threading through each other as I turned the wheel.'But you are!' 
 
'How could you...' 
 
'Your ex boyfriend' I cut her off.'Four years together, three months engaged. You decide to come clean about you cheating on him when he returns from a night of heavy drinking. He looses his temper. You loose yours. You go to sleep round your mother's house and awaken the next morning to discover your fiancée never fully recovered from the night before.' 
 
 I slowed the car down a little more as the wide hairpin tightened. 
 
'In an irate and still somewhat drunken stupor, he's said the wrong thing to his boss, gotten himself fired and turns up at your mother's door blaming you. One thing lead to another, and now you're running to Boston to lie low at your sister's place until your boyfriend sobers up and finishes a round of therapy, not expecting him to be following you in his white Citroen van.' 
 
 Laura stared blankly at me, then gripped the door handle as I put the XR4 into a slide as the right-curving hairpin suddenly shot left. 
 
'Specifically, that one!' 
 
 Pointing out of the front window, my finger followed a white van along the side of the road, it's diesel engine letting out a deafening roar, shuddering into motion as I slid sideways past him. 
 
 Suddenly, Laura was n't complaining about my speeding. 
 
 
'How do you know all this?!' she pleaded with me. I could n't tell her the truth, she would never believe she had already told me all this. Technically, she's never met me before. 
 
 I peeked over the cliff as I approached the next turn, and swore loudly. A police car was slowly pondering its way up the hill. 
 
'Answer me!' Tears of fear and anger fell from Laura's eyes. My shoulders slumped as I pulled the car to a stop next to the cliff. 
 
'Why have you stopped!?' 
 
'You need to tell me his name!' I demanded. 
 
 The white van screeched to a halt right behind my car. 
 
'Why?!' 
 
'I need to know!' 
 
 The van door clunked loudly as it opened. 
 
'What?! It's Kevin! Kevin Crowley! For fucks sake, Go! He's going to fucking kill me!' Laura pleaded with me, her hands gripping my arm as hard as they could. 
 
 My car door flew open. 
 
'I know. I'm sorry.' 
 
 ~~~ 
 
'Are you alright sir?' the Officer asked me, a look of genuine concern on his face. 
 
'Yeah' I told him, wiping the tears from my face. 
 
'You sure? We could give you a ride back to town, I mean, if you're not up to driving?' 
 
'Nah, I'm good' I reached into the door pocket and pulled out a mostly melted bar of chocolate. 
 
'Girl trouble?' 
 
 I smirked.'You have no idea' 
 
'Do n't be so sure.' He smiled back, tapping a small gold band on his finger.'As long as you're ok' The cop turned to get back into his car, paused a second, then returned to my window. 
 
'Say, you come up this way often?' He asked me. 
 
'No' I lied.'Why?' 
 
'Some lady went missing just the other night. Last sighted'round these parts.' 
 
'Really?' 
 
'Yeah, one Laura Reeves. Green dress, blonde hair. You see anyone matching that description?' 
 
'Not yet' I lied again.'I'll keep an eye out' 
 
'Thanks sir. Have a good night.' The cop sauntered back into his car and drove off. 
 
 
 I waited a little while next to that cliff, half waiting for him to leave earshot of the road, half waiting for myself to recover from the drive. I used to race down this road all the time; even after all these years, the cops still rarely patrolled it. They would n't make another pass through it until much later tonight. 
 
 
 I undid my seatbelt and got out of my car. Thick black skid marks coated the asphalt where the van had stopped last night. Regardless of whether I stopped willingly or not, the van would always stop me near this cliff, and it would always screech to a stop along those exact black lines. Every time, without fail, those exact lines. 
 
 I stepped over the barrier, took a few steps over the grass and once more gazed over the cliff I parked next to so many times tonight. Lo and behold, a small blonde form in a muddy green dress lay perfectly still in the bushes below. It's a shame I did n't come through this road yesterday evening. I wondered if I could have saved her. 
 
 Technically, I still could. Spiritually, at least. 
 
 
 My car doors slammed shut. 
 
 
 The engine roared back into life. 
 
 
 The turbo screamed into motion. 
 
 
 The fuel gauge dinged into orange. 
 
 
 I swore. Sure I had the murderer's name, the dead girl's location and a good handle on the murder itself; but fuel was super expensive, especially round these parts. A few rough calculations later, and I figured I had enough to manage one last run down the hill before I had to drive onto town. 
 
 I did n't need to do it again. I had everything I needed to put the police on the right track to arresting Laura's killer. There was no earthly reason for me to drive back up the hill. 
 
 Maybe it was some wish fulfillment, or maybe I felt that if I got her away from her enraged boyfriend, she could finally rest. Either way, I wanted to see if I could save her. 
 
 ~~~ 
 
 The engine roared as I charged up the hill, for the eighth and final time. The trees flying past in a blur of green and orange. I did n't know how long I had, I wanted to find her again! Deep in my heart I wished she would remember me, but it was never the case. Nevertheless, I let my hopes build as I saw her face again, her wispy, muddy green dress rippling through the air as she darted onto the side-walk, eyes wide open in surprise as my XR4 crested the hill and screeched to a stop before her translucent form. 
 
'Laura Reeves?' I shouted through the open passenger window to her. 
 
'Uhh, yeah?' She replied, her voice like distant birdsong, her misty auburn eyes darting up and down the road; up, down, up and down, like clockwork. 
 
'You need a ride?' 
 
'Uh, yeah?' 
 
'Great! Get in!' 
 
 ~~~ 
 Thanks for reading! 
 Edit: Fixed some inconsistencies and missing info.
