1. DeadlyFavours – Synopsis
Max is a giftedmancapable of communicatingwiththe dead,anabilityunique to himself.He lives
withhistwolovingparents;however,theyare nothisbiological parents. He’squietandcontent
abouta life of utilisinghis powers,doingdeedsforthe deadsotheycan finallybe atpeace.Carrying
out a lastwishon theirbehalf if youwill.Max makesithissole purpose totourthe nearbyhaunted
houses, riddingthemof theirghostly misfortunes.Thisisaway of livingthatsatisfieshim.Thiswas
until hisnextparanormal encounter.
He finisheshislastjobof deliveringflowerstoa ghost'smother,relievingthemof theirshacklesto
Earth. However, everythingbecomes rathersurreal forMax.He noticesoddhappeningsaroundhim,
enoughtothinkthat he himself wasbeinghaunted. Thiswastrue. A ghostlywoman, skin
dangerouslywhite,confrontsMax. There isnointroduction,justavile request. He istokill the man
that tookher life inordertorid of the hauntings.Max isin shock; he can neverbringhimself todo
such a heinousthing. However, uponrefusal,the womanworsensherhauntingsdaybydayuntil
Max has no otherchoice.He cannot live like this. The womandoesn’tshare the man'sname butonly
an image of himand a location.
Withthe mysteriouswoman’sguidance andonlyanimage of histarget, Max setsoff to a place
nearbyhistown.A small building inthe suburbs,home toaman namedJamison.Supposedlyhe is
an oldfriendof the target,withthisinformation Max hopesto getsome intel onthe target’scurrent
whereabouts. DespitethisJamisonisn'tone whotrustseasilymeaningMax mustgain itone way or
another.Turnsout, Jamisonishavingahauntingissue of hisown,sowithoutquestion Max offershis
assistance ashe isa specialistinthe field.Max locatesthe ghostlyactivitywithinhishome,he
managesto calmthe spiritbefore fulfillingarequestforthem.AsalwaysMax followsthroughand
once completedthe ghostcanpeacefullymove onward. Jamisonisastonishedbyhow Max could
helphim,andinreturn shares the target’slocation.Max also learnsthe target’sname,Andrew
Howard. Coincidentallyenough,theyshare the same lastname,Howard.
Max makeshisnexttripto the location Jamisongave him,the supposed home of hisTarget. He
reachesthe area butdoubt overflowswithinhismind. He isagivena reminderthathe mustdo this,
or hislife will be hellish,withthatinmindMax hesitantlytakesthe leap. He needs toprepare fora
breakin. With some careful planninghe managestosneakintoAndrewshome,itwaseasytogo
unnoticedwhenhe livesalone. Max shakinglygrabsaknife fromthe kitchenandwhenface to face
withthe man is meantto kill,AndrewHoward,there isanunexpectedturnof events.
The man looksat Max withsulleneyes whenhe statesthathe recognises himandasksforhis name.
Max Howard.The biological sonof Andrew Howard. The ghostlywomenatthe verymomentletsout
criesaboutan argumentthatledto herdeath,
“I can’t forgive youforwhat you did!”the woman bawls.Max repeatsherpleasof sadnesstothe
Man whenhiseyesfillwithregretandsorrow.
“I was so angrythat you cheatedonme Sarah, I didn’tmeanforthingsto turnout thisway...”
“LIES!” The womanwouldhowl overhiswords, herpainonlytobe heardby Max. His eyesgrow
wide atthe floodof informationand criescircle aroundhismind,trappinghimin anechochamber
of noise.Thenthere was silence.Andrew explainedhisregretsandhow he should’vedone somuch
more for the womanhe’ssupposedtolove.The airwasfilledwithcalmyetmelancholyforgiveness,
she was there.
Andthenshe wasn’t.
2. Max had bridgedthe gapin thisstrange familydilemma,withthe womanfinallyfindingitwithinher
heartto move onward.She had forgiventhe manthathad takenherlife,and letMax live hislife
undisturbed.Max decidesthatnowwouldbe agoodchance forhimand hisFatherto reconnector
formthe bondtheynevergotto have. Theytalk,oversome bittersweetcoffee inawarmand
welcomingcafé downtown.It'snevertoolate tostart over.
