There's a ghost that lives in a nearby town.
Since 1923, people traveling near a bridge underpass have encountered the ghost of a young hitchhiker named Lydia. She gets in the car and gives the driver an address. When the driver reaches the destination, he finds that she has disappeared.
Please stop rolling your eyes.
She is real.
While I have never seen her myself, I do have proof of her existence: many years ago, they closed her underpass and built a new one forty feet away. Why the hell would they go through the trouble of building a new underpass if they weren't trying to keep people from picking up a ghost?
You're not rolling your eyes anymore, are you?
I now find myself concerned for Lydia's safety. About two months ago, they closed the road that leads to the underpass. This road will remain closed until the end of the year due to "renovations." I don't claim to be an expert on such things, but surely it doesn't take a year to renovate an underpass. There's only one logical explanation: the government is trying to catch or kill Lydia!
Quit laughing. Here's more proof for the unconvinced: they're putting a sidewalk through her original underpass. Would you build a sidewalk through a ghost's home? Not unless you know the ghost has been successfully removed. I've connected the dots and the dots don't lie.
So I have decided to save Lydia. The only problem is I don't know how one goes about catching ghosts. I've seen Ghostbusters and all, but that's not really helpful as I lack the wherewithal to a build proton pack. Do you think I could catch her in a bottle? Or does that only work on genies?
Of course, if I do happen to snare her, what the hell do I do with her? I can't very well drive out to the country and drop her off on the side of some deserted road like an unwanted pet. Maybe I could find some old Victorian and she could rattle chains in the attic all night long. Or maybe I should just bring her home with me and she could babysit the kids.
Once I figure out all the details, I'm coming for you, Lydia. Be gentle with me. I'm only trying to help.
The Ghost Rescuer
