Chapter 3 Pestering spirit 👻

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She walked through the forest in a white flowing gown and her radiant black hair fell across her shoulder...it moved in rhythm with the wind.

By merely looking at her from behind, Bobby knew who she was.

His mother...

She had the most beautiful hair he had ever seen.

The dried leaves made some noise as they were crushed under her feet while she took the path.

"Mom?". He called out and she stopped walking, then turned....but stopped halfway so he was only able to see her face's side view.

Then she turned away from him and faced forward.

"Mom? It's really you". He gasped out as his face brightened up.

"I've missed you so much".

She continued walking away, ignoring him.

"Wait! Mom, it's me...Bobby, your son". He called out and ran to meet her.

He stopped when he got partially close enough.

The aura she exuded wasn't friendly at all.

The hairs on his body stood and he sensed danger.

He was confused.

"Mom?.. Is that you?" His voice broke.

She stopped walking and turned around finally to face him.

What he saw made his eyes grow wide in horror.

Where her beautiful eyes were supposed to be was replaced with dark, empty sockets.

Her nose was deformed and the skin around the area of her mouth was rotten.

Her face itself was so wrinkly and unrecognizable.

The sight was so disturbing, he felt his heart beating rapidly.

"M..om?" His eyes became misty.

It was so heartbreaking seeing his once good-looking, cheerful mother looking like that.

She wasn't wearing her pretty smile anymore.

She was just staring back at him, void of emotions.

He stretched out his trembling hand towards her.

"What happened to you?".

He didn't expect her to reply in that state but then, she began to walk away from him again.

"No! Don't leave me again! Please wait!". He cried out and rushed to meet her, then tried hugging her from behind.

But he felt his arms passed through her and he saw himself hugging the air.

Immediately, she dissolved into thin air and a strong chilly wind blew.

"No!!!!!". He wailed.

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In reality, Bobby Adams wailed and jerked up suddenly from the bed.

He was sweating profusely and breathing heavily.

The dream seemed so real...it affected him in the real world.

He sniffed in and dried the tears from his eyes, then got down from the bed.

His bedside alarm clock was still reading 3:07am.

He groped through the dark and finally found the switch, then turned the lights on.

As he turned around to go back to his bed, he nearly had a heart attack as a short scream escaped his lips.

"Jesus, Mary, Joseph!".

There, sitting on his bed was Stephanie Myers, she crossed her legs, staring back at him with a smugly smile.

"Ouch". She touched her chest.

"Am I really that scary?".

"What the heck are you doing here?!". He gasped out.

"You just noticed my presence? I followed you home from school Mr grumpy".

"You did what? Wait! Why are you stalking me?"

"Isn't it obvious? You're the only one who can see me...why else would I follow a geek like you home? You're way out of my league yunno".

He bit on his lip annoyed by her words and glared back at her.

"That's the more reason you should stay away from me, I'm a geek and I'm way out of your league and you're... you're.. Stephanie Myers...The Stephanie Myers". He did an air quote with his fingers after mentioning her name.

"Whatever...I need your help". She said, folding her arms.

"Why would you ask for my help...I'm way out of your league". He said with a scoff.

"Look, I'm not the type to ask for help okay? Just listen to me and do as I say".

"Like I'm gonna listen to you....get out and leave me alone". He replied and crawled back on the bed.

"That's so rude...I thought geeks were nice". She said.

"This geek ain't". He replied.

There was a knock on the door...

"Bob, are you alright buddy? I heard you scream". Mr Adams said.

"I'm fine dad...I...just had a nightmare".

"Are you on the phone? Who are you talking to at this hour?".

"Uh...my um...friend...uh from school...my new school". He stuttered a reply.

"You made a friend already? That's good news". His dad was happy.

"But you both are supposed to be sleeping at this hour...you'll be going to school in the next four hours time."

"He's not on the phone....he's a bad liar!". Stephanie spat.

"Shut up, he can't even hear you". Bobby retorted.

"I'll go to bed now dad".

"Okay son".

He left the door and went to his room.

Bobby slid into his duvet and curled up like a baby.

"You really don't want to hear me out?". Stephanie asked.

"I'm not interested, leave me alone". He grumbled, closing his eyes.

She scoffed and flipped her hair.

"Leave you alone? You're making it sound like I'm pestering you...like I like you...just so you know... you're not my type".

"The more reason you should stay away". He simply grumbled.

"What's your problem?!". She became pissed.

"You". He murmured.

"You are my problem, stay away from me and I'll be very grateful".

"You're unbelievable". She scoffed and before he could open his eyes, he couldn't sense her presence again.

She was gone.

He adjusted his pillow and drifted into sleep.

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He opened his locker and thrust his bag into it, then shut it.

Turning to go, he almost bumped into someone...rather a spirit.

"Jesus Christ....can you stop startling me all the time?!". He shrieked, holding his chest.

The students in the locker room diverted their attention to him.

"Who's he talking to?". A girl whispered to her friends.

"How weird!".

"The transfer student is a psycho". Another girl scoffed.

"A freak".

He cleared his throat after overhearing their murmurs and regained his composure as though nothing happened.

"I won't leave you alone until you agree to help me". Stephanie said, folding her arms.

He clenched his fist beside him and with gritted teeth, he said..

"Stop talking to me....I look stupid right now".

"Tsk tsk tsk....I said I won't leave you alone, which includes me talking to you...I even have a lot of questions to ask". She replied adamantly.

He wanted to go but she blocked his way.

He moved to another direction and she also blocked his way..

He tried moving to the direction he came from but still, she blocked him.

The students were staring at him, puzzled.

"Has he lost his mind?".

"Why is he making weird moves?".

He sighed after getting fed up of their gossips, then he stared at her.

She gave him a smugly smile and hummed quietly.

"You're not going anywhere".

He scoffed and walked towards her, then passed through her.

"Omigosh....you didn't just..." She gasped with her mouth agape.

"How dare you?!". She growled.

She stormed towards him while he was walking briskly to class.

She flung her hand to slap him, but her hand only passed through him and out.

She tried again and again until she was frustrated.

"You bastard!!". She screamed at him, her face puce with rage.

It was even more annoying to her that he kept on ignoring her.

"Hi Bobby", Emily waved at him when he got to class.

"Hi". He murmured and walked to his seat.

"Butts off, Four eyes". Blake said, towering over him

His icy blue eyes weighed him up and then down.

"Why should i? It's my seat". Bobby said.

"Go sit behind, I want this seat". He pointed to a chair at the extreme of the class alongside the backbenchers.

"I have a problem with my eye sight, if I go seat there, I won't see the board clearly". Bobby replied, pushing his glasses down the bridge of his nose and arranging his book on his desk.

"Wait...do I look like I care about you? I don't care if you can't see properly...stand the fuck up!". Blake ordered, slamming his hand on the desk.

Their classmates focused on the scenario.

"Yes baby, teach him a lesson". Stephanie suddenly appeared in their midst.

She was satisfied with the scene and folding her arms to watch.

"It's my seat...I'm not getting up". Bobby was adamant.

Blake let out a scoff and grabbed him by his collar, then yanked him up.

"I told you not to fuck with me dude...do as I say, now that I'm asking nicely". His grip on him was tight.

Stephanie bursted out laughing.

"You're gonna get it hot from him". She sneered at him.

"Shut up". He murmured to her.

"What did you just say?". Blake was mad.

"I wasn't talking to you...let go of me".

He was calm.

"You told me to shut up?!". Blake spat, increasing his grip on him.

"Just leave me alone...I didn't!". Bobby snapped, trying to get his hands off him.

A blow landed on his face and the impact sent him crashing to the floor.

Some of their classmates gasped in horror.

"You fucking freak! You need to be taught a lesson". Blake said with scorn as he looked down on the now bent over Bobby who winced in pain.

He kicked him aside and plopped down to the chair.

"Ouchie!!". Stephanie gasped out, covering her mouth.

"That looked painful". She joshed, then walked to Blake and tried waving at him.

"Babe, it's me...can you see me?".

She snapped her fingers at his face but he didn't seem to notice her or even hear her and she lost hope.

"Why can't you guys also see me? Why's it just Mr grumpy?". She grumbled, running her fingers in her hair.

Then she looked down at him.

"Get your ass up and stop being a baby...how weak are you that a single blow knocked you out?".

He slowly stood up and carried his book that was flung away, then he quietly walked to the back of the class, his head hanging low.

A couple of snickers could be heard while some students jeered at him.

Abby Richards scoffed at him while Emily Kent stared at him in pity.

Sadness suddenly engulfed her.

If only she was strong enough to help him.

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