“Where have you been? You were gone for days.” I raised a brow at her while crossing my arms on my chest. “Don’t use that tone on me, young lady,” she responded in a serious tone. Her authoritative tone silenced me as though the cat got my tongue out of a sudden. I didn’t dare to speak letting her rule over me because I felt like she had all the rights. “I was plotting revenge on Xyrus for what he did to you.” She wiggled her brows at me. “I don’t want to see you burn in my own hand, Gugu,” I warned broadening my eyes at her. “I won’t hurt him. I won’t stoop in his level. I’ll just teach him a lesson, a lesson all ghosts are best at,” her lips stretched into a grin. We head toward the school gym. I don’t have any plans on joining their game time during their vacant but Amara requested to be her substitute. I could reject her but she used the baby in her womb against me. Who on Earth could say no to that? I was wearing a T-shirt, sweat pants, and rubber shoes. I also tied my hai
“This is deplorable...” I murmured. I just made my way toward the bulletin board after boring a hole at the wall a crowd of students made. 99.99% of the students were happy about the announcement and I was not one of them. Who would celebrate the foundation day two weeks after a death of a student? Is this their way to make the people of VeM forget about it? After I managed to pass through the crowd I saw Amara running away. She already knew. Gossips in Silverio were like airborne diseases, they spread fast. “Amara!” I ran after her but someone pulled my arm stopping me. “Let her be. She needs time to be alone.” Her sight followed Amara as I watched her. I clicked my tongue and removed her hand on my arm. I don’t know why seeing her right now annoyed me big time. “Why is everyone letting out their anger at me when dad makes decisions they are against with?” She released a heavy sigh and turned her back at me. “I am not my father,” she added and walked away. “Amanda...” I called
Today I would spend the first day of the three-day-event celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Silverio hiding the hickey Grip made. It has been three days but it didn’t wear off, not even a pinch. I darted my eyes ahead and saw Grip walking in my direction. Every girl he passed by glanced at him and squealed like they were about to pee their pants. I looked around to find an escape route. I saw a room that even a reaper wouldn’t dare to enter. I slipped through leaving Gugu behind. “Gugu, where is Serra?” I heard him from outside. “She was just here,” Gugu replied. “Is she avoiding me?” he said annoyed. The space between my brows puckered. It was unusual for a female’s comfort room to be empty. Especially today when students and outsiders scattered since the event started. Ladies would usually turn a place like this into a saloon. Since I was here already I decided to check myself. I opened the faucet and wiped my hands. I put my hair at the back and rubbed the hickey off usin
I bent forth toward the mirror and took a close look at my face. I don’t see any print or mark of my torn flesh but the thread of pain on my cheeks was still there. I massaged my cheeks in a circular motion. Then, I filled my mouth with air and pursed my lips puffing my cheeks. I transferred the air from the other side of my cheek then to another. The process stretched my flesh and somehow reduced the soreness. The door of the cubicle opened and it belched Mr. Murray. “Where are you going, Connor? How about my third org*sm?” Suzy wept. Her tone was disrespectful. She even called him by his first name. Mr. Murray didn’t say a word. His face was blank but his eyes were restless and his hands that he hid behind his back were trembling. He left on tenterhooks. “D*mn you!” Suzy cussed and it was followed by a loud thud of the wooden partition. She went out of the cubicle fit to be tied. “You!” Her glaring eyes were unhampered. It was like pair of knives pointed at me. “If you want to
I tilted my head on the side, to Grip. “He’s a medius?” I verified and he just nodded. “A fee-er and a she,” the photographer intervened. “What exactly a fee-er could do?” I curiously asked. “We could feel the presence of a ghost, evil spirits, demons, reapers, and even angels.” She averted her camera in Gugu’s direction. I chuckled when Gugu posed with two finger hearts then to V signs. “I haven’t seen an angel my entire life.” I removed the costume I was wearing and look for something else on the table. “I’m sure you have you just didn’t notice them as angels. Just like reapers, angels blend in. They are everywhere.” She focused her camera on my direction. I paused for a while and posed. I picked up a white long gown and wore it. I put my hair on my face imitating Gugu. I looked like a white lady. Grip stood beside me. I picked up a black cape with a hood and a fake wooden scythe and handed them to him. He didn’t have a choice but to wear it. “You look good on it.” I brushe
We both stopped in front of the creative hand’s booth which is our department’s booth. We laughed and chased after our breaths. A familiar figure passed by as if she didn’t saw us. She was looking and floating ahead. “Gugu?” I called but she ignored me. Something strange was going on. I jerked my hand out of Grip’s clasp and blocked Gugu’s way but she just passed through me. A mountain of snow fell over me and awakened the fine hairs all over my body. But there was something else that made me shiver. She was enveloped by darkness and it was leading her inside our booth. “Hypnotized,” Grip spelled out and followed her. “Is it serious?” I walked after him. His silence answered my question. It was beyond that mere adjective. My jaw dropped on the ground when we set foot in the booth. Different beautiful framed artworks were hanged on the walls and some floating in the air in varrying heights attached to the ceiling using thin white strings. On the foot of the wall were miniatures o
His hand tightened around my neck. Nails digging in my flesh. I was like a limp deer in front of a hungry lion, a hawk with broken wings cornered by a cobra, no escape, helpless. His palm pressed against my throat more. His slender fingers felt like tendrils around my neck. I trashed and buck, tried prying his fingers away, and clawed my fingers on his wrist uselessly but the more I resisted, the faster I ran out of air. Small ragged gasps escaped my throat, desperation to breathe overtook me. I looked into his eyes. It was burning with void and darkness as my lungs burn in pain. My lips curved a sour smile. What pained me more was the thought that my demise is in the hand of the person who once was my savior, my knight and shining armour. How ironic. My vision was spinning. My mind drew hazy. My limbs weakened. I felt like my veins will burst and my eyes would pop out. I could hear my heartbeat in my head and then the world started fading away. “Serra, wake up.” A faint voice thro
“Please take at least one bite.” I waved a piece of bread on his face but he remained still, crouching on the table with eyes closed. I pinched a piece of fried fish and waved it again but he didn’t budge. I poured tap water on a plastic bottle and extended it toward his mouth but still I received no reaction. “Don’t worry he won’t die– amm... he’s not alive nor dead in the first place.” Gugu scratched her head and awkwardly exited when I glared at her. I put everything aside and picked up Grip. I liftef him and stared at his eyes. “Tell me, Grip. What do you want to eat–” I closed my eyes in frustration as a warm sticky tongue licks my face. “You...” Gugu whispered in my ears echoing like those in cartoon horror movies. “Grip!” I put him away and wiped my face with the back of my hand. I received a message from Amanda. She chatted me that the program is about to start at any minute now. I threw everything away and carried Grip as carefully as I could. “I will be your shield in