"Marinette," I heard people whispering into my ears in singsongs; echoing singsongs. "Wake up, Marinette," I opened my eyes sharply, an unfamiliar face above mine. I scanned his body down. I was quite terrified by the fact that he was light blue with no legs, no neck, just a head and a shirtless torso. I opened my mouth like a fish out of water. "Don't scream," he whispered. "Just sit up quietly," I closed my eyes and reopened them but he was still there. "I'm not disappearing, I'm a ghost, like a dead bodiless ghost." Is there any other name for it?! "We all are!!!" I flinched, jolting up at the echo of shouts. Ghosts were everywhere, some with normal skin colour and a few with blue or green skin. "Please, don't scream!" They echoed. "After staying here for long, I don't think getting scared is an option," I sighed, rubbing my throbbing forehead. The teenage boy who was floating above me descended. "What happened to you?" "I died, duh." "She meant how you died, stupid," A girl s

Leaf pushed the leaves and branches out of our way as she walked ahead. Liliane, being a good friend, came with us. We ditched school before the third period, so we could be back before school ended. I didn't want to bother anyone else with my problem, especially Ace. He was going to take his final exams soon and I didn't want to bother him more than I already have. That's what a good girlfriend would do; we're dating now. "Any idea where exactly we are going?" Ann asked, shaking off a spider from her leg. I shrugged. "Then how do we get to where we don't know we are going?" "I know," Leaf whispered, "the trees and animals whispered it to me. We are heading to the western side of the forest, that is where it is." "So, what else are we to know?" I asked. "I doubt it will be that easy," "It won't be hard getting there but going back will be an impossible task," Leaf said, stretching her hands up. Three vines danced down and entangled themselves around her hands. "We better get there

Seeing and communicating with the dead, was the one thing I easily got used to. It felt like my normal; my awkward normal. For the rest of the month, I kept to myself and stayed locked up in my room reading my book and digesting each spell. I meditated on it until I knew half of the book like the back of my palms. I was too afraid to go outside, not just because I was afraid of how the students would see me, but because I had also been busy helping the ghosts that were in my room. I learnt how to perform rituals, learnt how to use my telekinesis and also found out that aside from my powers as a shadow witch, I had some other witch powers from my grandmother. So, I also worked on it. The secret to most of my dark spells was my blood, hair or tears. It was nice. I spent so much time indoors that I barely ate. If it wasn't for Elle who always barged into my room and forced the food down my throat and Ace who came in to drag me out for a break, I wouldn't have stepped out for almost thre

I made my way to Marielle's class, the wind gushing against my skin and whistling into my ears as I flew with speed to her. My wind forced the door open, sending it flying open with an aggressive bang on the wall. Everyone inside gasped and when I flew in, they gasped more. I looked around for Elle, straining my eyes frantically to find my sister. "Who are you?" The teacher, a creepy crab-like man with a steel body, asked bravely like I was a threat. "Marinette," Elle called as she stepped out from the back of the auditorium. I flew to her, shifting back to me before landing in front of her. I surprised her with a hug, one filled with worry and fear. "Whoa! What's wrong?" "Please don't leave me, no one can take you away from me, you are all I have in this world. Please don't leave me," I sobbed. "I'm not going anywhere, Rinette, I'm right here for you. What did you see? Did I die?" I shook my head negatively. "Did I abandon you?" "No, it…it…" I broke into tears again. "Sir, can I

Elle shouted from somewhere. Before I could call on Ace, I was already with Elle. I growled at him and hit his chest. "What?" "Stop using your speed on me without permission," I huffed. "It makes me dizzy," "Oh," he chuckled and dropped me down roughly, my butt landing painfully on the ground. "Ow!" I shouted. "What was that for?!" He shrugged. "Improvising," eh? What the hell! "So fun!" Leaf squealed. She was on Gomez's back again. Ann strolled into the room with her hands in her hair. "Is Ann still marrying her hair?" Elle asked jokingly, clearly aware that she was in. "Very funny," Ann said sarcastically. "Can we focus on what you found? I'm missing the 'All You Can Eat Wednesday' here," Ace said complainingly. Everyone laughed shortly before Ace cut us off. "Where are we?" "In Ivy's studio, she loved painting," Sibyl replied. "Ivy's studio," I told them. "What did you find, Elle?" "This painting, my chest thumped the moment I touched it," she explained, brushing her fin