Chapter 7

A week ago had passed. I was in good condition, so I was discharged and allowed to return to Plamour City where the Perelman mansion stood.

For almost a week, I had a hard time pretending to be Hailey. It is not that easy and will never be easy.

In the middle of the travel from Plamour Airport to Perelman Mansion using the car of Mr Perelman. I decided to read first the children's book entitled A dancing Glass Shoes.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who dreams to be a ballerina. All-day and night she practised dancing like there is no tomorrow. Other kids think that she's crazy to dream such high because in the first place the little girl can't dance well.

I flipped the book to read the next line.

One day after the little girl went back to their house from the school. The little girl notices glass shoes at the garbage can near at their neighbour house. She picked it up and wear it. Not knowing that the glass shoes has a curse.

I moved the book page again.

Whoever wear the glass shoes will have an ability to dance perfectly but will make her dance all day long until the one who wears it take the glass shoes off.

I was about to move the page of the book I was reading when the car stopped running.

"Hailey was here, are you alright?" Dr Charles Perelman suddenly asked me who is currently in the driver seat of the car where we are now. He stopped the car in front of an elegant Spanish Mediterranean mansion then look at me worriedly through the rare mirror. I deeply breathe some air to refresh my mood. I'm kinda nervous about what was happening right now.

Now, that I am pretending to be Hailey Perelman the girl who always bully me in the school. The girl who messed up my high school life. The girl who was one of the reasons why dad died.

"Don't worry doc, she's fine. She's just kinda nervous, right babe?" I immediately turned to the man next to me that still holding my hand. Since I got out of the hospital in Manila, he has not released it until now. I don't know if this Grim Reaper is just pretending to be Albus, so he doesn't want to let me go, or he just doesn't want to let go of my hand because there was a chance for me to run away.

I can't help but rolled my eye with what he is doing, I tried to loosen the grip of his cold hand on me but it could not move even a little.

Who am I fooling? He is a grim reaper, so he is stronger than me.

There I looked up at the grim reaper pretending to be Albus. I stared at him annoyed but instead of being annoyed with me too, he just smiled at me.

A smile that made me frowned. I couldn't stand to look at this Grim Reaper smiling using Albus Wesley faced who used to bully me.

It's creeping me out.

"Looks like my sister is irritated with you being clingy for today my brother-in-law." Hazel, Hailey's sister 

was seems thrilled watching us from the passenger while I and this Grim reaper is on the backseat.

I just gasped again.

If she only knew what was going on, she would not feel thrilled instead she will freak out.

"Is that true babe?" In the tone of Albus' voice, he seemed sulking, my lips quivered because of that.

Can I beat this evil spirit?

'I am warning you I can hear your thoughts human.'

Yeah!

I sighed as I heard that.

Within a week I also discovered some things in the grim reaper I was with. First, he can hear what I think, second, he can talk to me through his mind and third, his behaviour is awful.

"I'm sorry b-babe, I'm just... you know, too tired." That's all I was able to say. There is when he smiled at me genuinely.

"Is that so?" he even frowned at me which almost gave horror to my whole being. "Then we should go inside already. Hurry baby, let's go" My muscles almost trembled when I heard the word 'baby' from him. However, I forced myself to smile for the sake of pretending to be Hailey.

Damn this Grim Reaper. He is terrifying me.

'Are you testing my temper?' 

Even though it was just in my mind I heard the cold it caused. That means I should stop already.

"Yeah!" That's all I said then we went inside. A glamorous mansion greets me as I expected. From the ceiling to the floor of this mansion. Luxurious creams.

I just stopped in amazement at the whole household when Hazel grabbed my attention.

"Hey! what's with the look Hailey? Your weird looks like this are the first time you entered our house ahh." She path my shoulder and laugh as an elegant woman.

"Hazel stop teasing your sister," said Mrs Hannah Perelman or should I call her Mom? She just got down from the second floor.

"Oh well."

"Princess do you want something to eat? I will tell our chef, so they can prepare you something to eat?" Mr Perelman said while wearing a deep concern with his face. At that moment I feel delighted the thought of having this kind of family is kinda happy. Happy to the point that I smile bitterly.

Like the girl in the story I also once dreamed. I never dreamed of wished that I would lose my ability to see death. I also did not wish I could be normal. Because then, what I dreamed of was to have a complete and happy family, which I know is very impossible.

But like the girl in the book who wanted to be a ballerina even though she did not know how to dance. Well like her, I also still pursue my impossible dream.

"No, thanks dad I will just take a rest. I'm kinda dizzy." I said then look at Albus. "You should rest too babe let's just see each other tomorrow good night." after that I let Hazel guide me to go upstairs and show me where Hailey's room is or should I say my room.

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