Chapter 2

Olivia P.O.V

(3 months later)

"Did you pack your bags?" Mom yelled from downstairs. "Yup" I yelled back in reply looking at my now bare room. I am going to college today in University of California. Yeah I am moving away. It's better if I stayed away from here for awhile. After getting out of hospital, I recovered from the accident slowly. But the nightmare of Cade didn't let me sleep for several nights. My parents asked me about my screams and bags under my eyes but I always lied to them. To distract my mind I started to go to the parties with Anna which I still don't like. Josh went to his grandparents as he said. I thought seeing soul was one time thing but I was damn wrong. 

One day I was with Anna at the mall when I saw the spirit again it was female this time. She was sitting alone on the table watching people walking. How did I know she was dead was because her eyes was white as in whole white and vacant. Her hair was mess she looked to be in her teens. 

God why people die this early. 

She didn't even saw the world fully. I could also saw the wound on her head, blood dripping down her clothes, half of her face covered with blood. It looked to be like she was in an accident which caused her death. I tried to ignore her and looked casually here and there and pointing things out to Anna like I was deep engrossed in the matter but that was obviously a lie. I was hiding from that girl. If she saw me she won't stop following me that what I don't want right now. But luck wasn't on my side. I don't know why but she started following us in every store we went. Anna was getting suspicious why I was acting weird but I can't tell her the truth she won't believe me, she would think I have gone crazy. After that little shopping we went to the Domino's because we were starving. Anna went to order while I reserved seat for us. That girl sat in front of me looking at me in the eyes. I tried to act nonchalant about it looking anywhere but her. 

"I know you can see me" she said looking directly at me.

 I ignored her acting busy in my phone. "Please help me" she pleaded, her voice held little emotion. "How did you know that I could see you?" I whispered to her curiously so that nobody will know that I am apparently talking to myself. Same thing happened with Cade as well I didn't know how he figured out that I could see him. I looked over at Anna to see her in the line waiting for her order. She looked at me and smiled. I smiled back at her. The girl in front of me looked at me for a while gathering her thoughts, I guess. "Your eyes are shining which was unusual for humans" she said. I quickly opened my front camera to look at myself. But I saw no difference.

 What is she talking about? 

I looked at her confused not knowing what is she talking about. "I don't know much I just know you are the only one who can help me" she said seriously. I sighed, I am going to tell her that I can't help her when Anna came back with our pizza and the girl vanished from the spot. "Why are you so serious?" she asked sitting in the same chair as the girl was there a moment ago. "Umm nothing I was just trying to remember about the accident" I lied swiftly. She frowned looking worried "Liv you will remember one day" she hold my hand in reassurance. I smiled at her in thanks. After we finished our food we went home. I was relieved that she didn't pop up in my ride home. But I was wrong, so wrong.

Later that night when I was brushing my teeth, I looked in the mirror when suddenly she appeared behind me giving me a mini heart attack. I quickly moved away clutching my chest in fear. My brush clattered down on the ground. "What the hell!" I exclaimed but came out from my mouth was "whhh bbb pppp" because of the foam. I washed my mouth and looked at her "What the hell!" I snapped at her feeling angry. "Please help me" she said again not looking bothered with my snapping. I ignored her and walked into my room. Her appearance is making my stomach churn I need to lay down. I sat on my bed when she again appeared in front of me looking at me with those creepy eyes. "Please help me" she started again. "Look I am not the right person for help please leave me alone" I asked her little afraid. I am still a little shaken up from the bathroom fiasco. 

Suddenly wind start sweeping in the room, my bed started shaking, her whole demeanor changed. "Help me" she growled slowly while tapping her hands on my bed shaking it. At that moment my eyes bulged out of its socket in fear, sweat start dripping from my forehead. I ran towards the door to get away from her but she suddenly appeared in front of me and knocked me backward. I groaned feeling pain in my head. I am not fully healed and she is giving me new injuries. She gets down on her knees and slowly crawled towards me, her hair covering her face. Blood dripping from her wound. She looked every bit of scary ghost. I couldn't move further already backed up to the bed. Wind was picking up the speed. She was making weird noises as well. My vision was slightly blurring from the impact of knocking in the bed and the fear. 

"Okay, Okay I will help you please stop this" I yelled in between all the noises. 

Suddenly everything stopped, the wind, her growls. I sighed in relief, she was seating beside me looking at me hopefully. "Come on then, tell me your story" I told her getting up from my position and going towards my bed, if I wouldn't help her she won't let me live another day. Even with all the noises my parents hasn't come in my room yet. But that's better if they don't know what happening in my life right now. "My name is Lisa" she started sitting in front of me. I gave her my full attention.

I was happy with my family. My parents and brother loved me a lot. I had a very loving boy friend. My life was perfect. I couldn't ask for anything better. But it all changed that night. Eric, my boy friend asked me to attend a party with him after he won the football match. I was reluctant to go but he was abundant on taking me so at last I complied. That was the biggest mistake of my life. I went to the party with him. When we entered the party he excused himself to meet his mates. I let him go and roam around. Whole house was packed with drunken teenagers. Some were making out in the corner while others were grinding openly on the dance floor. I left from there feeling claustrophobic and trying to find Eric in the crowd but he was nowhere to be found. "Hey! are you looking for Eric" some guy from my math class yelled over the music. I nodded my head quickly. "He is upstairs" he yelled gesturing towards the stairs. I thanked him and made my way upstairs. All doors were closed but the last one was slightly open and the light was coming inside from it. I made my way there feeling slightly wary. I opened the door looking at the scene in front of me. Tears blurred my vision and gasp escaped from my lips. There Eric was making out with Bethany from our year. Hearing my gasp both turned around to looked at me. Eric has the shocked expression while Bethany was looking at me smugly. Tears rolled down from my face. Seeing enough I quickly closed the door and ran down stairs. I could hear Eric shouting for me to stop but I didn't. I ran outside the house, he was yelling for me. Tears were blurring my vision I couldn't even see clearly and then I heard a horn and something hitting me hard and after that all was darkness.

I figured out I died on the spot. From that moment my soul is roaming around" she finished sadly. I looked at her feeling pity for the girl in front of me. One wrong move and your life snatched from your hand. "Why do you need me?" I asked her ready to help her for real. 

Was there any wish she couldn't complete? 

"Just tell Eric that he is not responsible for my death. He is been beating himself for it" she said looking down, her voice broken. I frowned, isn't he the one cheating on her. "But he cheated on you!" I asked her astonished. "No, he didn't, it was all fake. Bethany set him up" she said defending Eric and spitting out Bethany name like a poison. That Bethany girl is a bitch. If I ever meet her again I will surely give her piece of my mind. "Okay I will do it" I agreed. She smiled slightly and vanished away. I breathe in and out to calm myself. I will have to help her tomorrow. 

Next day, I tracked down that Eric dude. He looked miserable. It took me lot of time trying to convince him but at last he believed me after I told him some of Lisa and his memories. Lisa was sitting beside me all this time tear streaming down her cheeks. I fulfilled her wish and she vanished in the light thanking me. I got to see her beautiful face when her last wish came true. I smiled at her.

After that, I had different incident happened to me in this three month span. Some were uglier than other. Some were more tearful than other. But helping those lost souls taught me many things in my life and now here I am getting ready to start a new chapter hoping it won't be that much adventures. I walked downstairs taking my luggage with me watching all the frames of our happy moment on the wall. 

"Finally" Mom said taking my hand in her and dragging me towards kitchen. "Eat up you have a long journey ahead" Mom said putting plate in front of me. I smiled in thanks and dig in on my food. "Where is Dad?" I asked her after chewing the food in my mouth. "He is outside waiting for you" she answered looking sad. "Mom" I sighed and stood up from my seat and hugged her tightly. I am going to miss her too much. She started sobbing on my shoulder. "Hey hey, Mom its fine" I said wiping her tears and giving her my one of those bright smiles. "I will visit you" I said making her sit in my seat. "But it won't be the same" she said sadly drying her tears. "Yeah but we will Skype every day" I promised her. She finally gives me a smile. 

"Come on, Dad is waiting" I said taking my luggage outside when suddenly I got tackled by a hug. This time from my best friend Anna. She squeezed me tightly but I didn't protest. It will be a while when I will meet those idiots again. "Promise you will call me everyday" she asked breaking the bone crushing hug. I breathe in relief. "Okay" I promised. "Promise you won't replace me, promise you won't have fun without me, promise!" she started ranting. I raised an eye brow amused. "I promised to everything okay" I said. She smiled in relief "You can have fun without me but only a little" she said showing her thumb and forefinger. I laughed and hugged her; I am going to miss her craziness. 

Someone cleared their throat. I looked behind her to see Josh standing there. "Josh" I yelled and envelop him in a hug. I thought he went yesterday to England for College. Anna is joining the college in New York here unlike us who chose college far from our home but I wanted a change of scenario. "How?" I whispered looking surprised. "Well I wanted to see that surprise look on your face" he said cheekily. I punched him on the arm. "Dear come on we have to go" Dad said getting my luggage in the car. I hugged my friends and Mom one last time saying good bye and get in the car waving at them. 

"Are you ready" Dad said smiling at me. 

"Yes" I smiled back and he started the car.

I said good bye to Dad and after the numbers of security procedures I got into the flight. It took me almost six hour in the flight. After that I took the taxi to the address my Dad provided me. He didn't want me to live in the dorm room, that was his demand if I ever wanted to study in California. So I agreed to this. Dad has a business friend here in California or more like his mansion here 3 miles away from the College, away from the population. But he is always on the business meeting so he allowed me to live in his house until I complete my studies. 

Taxi stopped before the marvelous Mansion. Wow, I get to live here for my college years. I paid the taxi driver and stood in front of the giant gate. "I am Olivia King" I said looking at the gate keeper. He nodded his head and opened the door. I frowned a little he doesn't talk much. I entered Denver's property. Garden was beautiful to look. I dragged my luggage and went to the front door. Setting my luggage down, I knocked on the door wanting for someone to open it. Until then I marvel my surroundings. There are no more houses near it. Only vast forest. It looked little creepy to me if I got into any danger situation no one will be around to save me. 

Suddenly door opened and there stood a lady in her mid fifty I guess. She was petite, had white hair. "Hello dear you must be Olivia" she smiled at me and invited me in. I entered in the house looking at the structure of the house. It looks beautiful. "My name is Martha Ronald's Dear" she said walking in front of me. "But you can call me Martha, I am the caretaker of this mansion" she said giving me smile from her shoulder. I nodded my head. "Dear leaves your luggage, someone will take it to your room" she asked taking my hand and showing me around. She said my room is on the first floor. If I need anything I will ask her. She gave me the tour of whole mansion but said I wasn't allowed to enter on the second floor. It was prohibited for me. I was curious but didn't ask her anything about that. 

What's in the second floor that I am not allowed to go there?

 At last she showed me my room and let me settled. I opened the door and my mouth gap opened in surprise. Walls of the room were purple in color. There was queen sized bed in the middle. One door at the end that must be a bathroom. My luggage was already in the room as well. I made my way towards the bed and plop down on bed sighing. Bed was soft. It had the purple duvet and white bed sheet with purple and white pillow. I looked towards the window where purple and white curtain was draped. A chandelier was hanging on the ceiling above my bed. I walked towards the window and opened it. The look outside the window was breathtaking. I could see the vast forest from here. I am feeling like I am in werewolf story and my werewolf prince will come and sweep me off of my feet. But that only happened in dream or in Movie/book. I am here living in reality where I have to deal with the dead people. Wow I love my life so much (note the sarcasm).

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