As I was walking down the hallway (which was really out of character, I never go there) I happened to pass by a group of students that were chatting very, very loudly. I then decided to follow them, see what they would do, because it didn’t seem to me like they were going to their respective classrooms and plus, I was bored. I wouldn’t have been able to follow them outside the school though, which really annoyed me.
To my surprise the group did go into their classroom (classroom which seemed oddly familiar)even though I thought they would just ditch class. Then they all went to their respective seats, chatting some more. Then I decided to have a little bit of fun, look through their stuff, read their texts and maybe attend the lesson? I didn’t even know which class they had next, but it didn’t matter, since I was bored out of my mind.
Looking through their stuff was interesting. Still, I couldn’t help but get sick after seeing a very old uneaten sandwich in a students’ bag.
And then, in the back of the classroom I noticed an empty desk. I looked trough that students bag and the things the kid owned looked incredibly familiar, like they were mine.
The teacher seemed to be a little late (Erika said that every teacher there is late, no matter what, that’s why she dislikes them) but so was that kid.
Moments after I thought about that, the teacher entered the classroom.
Oh shit, I thought, I’ll be attending math class…well it can’t be that bad, right?
Yes it was! I mean, it was interesting, but I’d forgotten most of the stuff I learned. It’s not like I use math every day as a ghost.
While the teacher was teaching his…algebra (ew, algebra, actually ew math! That’s why I’m better at languages) someone knocked.
It must have been the missing student!
Luckily I was correct!
The door opened and there stood a girl that was a slightly taller than me, but had the same hair color! And eye color (ok, those weren’t the exact same, because hers were green and mine are blue)! And style! And…almost everything…in short, she looked like she was my double or something. The girl apologized to the teacher for being late, she got scolded and then went to her seat. I quickly analyzed her and yes, she did look like me. The only difference was that she looked like she’d been crying the last 30 minutes of her life. Then I started hearing some students talking about…apparently that girl. And by talking I mean, gossiping and mocking her.
,,Pff, she was crying in there!”
,,I know, right? How pathetic is that?!’ Then a third student joined the conversation.
,,What a dumbass! She thinks she’s better than all of us, and yet she was crying IN THE BATHROOM, AT SCHOOL!”
,,What a pick me girl!” a fourth student said and the teacher didn’t even hear them. I looked at the girl who was on the verge of crying again, because she had heard what they said. I suspected she was crying because they did something to her earlier. Or else I wouldn’t see any good reason why anyone would be crying at school.
What a bunch losers, I thought.
I then decided that it was me who should defend her! And she looked like me too and she seemed very familiar too so…and one thing you should know about me is that I absolutely despise bullies!
First, I had to know more about the whole situation. And then…then I don’t know.
If the girl had been crying in the bathroom, there was only one person who knew everything about the bathroom, the person being that 10 year old I had met in the summer. I never bothered to ask him what his name was (or Mily probably told me and I forgot it). He was a short boy with choppy, short black hair, who was wearing all black and had a thing for bathrooms.
,,Hello? Uhm…bathroom boy! You, the kid that lives in the bathroom!” I tried.When I first met him, he was very talkative. The boy was apparently the youngest and he did look so. What I didn’t like about him was his hair. It looked really weird.
Why wasn’t he answering now, when I needed help?!
,,Luna! It’s so good to see you!” Oh nevermind, he’s here ,,How come you came to visit visit?! You never visit!”
,,I’m glad that you got out of your room for once. I need help.”
,,Hmmm, what kind of help?”
,,I saw a girl and she was crying in here, did you see her?”
,,Specify the girl. Everyone comes here to cry, like that kid over there” he then pointed at the boy’s bathroom, from where a cry could be heard.
,,Uhm, she looked like me. Like she could be my twin or something.”
,,Oh yes, that girl that cried for approximately 40 minutes. Why are you interested?” Oh dear, this guy is annoying.
,,Her classmates were talking trash about her. I want to know why” I said. He looked amused.
,,Alright I’ll tell you, but you have to give me something in return.” Oh no, he was surely going to ask for something…inappropriate…
He then got closer, and closer. The boy was really scary for a ten year old and highly inappropriate…if you know what I mean.
,,You know those cookies that Mily bakes every Sunday? Yeah steal me two of those, because I never get to eat them! And she doesn’t let me near them! And I’m hungry!”
Oh thank God, I thought. That was really easy to do, me and Midari do it every Sunday, because Mily doesn’t share them with us, but with Saki.
,,Alright, deal! But you have to tell me more about her. NOW.”
,,Relax, I’ll tell you once I have my payment. I’ll tell you everything you need to know.”
Stealing those cookies was a lot harder than expected, but I managed to steal the last two. I didn’t know that Saki was now in charge of guarding them!
,,Congratulations! You did it! Good job!” he cheered, happy he got something to eat. The biscuits I stole for him were very tasty and Mily was using a recipe she herself came up with.
,,You got what you wanted, now give me my information” I said and tried to look him straight in the eye, because I heard that if you do that, the person you’re staring at will feel intimidated. Not him though, he was amused. And happy too because of the biscuits he got.
,,Ok, ok, I’ll tell you. Her name is Millicent, Millie for short, but I guess you already know that, since you’ve been spying on her almost the entire last 24 hours.” I didn’t know how he knew, but I decided to stay quiet.
,,Continue please” I said.
,,She’s 13 years old, like you…since your birthday passed and she’s going to turn 14 this year, ironically, on the same day as you. Her classmates don’t really like her and they find her weird, so…”
,,Since how long?”
,,Well she mysteriously appeared in the school one day so I guess since then. That was around the time you appeared here. I’m guessing that that, the fact that you look the same and that you’re interested in her is related?”
,,I don’t know” I said ,,she seems interesting I guess? And yes the fact that she looks like me is also very, very weird.”
,,Maybe she’s your long lost sister. Or you’re hiding something.”
,,I’m not. I can’t even remember how I died!”
,,That makes you more suspicious.”
,,No it doesn’t!”
,,Yes it does!”
,,Also” I started ,,quick question. Is there any way for me to… be visible? At least for her.”
,,Lmao, of course there is. Why? What do you want to do?” he laughed.
,,I just want to talk to her. Now tell me the way!”
,,Lol, you’ll have to pay for that too!”
In the end he did tell me how to become visible without any payment. All I had to do was convince Mily to cast a spell! How I would do that, he never told me, probably because he wanted me to fail. So I had to get creative! I started thinking about stuff she might like. Sadly there wasn’t anything. So then I decided to do the unimaginable.
,,Heyyy Milyyyy, my best friend, the best person in the whoooooole universe,the love of my life, my sunshine on a rainy day, the-“
,,What do you want Luna?” That was direct.
,,I offer you… a trade.”
,,Sure, what do I get and what do you get?” It was unexpected that she would be interested.
,,I heard that you can make me visible for humans. Only that, nothing else.”
,,That is correct. I can’t use it on myself though.”
,,If I clean the whole school, you room and wash the dishes for the amount of time you wish, could you make me visible for this one human?”
,,Hmm, fair. How about you do that for the whole month? Or let’s make that two months.” Suddenly I wasn’t sure about this. The school was pretty big after all.
,,I…uhm...alright” I agreed.
,,Great, you’ll start tomorrow! And now I need the name of the human you want me to make you visible for. And the age.”
I had to run back to bathroom boy because he never told me her family name. Turns out it was the same as mine and that kept me awake the whole night.
I can’t tell you exactly how Mily preformed the spell, still that’s when I learned that aside from being a spirit she was also a witch. The next day, as soon as I woke up, I was on cleaning duty, so I didn’t have time to go talk to the Millie girl (I just realized that the name pronunciation is the same as Mily’s) until like 11 am (I woke up at 6).
I entered Millie’s classroom. She seemed to be focusing on the lesson. But as I got closer I realized she wasn’t solving the exercise the teacher has written on the board, but drawing flowers in her notebook. And yet she didn’t seem to notice me! I was about to go to Mily and asked her what happened (a.k.a. shout at her), but instead I decided to at least try to say hi.
,,Hello!” I said.
,,What?” she said and then screamed. She got so scared that she fell backwards with her chair. A loud thud was heard when she hit the ground and everyone looked in her direction. Hey! I didn’t look that bad, did I? Oh well, she looked traumatized.
,,TAYLOR MILLIE WHAT IN THE NAME OF MATH DOES THIS MEAN?!” I can’t say that what the teacher said didn’t amuse me.
,,I…I’m sorry. I slipped” Millie said. She looked terrified.
,,Let’s see…oh, you were drawing FLOWERS?! Where is the solved exercise?” the teacher yelled.
,,I-I…” she stuttered ,,I don’t know how to solve it.”
,,That’s literally so easy, she really must be stupid.” A student said.
,,Hey! The only stupid thing here is you kid!” I said, fully aware that the human didn’t hear me.
,,You’ll get extra homework and if you don’t do it until tomorrow, I’m failing you” the teacher said and left Millie’s desk. Some kids started laughing at poor Millie and one threw a paper airplane at her, on which was written: You suck.
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I could tell that Millie was on the verge of crying yet again and I decided to apologize.
,,Hey, sorry for the trouble I’ve caused” I said. She looked at me and wrote something for me to read on the back of her notebook: It’s not your fault. Sorry.
,,It’s ok, I’ll make it up to you. Give me your homework and I’ll have it solved in no time!”
,,It’s ok, I can manage.”
,,Nahhh, I have this genius friend that can solve every single math, or chemistry (!), question! At the end of the lesson give me your homework!”
,,It doesn’t seem polite, that’s all…”
,,Don’t worry, I got you! I’m Luna by the way! And you’re Millie! I’ve been watching you for a couple of days now!”
,,How come I could never see you? And…I’m guessing that you’re a…ghost…excuse me if I got it wrong, I’m terrible at this!”
,,Nope, you guessed correctly! I really am a ghost.”
,,So, you’re a ghost now? Really? Luna I know it’s you, you can’t prank me.”
,,What? I’m not kidding.”
,,Excuse you? You’re clearly my sister, Luna. We look the same for God’s sake! Or…maybe you…forgot? Either that or you’re not my sister!!”
,,Wait what?” I looked at her confused.
,,So then, you’re not my sister or…? ARE YOU TRYING TO MANIPULATE ME?!”
,,Shit, no. I don’t really remember my life, or my death…so…maybe?”
,,I don’t know what to say, really” she wrote ,,you’re a little suspicious. But you act like my sister…are you sure your name is Luna?!
,,Do you think that I don’t know my own name?
,,Sorry.”
,,Eh, no worries. And sorry that I’ve scared you. Oh and this class is very boring. How do you manage to survive in here?”
,,I don’t, really.”
,,Why are these kids mean to you? Did you say anything, or…?”
,,No, never said a bad word to them. I guess they just don’t like me.”
,,But you’re really nice. I can’t see what they dislike about you.”
,,Hmm…anyway, should I tell you how you died? Or…do you want to know more about the things you’ve forgotten?”
I didn’t really know what to say. I wanted to know, but at the same time I was hoping that I would remember as time goes on. So I decided to compromise!
,,I just want to know how I died. Also, would you like to spend your break with me? We can go to this empty classroom upstairs!”
,,You died in a hospital, from a heart attack, approximately a year ago. And sure, I would like to spend time with you :)”
The thing Millie said about a hospital seemed oddly familiar. Still, I couldn’t remember it. This must be what they call amnesia.
,,Hm, I don’t really remember. Oh look, your class is almost over. Give me your math homework. Or any other homework.”
,,So you want my math, chemistry and English homework?”
,,Sure. The first two can be solved by a friend. I’ll do your English homework. I mean, I don’t really have anything else to do, so…”
,,Thank you! :D”
,,No problem.”
Then the annoying math teacher came to give my poor sister (damn, the sister thing was already growing on me) the extra homework. After that I told Millie to follow me and we went into the empty classroom upstairs.
..So! You really are a ghost and I’m not imagining things? Because if I am, then I really must be depressed, haha.” Seems like this little classmate problem of Millie’s really affected her.
,,Yes I am. And I have to go through hell to be able to talk to you.”
,,What did you do?”
,,I now have to clean stuff for…I can’t remember how long, but I have to…”
,,Oh, sorry.”
,,It’s not your fault. I wanted to talk to you” I said and smiled. We talked for a little bit and I told her about what being a ghost was like. She seemed really excited to find out more. When the break was over she suddenly got a call from her mom saying that she was waiting for Millie outside the school. I got a little sad because I didn’t want her to leave. She still had to go to her dentist appointment.
Once Millie was gone (she tried to give me a hug, but instead fell on the ground, because, guess what? I’m a ghost) I decided that it was time for me to bring Midari the homework and then start on the English one.
,,Uhm hello Midari, what are you doing?’ I asked, entering her room. Midari was looking for something. Every single paper of hers was on the ground but she still couldn’t find the thing she was looking for. She turned her head after I greeted her.
,,Hey Luna, I’m searching for this old handmade thing I made centuries ago. And you? What do you have there?” she said and pointed at the paper with the math problems.
,,I have something for you to solve. Chemistry and math. You in?” I asked.
,,Sure, I’ll do the chemistry. In math…it depends. You got these from that human girl you were talking to earlier?” Midari said and took the chemistry paper out of my hand, went to her desk, pushed some things around to make space (her room is very messy) and started working.
,,How did you know I was talking to her?”
,,Lmao, you didn’t even notice that I entered the classroom?”
,,Uhm, no.”
,,Haha, I was right there. Anyway, you realize that you’ll have to kill that girl at some point right?”
,,W-what?” I was hoping that I misheard what Midari said.
,,Well I heard what you were talking about. If she really is your sister, you would want to spend time with her, right? Sadly, you can’t leave this school and she can’t stay here forever. What if…she forgets you? Then, there’s only one solution: She must become a ghost and then you’ll live happily together. Forever. And how will she become a ghost? She must die.”
,,Midari stop the nonsense, I can’t do that, haha. I hope you’re joking right now.” I said.
,,Uhm,what? Luna I didn’t say anything” Midari looked at me confused ,,you were just staring at the floor, are you ok? “
,,I think so. Are you sure you didn’t say anything?”
,,Nope, we were just talking about that girl and here, the chemistry homework is done. Hand over the math one too!”
I gave her the paper but then I started thinking about what Midari said earlier. Or I pictured her saying? I don’t really know anymore. The thing that ,,Midari” said was true. I didn’t really have another choice. So maybe I should just…tell her about it. Mily told me that the spell will wear off eventually, it couldn’t last forever, so…
,,Wow, and I was saying that I’m not that good in math” Midari said. She looked proudly at the paper and then handed it to me.
,,Is that all?” she asked ,,I could get used to doing homework for this girl!”
,,That’s all, thanks!” I said then thanked her for the homework. I then went to my room to complete the English one.
After a long afternoon and then a good night sleep (I don’t really need it, but it’s a human habit, and a way to recharge your soul with energy) and after cleaning Mily’s room (she has so many books on necromancy!) I went to find my sister! I really hoped that I would spend the whole day with her so I was pretty excited! But then I found out that she didn’t show up at school that morning. So I checked her schedule (why does Erika have the schedule in her room?) and decided to go to her before math class. But I noticed that she still wasn’t there.
I started to get worried but decided to wait until the next day, to see if she was going to show up.
When she didn’t show up the next day too I decided it was time to stalk her classmates to see if they say anything about her.
,,Have you heard? She isn’t going to show up today as well!” Yes, but why, I thought.
,,She’s in the hospital?”
,,Yes! That thing we put in her food worked! She’ll stay home for the whole week, miss tests and she won’t be bothering us anymore!”
,,Oh my, she just texted me saying that she isn’t feeling well at all!”
If I had any blood, which I don’t because I’m dead, I would sure be boiling by now! HOW DARE THEY HURT HER! And what sane kids would be trying to poison their classmate? It all sounded like a weird story.
I left the classroom in a hurry and went straight to find Mily. Maybe I did need the ,,Spells against your enemies” book. I did find her, but she was busy doing some kind of weird ritual, so I didn’t disturb her. If I did she would have probably put me as an offering to the gods or something like that.
I did find Midari and soon learned that if I hit a human hard enough, despite the curse, I could still hurt them. After obtaining the information I went straight to Millie’s classroom.
,,She’s going to cry after this!”
,,Of course, that’s the whole point!”
,,And then we’ll get rid of her for good?”
,,Sure!”
As I entered I happened to hear the conversation they were having. Why did they even want to get rid of her? She was such a nice person! And what were they? Just some assholes who were talking shit about everyone.
I quickly took out my sword. I just need a very hard hit and I could hurt them.
The first try was a fail. The second one too. The third one as well. The tenth one too.
And then the solution hit me. Why not infuse the katana with fire?
I did so, and this time it worked. The girl that was writing mean stuff all over Millie’s desk screamed in pain as her arm started to burn. No sign of a flame though, just a really big burn on her whole right hand. I used the same method on the other girl and the same happened to her and then on the boy that was helping them. They were all yelling for help, but before someone could come to their rescue, I hit them again. This time they started screaming louder and a teacher came to help them. From what I’ve seen next they were transported to the hospital with an ambulance.
I tried erasing the things they wrote on Millie’s desk but it didn’t work, so I gave up, but decided to explain the whole situation to her the next week, when she would return to school.
Later that day Edgar started questioning me on the subject of Millie and if I were sure that she was my sister. I explained to him the whole situation and he freaked out. The next day he disappeared again.
The next week on Monday, I woke up extra early, cleaned the kitchen and then presented myself in Millie’s classroom at 8 am.
She entered 5 minutes later (hmm 5 minutes late, where was she?). Her eyes lit up when she saw me. She then went straight to her desk, took out a pen and a paper from her backpack and started writing.
,,Hi! I missed you!”
,,Aww, I missed you too! How are you feeling? I heard that you were in the hospital last week!”
,,Yes I was :(. I got some kind of food poisoning (I guess) and had to stay there. Oh, by the way, do you have my homework? I need to give it to the teacher today :P.”
,,It’s inside your desk. If you ever need help with it again, do tell me! My friend also said that she could get used to doing your homework!”
She looked inside her desk, then took out the papers. Strangely, she didn’t seem to notice the mean things her classmates had written.
,,Thanks! And thanks to your friend too!”
,,Are you happy?” I asked. She seemed a little taken back by the question but quickly wrote her reply:
,,Yes! I’m really happy! I found you and then you did all of this for me! I couldn’t be happier!<3.”
,,Hey, what are you writing there?” a girl asked and took Millie’s paper. She then started to read it out loud to her class, making Millie look like a weirdo for talking to herself.
Millie tried taking the paper back but she was held back by two boys in her class. She was trying to fight back but it didn’t work.
I was really thinking about burning them again so I took out my sword again and hit one of the boys that were holding Millie.
But it didn’t work.
But Midari said it would work.
But it didn’t.
I did strike them like 20 times, even with fire but nothing was happening. Millie was getting hit by those kids and they read the paper out loud. Now it seemed like Millie was talking to herself! They also started calling her these horrible names that I will not say because I’m a good person that doesn’t say bad things.
,,Oh fuck” I thought as the teacher came in (HOW LATE!) and everyone went back to their seats as if nothing happened. Millie instead ran quickly to the door, past the teacher (that man didn’t even notice her, how blind!) across the hall, and into the bathroom.
,,What happened to her again?” bathroom boy asked.
,,Her classmates again” I said then drifted my attention to her ,,How are you feeling? I would give you something to ease the pain from the hits but I can’t” Millie sniffled and then said:
,,Don’t worry. The effort you put in defending me- and don’t look at me like that, of course I saw you- was enough. I just hope that you aren’t only in my imagination.”
,,Lmao, she doesn’t even believe you exist-“
,,Shut up, not you Millie, you can talk. You probably can’t see this short kid that’s talking shit about everyone”
,,Nope I can’t. And from what you’re saying he isn’t that great.”
,,HEYYYYY, I’M GREAT AND YOU CAN’T CHANGE THAT. AND I’M REALLY SOCIABLE AND LIKEABLE, YOU’RE JUST JEALOUS!” he shouted. I swear he’s embarrassing me.
,,Anyway, you should head back there. I know that they bully you but it’s not like you have a choice.”
,,Haha, good to know” Millie said and lowered her head.
,,This girl really needs to stop caring so much.” I rolled my eyes at him and then told her what he had said, so we could have a proper conversation with him. Oh God, I’m talking to a 10 year old.
,,Yeah, I would to that. But sadly they’re hitting me. How am I not supposed to care about that?”
,,Fight back at least. You’re always crying here, it’s really annoying. Punch them or something, if I were you…”
,,The child said that you should try to fight back. I don’t agree of course. They’re too many.” I glared at him and this time he rolled his eyes. How do you kill something that’s already dead?
,,Anyway. I’ll wait here until next class. If you guys don’t mind.”
,,I do mind-“
,,The kid would love you to stay, how polite of you!”
,,I don’t!”I gave him a little punch and he looked really annoyed, but decided to simply groan and frown. Looking back I’m so glad that he didn’t do anything to me, thanks to the universe!”
The hour passed by quickly. I did ask Millie why she wasn’t telling her parents about the bullying. She simply said that she did but didn’t continue.
I walked her to her classroom. Some kids laughed at her but she simply ignored them and went to her seat. She took out the homework and went to hand it to her teacher saying that she was sorry and that she got sick again the last hour. The teacher advised her to go home and she nodded. Millie then went to her seat, got her backpack, looked around the classroom at her classmates with a judging look, then walked trough the classroom door. She then turned to me and gave me a sad smile. Millie also whispered a ,,see you tomorrow. Or when I return. Sorry.” and then walked away.
I’ve never felt this sad, and the thought that I couldn’t help her made me feel even sadder.
,,I’m sure she’s a good kid, but are you willing to kill her to satisfy you selfish needs?”
,,Why are you here again, I thought that your place was in the bathroom.”
,,One year of living with me and you still don’t realize that I do have a room. I’m not that insignificant. Now answer my question.”
,,What do you mean?”
,,You realize that she must die in order to stay with you forever. Or as long as the two of you please. C’mon Luna, you’re not stupid, are you now?”
,,Yes and? I do realize that.”
,,Are you actually going to kill you own sister? Or at least make her kill herself?”
,,I…no.”
,,Yea, well I don’t think so” he said and turned his head to look at me ,,I know you do. But damn, that’s a little too selfish, not thinking about her future. Not caring about her happiness.”
,,I don’t need to give you an explanation. And I’m not selfish” I said.
,,Haha, that’s what you think. But I assure you that you’re just lying to yourself.”
,,And what are you going to do to stop me?
,,Hmmmmmmmmmm” he said and closed his eyes, pretending to think (I don’t think that’s possible for him) ,,absolutely nothing. Why should I stop you? It seems fun and I’m really, extremely, 100% bored. So nope, I won’t stop you. Instead maybe, I should help you. I’ll think about that!”
,,Uh, I thought you didn’t like her?”
,,Nope, you got it wrong again lmao. Oh why am I so good at acting?” he sighed, closed his eyes again and made a dramatic gesture with his hand.
,,Stop it. So, how are you going to help me?” I asked in disbelief. He opened his eyes.
,,I will transform her into a ghost. You just have to bring me her soul, that’s all! When she dies, take her soul, I’ll teach you how, and then I will turn her into a brand new ghost.”
,,You make it sound so easy.”
,,It is. I’m a natural when it comes to turning people into ghosts.” I heard a student saying a ,,pfffff” at that moment, as if mocking him.
,,So, what’s your answer? Do we have a deal?” I should have given this more time, but instead I agreed.
,,So…” he said and raised his hand for a handshake ,,friends?” It really took me a whole minute to figure out if I wanted to be friends with this guy or not. But then I decided to get on his good side, ‘cuz he might actually be useful. And a good friend (haha you thought).
,,Hm, sure” I said and shook his hand.
,,GREAT! I don’t really know how to be friends with people so I’m not sure if that’s the right way to become friends with someone, but I finally did it. K, bye now! I’ve got some work to do!” I was about to say goodbye but then I remembered a detail that had been bothering me.
,,Wait!” he turned to me ,,What’s your name? You never mentioned it.” He actually seemed happy by the question.
,,Ohhhhh, I forgot! It’s Lord.”
,,I asked for your name, not your status.”
,,But that’s my name.”
,,What kind of parents name their child that way?”
,,They didn’t. I named myself.”
,,That explains a lot. Still, why did you name yourself like that?”
,,And that, Loonie, hope you don’t mind me calling you that, is a story for another time. See you in the bathroom? I’ve got my hands on some food, maybe I should share it with my new friend, yay!” he did this anime style excited look.
,,Uh…I’m busy, sorry.” I said.
,,Oh…ok…” he said ,,no worries, maybe another time?”
,,S-suuuure.” I said. He then nodded and left silently and I could swear I heard him sniffle a little.