It was that day, November 27, 1987. Mat had planned to go out with Sam for their second anniversary, but...

"Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot... Tomorrow is supposed to be our anniversary, but... What are we supposed to do? Last year we went to a restaurant together, which was kind of expensive (and I paid for everything, but that's okay), but now... How can I make it be better?"

Mat was in his room, lying down, looking up at the ceiling. It was a Friday. The time, 12 o'clock in the afternoon.

Putting them in context, Samantha, who was only going to stay in that town for a year, ended up staying longer than two because she liked the place and... Because of you-know-what. It had been two years since the other thing. Mat and Sam were already in a relationship of almost two years (Oh, and Sam had changed her hairstyle, one that was... kind of peculiar, she had spiky hair now, it was shorter than before too. This happened because she lost a bet with her friends and... In the end she kept it, she liked it). Besides that, these two... These two still didn't know what to study and stuff (they didn't know what to do with their lives)... For that reason they were taking a year off or something, I don't know. I think that's why. Also, Mat was working part-time in a minimarket in town, well... The only one in town. He wasn't working that day, because he had asked for a week off, which ended on Sunday.

Wait... I got confused.

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- What a good storyteller... - Eliah.

- Sorry.

Now that I realized, I guess I didn't narrate some things right, but meh, what's done is done.

- Yeah, uncle, it's okay. I understood. - said Alaya. – You too. Right, Eli?

- I guess so.

- Ah, okay, let's keep going.

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Continuing with the context...

Both were not studying, but... Mathias wasn't doing it because he didn't know what career to study, but Samantha wanted to study Language and Literature (I think you know why) and... For some reason, she didn't want to enter until she had achieved something in her life.

Besides that, Samantha wrote a short novel and wanted to publish it. After doing all the editing and stuff, and seeing if it had any mistakes or weird stuff in it, she decided to send it to a publisher. Well... She sent it to three, but... They all rejected it.

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- Oh... Geez... - Eliah.

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This was a bit of a shock to Sam. She liked to write, but... Apparently, her skills at it were not good enough. Because of this situation, she became depressed.

She locked herself in her room. She had no appetite. She felt that she was not enough... It hit her pretty hard.

Her brother and grandparents didn't know what to say to her. I mean... They were trying to help her, but... She was still pretty much the same. She was happy that her family supported her, but... It didn't seem to be enough... Besides, her grandmother told her that since it didn't work out, she should do something else.

Well, to sum up what's going on here, she realized that this was something like a test. He thought he should really get better and stuff. Mat, not having seen her for a couple of days, went to visit her, got her to finally come out and they talked about it.

Mat gave her words of encouragement, just as she had done the other time. After that, they talked about what she should do, how she should do it. Mat offered her his help as well.

And that. So Sam recovered from that

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- Son of a... Narrate well!

- ! - Alaya, surprised.

- A. - me.

- ...Uncle, I wanted to know what happened, everything...

- Yes, but... The chapter was going to be very long otherwise.

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Well, continuing with the present, it's what Mat did the day he was kidnapped, trying to remember how it happened.

"Let's see..."

- Ah! I know. - he said to himself. He had decided to go to the amusement park that was in a nearby city.

He went out of his room. He went down to the second floor, there was his mother, chatting with her brother, that is... Mat's uncle (I realize now that saying this was unnecessary... a).

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- I'll be right back! - Mat said as he was leaving.

- Ok, Mat. - said his uncle.

- Try to be back before dinner. - said his mother.

- Okay!

He went out.

Once outside, he walked for a long time until he reached the park, but not without running into acquaintances. In the park she ran into Andrew and Erin.

- Hi!

- H-hello.

- Hi, Mat... You're going to see Samantha, aren't you?

- Yep!

- I see...

- ...You guys have been going steady for two years now, right? - Andrew said. - I didn't expect it to last this long...

- Huh? - Mat said confused.

- ...Forget it. - Andrew said.

- Right, they're lasting a lot longer than we expected... - said Erin. - I don't understand what they see in each other.

- ...And when they go out together they hardly do anything either. - said Andrew.

- C-could you not tell me to my face that you're not in favor of our relationship? - Mat told them, while smiling goofily with his eyes closed, looking uncomfortable too.

Ah, mind you, these two were just teasing a bit, and there was no other intention behind it. Seriously.

- Agh, well, what are you going to do for your anniversary? - Erin asked.

- That's... That's a surprise. - said Mat.

- W-what? - said Andrew.

- ...That's what you should tell Sam, not me. - said Erin. - Although... You shouldn't say it like that either, don't be silly.

- Yeah, well... The thing is, I decided to go to an amusement park with her.

- Oh, really? - said Erin. Andrew didn't say anything, but what Mat said caught his attention.

- Yes! The one in the city.

- Wow, that's... Very nice indeed, but... That's unfair! - Erin exclaimed.

- It is, isn't it? I... Wait, what?

- You never took me to one, how come you're taking her?! - Erin complained, but... That... Doesn't make sense to me... Nor for Mat. Although... Nah, it doesn't matter.

- H-hey, take it easy! - Mat said to Erin, who was shaking him. Andrew was just watching, he seemed to be amused. - Hey, do something, don't just stare!

Andrew ignored him. The ghost that isn't a ghost suddenly appeared and said:

- Alas, youth.

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Andrew turned to look at the ghost that isn't a ghost, quizzical.

No one helped Mat.

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- Yeah well ... So... I'll see you, okay? - said Mat.

- Bye, Mat. - said Erin.

Andrew waved his hand, as if to say goodbye. Mat went to Samantha's house.

- Oh, that's right. - said Andrew.

- What's that?

- My older brother came to visit today. - Andrew replied to Erin.

- Really? Why don't you go see him? - asked Erin.

- That's... Agh, I don't feel like seeing him...

- I understand... Nah, just kidding. Tell me why.

- Huh? Well... That's something...

- It's because- Ugh! Agh! Egh!

- Hey, shut up! - Andrew was... Trying to get the non-ghost ghost to shut up. - Wait... It's not like she could hear you.

The ghost that isn't a ghost disappeared again.

- ? - Erin was confused. - Of course I can... At least I can hear it now.

- What?

- What? - it appear again.

- Come on, tell me! - Erin kept insisting, ignoring Andrew's surprise at finding that out. - Or I'll hit you!

- No! Well... It's just that... I can't say, it's personal.

- Uff... And you don't want to tell me... It's okay, it's okay.

Andrew seemed... A little scared at the moment.

- ...I'm not going to insist anymore, okay?

- ...Okay.

- ...So...

- ...

- How long are you going to keep bothering Mat?

- Bother him how?

- You know, about your sister.

- Ah. (chuckles) That's, uh... I don't know, it's just weird. She's my sister and... It's... Besides...

- Besides?

- ...I thought the two of you were going to... - Andrew thought this for quite some time.

- You better shut up already. - she said smiling.

- Uh... Sorry.

"But you started it... Oh, well."