My boyfriend is a ghost

Chapter 1

I walk home from school, earbuds in and phone in hand. Today was the worst. I hate those people so much. They are the dain of my existence and I want them gone, forever. As I walk down the street I feel my phone buzz. Who could this be? I ask in my head. No one important, just that dumb group chat Kelsie added me to. I hate the people in this group and yet she still adds me. I think about leaving the chat...knowing I didn't care what they were talking about anyway. But yet I stay to make Kelsie happy.

I walk across the street towards my house. My phone buzzes again. Damn group chat I say to myself. Never know when to just text each other without making it a group chat. I look at my phone. Oh it's just Rhys. Rhys is my 17 year old boyfriend. We met in preschool and were always friends and still are today. Except now were boyfriend and girlfriend. We go to the same high school. Jefferson High. Where the popular girls are and the tall "Good looking" jocks who play sports are. But me, I'm the girl who never really fits in. I'm only here because of my artistic abilities. Yea I know, I look like someone who would just sit in the corner and watch anime...but who said I don't do that anyway.

Ok ok...to be honest....I'm not only a "girl" but a boy too. See what happened was I grew up as a boy. I changed when I turned 13. I turned into a girl. I don't know but my parents said they wanted a baby girl instead of a boy. So I changed to make them happy. I don't think it worked though....they still don't like me 

I finally end up at my house. I walk up to the door and unlock it. I look down at my phone. Wow. I say to myself. It's already five o'clock? Jeez where did the time go I think to myself as I walk through my door. I throw my bag to the ground and walk to my room. I throw myself on my bed, landing on the pillows that lay there. My body was tired and so was I. My phone buzzes again. Ugh this group chat again. But when I look down it's Rhys again. But he's calling me. I pick up the phone and lazily say hello. 

"Hey Bae." He says with a cheerful voice. "Uh Hi, what's up?" I ask nonchalantly. "Can we facetime ?" He asks. I think to myself for a minute. I'm not someone who facetimes a lot....I barely even like showing my damn face in school. I finally answer him and say yes with a pause.

Bae- Facetime video.

I answer. "Yes?" I ask questionably. "Why'd you ask to facetime?" I ask him looking away from the camera. "What's wrong babe? Don't you want to talk to me?" He asks with a sad voice. "Yeah I do but why do we have to facetime....I mean I don't see anything wrong with it but... I pause. "But what babe?" He asks. I don't say anything for a while. He asks again. "But what? I look at him and finally answer. "But nothing sorry I was thinking about something else...." I look away again. There's a long silence for a while until he speaks up. "So... Wanna go out and go to the cafe?" Ah the cafe. That one place our parents would take us to when we were younger. "Sure, why not." I smile for once in my life. "Hmm" He says, "You've never smiled in your life." "Yeah I know" I say. "And it's the last time you'll see me do it too." I sit up slowly. "I'll see you at the cafe alright?" I say putting my phone on my bed while I get changed from my school clothes. 

"Let me just get changed first." "Ok." He says and ends the call. I get my shoes on and my keys and leave. I put my earbuds in and start to walk down the street.

I head towards the cafe. I haven't been to the Bean Cafe since I was five. I say as I walk down the street. I wonder if it's changed any. I see Rhys outside of the cafe waiting for me. I jog up to him. "Hey I'm here." I say hugging him. He gives me a peck on the cheek. "Ready?" He says, holding the door open so I can walk in. I nudge him a little. "Of course I'm ready." I walk in and see nothing's changed. "Just like old times huh?" He says, putting his arm around me. "Yep...Just like old times." I look towards where we used to sit as kids. I see the little initials we sketched into the table. I pull away from him to go to the table. I sit down in my old spot and just sit there. Rhys comes and sits with me. I feel my eyes water. I can't believe it's been this long.... When I was younger my mom and Ryhs mom would take us here everyday after school. But one day my mom got into an accident while I was at school. She got T-boned by a drunk driver and crashed into a ditch. She was rushed to the hospital with a few minutes to live. She died once she reached the Hospital. I sat there letting the tears fall from my eyes. "Hey hey no crying, your mom would love it if she knew we were here." I look up at him. "Can you go order our stuff please?" I ask. He nods, slowly getting up and walking to the counter. He orders what we used to get as kids and places mine in front of me. "....Thanks" I say as he sits next to me. "I never knew it's been this long since we've been here." I say with tears still in my eyes. I look up to see Rhys enjoying his drink. "He mumbles "Yeah I know...I thought this place changed but nope." 

After we finish our drinks we slowly get up. We look back at our old table and then walk out. He holds my hand with a loose grip. I still can't believe I came back here after all these years... I look back at the cafe. I smirk a little. I missed that place so much. I feel someone touch me. "Hmm?" I say looking back at Rhys. "Yes?" I ask. "I was asking if you wanted to go somewhere?" I look at him. "Oh sorry... I was zoned out." I look away and answer his question without looking at him. "Sure umm how about the mall?" I ask. I look at him and see him nod with agreement and we soon start walking to the mall. I let his hand go from mine and go on my phone. I start walking without looking up. I'm looking at a text from Kelsie. Ugh this girl gets on my nerves but she's my best friend. I'm still surprised I actually have friends. I hear a faded sound of someone calling my name but don't look up. I soon feel someone's hands pushing my body on the ground. I looked up to see Rhys laying on the ground in front of a soon stopped car, and then I realized what happened. I almost got hit and Rhys saved my life... I start to see blood pouring from his body. He got hit instead.