Hospital For Souls

Chapter 3

~IrisPOV~

I quickly run home, the sun making beautiful colors form in the sky, getting lower and lower, I really need to get home.

Before I reached my house the street lights came on. Oh great. I ran into my driveway and rushed inside. Only to find my parents sitting at the table once I walk in. They look pissed. "Why can't you do anything right Iris?! Seriously! What do u ever do that's fucking responsible for once in your god damn life!!!!" My dad shouts. My mother puts her hand on his arm. He shrugs her off and gets up. "You've been sleeping around haven't you?! I bet your even out doing drugs" my eyes went wide. I said "No I haven't been out doing any of those things! Dad I was taking a walk and I lost track of time..." He yelled in response "Go upstairs I don't want to see your face right now". I walked past them then without thinking, all the anger building up " YOU KNOW WHAT?! YOU DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT WHAT I DO OR HOW I FEEL CAUSE YOU NEVER TRY TO FIND OUT!!! BUT HEY IF IM THAT BAD OF A DAUGHTER THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE ABORTED ME!!!!" I stormed up the stairs. I went into my room slamming the door shut and locking it.

I woke up and found myself in a hospital, I glance around and start walking. I glance in rooms as I pass them, their all empty. Confused, I find one room that isn't empty. I walk in and see a guy laying in the hospital bed. I hear him speak softly "I'm scared...." I touched his hand softly. I look at the heart rate monitor and the lines slowly go down and go to a straight line. I muttered softly "I don't know who you are...but I'm so sorry...." All I could hear was beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

I wake up to the sound of my annoying alarm going off. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep... I sit up and rub my eyes. It was just a dream...a weird dream..I don't even remember most of it, only a little. I get up and look out my window. My parents are both at work, goooood I thought. I put a hoodie on and my shoes then grabbed my house keys. I grab my house keys and leave for the wooded area in the park.

~OliversPOV~

Sitting down I've been waiting for her to return. I wasn't sure if she would come back or not but hey, I got all the damn time in the world to wait for her possible return, sure enough. She came back. She sat against the tree, I sat next to her quietly.

"Why am I such a failure?...God damn even my parents hate me....there's got to be someone out there who at least cares and doesn't make me feel like utter shit....". I whispered softly "Your not alone....I'm here and I'll care for you and I'll listen" she glanced around and muttered "Who said that?...". She can hear me...I moved closer and said " you can't see me....please don't freak out or leave but...I'm a ghost.." I watch her as her eyes widen.

"where are you?..." I said carefully "Right next to u, at ur right side.." She turns her head to her right, our faces became close and honestly. I do not mind being this close to her beautiful face. I feel her soft breaths. She reaches her hand out and tries to touch me, as if she really could but I just let her do it, amused. Her fingers landed on my hair and she smiled then muttered "I can kinda feel ur hair......its hard to explain but its really cold." I couldn't help but smile cause she can at least feel me. She stroked my hair. I muttered "What is ur name?" She moved her hand and answered "Iris, what's yours?" I said "Oliver". She said " Was that you yesterday?..when I sat here?.. " I said "Yes...I couldn't help but notice you were sad and I wanted to help you but I listened to your every word". She turned facing me and said " What were you like?..." I laughed a Lil then muttered "Not someone you would want to meet..I wasn't a good person Iris, I was a monster" she frowns and says "Oliver.... We all have monsters in us. they aren't the ones under our bed or in our closet" I smiled and said "Yeah your right. just wish I could've changed my ways before it was too late".

She said " Wait so how come your on earth and not heaven. woah, is there even a heaven?" I said "There's a heaven and hell but there's also an in between. They couldn't decide if I belonged in heaven or hell so they let me roam earth as a ghost as punishment. So I could be alone forever". She whispered "I'm so sorry..." I said "Don't be. I deserve it".

"Well. Stay with me, then you won't have to be alone" I said "Okay..." She smiled, her small dimples showed and I couldn't help but smile too.