Befriended a ghost

Ghostie got a name ( Daphne)

Sasha Alfredo

I walked into the class on a Monday morning and looked towards Declan's seat , it was empty.
What could be wrong? he has been absent in school for about  a week and  I was really worried.I mean I was the one who made him angry right ? how I wished never asked him about D2.
Frustrated , I went over to my seat , ghostie following behind me.
"He is not in school again". she spoke for the first time . "What could be wrong with him?" She asked , but I chose to ignore her.
    I  sat down quietly and reached into my bag for my physics book , placing my backpack on the tiled   floor ; then I opened the book
and went  through my assignment to be there was no mistake.
   "Good!" I nodded in satisfaction.
  "Sasha". a voice called and I looked up and met Cory's puppy eyes gaze .
"Can you please lend me your physics note?" She begged.
     I grinned. "Just tell me you want to dub and I will give it to you".
   "Fine". She agreed . "I want to dub from you"
   I picked up my book then and handed it to her .
   "Thanks". She muttered , facing forward and Ghostie scoffed.
  I looked in her direction and saw her frowning.
  "What is wrong with you Sasha?" She queried. "Why did you give her your note?"
"I erm..... I looked around the class to be sure no one was looking . "I am trying to get close to her". I whispered.
"But she is .......she stopped mid sentence, her gaze fixed ahead.
"Oh God! Cutie is here"
  I followed her gaze and was in time to see Declan walk into the classroom.
Thank goodness! he finally came to school today.
I watched him walk over to his seat and noticed he was kinda pale.
What is wrong with him? Is he sick?
  Right at the moment , Racheal walk up to him and leaned in to whisper something to him , a faint smile escape his lips despite his dark mood.
      Are they dating? I wondered
      And as if reading my mind , ghostie asked the same question. Are they dating?
     "I don't know ". I simply replied
     "They better not be". She retorted angrily , making me smile.
     Why does she dislike Racheal so much?
     
    Just then , the physics teacher walked into the class and everyone composed themselves, running to their seats.
     "Cory". I called in whispers. "Are you done with my book?"
       "No". she shook her head negatively.
     "Please hurry up with it"
      "Alright". She nodded slowly .
   "So today". The teacher cleared his throat . "I will be teaching you on Capacitor and Capacitance".
"But ma you gave us an assignment". a girl seated in front reminded
   A ripple of angry murmur ran through the class and I stretched my neck to get a better view of the girl. It was chubby girl , the same one who confronted me about Seducing Declan.
I smirked . I guess she is the "loosed mouth" of the class and I am going to use it to an advantage.
"Enough with the murmuring". the teacher barked and the class went silent again.
"I will take a look at it in the next class". She stated and began writing on the marker board.

I leaned over to tap Cory , and she was quick facing me .
"Here". She handed me my book , smiling.
"Are you done?"I asked to be sure and she nodded
"Thanks so much friend".
Friend! I doubt that , my only true friend is —-Ghostie.

Absentmindedly, in stared at the board as the teacher wrote on it . I was lost wondering about Declan,everything about him seemed so off .
    I turned sideways to him and saw fiddling with his pen , his gaze on the  fixed on the board .
        I sighed.
     "you alright?"ghostie asked and I shook my head negatively .
    She continued. "you worried about Declan right?"
    Seriously! how did she know?
     "Yes". I nodded slowly.
  "Then try and talk to him". She suggested. "I think he is bothered about something.
  I exhaled deeply .I will do just that!
     
     "So we will learn about the formulas in our next lesson". the teacher loud voice rang through the class .
          Finally! I sighed in relief . The class was damn boring. I reached into my back pack for my English note when ghostie called me.
         "Sasha"
      I nodded , without looking at her
      "I think Declan is leaving the class". She informed.
   I looked towards the seat and yes , he was leaving the class.
   Impulsively, I stood up in a huff and ran after him .
"Declan". I called but he did not answer, instead he increased his walking pace as he began climbing the staircase.
"What is wrong with him?"ghostie who was beside me asked and I bit my lips , not uttering a word.
We followed quietly behind him until he got to an empty hall.
"Declan". I called again and this time , he spun around to face me .
"So it is you". he scoffed. "What do you want?"
"I want to talk to you". I answered , moving closer to him and he smirked
"Talk to me! Why?" he stared intently at me.
"Can we go somewhere quiet please ?" I pleaded , holding his gaze.
He was quiet, as if contemplating for a moment and then he sighed, leading me to an empty classroom.
I looked around , the classroom was dusty and littered with cigarettes butts and ashes .
Jeez! I never knew there were smokers in this school .
"So what do you want to talk to me about?"he interrupted my thoughts.
"erm ... erm ...". I stuttered. " I just want to apologise to you"
"Apologise!" He smirked. "Why? Did you offend me ?"
I stared at him surprised. "I thought you were angry with me because i asked about .............
"D2". he completed and I swallowed hard , nodding slowly.
"but how the hell did you get to know that name ?" he fired at me.
"Tell him the truth?" ghostie butted in , but I ignored her.
"erm she is eeerm my erm..".I stuttered not knowing what to say.
He smirked. "You don't even know her so why asking about her?"
"Show him the necklace". Ghostie spoke again . "it might help convince him"
    I nodded in agreement and unbuttoned the collar of my shirt, about to show him the golden necklace when I heard someone scoffed
Quickly, I turned in the direction and saw Racheal standing at the entrance to the class.
"Racheal". I called out in surprise.
She looked at me and then at Declan.
"What is going on here?"
   "Nothing". I answered and made to leave but Declan caught me by my arm.
I stared at him In surprise.  Is she trying to get me lynched?
He smiled lightly. "Aren't you curious to know more about her?"
  "Her". I arched my eyebrow as he leaned forward
"D2 is just her initials, her real name is Daphne". he whispered into my ear and let go of me.
"Daphne". I gave him a small smile and scurried out of the class.
"What did he whisper in your ear?" ghostie asked beside me
"I thought ghosts have super powers". I teased her
"Please Sasha just tell me". She pleaded.
"Daphne". I smiled widely . "Your name is Daphne".

Declan Davies

"Why was she here with you?"Racheal queried as we were alone.
"It is none of your business".I retorted
"Are you fucking her also?" she scoffed.
I smirked and dipped my hands into my pocket , taking out a packet of cigarettes and a lighter.
I lit up the cigarette and inhaled the smoke .
"So what are you waiting for?" I pulled her close to me and puff out the smoke on her . "Let us get started"
She retched and began coughing. "You are crazy Declan?"
I smiled wryly . "Are you just aware of it now?"inhaled more of the smoke..
"who am I to you? am I still your girlfriend?"She suddenly asked and I frowned.
"I have told you times not to ask me this question again"
"But why?"She retorted. "or don't you love me again?"
   Hearing the word "love" made me grew stiff, How dare she say that in front of me?
She continued. "We used to be the best couple in class , but all that changed when that stupid Daphne rui......
"Don't ever call my sister stupid again". I cut in , glaring at her.
"Fine".she sighed . "I am sorry for calling her that but please let us go back to how we were".
  "That can never happen".
"but why?" her voice wavered and I could tell she was about to cry .
"because I don't love you". I spelt it out to her.
"Liar". She screamed. "You love me Declan, you are just too confused to know". she stated angrily and with that  stormed out of the room.
I watched her go and smirked
She is really crazy!

Sasha Alfredo

Entering the class , I met only a few persons in it .
Surprised, I glanced at the huge wall clock and noticed it was 11:00am.
Oh! that explains it , It was time for short recess.
I let my gaze wander around the class and spotted the chubby girl seated alone at a corner in the class.
I smirked evilly and walked up to her .
        it is time to unleash my plan!
   "Hi". I greeted the girl
She raised her head to look  at me and scoffed .
"What do you want?"
I clutched my fist to stop myself from poking her flat nose.
I faked a smile. "I just want to apologise for yelling at you last week "
Her eyes widened in surprise.  "And why are you doing all this?"
"Because i want to be friend with you", smiled
"Friends! but why?"
I glanced at ghostie before answering her .
"You see erm I just like you". I stuttered my response and she smiled lightly.
"Quit the act and just tell me what you want?"
"What?"I bit my upper lips,  I never knew she was so smart!
"Fine! My seat. I want to know why it was abandoned. I want to know why they all reacted strangely when I sat on it .
"Oh that". Her eyes travelled round the class and then back to me. "You see I am quite new here and I really don't know what happened but I heard the seat is kinda cursed".
"Cursed". I repeated in shock and she nodded.
"I heard the owner of the seat ruined her own family and anyone who sits there will share in the same fate"
I stared at her , clearly confused.
"How is that possible?how can a girl ruin her own family?"
"That was the same question I also asked, how can a girl ruin her own family?"
I took a deep breathe, trying to make something out of it , but it seemed almost impossible.
"Do you have an idea who this girl is?".
She nodded . "Her name is Daphne, and she always wear a necklace with the wordings "D2" on it"
My hands trembled and I gasped audibly in shock.
Is this the reason why Cory looked shocked when I showed the necklace to her? or is there more to it .
I shifted my gaze to Daphne who also had a surprised look on her face .
What exactly did she do? I wondered.

TBC