Under The Hanging Tree

Chapter 10

"Mom! I'm home!!" I yelled. Still holding Hayes hand. Me and Hayes went to the living room, where my mom is.

"Hey, Sweetie. How's your walk?" She ask, not noticing Hayes. "Umm, it was amazing?" I said glancing at Hayes. He furrow his eyebrow.

"Umm, mom, how many people are in this house?" I ask curiously. "Why 2 of course! How many would you think there is?" She said giving me a weird look. "Okayy...I'm just gonna go upstairs...doing nothing...with no one..." I said weirdly. She just nod.

As we walk in my room I burst it out. "How come my mom can't see you?!" I ask. "How should I know? " he said back. "Well I can, how can't she?!" I ask back. He just shrugged. I sigh.

"So, this is your room?" He ask walking around my room. My room isn't all girly and shit. The walls were baby blue color, the floors made of wood but there's a carpet with thick fur just beside the bed, my bed is queen size bed with lots of colourful blankets.

"Yeah, it's plain boring isn't it?" I said. He looked at all my drawings on the walls. "Nope. I love it. It's not girly, but kinda simple, still appealing, to me at least," he said smiling at me.

We just stayed in my room the rest of the day, playing XBox and telling jokes. It was fun except the time that my mom went in without knocking and I was still laughing at a joke Hayes told.

After diner I went back to my room where Hayes was laying on my bed. Turns out ghost don't need food.

"Hey," I said. He glance at me smiling then looking up. I put those little stars stickers thing to the ceiling when I was a kid. It looked awesome especially when the lights are off. I laid beside him. His face is perfect.

He smiled, "Are you checking me out?" He ask. I blush madly. "Of course not!" I scoffed. "Can't resist this hot thing huh?" He said grinning. He moved closer to me, he put both his hand on my side. "W-what are y-you doing?" I said. "Tell the truth, Sky..." he demands, stroking my collar bone. I shivered. "Dude, s-stop. I'll kick y-you out if you keep doing that!" I said trying to be strict.

He groans as he laid back down beside me. "It was getting hot and you ruin it!" He said pouting. "You're so damn cute!" I said. "I've been told," he said sarcastically. I went to sleep that night feeling amazing.

Hayes insisted he sleep on the floor or even not at all, I don't want him to down there cold neither him watching me sleep. I drag him in my bed, he eventually gave up. He just laid there beside me.

"Sky?" He whispered. "Hmm?" I replied. "I don't think I can sleep. After yesterday,  it was still scary..." he said. I grab his hand and put it around me. "Would this help?" I ask, blushing. He snuggle closer. "Yup!" He said to my ear.