Flames of a lie

chapter 42

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I thought nothing could get worse than getting fired but here the Creator is laughing at me as he proves me wrong again. 

I hid adjusting my whole body behind the locker so he could think that he was delusional. I was making all kinds of assumptions but I know whom I was kidding with. William saw my half-naked upper body. He always had the doubt of me being a girl and now he has proof too. 

God, what will happen now? 

I tried so hard the past two hours to save my job but now everything is in vain. He will expose me now. A cold sweat started to form on my forehead as I thought about the worst scenario. 

"Is something there" I heard James' voice and it made me come out of my thoughts as more beads of sweat formed on my forehead. William was still standing quietly as I had not heard a word out of his mouth. 

"Dude you are scaring me. It looks like you have seen the ghost" I again heard James' voice but this time it had more edge to it to know the reason behind William's muteness. 

"Wait I will see what's there" I James' James voice and in a split of seconds I foot coming in my direction. I tried to move more into the wall if it was even possible with my hands curled on my trousers in fear of getting exposed. 

"James wait" I heard a little shocked voice of William who had finally opened his mouth but now as he opened his mouth new fear spread into me. 

Will he expose me? 

"I will tell you what's there," he said, making me open my fearful eyes as I braced myself for his next words. 

"What," James asked in his curious voice as his steps halted a few distances away from me. 

"Washroom ghost," he said in his fearful voice, making me frown in confusion. 

"What rubbish," he said, not believing a word out of his mouth. 

"Have you not heard of the ghost stories from the workers who cleaned the washroom last week?" he said in his deep, serious voice, making me even open my ears to listen to it. 

"No," James said, not getting dazed after hearing his words. 

"Then go see it yourself what's behind there but let me tell you one thing once you see it you will go mad as the worker who was cleaning this bathroom has gone," he said in his dead voice when making me shiver in fear. Is there a ghost here? I thought as I moved my eyes where it went. 

"You're just trying to scare me, there's nothing like this sort of thing in here," James said and I could hear a little fear in his voice. 

"It's the same thing the worker said to his friend when he told him this story and he went to see a ghost in his stubbornness and see what he got himself into. He went insane" William said in his chilling fearful voice. 

"I know the ghost is calling you not making you believe my word. I can't help going now go, my friend, witness it with your eyes but I won't be able to see you going insane" he said in the same voice making me move slightly out to look at them. James' back was facing me as William had both hands on his shoulder stopping him from coming near me. A giggle passed my lips as I saw Williams's serious face. I have never seen him like that. He looked like a  ghost with a dead look on his face. 

"Did you hear that? It's coming, sorry my friend, I have to leave now, it's coming to get you" William said in his fearful voice and the next thing I know he let his hands down from James' shoulder and bolted out of the washroom. James looked so sacred.