Ghost Boy

Is That My Name?

My sister and I helped Ms. Silvers up to a chair after she'd fainted. She sat on the chair with Hannah beside her as I moved closer to the door. Not too close, though. If this guy was anything like Grandma Q said I didn't want to be anywhere near him.

We all stood in shock as the boy clenched his jaw and didn't take his eyes off of Grandma Q.
He stepped inside the café and I could smell cheap cologne lingering off of his body. I looked behind me to see Darbie holding a wooden spoon up as if she was going to wack him Rapunzel style.

" Chuck." Grandma Q's tone more mad than her last shocked one. He stepped further towards us and looked around. I couldn't help but feel intimidated when his gaze brushed over me, although it didn't stay long and he quickly returned it to Grandma Q.

" Is that my name? " he said confused.

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I sat across from Chuck at the table Ms. Silvers  and Grandma Q had been sitting at moments before. My sister and Kelly sat beside me and the older trio and Darbie stood behind us.

" So you don't remember anything?"
" Zilch." I gave Hannah a confused look but turned to Chuck with a smile. " Like I said, it's all a blank."

" That must be terrifying." Kelly looked like she was going to cry, again. I sat and examined him. He looked like Johnny from The Outsiders but, from the way Grandma Q described him I'd say he acted more like Dally.

I liked his leather jacket and jeans, his hair was so greased back with gel I could smell it. He had dark eyes, just like Hannah. His jawline was so sharp I almost thought for a moment that it was hurting him. I admire his eyebrows and tan skin, I couldn't believe someone so admiring could be evil. And then, that thought of how worried the three were scared me. It rushed over me and filled any empathy I had for him, he must've been pretty bad for Grandma Q to be so worried.

Interrupting my thoughts, Grandma Q scoffed.
" Oh, don't listen to him Kelly." she turned to Chuck with her finger pointed at him. " You tell me what you're up to or I'll send you back." she spat.

" Jeez," I mumbled under my breath.
" Grandma!"
" Ha, there's Becky I know." Mama P cocked an eye brow and crossed her arms.

" Back? Back where?" Chuck raised his eyebrows in confusion. " I'm sorry, ma'am, I think there's been a misunderstanding."

She scoffed again and rolled her eyes, " Oh, you know you're not fooling anyone with this amnesia trick." it was quite pathetic to see Becky argue so heavily with a teenage boy, especially one who looked like a lost puppy.

" What if he really doesn't remember anything, Becky?" Ms. Silvers butt in. She looked real concerned about Chuck, then it all clicked. Him and Ms. Silvers must've had a thing back in 65'.

She looked over at him, Chuck gave a sad look to her and swallowed.
She squinted, " You haven't aged a day. How is that possible?"

" Excuse me, but..what?"
" Lapsis. Elysian. Morbium. Do those words mean anything to you?" Mama P asked placing hands on her hips.

" Are those even words? I'm sorry, I have no idea what you're saying." I started to believe him, unless he was the next movie star, which he had the looks for, he wasn't acting.

" Then what do you know?" I ask him. He looks at me and I get a little nervous, everyone seemed so mad at him but he just looked like a lost, sad little dog.

He looked down as to gather his thoughts and looked back at me. " Honestly all I remember is getting off a Ferris wheel at the Pluot Festival. I don't know who I am, where I live, and what is a pluot?"

" It's fruit or a vegetable- I don't even know. It's for idiots." Kelly looks at me offendedly.
" I love plutots?"
" I rest my case." she doesn't have much time for a scoff because Mama P starts again.

" I don't have any scratch. I've been sleeping in the playground at the park every night."

" Oh, that's horrible."
" Aren't you afraid of Raccoons?" my comment catches everyone off guard. They stop and stare at me, including Chuck.
" What?" he chuckled.

" We need to get you some food." Hannah insisted.
" And, no offence, clean clothes. You're a little stinky."

"Oh, don't listen to that! You can't trust a word he says." Chuck leans back in his chair, looking offended.

" You can't trust me? Why should I trust you? You know my name but won't tell me who I am." He turns his head to Ms. Silvers, " You're looking at me like I'm a lost dog." next is Mama P, " And you look like I just ran over your cat." then Grandma Q. " And you just look like you want to slug me." they all look down. I think that's when Grandma Q gave in and started to believe that Chuck really didn't know who he was.

" It's okay Chuck," Kelly said to ease the tension, " um, we've all had a really long day. Can you please just excuse us for a minute?" they all stood and I went to follow.

" Not you." Grandma Q pushes me down on my seat by shoulder. " You stay here and watch him, be careful." they all leave and are standing awkwardly at the back whispering.

I turn to face Chuck with an awkward smile. He returned it with a confused expression.
" Tatum by the way."
" Hm?"
" My name, it's Tatum."

He nods his head and leans back. I could tell he was staring at them.
" Oh and um them, the girl in the panda shirt with the red hair, that's Darbie."
" Mhm,"
I turn completely towards them, my back facing Chuck.

" The women with the short white hair is Gran- Becky. And the two women beside her, the one who looks angry is Mama P but you would call her Ida. The other one that looks sad, that's Gina Silvers. And then there's Kelly, the one who looks like she's gonna cry and the dark haired girl, that's my twin, Hannah."

They started walking over to me frustrated, " What's wrong?"
" I told you to watch him." Grandma Q states angrily.

" What? I am, he's right..." I turn to face where Chuck was sitting a minute ago. He was gone and the door was wide open. " ..there."

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HEY BAES SO WELL IM NOT EVEN GONNA EXPLAIN ANYWAYS

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IM NOT GONNA FOLLOW THE SCRIPT FROM NOW ON BC WELL YOULL SEE ANYWAYS BYE