Ghost town

Part 2

Ghost Town

PART 2
Phillips P.O.V (20 years later)
My life has been empty since he's been gone. Oh how I miss Henry today would have been his birthday. He was 23 when I met him he would have been 43 today but sadly that is not the case. Ever since he died I have had no interest in finding someone new, instead my days are spent inside. My heart is already bad and I am not even that old yet but the doctors said that if I don't pace myself my heart will act up and I could die of a heart attack or come fairly close to dying from one. But every time the thought of death came, my mind also wondered about Henry and how I would be able to see his adorable face again. Well that's what I believed in anyway and I hope to be right. Sometimes but nearly ever I would go outside to get essentials like groceries from the store or breaths of fresh air. So dull and depressing without the light of my life to shine my way through the darkness. There are no houses or anything near where Henry used to live today. It's just an empty grass lot but I would go near to where his house used to be every so often. Today I visited the grass lot. I spotted a woman across the way with a light pink dress and curly brown hair. I wondered why she stood there in the empty lot. She came closer towards me and told me  "You seem like you knew what this empty lot used to be filled with." I responded "Yeah, how did you know? Barely anyone else has even heard of what used to lie here." She told me "I used to have a house here and the place was so lively and now it's just an empty patch of grass." We talked for a while and she said her name was Doris. What a nice name. We sat there and talked all day to the point where you could see stars in the sky. What did we talk about? Life. It helped so much to get to talk to another person and know the experiences that they have had as well. It was the first time in two centuries that I actually got to know a person. Like truly getting to know them as a friend.  It was nice and felt so much less isolating to actually spend a good amount of time outside with a companion. She was super nice and insisted we meet up again sometime to talk some more, so I agreed. She gave me her address so I could send her letters. It wasn't far from where my house was which was convenient and Maybe it would inspire me to walk to her house so I could get more time enjoying the things I have. I gave her my address as well in case she would like to drop by. I went to sleep and felt very refreshed the next morning which to be honest I have not been this happy in a while. Having no friends or being lonely can really affect one's mind, jeez. I was retired so I had nowhere to be but remembered that Doris said she had a lot of time on her hands as well. Mail day was today so I went outside to go check if there was anything, usually it was empty but when it was opened I saw a letter from Doris. She has invited me to go to a  rather interesting place. So interesting I thought there was none left. Now this made me uneasy and not sure whether I would go or not. But I decided it would be good for me to go. To the last Shake shop on earth.
I arrived later in the day. Wow it has been so long and it looked so similar to the shake shop... he- died in... My heart was overwhelmed and I knew that I could never be ready for this. Thump Thump Thump my heart was racing as I felt stiff. The irony. Same thing that happened to me that night, I froze. If I would have just moved he would still be here today. Thump Thump Thump THUMP THUMP THUMP. My heart was beating faster than ever before then my body fell to the floor... THUMP Thump Thump thump... Everything was empty... is this what death feels like? There were small blurs of vision and I could see the ceiling of the shop... My vision was going in and out. Several thoughts were courting through my head. And of course my thoughts lead to Henry. As I opened my eyes I stood up and felt fine and young. I looked at myself and saw that I looked 23 again and I was. I looked down and saw my body lying there. I was dead. But a ghost it seems? Huh guess I was wrong about reincarnation and new life, unless there is something important here for me? I went towards the place I always visited him. The empty lot. But as I arrived there it simply was not empty anymore. The town lived in this world of the dead after all this time of me thinking it was empty. My eyes glanced over and sure enough Henry's house stood where the empty grass once did. I was hesitant at first and walked towards his place. I then ran and opened the door.

It was.....him.
Could that really be true?
He shed tears and welcomed me to his lovely home.
It was really him.
I sobbed and embraced him so dearly in my arms.

This town was in fact a Ghost Town now but not just any kind of town it spoke of past memories and lovers to those who lived there before. The struggles, The success and...The lovers.
And with all that I got to see him again. ❤️
My precious lover. It was worth the wait.
We talked all night and he told me why it all happened in the first place, though I was not mad. It was not his fault it was his fathers for not being the parent he needed. I understood and felt bad for how much he had to suffer with all this guilt of putting me in a situation like that. I told him I forgave him.

A story of love that lasts forever.  We live as ghosts now and explore and do many things that we wish we could have done while we still had our lives. It was very nice though, the fact I get to do the things I most desire with the love of my life. He is no longer alone and neither am I. We live happily in the spirit world helping those in need and doing some stuff of our own together. So I guess you could say it was a bittersweet sort of ending.
We lived together in peace and in happiness.
And got a chance to live life in the way we wanted to.

Together.💕

THE END