One Wish [Heavy Editing]

Chapter 3

Lailani

I wanted to scream.

I wanted to cry.

I wanted to give him a big hug...

But I couldn't...

H e ' s d e a d .

"Why won't you leave me alone?" I asked, just about a whisper.

" I'm a lost soul, Lani. I haven't reached my final destination yet."

A lost what??

"How long are you going to be like... this??"

"Until I reach my final destination."

"Oh..."

I stood there and thought about it for a second. "But you've been dead for two years... why haven't you gone home, Dev?"

He looked down. "I.... I didn't want to leave you.."

"I've been seeing you around for a couple of months, but I haven't said anything about it.."

"All you had to do was talk to me." Dev said. "I don't make the first move."

"Shut up. " I chuckled. "So... am I the only one who can see you??"

"No. Anyone who genuinely cared for me can see me, meaning my parents, Kev, Shari, and my sisters. And you, of course. I don't want others to see me just yet."

"Good. So now we can discuss why you, out of all people, were at school. WITH the textbooks. You dead, nigga. I would have been at somebody's cookout or something."

"I had to get my edumaction on somewhere."

I shook my head and dried my hands. "Talk to you later?"

"You already know."

He disappeared and I walked out, feeling a little better.

Should I tell Kev?

"No."

Are you fucking serious? He's in my thoughts, too?

My parents are going to end up sending me to an asylum.

"Go. Away."

"Fine..."

I sighed in relief. My thoughts are now mine...

I made my way back outside to see Kev and Daniel sitting on the concrete, conversing.

"Took you long enough." Shari claimed, rolling her eyes. "Phone call." I lied.

"Who was it?"

"A friend from school."

"What friend?"

"Nosy ass."

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Devin

I can't take this anymore...

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Lailani

Daniel and I walked to school, talking about random things.

"Let's play 20 questions." He suggested, kicking a rock.

"We'll probably only make it to the fifth question, but ok. I'll go first. Favorite... Color?"

"Blue. Favorite song?"

"Electric Body. Fav--"

"Wait, who's that by?" He interrupted, looking my way.

"A$AP Rocky, why?"

"Just wondering, might look it up when I get home. Continue."

"If you had to choose between meeting Michael Jackson or Chris Brown, who would you choose?"

"Michael Jackson, nobody really gets a chance to meet a dead person. First kiss?"

I sighed. "Devin Gordon."

"You knew him?" Daniel gasped, stopping me in the schoolyard. "Yeah, we were close."

"Oh, I'm sorry..." he mumbled, giving me a tight hug. I almost immediately wrapped my arms around him.

Devin was kidnapped and murdered by my ex, who I can't believe I went out with. I've felt like Devin's death was my fault ever since they found out who did it. He killed himself right after. His family didn't even hold a funeral for him. They knew he was dangerous and stupid.

We let go and kept walking. "Do you have to ride the bus?" I asked, entering the gym. "Yeah, I don't live close."

"Oh, well see you tomorrow. Maybe I can show you the rest of your classes."

He chuckled and walked off to his homeroom, which he managed to remember.

Rae ran towards me and slapped my arm.

Hard.

"Where were you??" She screamed, her face a bright red.

"Kev's house. I wasn't really feeling it."

"And you couldn't bring me?"

Rae had the biggest crush on him...along with everyone else.

"I don't think he wants a fan over his house."

"Shut up, I am not a fan." She mumbled.

"Whatever. You riding the bus?"

"Nah. You're going to drop me off."

"Who? Me? Hell no.... I think Daniel rides your bus, though. He said he didn't live close." I hinted, not wanting to drive 45 minutes to her house.

"Never mind."

I released a sigh of relief.

"He better ride my bus."

"Yeah, yeah."

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