❛ BACK FROM THE DEAD. ❜ // 𝑆𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝐴𝑈

❲ Larry Johnson. ❳

"Larry Johnson??"

"Long gone, pal."

I sat there, practically in shock.. Holy fucking mackerel, it's fucking Larry Johnson? Like, the guy who committed suicide? YEARS AGO.

"C'mon man, stop looking at me like that! Get's me all nervous.."

He claimed, though with obvious sarcasm while I was practically still with wide eyes, so much so that it felt like they would pop out if I did any more. I mean - who wouldn't be in the same situation as me??

"Y.. You! You're.. real.?"

I asked with fear in my voice; cracking in the midst of that small question. The ghostly figure just looked at me with confusion.

"Oh dang, so I'm the first one you've seen? Holy shit! Nice to meet you dude!"

He claimed, while reaching his hand out to shake mine before taking it back, "Right - I'm a ghost." He repeated with a sigh in the end. First one I've seen? There's more?

I just got up and dusted the dirt off my pants and sleeves before getting a good look at him. Yeah.. he looks fucked. But - not that much. Just his veins being a bit more visible and well, the eyes being a tad bit too creepy too. I took in a deep breath before confirming yet once again,

"..Larry Johnson?"

"Mhm?"

I glanced around with unsurity. There's.. no way I'm not seeing things. I looked back in case someone was watching before looking at him, half expecting him to disappear. Which he fortunately didn't.

"..What're you going to do?" - I asked.

"Well, I bet you have some questions. You were watching that footage like it was some cartoon show."

Oh, right, the case..
..The Case.

"So, if you're here then um, are the others around too?"

He just shrugged his shoulders in response. I'm really not going anywhere with that answer. I thought for a bit. There were many questions I wanted to ask.. many. But, it's almost morning and I don't wanna get caught by my parents.

"..Was everything Sal said true?"

He just stood in silence. Taking a second to glance to the side.

"You'll figure it out. The place where you go to often."

..What? The place that I go to often? What's that supposed to mean??

"Listen bud, I'd love to sit and chit chat but, I know you have to go soon. I don't have much time either."

"Wait - what?? You can't just leave me with a riddle!"

Larry just looked at me up and down before briefly explaining,

".. You're just like him. You'll figure it out."

He claimed, leaving me with a confused face, and more questions rather than answers. He just smiled and pulled out two fingers, pointing it to his head.

"Hasta la vista, Xavier."

And just like that, with me as confused as ever, he melted into the ground just the way he appeared the first time. That was.. well, an adventurous experience. I noticed the sky getting lighter, more orange. I sighed out of pure confusion, which was then I finally asked myself.

What the fuck just happened?

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9:23 AM. I just went over my first class for the day. Though, I didn't even notice that much time went by. Hell, I didn't even talk to Nix all that much today either. I was just - my mind was just all over the place ever since that incident with Larry.

From what I got from him, it's probably that Sal really wasn't wrong throughout the entire video. So that means there are ghosts? I mean, I did meet Larry, so I don't need any time to search up more evidence for that. As for the gearboy - that thing helped me find Larry. Does it only ever light up when there's a ghost around? Who would even make a gadget like that? I mean - how can anyone ever make something like that out of a mere —

“Yo Xavier! Are you even present??”

I flinched at the sudden shouting from Nix. I didn't even notice I was still holding my maths book and notes. I didn't even take my books for the next class yet.

“Hey man, you've been out of it since morning. Is everything okay?”

Nix asked me with genuine concern in his voice, tilting his head slightly down to match my height. I just sighed and nodded my head,

“Yeah just - wasn't getting the best sleep last night.”

I said. I didn't want to tell Nix. I didn't want him to think I went crazy because I talked to Larry's ghost. That'd be a story to listen to, to be honest.. I just hoped that Nix believed me.

“Alright man. If you ever need to talk, you know you have me.”

I smiled at Nix and his words. He can be a douche at times. But then again, we've gotten really close over the weeks and months I've been here.

“Yeah.. I know.”

The bell for the next class rang, making me and Nix quickly exchange our books and say our goodbyes before scurrying off to our own classes.

As I went on though, I continued my train of thought, especially of what Larry said this morning.

The place I go to often.. But, what place? Me and Nix go to a lot of places together, and I've gone to many of them by myself. How am I supposed to just guess what place he's talking about? And - who the fuck am I like?? He basically just spoke in codes and riddles.

Well, whatever. He probably bluffed anyway cause time was short. As I finally reached the floor my class was in, I saw a familiar looking figure in the distance - at the end of the hallway. It was that Travis guy. He was just.. standing? Well, he's a weird kid according to Nix, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

Though, it was weird how he was just staring off to nothing in particular, just standing.

..Well, I'll ask him later if he's in the mood.

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( AUTHOR'S NOTE ! )

hello hello!! its been a while since i last posted something huh?
wattpad unfortunately got banned here, so i thought of waiting it out in hopes that maybe it'll get unbanned.
and well.. um.. it didn't.
nonetheless though, i had fun writing this chapter after so long! i didn't get to write in a while, so i took my time. hopefully it doesn't disappoint anyone sigh.
hope whoever's reading enjoyed it though!! I'm quickly running out of ways to make this book interesting after each chapter though, hopefully it doesn't effect the fanfic that much..
still! hope you enjoyed. <3