Little Exorcist

Chapter 2: Ghost train

"Where are we?" Stephan asked. They arrived at an abandoned train station. There were cracks in the walls and rust on the train tracks. There were cobwebs and dirt everywhere, the station looked old.

"Look over there." Noah pointed.

Stephan followed his finger and to his surprised there was somebody at the train station.

"Who is that?" asked Stephan.

"A ghost". Said Noah. "And a very strong one it seems."

"You can tell?" Stephan asked.

"experience." Noah said, as if it was the most normal thing ever.

They looked over to the ghost. It was a girl in a black uniform.

"Alright this is what I need you to do." Noah said. Stephan looked up and waited.

"I need you to convince her that she's dead."

"What?" Stephan asked in confusion. Why must he do that? How hard could that be?

Stephan looked over to the girl, he could barely see her. As he was planning on how to approach her. "How am I suppose to do that-" He looked next to him but Noah was already gone. Already? Thought Stephan. He stood up and walked to the girl. The floor was so old it would normally make noises when walking on it, but it didn't, because Stephan doesn't have a body anymore.

The girl didn't notice Stephan approaching her. She kept impatiently waiting for the train to arrive, which was weird, since the train station was so old and abandoned, that there were probably not even trains riding in the first place. She was wearing black chic clothes, with a neat black cap on. Her button-up suit was also kind of a short skirt. Her whole body was covered with neat clothes. She also had quite a long brown ponytail and a stern stressed face.

"What are you waiting for?" Stephan asked. The girl looked over at Stephan in annoyance. Stephan shuddered.

"What does it look like?" she asked in an annoyed tone. Stephan was silent. He had to convince her that she was dead. But how?

"Ehh..which train should you take? He asked.

"If this stupid train doesn't come, I will be late for my school." The girl said. "I have to get the train to Koningsbergen. But the train isn't coming!"

Stephan looked at her confused. This station was abandoned? That train is never coming. Has this girl been waiting for a train that never comes?

"Koningsbergen? I don't think that even exists." Stephan said.

The girl looked really annoyed now. "Are you stupid?" she asked. "Of course it exists. That's where my school is. The train goes there. Your geography really sucks." She said, in an annoyed tone.

Stephan was now also getting irritated. What is up with this girl? She seemed to be in a bad mood. And he wasn't stupid, there is no place called 'Koningsbergen', at least. Stephan suddenly realised something and shuddered at the idea. What if 'Koningsbergen' no lónger exists? How long has this girl been waiting for that train that will never arrive? Suddenly Stephan remembered what Noah said:

"A spirit goes to the world of the dead when the body dies, except when people die with regret or cannot let go of this world, they remain stuck here."

Is this girl stuck here? In the world of the living? Suddenly Stephan felt horrible for the girl.

"That train isn't coming." He softly said.

The girl completely ignored him, and kept impatiently waiting.

"That train isn't coming." Said Stephan louder. "You're dead. You're waiting for nothing."

The girl was silent and eventually looked over at Stephan heavily annoyed. "You're not funny." She said. "I don't have time for stupid jokes."