The Cursed Abandoned Mansion: Echoes of the Abyss

Chapter 2

"You... you can see me, right?" Something cold touched my shoulder. It was a ghost! And yes whatever rumour they say it's true that I can see a ghost... Luckily I was used to it but if anyone experienced this they would shout and run in terror. Thought I could still feel shivers down my spine. "... Right?! You avoided me...!"

I didn't speak and continued walking like nothing had happened.

"No... Of course not what would I scare you we're not even close, and my eyes just blurred for a minute so I thought someone was here."

"Are you s-sure?" I look at Shawn not paying attention to the ghost that I had almost mistaken for a person and now following us.

"Of course, what else would I have seen." He seems convinced as he sighs in relief. The two seem convinced but Alastair just looks at me not looking convinced at all. Well, never mind...

Mabuti at dumating na kami sa klase. Almost the end of the first period na ng makarating kami mabuti naman at hindi kami masyadong pinagalitan since anak sila ng co-founders ng school at ako naman na laging maagang at perfect ang attendances kaya warning lang ang natanggap namin. Kaya pinaupo na kami pero ang mga titig ng mga classmate namin ay nakatingin parin saakin kulang naman ay lumabas ang mga eye balls nila.

"What?! Why are they together with that creep?"

"Yeah, I know right? Sa dami dami ng pwedeng makasabahay siya pa talaga. Ew!"

"Maybe that's why they were late because of him?! Did he rub them with his bad luck?"

"That could be true...!"

"..." I can hear you, you know... Sigh... Again with this.

"Look at me I know you can see me! Why are you pretending that you can't see me!"

Look at this so persistent I rather hear them talking back at me than talking to this ghost.

Ever since I was a child I was told that I could see ghosts but I don't have a memory of when I was a child, the only thing I know is that it was my fault that my mother died and everyone blamed me...

"Bro! Where the hell have you been that you were this late?" I heard them talk.

"Oh, we bump into someone that's why!" Shawn respond.

"Who?" Napakunot noo naman sabi ni Jaycee the one missing from the heartthrob earlier Jaycee Sy.

"The one we came with," Kenneth answered.

"Yeah, I don't know his name though I only heard a rumor about him and he's our classmate."

"Oh, him? Elijiah?"

"Yeah! So Elijiah is his name it feels like a feminine name..."

"Shawn."

"What?! I'm just commenting." Nakapout nitong sabi kaya napailing iling nalang sila, hindi ko rin na iwasan at nailing ako. Napatigil ako ng makatitigan ko si Alastair. It was only for a while at nag paalam ang first-period namin na teacher since it's time na para pumasok ang second-period namin.

I stop paying attention and just focus on my studies.

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I'm back at the dorm. Except for what happened earlier and the ghost who keeps following me everything is the same as usual though they stare as if they want to eat me... And except to my butt and especially to my ankle that was throbbing.

Sigh...

"What's the problem? Your feet are swollen!" Oh, I forgot this one I'm sure she was about to leave me alone but... Thinking of it again I'm getting pissed! It's because my mouth slips sigh... "Hindi mo nanaman ako pinapansin! Hey! Hey! Look at you you're pretending not to hear me again!"

"..." I ignore it at tinapos ko ang ginagawa ko bago na higa.

"Elijiah Noah Lortes!"

"Fuck! What the hell do you want?!" I furiously said and looked where she was but instead of seeing her, I saw Kylees, my roommate.

"!!!"

"..." Fuck!

"I-I didn't do anything to you!" Sigaw naman nito pabalik saakin.

"And I'm not talking to you...!"

"Hihihi!" I heard a giggling from the side of my bed. "That's what you got for ignoring me hmp!"

"If it's not me then who are you talking to? And where are you glaring again?!" At this point, I was too tired to explain. "Hello! Shit, this is why you don't have friends and everyone is afraid of you! Creep, weirdo!" Sabi nito at nag martsa ng umalis.

"..." I sigh... "Where are you going at this late hour?"

"Why do you care?! I'm going to a place that far away from you! Hmp."

"... Oh, be careful though you don't know what's out there this time," I said and waved. He cursed and then left. I'm right though... There was one time when I walked this kind of hour I saw something terrifying that I shouldn't have seen... Well, I guess he should be okay since he can't see it.

Tak tak tak*

Creak*

"Forgot something?" I ask while my eyes close when I hear the door open. He didn't say anything and just threw something at my face. "Hey! If you're mad at me no need to throw things at me..."

"Tsk." He just 'tsk' then storms out. "You're not even eating properly." Then he closed the door I was momentarily stunned and saw the plastic that was thrown in my face it contained food.

"..."

"Oi! Oi! Oi! Did he get you some food? He's mad and hates you but still gives you food? What a man. Kawawa naman siya dahil ikaw pa naging roommate niya always ignoring someone and hurting their feelings! Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

"..." Napailing nalang ako at napabuntong hininga habang nakatingin sa pag kain na binigay ni Kylees.