A Ghost Love Story

Chapter 3: A Puzzling Story

"Arrgghh!!"...

Great, it's morning again. The big rays of the sun is clearly striking through my messy room. I know I'm a ghost, but I still hate the sunshine.

I then started the day by cleaning my room. Well technically it's not my room but this is an abandoned part of the school and nobody bothers to come here inside so I decided to make this my official room. In fact nobody even walks near these halls. And plus, I like being alone, it makes me think freely. But I have to admit sometimes it does get a little lonely. That is why at times I do walk around the school.

But recently walking around the school property isn't such a good idea. As I said I am quite clumsy. I tend to stumble on random objects causing some unwanted events that eventually freaks out every student that sees it. Now the old rumors about a ghost inside the school that was once almost forgotten has gone famous again. But seriously I mean no harm. And I didn't mean to freak everyone out. It's just that the chairs and tables love to bully me. I am not that clumsy. I mean literally, I am not thaaaaaaaat clumsy.

I let out a huge sigh as I am halfway done to finishing my dirty room.

"I'm tired. I'll finish this later" – I said to Mr. Scruffy. My ever so silent, tiny, brown teddy bear.

I went to check myself on the mirror. Yes, I can see my reflection on the mirror. And yes, it is not impossible for a ghost to look at himself in the mirror.

I see myself in the mirror and I am a mess. My hair doesn't seem to understand the purpose of gravity. My shirt is dusty all over. There still some visible bloodstains on my old uniform.

Wow, I haven't seen myself in a while. Well maybe because there wasn't any necessary reason for me to look at myself in the mirror for these past decades since nobody but myself can see me. But for some reason I wanted to look good today. I don't know why.....

So I rummaged through my room to look for a comb and some spare clothes or uniforms. Many students tend to leave their belongings around the school so I tend to pick them up and store them in my room. Who knows? They could be useful someday. And that day is today.

"Maybe I should take a bath?" – I asked my teddy bear.

"Wait, can a ghost take a bath?" – I thought to myself.

"Well I guess there's only one way to find out" – I said to myself.

I went out to walk towards the school's swimming pool. I hummed a song while on my way there. It's a song that I kept on hearing from the students recently. It has a nice melody and is very catchy.

Though it's a different language so I can't really understand it. I think the title is Q & A by Seventeen? I'm not so sure I just heard it randomly from a group of girls gossiping. Anyway here I am in front of the school's large swimming pool. I looked around to see if there's anyone around. It's still early so I'm sure there still aren't any students around, but sometimes the school janitor is already around the school at this time.

"There's nobody here, Scruffy" – I said to my teddy bear as I put him down together with my spare uniform that I picked up. I then jumped in the pool.

Funny.. I can swim, and I do feel the soft sweeping of water through my fingers. But something is missing. I can't feel the warmth or the coldness that you usually feel when you're in the water. I guess this is another one of the disadvantages of being a lifeless being. A handsome lifeless being rather..xD