My Ghost

Chapter 1~ The Dream (edited)

~9 Years ago~Dream

"Mommy mommy", I screamed as I was running towards the kitchen to her, the sound of my flip flops slapping the floor was loud as I ran.

"Whats wrong sweetheart?" she said while she crouched down to my height with a slight smile of entertainment on her face. My mother was always a very happy women and usually held a smile on her face.

"Can I go to the stream?". I gave her my puppy dog eyes as she hesitated to answer."Please please please please" I started dancing around in circles and batting my eyelids.

Eventually she gave a heavy sigh and responded, "Yes, but be back in a half an hour, ok?" The smile on my face grew as I stopped spinning.

"ok mommy!" I said, I hugged her with as much strength as my little arms allowed.

Running out of the door and into the warmth of the summer day, the sound of my flip flops were being loud as my house disappeared in the distance.

I took a little path behind my house that led to the stream. The water was always shiny and it was my favorite place to go whenever it was hot outside. I could still see my house from the water even though it was a bit far. If my mom ever called me I would be able to hear her so she didn't mind letting me go alone as long as I never went further than the stream.

I took off my flip flops and sat on the ground next to the water, setting my flip flops next to me. I dipped my feet in the cold water and when my feet made contact I quickly pulled them out and shivered. I waited a moment and tried again. This time actually leaving my feet in the water and relaxing with a smile on my face.

I sat with my feet in the water for a while, laying back and swaying my feet slightly. When I looked up at the sky I had realized I should start heading home as it was starting to get a bit dark and I didn't like being outside when it started getting darker.

I looked down from the sky to see the water for a bit longer, but when I looked down to see the clear blue water, it wasn't blue at all. In fact, it was blood red like someone was bleeding badly. Being younger I wasn't aware of the situation and started moving the water around with my hands thinking "It feels the same."

"maybe it just happens at night?" My child mind thought. I got up out of the water and looked around a bit, noticing someone standing further away but inside the stream. I waved at them but they made no movement and I wonder, 'is he making the water red?'.

They made no movement to wave back or walk around so I assumed that they did not see me. I never see anyone else around here so maybe it was another kid. I decided then to head home, shaking the water off my feet and slipping my feet back into my flip flops.

I ran back to my house to tell my mom to come look at the water.

"Mommy, the stream is red", I grabbed her arm and started pulling her.

"The water doesn't change colors, maybe it looked different because it was dark", she said while looking down at me.

"Please look I promise it is", I gave her puppy eyes and she smiled slightly at me and followed me to the stream but when we got there the water was blue again.

"The water is blue hun, you goofball you're just -" my mothers voice slowly disappeared as my brain stopped focusing on her, I was busy looking at the boy standing in front of me, he looked very pale, like he was sick. Maybe this was the boy from earlier. He looked up at me and he had red stuff running from his eyes.

"Why is he crying?" I said and looked over to my mom. She looked at me confused so I pointed to the boy.

"What are you talking about? There is no one there sweetie". Looking back down at me.

"Yes there is. There is a boy standing in the water with red coming out of his eyes." My mother looked petrified when I said that and picked me up and ran back to the house. As soon as we got there, she slammed the door shut and laid me down in bed.

"Go to sleep hun. We have a long day tomorrow" She tucked my in and I fell asleep quickly, not forgetting the boy in the water.

~ Normal time~Dream Over

I woke up as soon as younger me fell asleep and I quickly looked around to see where I was. I then realized I was at home in my room. We moved a little while after that incident due to the fact that I kept talking about the boy in the water. My mother never acknowledged what happened that night, she wont even talk to me about it. She wanted to move me away as soon as possible so the next day my mom and dad packed our stuff up and we left. It was scary for me, that was my home. So we are now in California and I'm also seventeen now, with my birthday coming up in a few days.

Today is my first day at a new school, so I quickly get up and take a twenty minute shower, then I hop out and pick my outfit which is a black undershirt with a off shoulder shirt that is white with a bright red rose on it and a pair of red skinny jeans and black converse. I straighten my black mid back length hair, grab my bag and skate board and run out the door.

I make it to school in about 10 minutes and get off my skateboard. When I walk towards the school everyone stops what their doing and looks at me, but I don't pay any attention to them , I just walk in the office to get my schedule. When I walk in and go to the counter I see this friendly looking women with light brown hair and soft brown eyes.

"Hi, I'm here for my schedule, I'm new." I say while smiling to the lady.

"Oh, yes of course, and your name is?" She smiles back at me with no hesitation. "My name is Alexandria Hunter." I can't help to think that It feels strange seeing a stranger smile at me for once and not look at me like I am a weirdo.

"Thank you. Let me just print your schedule real quick and you will be good to go." She smiled at me lightly. "Ok, thank you" I say while sitting down.

After about 3 minutes, she finally calls me back to the counter to give me my schedule.

"Thank you" I say while looking over my schedule.

"Your welcome and I hope you have a good first day." she said then went back to her typing on her computer.

Instead of thanking her again I just smile at her and go to walk out of the office, but as soon as I open the door, I crash into someone and fall backwards, almost hitting my head. When I finally get up I see a girl sitting up rubbing her head.

"Hey, are you ok? I am so sorry I should have watched where I was going" I say while grabbing her hand to help her up.

"It's ok, no harm done." she says and smiles at me while holding her hand out to shake mine.

"Hi, my name is Allie, and you are?"

"Hi Allie I'm Alexandria, but you can call me Alex."

So I made a friend, lets hope she doesn't get hurt like the others.' I think while walking with her to English class.

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