*My Ghost Bully*

Chapter 5: Final Walk

* Elizabeth POV *

Michael and I have been walking for about two hours in silence.

I feel kind of awkward walking with Michael because one; he is my bully and two; we're both on punishment.  

I'm looking around watching the cars go by and see some of the kids from my school. One in particular, Michael's friend James. 

James Eddison, the star of the football team, and all around total hottie of high school.

I put my head down as James stops his car besides us, "Hey Mike what's up??"

Michael turns and looks,"Oh man hey nothing much, just taking a walk with the nerd that popped my nose." he says pointing at me as I continue to look everywhere but at them.

I turn my head to Michael and stick out my tongue at him.

Then James and my eyes meet, he smiles one of those million dollar smiles at me.

"Well hello beautiful what's your name??" James says looking directly through Michael to look at me. 

I was about to answer but Michael did that for me, "My name is..."

"Her name is Elizabeth..Beth for short. James Ima hit you up later iight." Michael says and begins to walk away almost angry like.

I just stand in an unbelievable state. 

"Let's go Beth" Michael shouts

I roll my eyes, "Uhh well I see you have to go, but it was nice meeting you Ms. Beth, I hope I see more of you at school." He smiles and winks his eye at me.

"Uhh yea sure" I blush

"BETH COME ON" Michael screams from a block away.

I wave James off and run to catch up with Michael.

"Stay away from him Beth, he is nothing but trouble." Michael says sternly as he crosses the road avoiding traffic.

I stop and wait for traffic to stop, then run across to catch up with Michael again.

"Umm excuse me??" I say trying to catch my breathe

"You heard me?? I said stay away from James. He is bad business."

"Says the person that has been bullying me my entire life, abusing me, humiliating me in front of people. I tried to be your friend and you throw me away and hurt me not once but numerous times." This point I'm at the verge of tears.

Michael gives me a soft and apologetic look, he raises his hand to my face and I flinch thinking he's going to hit me, but instead he brings his hand to my eyes and rubs my tears away.

"Beth I'm sorry, I was a jerk and I know that, I don't know why I did what I did," he says walking away.

It's starting to get dark a lil and we head to the park, I jump up on the swing as Michael sits on the bench.

"Michael what is going on?? You and I have never even been this close to each other without you hurting me or calling me names. What's really going on no bs??" I say swinging

He sighs deeply with his head down, then gets off the bench and walks in front of me.

"Remember when I asked you about death?" He says looking up to the sky.

"Yes Michael, why do you have a sudden interest in death? Are you trying to hurt yourself?" I say stand up

He grabs my hand and stares at me deeply in my eyes, and I'm getting lost in his eyes.

"Beth I think I'm going to die soon." He finally says breathing out.

"What?" I snap out of the trance I was just in.

"I said I think I'm going to die soon, like very soon." 

"But why would you think that"

"Because..." 

But before Michael could finish two dark figures ran up and tackled Michael and I to the ground,

I scream out trying to move as one of them sit on me and punch me in the stomach.

I look over and see Michael and the other one are fighting. 

I position my foot right and kick the one on me in the groin. He falls off me and onto the ground. I begin to run over to Michael then I hear...

"POW POW"

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I slowly open my eyes and see I'm on the ground, I slowly turn over and I don't see the two figures are gone. 

I slowly try to get up but I feel like a thousand knifes stabbing me in the side.

"AHHHHHH" I scream grabbing my side and feeling something warm and wet, I look at my hand, it's blood.

I start crying hysterically, then turn my head right and see Michael laying in the dirt on his stomach, not moving, not breathing, possibly....dead.

My eyes widen and try my hardest to crawl over to him.

"Michael, Michael wake up" I shout as I'm inches away from him, I make it to him and with little strength I have, I turn him over and see blood coming from the center of his chest. 

I start shaking him violently, "NO MICHAEL WAKE UP PLEASE WAKE UP." I cry

"B-Be-Beth, I love you" he slightly gets out, I hold my head up and stare in shock.

"W-What??" 

"I-I said I love you" he says again this time looking at me with those big blue eyes.

I can't react, Michael just said he loves me.

"You don't have to say it, I just want you to know that." He grabs my hand and caresses it, and slowly closes his eyes and dies. :(

"No Michael, come on just hold on please just hold..on" I slowly say starting to feel weak.

I feel so weak that I can't keep my eyes open, then all I can do is lay my head on Michael's stomach and then everything goes blank.

TO BE CONTINUED. . . . ..