Beyond The Grave

(4) Beyond The Grave

There's This Guy. He Lives In My Room. Oh, Yeah, And He's A Ghost.

Chapter 4

Yes! A big smile's spreading across my face.

"Yes!" I exclaim. "He is here, he is!"

But Finn turns to face me again, and I see he no longer has the look of wonder on his face. It's bitter again.

"You didn't really think I was that much of an idiot, did you?" He asks me.

"But..." I can't speak.

He speaks again, his voice no longer hard, but filled with raw pain. "Miles isn't a ghost. He's gone, okay? He's gone, and he's never, ever coming back. And it's all my fault. My fault. My fault..."

He keeps uttering this last part over and over again, and I can't take it.

Finn has his head in his hands, and tears are leaving tracks down his face.

"My fault," He whispers.

When I look at Miles, his jaw is wobbling, he's obviously holding back tears.

I'm past that stage.

I'm not holding the tears in anymore; they're running freely down my face.

I jump up, grabbing my bags, ignoring the way my hand is still throbbing.

When I'm at the door, I turn back, looking at him, still crying.

"I'm sorry," I choke out, and then I flee.

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After that, I had expected Miles to give up.

But no.

That's one thing you have to know about Miles.

He's as stubborn as hell, and he NEVER gives up.

However, he seems pretty upset at Finns reaction.

He says it's his fault.

I mean, if Miles hadn't been dead in the first place, he wouldn't have been upset,

would he?

But it wasn't Miles's fault that he died.

Well, it kind of was, Miles was an idiot, but it wasn't like he WANTED to die.

So, anyway, Miles decided we need another approach to making Finn believe.

He wants Finn to have proof he exists.

The best thing would be if Finn could see Miles, but we don't know if that's possible.

So we'll scrap that, for the time being.

No, what Miles wants to do, is haunt Finn.

Finn, being a non-ghost believer, will probably think it as at coincidence, at first.

But after a while, it's only natural, isn't it, that he'll start to think that it might, possibly, be Miles?

I'm not sure, to be honest.

But Miles is.

Anyway, the plan won't go ahead until tomorrow, as we want Finn to stop being upset about today first.

Every time I think of his face, when he was crying, it feels like my heart will break. Part of me wants to comfort Miles, another part Finn, and the last part me, for being stuck in the mess.

I could just say to Miles, sorry, I don't want to be a part of this.

But I can't do that, can I? I'm already a part of it. I can't back out now, not when he needs me.

I'm starting to enjoy his company, anyway.

I kind of wish I was a ghost, just so I can watch Miles tomorrow.

But I'm not, so I can't.

I wanted Miles promise to tell me EVERYTHING.

He did.

I really like him.

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Sorry it's so short, but the next chapter will be Miles POV, and it will be long!!!

Love ya,

WickedLovely

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