Ghostly

Chapter 1

161

That's how I am identified.

161

Ever since I was five that what people told me was my defining characteristic.

Einstein was a 160, if that gives you a reference point.

People have told me when writing a story one must give the reader a little bit of background knowledge about the character.
Since I am the character I figured I would give you what most people know about me. What they don't know about me is that I like to read sci-fi fantasy. Not textbooks (a common misconception about people with high iq's). 

Another thing about me is that my name Aspen. At least according to the court.

According to my dads my name is still Athena, but according to my birth certificate my name is Veronica. I know confusing. When I was adopted my name was changed And when I turned 18 it changed one last time. Easy enough to understand with a bit of explaining.

Also I know about the existence of ghosts.

I'll give you time to digest this.

Yes ghosts are real.

No I'm not crazy.

Before my dads adopted me I was tested multiple times. Not crazy. Just really smart.

Anyways let's just say it's a well kept secret that only a select few know about. A select privileged few.

Fun fact about ghosts: they prefer rural locations with few humans around. Another fun fact: they like cold weather. 

Very few countries know about the existence of ghosts. Mostly the Arctic countries.
Ever heard about the Arctic Council? It's a Council of Arctic nations that oversee devolvement in the Arctic.
Or at least that's what they say the purpose of the Council is. In reality it's in charge of keeping the ghost population in check and controlled.

Now to answer a question that any rational person would be thinking: I'm 21.

Just kidding! And people say I don't have a sense of humor.

Anyways I am 21, but that most likely wasn't the answer to the question you had in mind.

How I got involved.

Well that distraer started approximately 4 months, 7 days, 17 hours and 23 minutes ago.

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It was just an average day, for me anyways, I was a guest speaker in a graduate level particle physics class at Harvard.

I was answering questions that the students had about my theory when president Faust (the first female president of Harvard) came through the door.

She was followed by two bulking men in black suits. They were wearing dark sunglasses although they were inside (strange, but not completely uncommon) and had guns inside of their jackets. Definitely a hand gun based on the size of the bulge coming from inside of their jackets.

President Faust came to the front with her companions and said in a quiet voice "Doctor Vano you are needed."

Irritated that the president had interpreted my response to a well put question that a student had posed I replied "I am in the middle of speaking President Faust."

"It's of upmost importance doctor" she replied in a nervous whisper.

I gritted my teeth as I replied "may I at least finish my response to the students question?"

Shifting uncomfortably she looked back to the men. They shook their heads. Faust turned her head back to me but before she could say no I said to the class "I'm going to answer this last question but then I must depart."

The class looked disappointed, but intrigued. We were having a good round of discussion about my most recent findings and to have to suddenly stopped was a bummer, however when the president of the university comes in with two fbi looking guys you know things are about to get interesting.

After answering the final question I went over to my shoulder bag and got out some of my business cards. I counted out fourteen, one for each student and one extra, and handed them to the professor. I then announced "if any of you have anymore questions then you should email or text me."

I then walked past president Faust, who was fuming, because of the fact that I flat out ignored her, and the two men and straight out the door.