I wake up to a dark room and a pounding in my head. I groan as I sit up slowly and run my fingers through my hair. Where am I? This isn't my house or Katie's. Once my eyes adjust, I realize that I'm in a old abandon house. How did I get here? What happened last night? I can't remember anything. I can't hold back the tears as I hug my knees. What if something bad happened? What if I done something stupid? My shoulders shake as I let everything out. The pain from Joseph leaving, my parents just have me around for money, now I don't even know where I am and what happened yesterday. I'm so stupid.
I feel an icy hand touch my shoulder. I freeze and stare at the ground before regaining my senses and turning around quickly and seeing Joseph. He's staring at me so intently that I can almost see a fire flicker in his eyes. I jump to my feet and hug him so tight and I feel his cold arms wrap around me and his icy lips kiss my forehead.
After a moment, I step back and look up at him. "Why did you leave me?" I ask and I see the saddness flash in his eyes then it's gone. It's like he's hiding it. "I have other things to do." He says harshly and I furrow my eyebrows and say quietly but loud enough for him to hear, "I really missed you." He pierces his lips together and shrugs..breaking my heart into little tiny pieces.
"What's wrong, Joseph?" I ask.
"Nothing. I need to go." He says quickly but I grab his shirt with both of my fists.
"No! Please tell me. This isn't you." I protest.
He frowns at me and says, "I don't know what your talking about."
"Your scared of something." I say and he rolls his eyes and pushes me off of him but not hard. "Please don't leave me again Joseph!" I say as the tears come to my eyes. "I need you!" I yell.
"No, that's where your wrong. You don't need me." He says and I walk over to him, shaking my head. "That's not true!" I say.
"Yes, it is." He says.
"Who says?" I ask.
"Me." He replies bluntly.
"Well I don't care what you say." I say and he chuckles. I think I'm starting to break whatever he's hiding behind. I stand on my tip toes and put my hands on his cheeks. His eyes flash again but I can't tell what it is. I gently kiss the tip of his nose, then I rest my forehead against his and he sighs a little and closes his eyes. "I'm sorry.." he whispers.
"For what?" I ask.
"Everything..you deserve someone better." He says.
"Better? What are you talking about?" I say.
"I'm dead, Mackenzie. I can't do the things people can. I can't take you on dates. I can't go on trips with you. I can't even walk you home unless I'm invisible." He says and I hear the pain in his voice.
"I don't care about those things. I just want you." I say but he shakes his head and takes a step back. I think for a moment. "Can we do anything to revive you?" I ask but he shakes his head. "I've tried everything. Twice." He says.
"It doesn't matter anyway. I want to be with you no matter what." I say and he looks down and starts fading away. "Wait! Do you think I should have what I love?" He looks at me and nods a lil. "Well, I love you. So, I guess your stuck with me."
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My Ghost Boy
RomanceI look at him in shock and fear as I back up into the wall. I want to scream but I open my mouth and no sound comes out. I'm petrified. He looks at me and the smile wipes off his lips as he sees the fear in my eyes and his eyes soften as he walks cl...