"You look awful, Dev" Karen said

She must have sensed my stress. "Maybe I do..." I lowly answer.

Lately I'm becoming paranoid with small sound or sough. I feel like I'm being watched or something. The other day when I was alone in our office, I saw a woman figure standing beside the tree outside, and when I try to blink my eye it went gone. 

Then yesterday when I was at the cafeteria around 4pm in the afternoon I saw another woman figure standing inside a close classroom for renovation.

And last night when I was alone in my room, I suddenly feel the urge to look outside. I saw a figure across the road waving at me and suddenly it disappears.

I thought I was going to have a heart attack.

"Is everything okay at home, Dev?" Karen curiously asked

She comes closer and lean into me. She put her left hand on my forehead.

I think I blushed.

Then I saw a dreadful figure standing outside our office. I can not distinguish the figure, but all I know is -- it will going to kill me.

Our office does not have a wall really. What it have is a glass wall so students passing by can literally see us and our mess. 

I wish they can give us a little privacy, but they don't. Our school wanted the Governors, that is what they us -leaders, to be transparent and easy to reach.

I mean they literary make us transparent to everybody.  

I immediately stood up out of fear. I want to run, but my body can't move, then the figure disappear. 

"Devlin you're sweating too much" Karen noticed

"D..do I?" I reply. Still shocked with what I saw

"Yeah? You need to go home. I'll take care of everything." She said

"I think we have to go, Karen." I replied. I don't want to leave her here alone with that ghost. 

"Nah, you go and I haven't finished the budget request for our upcoming event" She replied

I can't stand this anymore. I don't want to see another figure looking at me so I grab her wrist and bag and drag her outside. 

Out of fear I can no longer hear anything aside from my heart beating. 

I noticed we're already outside the school. 

"I...I'm sorry," I said. I just realize I've been dragging her 

She hold her wrist. I must have hurt her, I thought.

"I didn't mean to do that..." I explain

I'm waiting for a slap or a walk out from her but she just...

She just smile. "I gotta be home, too. Thanks for today." She said

Why can't she hate me for what I did? She's so perfect and beautiful. I want to make it up on her. I look at my watch and it's still 8:45PM, I can still walk her home atleast I can be home before 12midnight.

Shy I asked, "Maybe can I walk you home?"

"Maybe not." said by someone coming

Karen look confused.

I try to see who's coming.

"You said your walking me home, right?" Yuri said