Moonlight
I was reading a book on my bed as Josh sat down on the floor and leaned back on the wall with his eyes closed. It seemed like he wanted to rest and get lost in a deep thought.
As I looked at him, I wondered how he might be feeling and what he might be thinking ending up in a situation like this. I really felt bad for him.
Everything that was happening still seemed so hypnagogic too but I wasn't freaking out anymore. I guess I was getting used to what was going on.
My stomach rumbled to remind me of my hunger so I decided that I should make myself something to eat.
I got up from my bed and started to walk towards the kitchen.
I really felt like eating grilled cheese for lunch so I decided to make one.
I gathered the ingredients which were mayonnaise, butter, pepper, white bread and cheese.
I was spreading the mayonnaise over the slice of bread when Josh asked, "So you can cook?"
He was standing beside me and I didn't even know that.
"Yes I can cook but I love to bake more. Can I ask you something?" I placed the bread in a skillet and topped it with cheese and seasoned with pepper as I waited for it to be ready.
"Yes go on." Josh replied.
"How do you appear suddenly out of nowhere. Like, do you have a magic or something?" I asked curiously.
"Not a magic. I just think of a place and focus on it and I reach there. Simple as that." He didn't make any sense but I simply shrugged it off.
After I was done making my home made grilled cheese, I placed it on a plate and poured myself a glass full of water. I sat down on a chair and placed my food an water on the table.
"Do you not get hungry?" I asked. I am usually not someone who asks so many questions, I only answer but Josh got me curious over so many things.
"That looks delicious and I do want to be able to eat, I want to be able to touch and feel but I can't." He looked sad again.
"Well, you can't for few days. You will be alive again anyway." I tried to cheer him up as I munched on my meal. Too bad he can't eat anything, I would be a frustrated soul if I were him.
He looked at me for some time and said, "We didn't really get to introduce ourselves well. We should do that now. I will begin. Hi I am Josh, I am nineteen years young. I just completed high school last year and I am a ghost for now." He let out a light laugh after saying that.
"I am Moonlight. I am seventeen years old. I just moved here recently, like few months ago. I am still a high school student. I like to read books and listen to music. I am stuck helping a ghost right now." After saying that both of us chortled.
"You don't have any friends in here?" Josh asked.
"I don't like to go out very much and I don't like to meet new people either. I am a socially awkward kind of person so it's hard for me to start a conversation. I just like to be alone most of the time. I feel comfortable that way and you're the first stranger I ever really talked for more than a minute." My explanation sounded more like a confession.
"Okay... You're a beautiful girl. You should go out and explore more often. Meet new people, take risks and have fun. Life is short and you can't live the same life twice. Make the best out of it." His words warmed up my heart and I never really heard someone say something like this to me before.
I blushed when I heard him say that I was beautiful and now that I was really focusing on him, I just noticed he had the most beautiful pair of green eyes. His lips looked perfectly carved on his handsome face. His hair looked so touchable.
His arms looked perfectly toned. His ivory skin glowed in the sun. It was hard to belive that he wasn't a body bur just a soul.
I shook my thoughts away before I got too lost and wiped my mouth as I was done eating.
"Only you would say that. Maybe because I am the only one who could see you." I said, trying to sound cool.
He chuckled and said, "I don't call a girl pretty or beautiful if I don't actually find her pretty or beautiful." His voice sounded more husky than usual and made me nervous for no reason.
"Alright... You don't have any friends...Or family... Who might be looking for you." I thought changing the topic would be a better idea since I would start blushing if I heared one more compliment. I am not used to it.
"I had a lot of friends. I had friends everywhere I went. I mean, I didn't have proper people to come home to so I was out most of the time. My parents left me two years ago, they got into an accident. I lived with my aunt and when I went to check on her, the house was locked and it was empty. I just hope she is okay." He looked hurt as he narrated his story to me.
I felt even more bad for him after hearing him say that his parents were dead. He went through a lot in this very young age. It could have been so tough and now he has to go through something even worse.
"I don't even have an idea on how I died. I just came back from a party and I went to sleep. The next morning as soon I opened my eyes I realized I wasn't at home. I was in that house and I got up to see my body lying on the floor. Everything felt so miserable. Until you saw me, even if it seems hard, I get a hope that we could do something about this." He continued.
"Everything happens for the good you know. Everything you're going through right now is for a reason and usually challenges lead to something good. Don't feel sad okay? Everything will be over soon. Nothing lasts forever. I will do the best I could to help you" I hoped what I said made him feel bit better.
He smiled to me and gave me a nod. I smiled happily too, it made me feel good to see him smile.
I remembered about the book we needed to check out and the plan we had to go the the museum.
"Hey we gotta go now. I need to get ready." After saying that, I picked up the plate and out it in the sink and washed my hands.
I started walking towards my room to get ready. I just hoped everything would go well and in our favor so that Josh could be free from all these.
I just wanted to be able to help him. It felt like my duty now.
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