16. Grim Reapers Do Exist

"Go on your path, as if you live for today."

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"Will you be going to Indonesia again?" Asked Jake to Noah.  Noah just nodded, packing what he would need.

I sat there and watched as Noah packed the remaining stuffs, Jake fidgeting with his cuffs all the while. Once done, Noah said, "Okay. This is done. Let's go have breakfast."

It's been at least a month or two since Victor's incident. Victor was better now, as he was supposed to be. And Justin, goodness I shouldn't even mention.

That boy was over himself after he completely made sure that I'm real, thanks to my snow show. He kept insisting to the other's about my existence,  only to be later silenced by Victor and Ju;es, who now already knew I was real. They said that the elders weren't ready for the truth, so we should wait. And that was what we did.

"Why is Noah going to Indonesia?" I wrote in the paper for Jules to see. Jules laughed lightly and replied, "You will see."

I didn't know what to write after that. It was clear Jules wouldn't tell me. He wanted me to play with him.

Fine. If that was what he wanted, I would.

"Fine. Don't tell me. I will find out myself."

Once again, Jules just laughed. I could ask Victor, but he had been busy since the incident with lord knows what, and I promised him I wouldn't read his mind to know it. So that only left Justin.

I teleported to Justin's room, where I found him doing pushups.

This guy.

I slid the paper in front of his face to let him know I was present. As quickly as he saw it, he jerked himself up quickly, correcting the pile of papers he had placed all over for me to use.

"You are here? I brought these papers for you to use  so that we can communicate!" He said happily. I laughed at his childishness and wrote, "Well have you ever wondered why Victor doesn't use paper's anymore?"

"Why?" He asked. "Because we talk to each other."

Justin's eyes widened as his mouth turned to a perfect O. I knew he would be this way. That was why Victor never told him. Victor never told anyone.

"HOW?"

"Well...you have to believe in me. You have to believe that I trully exist. Your desperation to believe will lead you to listen to me."

Justin shook his coconut head. "I BELIEVE! I BELIEVE MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE."

"Maybe you are not desperate enough. Anyways, I'm not here for that. I need your help."

Justin's eyes brightened up when he heard I needed his help. "What help?" He asked with intense curiosity.

Before I can even name it, Jules burst into the room and held his palm over Justin's mouth, clasping it shut.

"Don't tell! Don't tell her! She will have to find out herself." He said, giggling all the while.

This guy really is something. How am I supposed to find out if he won't let anyone tell me? As long as he wanted me to find out be seeing for myself.

"Fine. I ll go see for myself." I wrote and walked out.

An hour later, Noah took the flight to Indonesia. Jake mentioned something about him coming back within one day, so I thought it was something important. I just didn't know how important.

Once we reached, Noah wasted a lot of time in his hotel room. He wasted time unpacking his backpack, then breaking the chain, then having lunch and then finally, he set out.

I followed him all the while as he went. At first he took a cab, which I was really surprised at and then half a mile, he walked. Suddenly, he stopped at a flower shop and purchased a bouquet of tulips and prim roses. Añd you will  not believe me when I say how surprised I was at that time.

Flowers? For whom? No way! No way Noah has a secret girlfriend that fan's don't know about. Or does he really have one? Is that why Jules kept laughing and not answering? Wah Noah you really are brave.

Not long had we started walking again when Noah took a right. He kept waking until he took another right. Then a left, and then a right and then left again. At last, we reached our destination. Believe me how ashamed I felt for thinking such ridiculous thoughts.

Noah came to visit a lost loved one in the grave yard. But my question was, how close was the loved  one that he had to come all the way from America to Indonesia. My thoughts turned back to before.

What if it really was his girlfriend? A lost girlfriend? Would Noah really do that? Is that why Jules kept laughing? Is that why he said I should see it for myself?

Noah stood before a headstone and then silently placed the flowers below as I read the headstone, 'Casandra Shim, beloved daughter and sister. 1996- 2017'

Now who was Casandra?

I would have jumped to my terrible conclusion had Noah not started talking. "Hey Casandra? Are you doing well? I'm well too and so are the other's. Things are going good for Heathens. I thought you must know, since we are the reason you are where you are."

It took me a while to put all the puzzle pieces together as I searched Noah's head for some help.

Casandra Shim. Died two years ago in a car accident on her way to Heathens concert. The Indonasian fan who was biased with Noah. He believed it to be their fault she died, just like they thought my death was their fault as well. 

Noah still felt guilty, because he was her bias. Victor doesn't know he was my bias. Would he do the same in my death anniversery? I didn't know.

But there was one thing I knew for sure. I had to go back to America. Back to Minnesota and see the interrogation the police had with mom.  I had to find out who killed me and why. I had to find out if mom had anything to do with it.

I watched as Noah unpacked a sandwitch and begin eating. He needed his time alone. And that was what I would give him. 

I placed an invisible charm over him so that people wouldn't see him.

With that, I set off to America, flying all the way there. When I reached, it was already night time. At first, I flew to Heathens dorm, to check if they were okay.

The boys played by themselves. Victor sat in his room, concentrating over something. Seeing that they were doing fine,  I flew my way to Minnesota.

Once I reached, I started walking towards the police station.

Suddenly, the atmosphere around me turned cold as if winter had already come. I'm simply cold, so it shouldn't have been a big deal. 

But something didn't feel right.  The coldness felt like death itself. As if something dead was walking around.

Or was it really something dead?

Instead of walking towards the police station, I turned a right and entered an ally. Once inside, I turned to look behind me as the coldness  increased.

Just a few steps away stood a man in black, with a hat over his head.

"Finally, I found you, missing soul." He said in a voice that I could recognise easily, only that I couldn't believe it.

It couldn't be. How could this man see me? And his voice...it was just like...no way.

"You can...you can see me?" I asked, my voice barely a whisper.

Just then, the man stepped away from the shadows and that was when I realized who he was. That straight jawline, those eyes that said, 'I see everyting.'

The only thing missing was his smile. That playful smile.

My heart skipped a few beats as I gasped in surprise. Before me stood the man whom every girl would wish to see again. Only that they don't have the chance anymore.

I watched in horror as Jason stood there, smirking.