I asked for Lucas' help to uncover my past because I am more confident that I am able to face the unknown and seemingly gloomy history I had if I am with him. I told him that I already have the folder that contained the results of the investigation from the haunted mansion. But because a lot happened, I haven't read the file yet. I want to read it with Lucas. "I am not sure if those shadow spies are still in the hospital. But that place is safe because Jia placed a barrier there. So we have to go to Jia first." "Actually...The folder is with me." Lucas confessed. "...You took my folder?" "....Yes." Lucas then hastily added, "You should not be angry at me that I took a look at it first. You also took my folder and meddle with my personal matters. Since I let you meddle in my affair, I figured out that I am allowed to do it too. Besides, you are in the haunted mansion, how would you investigate your matter with those Capital bastards spying on you?" "...I am not angry." Why would
Lucas was so straightforward when it comes to these things.I wonder how could he say these embarrassing things without changing his face. Wasn't he embarrassed?I could only say these kinds of things when the atmosphere was right or when I was influenced by emotions. But to say it out of nowhere without warning was not something anyone can do!I could not help but doubt if Lucas was a Cassanova! I should ask him someday.But for now, I better changed the topic, or else I would make a silly expression. He would surely make fun of me!"Coughed. Can we check Ms. Lilian's house?"Lucas looked at me like he know it all. But he let it off and answered my question."My mother's house is still the same as before. It looked empty now since no one lived there anymore.""That's fine. I want to know what kind of place you grow up in.""This is supposed to be a quest to find the house you lived in before.""We can look for that in the way too."Lucas just shook his head with a smile. He leads the
It was wishful thinking of mine. Something I dearly hoped but not dared to be explicit about."I told you. If I become your neighbor you will have a crush on me." Lucas smirked."...." He was right. I did really have a crush on him, haha."...But you said to me that I am not easy to forget. How come you don't notice I am that little girl?""Hey, are you really blaming me for not relating that snotty little girl back then to you? You are so young when I met you. Your teeth haven't completely grown out yet. How would you expect me to relate the bloody ghost to that naughty little girl?"Besides, I am right. Even though I only spent a year with you and a week of my summer vacation, I did not forget about you even after you and your mother moved out."Lucas makes sense. He did not really forget me. The little girl still existed in his stories. It seemed like I am really an unforgettable person, heh.But there was a question in my mind. "Do you know why we moved?"Lucas lowered his eyes, "
"Kelly!" Lucas shook my shoulder. His grey eyes looked at me worriedly. "What's wrong? You suddenly blanked out."I shook my head trying to stay sober, "There was just another memory..."Lucas squeezed my arms gently, "You are trembling. Perhaps we should stop for today."I looked at my quivering hands. I did not even realize that my soul was trembling. Was I too shaken up by that memory?I closed my eyes as I tried to recall that scene, but perhaps because I recovered a bunch of memories today I felt my soul so tired. Just trying to recall it made me dizzy.This doesn't make sense. I am in my soul form, so why did I feel so tired? Perhaps....battling my subconscious self over that piece of memory made my soul exhausted?It was plausible. But I found a piece of very important information in that fleeting scene.There was another person beside me and my mother...I looked at Lucas, "In the time you are here....did you notice anyone besides me and my mother? For example, my father?"
A/n: This chapter is fixed. Thank you for waiting. Please leave a rating on the novel. Your ratings and thought will be very much appreciated. *** I agreed with Lucas inwardly. Although I don't know the whole identity of this so-called father of mine yet, the fact that he might be the source of my unknown fears tells me he was not a good man. From my memory, all the warm and fond memories came from the moments I was with my mother. Even the times when I cried and blamed my mother for being too strict with me, I consider them as warm memories. My mother, who I learned named Ally, truly loves me. She was beautiful, kind, and warm. I really admire the way she brought me up. The more I found out about her the more I become proud of her. However...there was a pang of pain accompanied whenever I tried to recall her face. That nonexistent pain made me feel a sense of foreboding. As if something bad was going to happen. I was just hoping that these good memories would last long. But
I don't know where it began. I was too young back then to notice anything. One day, on my way back home from school, I saw some neighbors on the same floor surrounding my mom. A fat woman was holding my mother's hair and pulled it angrily as she cursed. "You slut! You seduced my husband! Because of you, my family is going to be ruined!" My mother did not fight back. She was brought up in a prestigious family and never suffered a violent fight like this. She doesn't know how to counter-attack. She tried to calm down the fat aunt before her. "Please calm down. We should talk about it calmly." "You want me to calm down?! After my husband told me I was not even good as you, you want me to calm down?! You seduced him, you wench!" She pulled back my mother's hair hardly causing my mother to yelp in pain. "Agh! Please stop! I don't know what you are talking about! I never seduced your husband! He is the one clinging to me and I rejected him many times!" "You slut!" The fat woman ro
The broker that my mother entrusted with her apartment suddenly ran away with the deed.I don't know how he got it from my mother. But the payment never arrived. My mother tried to relocate him but as if he suddenly disappeared into thin air, we could no longer find him. Even the police could not find any clues about him.That was the first big hurdle and the start of a series of unfortunate incidents. My mother's bank account was suddenly hacked. It was done by professional hackers since even the bank could do anything about it. The group that hacked my mother's account was merciless. They emptied out all the money and chose the appropriate time and incident so the bank could not be held responsible for the hacking. The blame fell on my mother's side so we could not ask for compensation.Although the bank gave us a meager amount as 'help', not compensation, it doesn't compare even a little bit of what's in the account.Money years of worth were suddenly gone in a flash. My mother w
I opened my eyes as memories flooded in me.I felt like I unlocked a huge part of my memories causing me to get dizzy.Memories were only images, but to me, it was accompanied by my emotions and feelings of that time.The sudden changes in our lives...the way we fell to the bottom and got trampled all over again. The anger that I held back from the setbacks that were thrown our way, a continuous hurdle that never gave us a break, those hard and difficult times plow us deeper into the pit...they appeared one by one putting a thousand-pound weight on my chest. As if a forceful hand kept pushing us into the corner, submitting me to be hopeless. I felt the sorrow, the sadness, the false hope....the struggles between those encumbrances.It was all coming back to me.I clutched my chest. Complex emotions drowned me at once.Now I understand...why I locked these memories. Now I understand why Lucas wanted to take it slow.It was truly....heavy and too much.However...I don't want to forget
That weekend, I crashed at Jia's home and dragged her to my apartment. Colt was sad but since it was rare for me and Jia to have a girl's party night, Colt finally let go of his soon-to-be wife. Seeing them lovely-dovey and could not even be separated for one night, made me feel bitter. Tsk. With beers and snacks, I told Jia about Laurance's offer. "I told you! He liked you!" "I don't want to think that you are right. But...if Laurence really looks at me that way...it would be hard for me to reject him." "I saw that Laurence twice. I could say he is handsome, tall, and rich. What's not to like about him?" "If Colt heard you he would be heartbroken and jealous." "Colt is not here anyway. Why are you having difficulty rejecting him?" "Because he is my boss. If he confesses to me and I reject him, how would I face him afterward? Would he want to see me after that? I think my job is in danger." "Girl, why don't you just accept Laurence? Since the man like you, give him a chance."
It's been nine years since that incident. It was said that a momentary earthquake around the area caused the club to have cracks in the wall and its ceiling to give out. Nevertheless, the people were injured that night and the club has been investigated. That was when the dead body count increased. There were actually people who died in the club because of an unknown incident. But because they were no proof that they were murdered or any motives behind their deaths, it was only branded as an accident. But there was one thing in common, they died while they were in the club. They were only declared dead when they arrived at the hospital. The club was suspended for not reporting this strange anomaly but they were back in business after a month. After all, it was not the fault of the club owner. Some people said it might be related to the accident eight years ago. But after that, there was no incident that happened again in that building. When I mentioned it to Jia, she just shrugge
Seeing him, I felt my heart tightly squeezed. My body shook. As if I was struck by lightning, I remained dazed and rooted in the ground.It was a strange face that I haven't seen before. But...why...why the sight of him affected me so much?I felt like crying, yelling, rampaging, and crying all over again. As if a pandora's box was opened and all my crazy emotions that I have kept were released. It was an emotion that I could not define.However, what I knew was that the feeling of loss I have suddenly found its meaning- longing.I have never felt such longing before. As if the empty hole in my heart found its piece. It was as if I finally found a light in the darkness where I have been wandering for so long.My nose went sour and my sight blurred. I held back my tears.I don't understand why these overwhelming emotions suddenly came out. But I know it was all related to this man.The man crouched down and checked my ankle.Our surrounding was chaotic. There were people screaming, ob
Jia then told everyone in the group. "I think you guys already have fun. How about we call it a day? Let's all go home."I looked strangely at Jia. Was she hinting at everyone to leave?Is something about to happen?"The night is just starting. When things heated up we will go to the dance floor. Don't leave yet." The group was hot-blooded and wanted to dance all night until dawn.Jia tried to convince them but they were determined to get wild this night.Jia turned silent, she was a bit frustrated.I pulled at her sleeves, "Why are you hinting them to leave?""Well, based on the story of this place I am now sure that there is a demon here. A vengeful one. It has been hiding for eight years after it killed the students. Now, it must have been hungry and looking for victims. What is strange though is that there is no news of accidents that happened here even though this place is running for a year."I don't doubt Jia. So I made a guess. "Could it be the owner is covering it up?""Perha
I asked the group which university they were from, what course they were in and etcetera.My social skills were okay. I could answer and ask questions effortlessly. However, it was just that I don't make deep connections with other people aside from Jia. So oftentimes, after making friends, I won't contact them afterward."It is the first time we saw you two here. Don't you go clubbing in this area?" One of them asked."Honestly, it is the first time we went to the club. We are still adapting to college life." I replied. Some of the people here were seniors. They were kind and gave me advice on what to look out for in the club. Such as not accepting drinks from strangers.We got lucky that we met such a nice group. Even Jia seemed to open up too.They were talkative and kept us interested. At least with them, we don't have to be bored and dance on the dance floor.One of them even opened a spooky topic."Hey. Do you guys know that before this became a club it is a dormitory eight yea
Jia sighed, "That's right. I can see some things that other people don't."I expected it. But I am still surprised."...Can you see ghosts and spirits?""You can say that."I clenched my fist. "...Then can you see if I am haunted?"Jia was surprised. "...Haunted?""I have always felt it. It is always in my dreams, at the bottom of my heart, in the depth of my consciousness. I am haunted. But the problem is I don't know what is haunting me."Jia turned silent."...Is it a person?" I asked.Jia did not answer."Is it my mom?"Jia looked away. "There's no one behind you. You are not haunted by some ghosts.""Then what I am haunted with? What is it? What is making me restless?"Jia shut her mouth tightly. But I could see her struggling.Her hesitation and strange reaction made me think of something ridiculous.Could it be that...Jia was hiding something from me? Could she know about it?However, Jia just looked me in the eyes with pained and complicated emotions."I can't tell you, Kelly.
Another year had passed since then. Although I can't explain this feeling of loss and this emptiness in my heart, as if a deep hole appeared and was never filled, I continued my daily life. I figured that when I wasn't busy with something I end up dazing and thinking about what I lost. It was confusing and all the thinking made my chest hurt. To distract myself, I studied hard at college and work part-time in my free time. My busy schedule kept me going. My thoughts and my unexplainable emotions were put aside. Jia was worried for me ever since I broke down at my graduation. She tried to cheer me up by visiting some other places and letting me meet some new friends. However, even Jia was not good at making friends. She sometimes end up screwing it up or my awkward silence and blank stares made the people we met looked strangely at us. In the end, only our friendship remained. "I am not really interested in meeting other people. I am already busy at school and at my part-time
One year later.... I watched our Principal make an emotional speech for the graduates. The teachers were all proud and smiling. While the students were bored and wanted to finish the speech soon. When the Principal finally congratulated us and ended the speech, the graduates cheered up. The whole venue was filled with loud cheers. I just stood there in a daze, feeling everything was unreal. Today is my graduation from senior high. After I woke up from the coma, I have undergone treatment for two months before I got discharged. When I tried to go back to school, I learned that the entire school got banned and the Miguel family who tortured me so much had been punished severely. Alejandro and Claire were in jail while the recent news about Ella was that she had killed her husband and she was facing a trial. The old man's relatives won't let her go and will make her life worst. She won't be able to bother me anymore. Many things changed after I woke up. The things I wanted to b
A/n: This chapter is fixed. *** Sir Benjamin also looked sad. "Lucas has included this in our deal. I have to make sure you return even if I have to force you. Please accept our last goodwill for you." My tears fall. I understand Sir Benjamin and Lucas' concerns and sacrifice. They were only thinking about me. But my heart and soul were really unwilling. And how could I turn back on Sir Benjamin and Lucas' great effort? Sir Benjamin wanted to use his last remaining energy for me while Lucas was willing to endure a long journey mainly because of me. I looked down at Lucas. He was still unconscious and the black veins in his face reduced a lot. He was not frowning in pain anymore, he looked peaceful as if he was asleep. Would it be the last time that I would see him? Wouldn't I be able to even say goodbye? "You bad man...We can't even say goodbye to each other..." I hugged him tightly as my tears fell on him. Sir Benjamin stood up and turned his back on us. He looked at the