Actually, she was dying to speak to Nicole. When she first saw her at her grave, she was so excited, she almost went forth to hug her, but she had restrained herself from doing that.
''I always keep my word''
''Call! You can't change your mind, alright? If you change your mind, I will curse you, alright?''
''I won't, I promise''
Nicole said and watched the bright smile coming from Lizzy. It somehow warmed her heat.
Meanwhile, Leo's curiosity got the better part of him and he turned to get a full glimpse of Nicole and murmured to himself, ''what is she doing? Who is she talking to?''
Nicole hugged Lizzy and they laughed, jumping around.
''Nikki, this feels like we are back to the University''
''It was so much fun back then, right?''
''Right'' Lizzy saw Leo and stopped jumping. She looked towards his direction and said to Nicole, you have company Nikki''
Nikki stiffened and asked, ''huh? Who?''
''Take a wild guess'' she teased her and smirked looking at Leo a few steps behind Nicole.
''Leo?''
Nikki let go of Lizzy and turned. She saw him at a distance and they look at each other, ''oh my God!!''
''Let's go'' Lizzy took Nicole's hand and they ran away.
Leo squinted his eyes and used his hand to block the sun's rays coming at her as he tried to see Nicole well before she ran away.
Priscy turned back and saw Leo far behind her and she called out to him, ''Leo, what is wrong?'' Leo turned and walked to her, ''what were you looking at?''
''Nothing Priscy, let's go''
….
Slumping on her couch, Nicole panted for breath as Lizzy stood next to her. Granny and Candy looked at them and asked.
''Why are you breathing like a cow to the slaughter?'' Candy was the first to ask. When she did, Lizzy and Nicole threw her a glare, ''sorry, I meant to ask, why are you breathing like that?'' She changed her wordings.
''We ran into Leo and he almost caught her'' Lizzy explained.
''He might even think I am crazy from the look on his face''
''Well, seeing a young lady jumping alone in the middle of the cemetery isn't such a wonderful sight to behold'' Granny added and they all nodded their heads in agreement.
''But, I doubt he recognised me. The sun just came out at the right time, and made it impossible for him to see my entire face''
''You don't exactly look pleasant to the eye, so I'm a little glad he didn't recognise you'' Candy said and went to pick a mirror for Nicole. When she saw her face and how she looked, she screamed and rolled on the couch cursing.
''This is so fucked up; I can't believe I went out looking like this piece of shit''
The three ghosts stared at her and came to one conclusion, seeing a lot of ghosts for so long surely made a number on her sanity. They simultaneously shook their heads.
...
When Leo arrived in his apartment, he removed the bracelet from his pocket and looked at it. since that day, it has always been with him, everywhere he went. He didn't know why, but for some reason, he didn't want to leave it behind, so he carried it with him each time he went out.
''What mystery is surrounding you? Who is your owner?'' Thinking back to the scene at the cemetery, he suddenly felt a rush of chilliness. ''What was she doing? She was talking to someone, but who? I didn't see anyone. Could it have been a ghost? No way, those things don't exist. I will go there again, and I will catch her. I will make sure I get her to explain why she is always everywhere I go''
....
A few days later, Nicole dressed up and left the house without informing the three ghost that were too busy coming up with a plan to make her meet Leo. She went to a shopping mall not far from her apartment to buy some few things. Even if they didn't tell her, she knew that those three needed some food to survive on. She was going to prepare some ancestry food that was served for dead people for them to eat.
Walking around the shelves, she picked some fruits; apples and sour grapes, before going over to the vegetable section. She selected some cucumber, shallots, seaweeds and a few others.
Moving on to the snack section; her favourite part of shopping experience, she lifted her hand to pick a bag of potato chips when a ghastly figure appeared before her. It scared her and she almost fell but for her hand that held tightly on to the shelf handle.
''Oh, my!! What the hell are you?'' she asked rhetorically and noticed a few people looking at her.
''Help me!!!'' ghastly figure said. She was a young lady wearing a blue gown splatted with blood.
''Come with me'' Nicole said softly and pulled the carte with her things to the counter. The woman followed her to the counter where she paid for her stuff and collected them in a bag before leaving the mall.
…..
Sitting in the hall, the three ghosts stared at Nicole and the ghastly ghost. Candy stood up and looked at the woman, ''she just died 20 minutes ago''
''How did she find Nicole, if she is just new?'' Lizzy asked and they all turned to look at her. ''What?''
''Same way you found her'' Candy pointed at Lizzy and the ghost.
''What does she want?'' Granny asked.
''I haven't asked her yet?'' Nicole looked at the woman who was quiet all the while to her apartment. ''What do you need help with?''
''My husband, he might die if no one helps him out of the car'' the woman said and the three ghosts including Nicole all stood up.
''Why are you saying that just now?'' Candy was the first to scream at her.
''Lead the way'' Granny stood up.
''Hello, I am the one who is supposed to save him, but I can teleport like you three so, what do we do now?''
''Call emergency, get a taxi and meet us there, dummy'' Candy said and Nicole glared at her.
''You…'' the three ghosts disappeared leaving the woman and Nicole.
''Give me the location of the accident'' Nicole said and took her phone leaving the apartment with her.
….
A few minutes later, the three ghosts and the woman stood at a distance watching the paramedics take her body and her unconscious husband away.
Nicole turned to go and one of the paramedics call her, ''Miss, thank you for calling us''
''That man, will he be able to live? I'm worried that I came too late'' Nicole stared at the man inside the ambulance.
''Don't worry, he will live. It is rather unfortunate that his wife passed away''
''Alright, then, I will leave you to do your work?''
''Wait!!!'' the man suddenly said.
''Is there any problem?''
''No, nothing. You can go, but just in case, the police might call you to give a statement, you know, as a witness''
''I get it'' Nicole nodded and went away. The man looked at her for a while. He seemed to have recognised her. He didn't say anything again and went to the ambulance.
Nicole stood next to the ghosts and sighed.
''Sorry, you had to die so early'' Nicole said to the woman.
''The man who crushed into us and ran away, I remember the number plate'' the woman suddenly said and they all turned to look at Nicole.
''Oh, no. I already have enough on my plate'' she said and turned to go and Granny pulled her back.
''Where do you think you are going?''
''Granny, you shouldn't use your powers on me like that. this I equal to abuse, you know that, right?''
''Tell us the number plate. Nicole will find him for us'' Lizzy said certainly.
''Wait, when did I say I was going to find someone? Look, I have work to do, okay?''
''You are jobless'' Candy said.
''I am jobless? Whose fault do you think it is that I can't find a job or leave a normal life?'' she asked and the ghosts pursed their lips. ''I stopped helping ghosts because some of them are wicked. This is going to be the last time I am going to help any ghost''
''Thank you, so much'' the woman said.
''What is your name?'' Lizzy asked.
''Lara, my name is Lara. My husband and I just had a court marriage and were on our way home when the truck driver drove into us''
''Don't you find her pitiful?'' Candy looked at Nicole.
''Who will find me pitiful if I find everyone else pitiful? Let's go and catch that hit and run driver'' she said walking away the four ghosts joined her. They looked at a group of normal people walking, except that anyone watching would see only one person walking and talking all by herself.