Anika POV
I'm at the park, just walking around and thinking about something. What will happen next? I wanted to know everything, but what if I found out who am I, will I slip away and go to the afterlife? Then I guess I'll be leaving this place, whatever I do, I will still go to the afterlife. I'm dead, I don't have a life here anymore.
As I was looking at the lake, a purple anemone flower appeared in my hands. At first, I was confused then I realized someone visited me and gave me a purple anemone flower. For the first time in 5 years, someone visited my grave. I suddenly cried because it's been a long time since someone visited me. Now I know that there is someone who is still longing for me. I guess I'm not really alone in this world.
"What are you doing here?" a familiar voice coming from behind me. I looked and saw the professor that can see me. I almost forgot about him and his ability to see ghosts. Maybe I can talk about that this time. "Nothing, just thinking about stuff," I said then he joined me here, near the lakeside. "Aren't you suppose to think about your studies?" he asked. Should I continue to pretend that I'm not a ghost or should I tell him? "I am! But I'm just going through about something." I said, then he comes closer to me suddenly. I felt conscious about what he did, last night he's so cold then suddenly he's kind. What happened to him? "You know it's better to talk about that." okay he's really acting weird.
"What happened to you?" I asked, he gave me a confused face when I asked that. "What do you mean?" he asked, he's really acting weird today. "Last night, you're so cold and bossy but right now you so kind. What happened? Is your breakfast good? That's why you're in a good mood?" I said then he just laughs. He's really weird, now he's laughing about what I said. "I simply had a bad day yesterday. Sorry for acting cold." I nodded and smiled at him. For him, in his situation, he will be okay someday but for me, it won't be. Whatever happens, if I'll found out about myself I will slip away and if I won't I will forever be a lost ghost in this world.
"Why do I feel like, I know you from somewhere? And I think we're at the same age?" he asked. I can't even answer him, I don't know if we've met when I was still alive. "Do you believe in ghosts?" I asked just to change the topic. And this is might be my chance to talk to him about ghosts and his third eye. "No," he answered quickly. He doesn't believe in ghosts, so does that mean he doesn't know that he can see one? We became silent for a little bit but I tried on asking again. "Do you know about the Third eye?" he stopped before he answered me. Maybe he's thinking about what I asked him, or maybe he thinks that I'm the weird one.
"Uhm, why are you asking questions that are not real. There is no such thing as a ghost and third eye. What is that?" okay I guess, we're still not there to talk about that. But it's impossible that he doesn't believe in those, he can see me. He suddenly walks away after saying that. "Hey! Where are you going?" I asked. "Going to my next class. Don't you have a class?" I stopped and think, what should I answer. Pretending is sometimes hard. "Uhm, yes I have but you can go ahead." he nodded then walks away.
Okay, I don't know what to do now. I think he pretends about his ability because he might be the only one who has that ability. But I need him to find who I am and how I died. For today, I'll just go to the office and look for the records. I just hope that he doesn't find me at the office.
I'm walking towards the entrance of the university then suddenly, I felt a heaviness in my heart and a light shines through it. "AAHH!" I screamed and it really hurts like it's burning. I screamed loudly until the light disappears. It happened again, this happens unexpectedly. I don't know why, but when it happens, it really hurts like my heart is pulling into something. I stayed there until I'm calm.
After a few hours of looking at the records here in the office, there is still no clue about who am I. "Urgh! Why I can't find anything! Like my name?" I already got frustrated. I did everything I could, but there is still no clue. I still don't remember anything. The purple anemone caught my attention, I just stared at it then I thought about the meaning of these flowers. I don't know if I'm right, I think there are meanings in these flowers. So I stood up and when to the library, maybe there is a book about these flowers or something that I could find.
When I went to the library, at first I didn't know what I was looking for but then I remembered the story of a goddess who falls in love with a man. But while I was looking for the book, I saw a girl that is stared right at me. It looks like she can see me but then I realized, she's also the girl who stared at me a few nights before, at Kath's restaurant. I was about to approach her but she suddenly disappeared and I don't know where she went.
I tried to look for her around the building and a class caught my attention. I felt sad as I looked at them, studying with their classmates. I miss going to school and studying. Then I decided to sit in the class, no one will notice me even if I entered the classroom.
"Now, let's talk about the roman gods and goddesses." I sat at the empty seat so that I could listen to what the teacher is saying. "The story of the goddess Aphrodite who falls in love with Adonis. He is a hunter who loves to hunt in the woods. She asked Adonis to give up hunting for her, but his love of hunting even greater. So at night, he sneaks in order to hunt." why do I feel like I've heard this story. "But then a strong and huge bear went to Adonis and he got killed by it. When Aphrodite found out, she went to Adonis and laid his head to her arms. Aphrodite's tear fell from the ground and an anemone flower grew from it. And that's our town's famous flower, the anemone flower." the story ended with a realization. I had a vision about that flower, maybe that flower symbolizes my identity. And I've noticed that I had a purple anemone flower. I should look at those flowers again.
I was about to go out of the classroom but then a familiar face entered the classroom. It was the professor who can see me, then we looked at me and smiled. I smiled back at him, but he excuses the professor that is currently teaching. I just acted like I'm one of the students so that he won't freak out. Maybe I should tell him soon that I am a ghost.
A few hours later, I was just roaming around the campus and suddenly the mister good-guy approached me. I'm talking about the person who can see me of course. No one will approach me unless they can see me. "Classes are done?" he asked, I simply nodded and smiled at him. "May I ask, what is your name? I just wanted to know because if we see each other outside the campus, it might be awkward if I call you sir or professor." he laughed a little about what I said. "You can call me Dylan, outside the campus. Not here okay?" he said then I laugh, even if I call him no one will hear it. "Uhmm.. May I ask something? Do you know about the meaning of anemone flowers?" I asked, maybe he knows about the meaning of the flowers. "You don't know?" he's confused about what I asked. Okay, I think I messed a little. "This is not my home town, that's why I don't know the meaning," I said, I think everyone in this town knows about the meaning of the flowers. I'll just pretend that I'm not from here.
"Ohh, okay. Well, pink anemone symbolizes love but also has a bad side which is forsaken love or simply, love. Purple anemones symbolize protection and bravery, while the white ones are purity, honesty, or friendship." after he said that, I suddenly had a vision. There are three girls holding those anemone flowers, they were happy at first but something happened. "Sir Torres? Who are you talking to?" the vision suddenly stopped when a student came to us. Oh no... this is not good. "What do you mean? I'm with a student right now," he said to the student with a confused face. "Sir there is no one beside you." he looked at me, I cannot look at him with a straight face. I think he figured it out, that I'm a ghost and he can see me.
What should I do? I need him...
To be Continued...