Anika POV
Dylan and I went to the back of the restaurant so that no one can see us talking. He said he wants to talk to me and clear things up. I stand there waiting for him to speak, but I think he doesn't know how to start the conversation. "So? What do you want to talk about? I thought you don't want to see me again." I said and started our conversation. I can see that he cant look at me straight into my eyes. "I just want to say sorry about what I said last time." I got shocked by what he said. Is he really apologizing to me? Right now?
"I don't know what's going on with you and I know I shouldn't say that. So, I'm sorry." He said with a little smile on his face. "Apology accepted." I smiled at him and he also smiled at me back. Our atmosphere is a bit awkward after that. "By the way, may I ask why did you pretend? Is something going on?" Finally, he asked. I thought he doesn't want to know about it.
"Well, after I died, I don't remember anything. I don't know who I was, all I know is my name because of this name tag I wore the night I died." I show him the name tag that is pinned in my uniform. "It's been 5 years, wandering around looking for something that might help me remember who I was. But until now, nothing. I still can't remember anything." I stopped a little because I will ask him for his help. I hope he would help me. "And... I would like to ask for your help." He suddenly gave me a confused face.
"Wait... Do you want my help? For what?" he asked. "Just look for my name in the records. Like hospital records, cemetery records, or something." I said to him, he suddenly step back a little and gave me a confused look. "I don't have time for those. I have work and things needed to be done." He said and again, I can feel hopelessness is coming for me. "It's okay, I know you had plenty to do, I'm just a ghost who is hoping to have peace." I smiled and went back to the restaurant. I know asking him in helping me is a bit too much, but he's just my only hope.
A few days later, I'm at the storage of the cemetery. Still looking if there is a record of my grave in it, but I see nothing. "Urgh! Why I can't find my name? This is so hard, I can't remember everything." I left the storage room and thought of wandering around the cemetery. This place is so big, I haven't done roaming this place around.
As I wander around the cemetery, I saw Dylan sitting in front of a grave. I decided to sit beside him but he looks sad, just like the first time I saw him here. He's also sad at that time, looking at the same grave. "Hey!" I greeted him, he just looked at me without an expression. "Nicole Brown, who is she?" I asked him as I sat beside him. "My best friend." the pink anemone caught my eye, it reminds me of the story about those flowers. "Pink anemone, are those her favorite flowers?" I keep on asking him because I'm curious and I don't know why,
"She told me before that every time we will meet, I should bring her one pink anemone flower. So every time I visit her grave, I offer her these flowers," he said, he's sad because he misses his best friend. I guess she's the only one he had but now she's gone. "What happened to her?" I asked him, I know I shouldn't ask but I might help him for meeting her again. Since I'm a ghost, I can look for her.
"She was found dead inside her classroom 5 years ago." I got shocked by what he said. I felt horrible about what happened to her. She died unexpectedly, inside the classroom. "5 years ago??" I repeated then I suddenly saw a vision of me looking at a girl inside the classroom, laying her head down over the table like she was sleeping peacefully.
"A lot has happened during the last 5 years ago." I started to feel heavy breathing, it feels like the vision I saw happened before. "What happened 5 years ago?" I asked him "Nicole died and two students in the same class as Nicole almost died." almost died? I thought, that might be the clue about what happened to me 5 years ago. But he said they almost died, which means they're still alive. I was hoping that one of them might be me but I can't be a ghost if my body is still alive.
"Are you okay?" he asked me. I froze a little because I was thinking about what he said. But the vision I saw, what was that? I still don't understand. "I'm fine," I said then I smiled.
But suddenly, a sweet, juicy steak caught my eye. He's holding a container with a steak and a bowl of rice inside, I started to feel like I was hungry but the ghost doesn't feel hunger. I just imagined the hunger and wanting to eat those steaks. "Can I have some of those?" I asked him, at first he was confused about what I said. "These? But ghost can't eat right?" he said with a confused face. "Yes, but we can't eat it unless someone offers it to us. But I just want to eat steak, I haven't eaten that since I died and I want to try to eat." he smiled at me. What is he thinking? Maybe he thinks I'm crazy 'cause I'm that ghost who wants to eat even though I don't need to eat.
He suddenly opened the container and I can smell the sweet scent of the steak. My mouth watered once I saw the steak. I looked at him with a begging expression, I hope I could taste that steak. I saw him smile while giving me the steak, I was about to get the container with the steak but he pulls it back to him. I see what is happening. He's teasing me, I try to get the container but he keeps on pulling it back.
"Hahaha!" he laughs every time I failed on getting the container to him. "Please just one bite?" I asked but he only gives me a smile. I kept on catching the container and he keeps on pulling it back to him until we fell on the ground. I was on top of him, at first we stared at each other. I was shocked when he looked at me.
I immediately stood up and fixed my hair. I got shy when I saw his eyes met mine. "Here," he said as he offers me the steak. I chose to refuse because I got shy about what happened. "I think I should better wander around this place." I smiled before I left him. I didn't wait for his response, I just wanted to go because I got shy.
As I wander around the cemetery, I suddenly felt the pain in my chest again. Just like what happened before, the light shines through my chest and it hurts really bad. "AAHH!" I screamed because of the pain. I kneel as I felt the pain and the light became stronger.
"Anika!" I heard someone called my name, and I saw Dylan. "What is happening to you?" he asked but I can't speak properly because of the pain. I lay on his shoulder as he wraps his arms around me. "It's okay, you'll going to be okay," he said as the pain and the light continues to grow through my chest.
A few minutes later, the pain and the light fades away. I became calm after what happened. Dylan helped me calm myself doing. Every time I had that experience, it's not easy to calm myself down. "Are you calm now?" Dylan asked me, I looked at him and saw his worried face. I just nodded at him as my answer. "Can you tell me what was that? That light?" he asked me. I don't know if I should tell him but it might also help me if I know what happened.
"It happened unexpectedly and I don't know why. I had that experience for 4 years. There is a burning pain growing in my chest and I don't understand why there is a light coming from my chest." I explained to him. I still don't know why it happens to me, I still have no clue about it. I'm simply too focused on looking about who I was. "Don't know if I should tell you this but, I have this feeling that I should keep an eye on you."
Is he agreeing to help me this time?
But why do I feel like there is something else?
To be Continued...