I try to put on a brave face as we reach the driveway and he pulls open the door of his sports car for me to hop in.
'hmmm what I gentleman', I say to myself.
he then moves to the driver's seat and before I knew it we are already on the road, the drive to McDonald's was rather boring and terrifying at the same time, I found myself looking out the window lost in thought.
"We are here ", he says breaking the silence.
He moves out of the car and walks over to the other side to open the door for me, we enter the building and sat down quietly at a booth.
After a few minutes of staring at each other's faces, he called a waitress to take our order.
" I would have like a cheeseburger with fries hold the mayonnaise", he said whilst handed d waitress back the menu.
" I would like the same as his but mine without ketchup "
in a few minutes later our food was brought to our table, I couldn't keep it in me any longer I just had to ask.
"if your a ghost then how come you can eat", I blurted out not even minding if people could hear me.
"I am not a ghost and then again I am ", he said cheekily.
"I thought we came here to explain not have a cheeseburger with you".
"Okay then I will explain", he throws his hands up in the air as a sign of defeat.
"I am a ghost but I can only be seen by you and by others when am with you", he says whilst munching his burger.
" dear am hungry ", he says with a smile.
" Okay dude you are completely looney "
" if you are a ghost how can I see you and others see you "
" How are you even eating "I asked in sheer confusion.
" Should I prove it ", then without waiting for me to answer he moved to the waitress who had served us earlier and smacked the tray she was holding to the floor?
she looked startled as she walked through Carlos to clean up the mess on the floor.
Carlos then jumped into the waitress and cleaned up the mess with immense speed and came back to serve the customers whose food was ruined earlier, Carlos then walked out like it was nothing.
"you believe me now "
"what do you want from me ", I asked half scared.
"I need you to remember"
"you can't remember what never happened I don't know you ", I ran out of the restaurant.
Carlos ran after me calling but I wouldn't turn back.
"you need to listen I can't do normal human things when you are not around me ", he was already at my front.
I tried turning around to escape him but there he was at my back toooo.
'no fair he is a ghost', I mutter to myself.
As if he could read minds, he started laughing but well of course he could read minds he is a ghost and am just some poor living human prey.
"you are not a prey Eileen," he said moving closer.
I could feel his hot breath on my skin leaving some warm tingly feeling.
"you are special to me and you need to remember that you need to remember your taffy", he said as he tucked the loose strand of hair behind my ear.
"see you at school tomorrow" then he disappeared.
I mean come on he just disappeared like that, he was my ride and he left me in the middle of nowhere.
I turned back to walk back to McDonald's and order an Uber. Instead of the McDonald's, I found myself on the front porch of my home.
Then a text from Carlos came in
Taffy: did you think I would leave you to walk home by yourself 🤣🤣🤣🤣see you in school tomorrow.
Me: I hate you.
I would never get used to disappearing ghost boys or teleportation, I shake my head at my thoughts as I open the door to an angry mother and worried sister waiting for my return.