I rushed through the crowd again this time I decided to take another direction. I walked towards the left side of the hallway consistently peeking through the open doors in order to check if I could find it.
After searching for almost an hour, I decided to give up hoping to find the figure another time... As I walked through the hallway I looked downstairs hoping to feed my eyes with something useful, I didn't look for long before I spotted a figure putting on a dark hood and was hiding behind a large tree.
I quickly retraced my steps and ran downstairs, I ran towards where I had spotted this figure but it turned out that it wasn't there any longer. I looked ahead and I saw something in black moving deeper into the woods.
The more I tried chasing it, the more it ran farther into the thick bush.... My instincts were telling me to go back but another part of me really wanted to teach this figure a lesson, the more I ran the more it dawned on me that I wouldn't be able to get a hold of it so I decided to go back home....
I took some steps backward from where I was standing only to find out that I've been lured into the danger. I looked around my surrounding in order to find the footpath that we passed through but it appeared that the footpath was kinda closed. It was covered with a mist, I tried paving a way through the bushy part that was around the mist but all where to no avail, it was so frustrating that I had to climb trees and jump down occasionally in order to find my way back but still I couldn't get out of the woods.
I paused trying to think of a way to get myself out suddenly, the mist that was on the footpath started to grow thinner. I became happy that I'd be able to leave this godamn place, my happiness didn't last long as the mist suddenly started to surround me. I moved forward trying to break through it but it was impossible, I was trapped there for over an hour before I finally heard a voice. The voice gave a very cocky laugh that echoed round the bush, I wasn't scared at all instead I found the voice very familiar.
"You think you could hide forever, I've been watching you since then. What have you been able to do with yourself?" She gave another cocky laugh before appearing for me to see... I recognized her almost immediately, the old witch I once lived with; How come? She hasn't aged at all since then, there was literally no difference between her old self and the body that was standing before me... The only difference I spotted was that she looked more terrible and evil than before.
"Oops, guess I'm in safe hands. So what do you need now?". I asked heaving a heavy sigh, it wasn't as if it was a sigh of relief but it was all I could do to ease the tension that was in me.
"Safe hands? Nope, you gonna die now dear". She said and stretched her hands towards me, and with that my vision went blank.
I later woke up but I realized that my body didn't. It was just my ghost that stood in a corner watching the turn of events.
Immediately she found confirmed that I was dead, she gave a very long, wicked and dry laugh that literally echoed in all parts of the bush, after laughing for a long period of time, she picked up my body then she disappeared into thin air. I had no clue where she went to so I stood there looking confused. I had no idea on what to do or where to go, I looked around to find out that the mist was gone and that was some kind of relief to me.
Since the mist was gone, I was able to find the footpath that I had used to enter. I quickly passed through it and in no time I found myself at the hall but there was a problem, no one could neither see nor hear me... The rain had stopped a long time ago but most people were still there, it was as if they were all looking for something but I didn't really know what it was. I moved on to where my schoolmates were and I saw them all putting on sad faces. Some where even crying, were they crying because of me? I looked at all of them again as if to confirm my thoughts, I spotted Cassy also putting on a sad look so it convinced me that I wasn't the reason why they were crying.
Not knowing what to do, I stayed back with my schoolmates. Some minutes later, Steve, Boody and our school's coach came over and walked towards the other students....
"Good evening students". The coach greeted.
"Good evening sir". The other students mumbled back sadly.
"We've searched everywhere and we couldn't find her so I guess we'll leave since it's already late moreover we've put some people here to help conduct the search in our absence, now we'll have to leave". He said sadly. Now it dawned on me that those faces earlier on was because of me but why was Cassy....? Nevermind.
"Sir, I think I'll go back to my people". The little girl I had adopted some hours ago said in tears.
"Okay, no problem". The coach replied, the girl cried profusely as she left. She later came back and joined my school team because by the time she went back, she was told that her School's team were already gone.
As the other students entered the bus, I also tried doing the same but it was impossible so they ended up leaving me there.
I stood at the balcony receiving the fresh air that was coming from the trees around when I felt something pass through me, the thing passed and went to the other side, it also came from the other side and passed through me again.
"Who the heck are you?". I shouted angrily, the person turned and looked at me then he gave a smile.
I felt a flicker of hope in my heart that somebody could finally see me but immediately I looked at the person again I nearly fainted, actually I would have fainted if only I was alive.