Chapter 10 (1/2)
”How did it disturb you?
Lina was curious and didn't hesitate to ask while Jeremy was brewing Milo in his room. The aroma of Milo filled the room.
He pa.s.sed a gla.s.s to Lina and sipped a bit from his gla.s.s before answering.
”At night, usually. When I closed the lights, it'd ask me questions…”
”Questions?”
”Haah. Some of them are 'Why don't you talk to me?'… 'Was what happened my fault?' - things along those lines.”
”Did you answer?”
Jeremy laughed. ”Are you crazy? Wanting to reply to whatever that thing is! What if I give it a bad answer> It might just go crazy!”
”Well, who knows…”
”But… there was that one time that I did answer…”
”Hah? Really? Which question?”
”That night, after I turned the lights off and was already tucked I my bed… I felt like someone was sitting on the bed. When I looked, there was no one there, but even in the dark, I could see the depression at the place where that 'thing' was sitting. The sheets were even crumpled there. After that… I heard It asking… 'You love me, right?'” Jeremy told in full details.
”Uuiii… a romantic ghost!”
”Ha, isn't it scandalous? After that, do you know what I answered?” Jeremy paused for a moment to look at Lina's reaction. Lina shook her head. ”I replied… I do!”
”After that… I felt that 'thing' getting up from my bed. I thought that it was satisfied with my answer so I turned to the wall. Then… I sensed someone breathing next to me. I held my breath. I hoped that it’s like a Chinese ghost - if you hold your breath, it wouldn't disturb you. Then… it said… 'Please don't ignore me like this.' I kept my silence. It stayed next to me, breathing, for quite a while. Then it suddenly… disappeared.”
Lina breathed out. She didn't even realise that she had been holding her breath since earlier. Jeremy's storytelling style was really effective. No wonder he became the president of the Drama Club.
”Wait. That 'thing'… is a guy, right?” Lina suddenly asked.
”Probably.”
”Then? Now that it's being feely with you…?”
”So…?”
”You… straight or not?”