Episode 9
“So, do you really plan to help me?”I asked looking at him. He stood up from the couch looking at me. “Yes. I will.”he replied heading towards his room. I stood up and followed him behind feeling happy. When he was about opening the door, he stopped at turned back. “Where do you think you’re following me to?”he asked still standing by the entrance. “Oops sorry. I lost my mind for a while. Are you going to bed already?”I asked. He sighed looking at me. “So where do you expect me to go? To watch movie? Please I need to sleep early because of my work tomorrow”he replied trying to go in. I held his cloth lightly looking at him. “What’s it again?”he asked looking at me. I faced the floor not looking at him. “What?”he asked again wondering what I want to say. “Can I stay here with you?”I asked not raising my head. He was silent for some minutes before replying me. “OK fine. You can, but on one condition”he replied. On hearing that, I raised my head feeling happy”really? Seriously? I can stay here?”I asked smiling happily. But when I thought of the condition he mentioned, I stopped smiling changing my expression. “What’s the condition?”I asked looking at him. “You’ll know that tomorrow”he replied and went inside shutting the door behind him. I walked away slowly from his door moving to the living room.”what could that be?”I asked feeling curious. I started walking around in the living room smiling happily.
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Four days later…
John’s POV
I dressed in a neat well ironed black suite matching with my shining black well polished shoe.
I picked my car key from the stood and walked out of my room. I got to the living room but couldn’t find the ghost girl. “I wondered where she left to this early morning”I said making my way out to the compound. I got to the compound and went to my car. When I drove out, I saw her talking to a little ghost boy.
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Stella’s POV
I gave the ghost boy some food from Mr handsome fridge before he could wake up. “Thank you so much”he said smiling as he received it from me. “Eat a lot OK? What’s your name?”I asked him as he started eating. “I don’t know my name. I can’t remember”he said rushing the food into his mouth. “You don’t have a name?”I asked. “Yes I don’t. I’ll like to remember my name at least but I couldn’t”he said. “OK. What if I give you a name?”I asked smiling. “Really? What’s it?”he asked smiling with his mouth full of some food particles. “Hmm. Alex”I said smiling. “Wow. I love it. So am Alex from now on?”he asked smiling happily. “Yes Alex”I replied patting his head lightly.
I heard a car horning behind us and I quickly looked back. It’s Mr handsome. Where is he going to by this time? I thought to myself staring at his car. I faced Alex smiling. “I have to go now OK? I’ll talk to you later.”I said patting his back. “Ooh. Really?”he asked making a sad expression. “Don’t worry. I promise to bring a lot of food for you when I get back OK?”I said smiling. “OK. Bye”he said looking at me.
I left him and walked to Mr handsome car. I disappeared into the car sitting beside him.
I looked at the way he dressed. His dressing looks extra ordinary. I wonder if he’s going to his work dressing like that. “Why are you dressed like this? Are you going for wedding registration?”I asked looking at him. “Wedding… You’re so dumb. Can’t you tell am going to work?”I said dressing my suite well. “Oh work?”I repeated nodding my head. “So who do you want to propose to at your work place?”I asked again looking curious. He covered his face with his right palm in frustration. “I don’t know ghosts are this senseless”he said almost in a whisper thinking I won’t hear him. “What do you say?”I asked looking at him. “Never mind”He said. He removed his hand from his face and drove slowly down the street.
Few minutes later, we got to a big company. I think we’ve been to this place before. He drove the car to the garage and got down locking the car with a remote. I also got out and stood beside him. I looked up at the giant looking company. Oh this is his father’s company. Does he agree to work here?
I turned to him looking confused. “Do you finally agree to what your father said?”I asked him. “Of course. Am also James Williams son. From now on, I’ll live as my true identity. I plan to find the reason behind my mother’s death and punish whosoever was behind it. So, here I comes ANEL entertainment”he said smiling. I looked at him smiling also.
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John’s POV
We got to the elevator and I opened it. When I got to the eleventh floor, the elevator stopped and I walked out heading to my office. “Hey!”I heard a voice behind me. I looked back and saw Debbie. She was putting on a long pink gown matching with her blue hills and fashion blue hand bag. She looks pretty as always. As I saw her, a smile formed on my face. “Who’s she?”the ghost girl asked as she came closer. “Wow. It’s good to see you here. Are you here to visit someone?”I asked her smiling. “Oh actually I have something am doing here on the sixth floor. We’re having a fashion modeling program there. Am the moderator of the event so, that’s what brought me here. What of you? Are you here to see someone?”she asked. Just as I was about replying her, Stephen walked up to us. He was so surprised to see me in the company.
We both were both staring at each other not saying anything or greeting each other.. I smiled on seeing the expression on his face.
I know the battle line is drawn between both of us. Because am also ready for every worst part of it. I won’t lose to him this time like I did back in high school.
Episode 10
I smiled stretching my hand for a shake. “Good morning. President Stephen”I said with a smile. He was not saying a word or reply to my greeting for a while. I withdrew my hand and dipped it into my pocket. “Good morning sir”Debbie greeted him smiling. He nodded his head smiling back at her. “Good morning”he replied. “Meet my friend Mr john”Debbie said pointing to me. Her phone rang and she excused herself to pick it.”person me”she said and left. Immediately she left, Stephen took a step closer to me. “Why are you here?”he asked. I laughed at that question before I gave him reply. “Why do you think am here at my father’s company? Oh have you forgotten am the vice president of this company?”I asked looking at him. He laughed out loud although my reply was not funny. “Oh I see. You chose to stay here. Good. Am loving this”he said smiling. “So. Let’s be good to each other from now on president Stephen”I said stretching my hand for a shake. He shook my hand but with a little squeeze. I looked at his face and smiled. I released his hand. Just then, Debbie came back holding her cell phone. “I’ll see you later. I have to take care of something”she said and left. Stephen was staring at her as she leaves. “Seems like you guys are close”he said looking at me. “Maybe you can ask her directly”I said with a smile. I left him and went towards my office.
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Stella’s POV
I was walking around on the eleventh floor, leaving Mr handsome after he left to his office. I disappeared and reappeared at a floor I don’t know. I walked slowly looking around as people walks to and fro the company. I got to a place and saw some beautiful ladies dancing. On seeing them, I went into the door looking at them as they move. “Wow. I love that”I said moving my head to the beat. As I continue looking at them and moving my body, a memory flashed to my head again.
*memory*
Some girls were in group gossiping. The way they dressed showed they just finished a dance practice or were about starting. I saw myself sitting beside a girl. She has a long fringe hair while I had a short black hair tied in a ponytail. The way both of us were sitting, it shows we could be sisters or best friends.
I heard what those girls were saying but I ignored them pretending I don’t.
“She’s so full of herself. I don’t know why Debbie hang around with her. She’s just acting like her dog or should I say handbag?”a girl said laughing. They all laughed out loud.
“She’s not the only better one here. Why must she be the only one all the time? We can perform better too”another girl said.
I looked at the girl beside me and she smiled inserting one air peace into my ear to stop me from hearing those annoying voices. I smiled back at her nodding my head.
*reality*
This memory was clear to me. The girl sitting beside me looks so familiar but the more I tried to remember her, the more hard it is to do so.
That means I was a dancer when I was still alive? But why are they gossiping about me? Why do they envy me?”I thought to myself. I walked around in the practice room looking at the girls as they moved.
“Jenny stop!”I heard the choreographer’s voice and I turned around looking at them.
“Ooh. Not again. Why’s she getting it wrong again?”the remaining girls started complaining looking at her badly. The choreographer walked to a girl. She’ll be the same age as I. She has a brown skin which made her look more beautiful. But her expression was bad when the choreographer got to her. “This is the sixth time you’ll make the same mistake. If you do it one more time, you’re out”she said looking at her. “Am sorry ma”she said in a weak tone. She went back to the front and they started from a point. I was staring at the girl as she moved. She dance well but her moves were a bit slow. When they got to a stage, she made mistake again. “Oh why?”I said looking at her. “Jenny out. Meet me after practice”the choreographer said. She walked slowly out of the line and went to sit at the back of the practice room a little far from them. I could see how some girls reacted when she left. “Bad girls everywhere”I said looking at them.
I walked to where the girl was sitting. She took off the Snickers she was putting on and drank from a bottle beside her. She placed it down and looked up to where I was standing. She has this surprised and scared expression when she looked up at me. She closed her eyes and started reciting something. I was confused at her reaction. “Hey!”I called. She dipped her hand into her pocket and brought out a chain which looks like a rosary. She continue reciting it with her eyes closed. I tried to touch her but a force pushed me back. I staggered back with a force which almost land me on the floor.
She opened her eyes staring at me while breathing heavily
