DOWNCASTED Chapter 15

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#Chapter 15

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#Nana's POV [Continues]

I blinked.

“That's not possible. It makes no sense.” I said sharply.

Jardel shrugged.
“Not like I want it to happen. It's just a suggestion.” He said.

“We can try this.” Jay said with wide eyes.
I glared at him.
“No!” I snapped.

I can't even imagine Jay kissing me.
A ghost!

“He can't kiss me tho, cos I can't see him. He can kiss only the person he sees.” Jardel said.

Awkward!
Jay chuckled..

“Stop joking here Jardel. I knew you were lying when you said that.” I said.

He laughed.
“Im not.” He said.
“Fine let's all find another path.” Jay said.
“Let's find another path.” I said.
……………………………………………

We got down and headed right..
The trees are so tall, thick and scathered.
Fallen dry leaves on the ground and water drops from the tree leaves.

Jay was in the front, I at the middle and Jardel at my back.

“Is he at my back?” Jardel asked.
“Yeap” I lied.

He looked behind him and I covered my mouth to chuckle.
Jay chuckled too.

“Stop pranking Nana.” Jardel said.

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The birds were whistling and it was scary, I think.
Walking in such a thick forest with a ghost in front.
Somehow I was happy Jardel was with us.
I wonder how I'do be feeling now if Jardel wasn't with us.

Just me and a ghost?
No way!

I checked if my phone was with me.
Yeah it was.

We walked for an hour plus as we searched for a road that would lead us to where Jay found himself, but it was proving too hard to find.

“Maybe we should just go back to the first place.” Jardel said after another thirty minutes of walk.
“First place?” I asked.
“The swamp.” He replied.

Jay was busy searching around. While I and Jardel faced each other.

“We can't go back there. There's no way we can cross the swamp without sinking inside.” I said.
“Don't you think he lied to us about the swamp?” Jardel asked with an arched eyebrow..

I looked at Jay who was now staring at us.

“He heard you.” I said.
“And so damn what?” Jardel said, just then a phone began ringing.

Not mine.

Jardel searched his pockets and brought out his phone which was ringing..

He looked at me, then cut the Incoming call.

“Why don't you pick your call?” I asked.
Not that I care tho or do I care?
“It's no one important and besides, We got more important thing here which is looking for the ghost body like we're cops.” He said.

I don't know why but his words angered me.

I glared at him and made to walk pass him but he grabbed me and Jay vanished and appeared beside me instantly.

“Leave my wrist. You hurting me.” I said to Jardel.
“Im sorry Nana.” He said and let go of my hand.
“I heard his phone ringing.. Tell him not to switch it off.” Jay said.

I breathed.

“Don't switch off your phone cos we might need it.” I said.
“It's not switched off. Just ended the call.” He said.

I checked my wristwatch and it's two minutes pass three o'clock.

“We gotta keep going.” I said like I was the leader.
I stayed at the front now but Jay appeared in my front and walked in front, I still at the middle and Jardel at my back.
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We walked for too long but still we haven't found what we were searching for..

I was gonna speak, when Jay spoke.

“Nana I can hear my name.. I can feel myself around. I don't understand. I can feel myself around!!”

Fear gripped me and I paused my steps and that made Jardel bump into me from behind.

“Why did you stop Nana?” Jardel asked as he regained his stand.
“He says he feels himself around.” I said looking at Jay who now was looking wildly around.

“Im scared.” I whispered to Jardel and he quickly took my hand.
I didn't care. I need this hold now.
“Don't be. What's he doing now?” He asked.
“Searching around.” I said.
“We gotta do it with him. Don't be scared. He's still the Jay.” Jardel said and pulled me along.

“Jay?” He called Jay.
Jay stopped and looked at us.
“What do you wanna tell him?” I asked.
“Is he looking at me now?” He asked.
“Yeah.”
“What do you feel?” Jardel asked him.
“I feel myself around.” Jay answered.
“He says he feels himself around.” I said.
“Then your body must be around.” Jardel said.
“Yes I think.” Jay said and went on searching.

Jardel looked at me.

“Be strong Nana, let's help him now.” He said.
I swallowed.
Then inhaled and exhaled.

Then, we began searching for Jay's body.

He kept saying that he's feeling himself around and all we could do is search.

Search

Search..

But still we couldn't find anything..Not even a trace.

We've searched for like two hours and we've gone far from the place he first said it..

Still we found nothing...

“I just think this ghost guy's been lying to us.” Jardel whispered.

He said this back there when we were talking about the swamp, now he has said it again.

Is he really saying the truth? Is Jay really lying about this?
Is he a bad ghost tryna lead us to a deadly place to end us?

I stood and watched him. Jardel watched him too.
Jay was eagerly searching around and don't seem like he's framing this up.
Why am I even tryna believe Jardel. I believed him when he said he loves me but he threw me to the sands.

He broke my heart knowing I gave it all to him.

I glanced at him and moved away from him.

“Jay can't be lying to us.” I said and went on to search.
Jay turned to me with a weak and sad face.

He must be very sad we haven't found anything.

Jardel walked up beside me.
“Don't believe him.” Jay said.

I raised eyebrows.

“Did you hear us talking?” I asked him.
“I could hear him cos he doesn't see me. I could hear all he say within. But I can't hear yours cos I see you.. I found out today.” He said.

I swallowed.

“Where is he now? Can't see the leaves moving.” Jardel said.
“In our front.” I said.
“Jay, I wish I can see you. Have you been lying to us?” Jardel asked.

Jay's face grew more pale.

“Stop this Jardel. He isn't lying about this.” I said.
“Im not.” Jay said.
“He's not.” I said.

Jardel shrugged..

“I still can feel myself around and it's so strong now.. Too strong.” Jay said.
“Seems we are getting near.” I said with an assuring smile.
I guess his pale face and the the tears gathering in his golden eyes, gave me some strength to keep on with this search and I was gonna do everything to get to the root of this..
To find his body!
Even without Jardel!

“Let's head. It's getting late.” Jardel said.

I looked at him.
Why do he encourage me to keep on but then bring down my spirit after?

We were about going on with the search when,

A phone began ringing..
Not mine.
I looked at Jardel.

“Not my phone.” He said but we both still searched our phone to see and it wasn't ours.

And it was a song ringtone from one of Lil Wayne's songs.

“It's mine!” Jay suddenly bursted out loud and began searching wildly for it before the call ends.

I gasped.
“It's for Jay!” I shouted to Jardel and in a swift we all began searching wildly for it at the direction it was ringing from.

But it stopped.

“Shit!” Jay yelled.

I sighed. We couldn't find it.

But something happened.
It began ringing again, almost immediately.
And we began searching again..

“Yes!!” Jardel said and we turned to him.
He had the phone in his hand and it was ringing out loudly now than it was then.
An iphone 7, golden in colour but had been dealth with by the wet sands.

Jay rushed to it and grabbed it.

“Whoa!” Jardel said as he saw the phone vanish out of his hand and hanging in the air. (Jay's hands)

“The battery is almost going off. It's my sister calling. I can't pick it.” Jay said.
“Pick it!” I screamed at him.
“No!” He said.

I rushed to him to grab the phone but the call suddenly ended.

“The battery has drained. Its off now.” Jay said and left the phone to me.

I tried severally to put it on but it didn't.

“It's off and can't on again.. His sister was calling. I guess they wanna use the phone to track him.” I said.
“They must be looking for him.” Jardel said.
“I hate cops!” Jay blurted.
“He hate cops.” I said.

“I must be around.” Jay said.
“The phone's a prove that he's around.” I said and with me still holding the phone, We went on searching.

“I can't remember anything that happened to me and how I became what I am now.” Jay said as we searched.