DOWNCASTED Chapter 8
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#Chapter 8
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#Jay's POV
She left... Just that way.
One of the waiters came over to clean up the mess on the table, so I stood up and the seat kinda shifted a bit.
The guy widened his eyes as he saw this.. But then went on with what he was doing.
I walked out of the eatery to find Nana.
I know for sure that she's inside the bank.
I walked into the bank premises and saw her car, carefully parked at the parking lot with other cars.
I walked over to her car and jumped on the bonnet. Sitting now on the bonnet, I rested myself on the windscreen, with my hands behind my head and I stared up at the sunny sky.
Sun was out... kinda much but wasn't affecting my gaze, just the way it wasn't, there in that forest.
I'll stay here and wait till Nana closes and comes out.
Im not leaving and she's not gonna run away from me either.
No matter what I am now..
I'do wanna stay with her.
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#Nana's POV
5:05pm
Work over..
I didn't tell anyone about my awkward attitude then... Even after I came out of the washroom and they kept throwing me questions with worried looks on their faces..
I told them ‘im just fine... Im fine!
Vera, my kinda closest colleague kept trying to know even after others had quit.
“Im fine..” Was all I kept answering.
*
As I took my bag and made my way out, I silently prayed not to see him.
Jay.
But even as I kept praying, I saw him.
He was resting on my car bonnet with his face up at the sky.
I put my hand on my chest as a sharp fright washed over me.
My head spinned and goosebumps
filled over my skin. And I just stood motionless, staring at him.
God! How do I escape from this nightmare?
Is it seriously true, that he's a ghost?
Then I remembered something..
It was what the granny said.
‘Try taking a picture of him.’
With shaking hand, I searched my bag for my phone and got it out, it alnost slip out of my hand cos my hand were vividly shaking.
I scrolled and tapped on the camera and then tried taking a picture of him, but to my horror and shock,
He wasn't appearing on the camera.
All I was seeing was just my car with no Jay sitting on the bonnet. No one!
I looked up to see if maybe he suddenly disappeared but no.. He was there, resting his head on the windscreen and staring up at the sky.
He haven't seen me.
But looking via the camera, I wasn't seeing him.
I threw my phone back into my bag..
He's really a ghost!
I can't believe this..
I can't believe i've been talking to a ghost.
And I can't believe I haven't fainted yet!
But Im so freaking scared and im feeling really dizzy.
Im feeling nausea.
I inhaled, closed my eyes, then opened them back just immediately.
Then our eyes met.
He was sitting up now.
He look so cute but he's a ghost!
I didn't wish to go but I still did. With my wobbling legs, I walked slowly to my car... Not to him cos I stayed clearly far from the ghost.
I can't believe this is a reality and not in my dreams.. Not those times I dream of my dead parents..
I stood far from him.
And he smiled awkwardly at me with his golden eyes which I could only imagine are blacks, not golden again.
I just wanted to wake up from this horrible dream.
“Nana..” He called and scanned the people around. I followed his gaze. No one was looking our way.. Or rather, my way!
Even If they do! I don't care.
They have no idea the horror in front of me
“Nana.. ” He called again, staring into my eyes and I looked away.
I don't wanna look at his eyes.
“What do you think I am Nana?” He asked.
I swallowed.
“I don't... know. I don't know what you are.” I said.
But I wanted to scream at his face.
‘YOU ARE A GHOST! A GHOST!’
“You don't know? Nana, you don't know what I am but you ran away when I was telling you about me.” He said.
I glanced at him.
He look really sad.
“I don't know.. I just think you... you are...” I paused and breathed.
In..
Out..
I don't wanna say this.. I don't know what it's gonna cause..
And Im really not ready for it, im not fit to help a ghost find his death trace.
“Im what Nana?” He asked. Seems he like adding my name in everything.
“Do you really wanna know what you are?” I asked.
“Nana of cos I want to. Yeah..” He said.
I inhaled.
“You.. you you're a g ghost.” I finally let it out.
His eyes went wide open and then he furrowed his eyebrows.
Then jumped down from the car bonnet and made to come to me but I moved backwards.
“Don't come near me!” I said.
I can feel eyes on me now.
He stopped and pushed his front hair back.
He always do that.
Then he looked at me.
“Am I a ghost Nana?” He asked.
“You are fucking asking me that.” I snapped.
“I don't wanna believe that Nana. I didn't die. Im not fucking dead. I was coming back from a party with my friends and... ” He paused.
I narrowed my eyes.
“And what?” I asked..
He pushed back his hair again.
“I can't say more cos that's the last thing I can remember.” He said and narrowed his eyes just the same way I did.
I blinked my eyes..
“I don't know what to say but I really don't know what you want from me.” I said.
He kept silent and just stared.
Then he looked ahead.
And then I felt a familiar scent behind me.
“Nana..” The person behind called.
He was right at my back.
Jardel.
Why?
I took a quick glance behind and yes, it was him.
Jardel... The fudge!
His stupid handsome face lightened up in a smile as our eyes met.
I looked away, back at Jay..
But!
Jay was no more there.
I searched with my eyes for him but he was no one around.
How did he disappear just now!
Scary!
Frightening!
Horrific!
He disappeared?
He has never did, why now! Why now that I just found out he's a ghost!
It gave me cold shivers and I rushed to my car, forgetting about Jardel..
(Fuck him! Why should I bother about him)
I ran to my car and he followed.
Jay wasn't in the car..
Oh no oh!
“Nana heard you talking to yourself. People were staring at you.. I mean it was awkward. And now you're acting this way.. Searching your car like..”
I cut him short.
“Get out of my life!” I yelled at him.
He was out already tho.
He broke my heart!
I didn't even look at him.
I opened the door and made to go in but he grabbed my hand.
I yanked his hand away and glared at him.
His stupid brown eyes stared at me.
“Get lost you bitch!” I screamed at him, got into my car and shut the door.
I drove away, leaving the heart piercer to stare.
I drove out of the bank and as I made to turn into the road.
I saw him.
He was leaning on a car with his hands in his pockets.
He saw me..
If he only he didn't cos I as I made to speed away, I saw him standing in front of my car, blocking me.
What!..
He pulled out his hands... And the next thing, I saw him beside me in the car...
My head spinned and hurt.
And I shut my eyes.. Not wanting to believe that a ghost is beside me! in this car with me!
“Im sorry my speed is just too much.. I had to be fast enough so you don't leave me Nana.” He said and then touched me.
(His hand felt so cold)
I passed out.
#Chapter 8
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.
.
.
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#Jay's POV
She left... Just that way.
One of the waiters came over to clean up the mess on the table, so I stood up and the seat kinda shifted a bit.
The guy widened his eyes as he saw this.. But then went on with what he was doing.
I walked out of the eatery to find Nana.
I know for sure that she's inside the bank.
I walked into the bank premises and saw her car, carefully parked at the parking lot with other cars.
I walked over to her car and jumped on the bonnet. Sitting now on the bonnet, I rested myself on the windscreen, with my hands behind my head and I stared up at the sunny sky.
Sun was out... kinda much but wasn't affecting my gaze, just the way it wasn't, there in that forest.
I'll stay here and wait till Nana closes and comes out.
Im not leaving and she's not gonna run away from me either.
No matter what I am now..
I'do wanna stay with her.
…………………………………………
#Nana's POV
5:05pm
Work over..
I didn't tell anyone about my awkward attitude then... Even after I came out of the washroom and they kept throwing me questions with worried looks on their faces..
I told them ‘im just fine... Im fine!
Vera, my kinda closest colleague kept trying to know even after others had quit.
“Im fine..” Was all I kept answering.
*
As I took my bag and made my way out, I silently prayed not to see him.
Jay.
But even as I kept praying, I saw him.
He was resting on my car bonnet with his face up at the sky.
I put my hand on my chest as a sharp fright washed over me.
My head spinned and goosebumps
filled over my skin. And I just stood motionless, staring at him.
God! How do I escape from this nightmare?
Is it seriously true, that he's a ghost?
Then I remembered something..
It was what the granny said.
‘Try taking a picture of him.’
With shaking hand, I searched my bag for my phone and got it out, it alnost slip out of my hand cos my hand were vividly shaking.
I scrolled and tapped on the camera and then tried taking a picture of him, but to my horror and shock,
He wasn't appearing on the camera.
All I was seeing was just my car with no Jay sitting on the bonnet. No one!
I looked up to see if maybe he suddenly disappeared but no.. He was there, resting his head on the windscreen and staring up at the sky.
He haven't seen me.
But looking via the camera, I wasn't seeing him.
I threw my phone back into my bag..
He's really a ghost!
I can't believe this..
I can't believe i've been talking to a ghost.
And I can't believe I haven't fainted yet!
But Im so freaking scared and im feeling really dizzy.
Im feeling nausea.
I inhaled, closed my eyes, then opened them back just immediately.
Then our eyes met.
He was sitting up now.
He look so cute but he's a ghost!
I didn't wish to go but I still did. With my wobbling legs, I walked slowly to my car... Not to him cos I stayed clearly far from the ghost.
I can't believe this is a reality and not in my dreams.. Not those times I dream of my dead parents..
I stood far from him.
And he smiled awkwardly at me with his golden eyes which I could only imagine are blacks, not golden again.
I just wanted to wake up from this horrible dream.
“Nana..” He called and scanned the people around. I followed his gaze. No one was looking our way.. Or rather, my way!
Even If they do! I don't care.
They have no idea the horror in front of me
“Nana.. ” He called again, staring into my eyes and I looked away.
I don't wanna look at his eyes.
“What do you think I am Nana?” He asked.
I swallowed.
“I don't... know. I don't know what you are.” I said.
But I wanted to scream at his face.
‘YOU ARE A GHOST! A GHOST!’
“You don't know? Nana, you don't know what I am but you ran away when I was telling you about me.” He said.
I glanced at him.
He look really sad.
“I don't know.. I just think you... you are...” I paused and breathed.
In..
Out..
I don't wanna say this.. I don't know what it's gonna cause..
And Im really not ready for it, im not fit to help a ghost find his death trace.
“Im what Nana?” He asked. Seems he like adding my name in everything.
“Do you really wanna know what you are?” I asked.
“Nana of cos I want to. Yeah..” He said.
I inhaled.
“You.. you you're a g ghost.” I finally let it out.
His eyes went wide open and then he furrowed his eyebrows.
Then jumped down from the car bonnet and made to come to me but I moved backwards.
“Don't come near me!” I said.
I can feel eyes on me now.
He stopped and pushed his front hair back.
He always do that.
Then he looked at me.
“Am I a ghost Nana?” He asked.
“You are fucking asking me that.” I snapped.
“I don't wanna believe that Nana. I didn't die. Im not fucking dead. I was coming back from a party with my friends and... ” He paused.
I narrowed my eyes.
“And what?” I asked..
He pushed back his hair again.
“I can't say more cos that's the last thing I can remember.” He said and narrowed his eyes just the same way I did.
I blinked my eyes..
“I don't know what to say but I really don't know what you want from me.” I said.
He kept silent and just stared.
Then he looked ahead.
And then I felt a familiar scent behind me.
“Nana..” The person behind called.
He was right at my back.
Jardel.
Why?
I took a quick glance behind and yes, it was him.
Jardel... The fudge!
His stupid handsome face lightened up in a smile as our eyes met.
I looked away, back at Jay..
But!
Jay was no more there.
I searched with my eyes for him but he was no one around.
How did he disappear just now!
Scary!
Frightening!
Horrific!
He disappeared?
He has never did, why now! Why now that I just found out he's a ghost!
It gave me cold shivers and I rushed to my car, forgetting about Jardel..
(Fuck him! Why should I bother about him)
I ran to my car and he followed.
Jay wasn't in the car..
Oh no oh!
“Nana heard you talking to yourself. People were staring at you.. I mean it was awkward. And now you're acting this way.. Searching your car like..”
I cut him short.
“Get out of my life!” I yelled at him.
He was out already tho.
He broke my heart!
I didn't even look at him.
I opened the door and made to go in but he grabbed my hand.
I yanked his hand away and glared at him.
His stupid brown eyes stared at me.
“Get lost you bitch!” I screamed at him, got into my car and shut the door.
I drove away, leaving the heart piercer to stare.
I drove out of the bank and as I made to turn into the road.
I saw him.
He was leaning on a car with his hands in his pockets.
He saw me..
If he only he didn't cos I as I made to speed away, I saw him standing in front of my car, blocking me.
What!..
He pulled out his hands... And the next thing, I saw him beside me in the car...
My head spinned and hurt.
And I shut my eyes.. Not wanting to believe that a ghost is beside me! in this car with me!
“Im sorry my speed is just too much.. I had to be fast enough so you don't leave me Nana.” He said and then touched me.
(His hand felt so cold)
I passed out.
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