1 I am a ghost?

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Thud .. She slowly fell down with her eyes locked on to the woman in front of her.

Why did you betray me? We went through multiple ups and downs together. We have been starved and homeless together. We worked all nights and days to develop our company together. So why did you betray me?

Staring at the gorgeously dressed woman in front of her, Sierra felt her life slipping away. Her once absolutely stunning face turned pale.

The woman coldly replied, "Yes, we went through a lot together. But you were always a step ahead of me and I was always in your shadow. The shadow empress, the woman who would cut down everything in her path, the brilliant hacker, the mind this nation had never seen before. And what was I? Just your beloved friend? Even my own husband, the love of my life, prefers you over me. Tonight it all ends".

Kicking away Sierra's warm dead body, the woman started yelling with a panic "Help! Help! Someone please help me. Sierra has no pulse. Someone please."

The security guards standing outside Sierra's private lab immediately rushed over, "Madam please calm down. Please go with one of our guards to the safe room. I will rush our boss to the hospital."

Kenna was immediately escorted out of the room. As the company's other CEO and founder, Kenna needed to be protected at all costs. The guard bent down and checked on Sierra's condition. Alas, he couldn't feel any pulse.

"How could this have happened? We even increased the security on campus because of madam's latest project. Ok, go check on Kenna in the next room. No matter what don't leave her side. Also get her to a hospital and run a full check up for poisoning. Then await for Kenna madam's instructions."

After giving commands to his subordinates, the chief slowly lifted Sierra's body and took her to the hospital as well.

Sierra was a born genius. Her talent in mathematics and computer science were unsurpassable. Along with her childhood friend Kenna, Sierra spent her whole life struggling against the waves and built a software and gaming empire.

Their products were the first in line, with an unhackable shell and an unbeatable speed. They had completely shut down the competition and dominated the market.

Sierra took care of the technical aspects of the company, while Kenna managed their business. They had been extremely good friends for a long time and Sierra was even Kenna's daughter's god mother. They absolutely trusted each other.

At least, that's what Sierra thought.

But it has all come to an end...

Where am I? Sierra slowly blinked and tried hard to open her eyes.

She was overjoyed "I am still alive? What happened? Did they get me to a hospital in time? I need to tell someone about Kenna."

She slowly gained conscious and realised she was still lying on the floor. Sierra was confused. How was she still alive? Maybe Kenna didn't poison her or did not use a high enough dose?

She slowly tried to get up. She felt extremely weak and giddy. Her walking felt as if she was floating across the room. She felt faint.

Sierra slowly extended her hands to grab the doorknob and tried to call out the guards. Except, there was no noise coming out and her hand went right through the door.

Sierra stood there, shocked and frozen. She suddenly heard a noise, "Beep. The user has now attempted to go through a solid object. Integrity of the soul has been reduced by 1%. The user has 75 hours left to completely disintegrate."

Awoken from her stupor, Sierra closed her eyes. She calmed herself down and slowly analysed the situation she was in. It was this nature of hers that enabled her to come this far in life.

Sierra is an extremely calm, rational and logical person. Except for her dying moments, she had never once in her life been agitated over something. Everything was solvable as long as she patiently thought it over. This was her philosophy in life.

After settling herself down, Sierra slowly opened her eyes again and examined herself. She couldn't find much difference. Everything was same as before.

There were no wounds or injuries and her body was intact. However, she couldn't feel a temperature. Everything felt cold. When she reached for the door again, she wasn't able to grab the handle and passed right through the door, entering outside.

"Beep. The user has now passed through a solid object. Integrity of the soul has been reduced by 2%. The user has 74.5 hours left to completely disintegrate."

She heard this notification again.

But, she put this thought aside and walked towards the nearest security guard.

She felt it weird that he didn't acknowledge her, turn towards her or even wish her a good night. They all do it every night, when she leaves her work lab.

Sierra steadily approached the guard, "Hello. What happened here? Where is everybody?".

But there was no sound coming out of her. The guards was neither able to see her or hear her. This confirmed her fears and the truth dawned on Sierra, "I am a fucking ghost?".

Tears were dripping from her eyes, but nothing fell down. In fact, she realised she was floating.

Sierra's main laboratory had been on the top floor for convenience purposes. She had to use the helipad often for official meetings. So she slowly went outside the main door and over the building edge.

She was literally standing in air or rather floating in air. She could fly? This confirmed everything. She was a ghost now.

From that height, the view was amazing. She could see all the bright lights of the nearby buildings and the shining main road with the never ending traffic. She had been working too hard.

"Sigh... When was the last time I stepped outside for a breath of fresh air?" She couldn't remember. .

"Beep. According to the latest weather predictions, the user might be subjected to violent winds in 5 minutes. Beep. Please move to a safer region. The user has 74.2 hours left to completely disintegrate." There was a notification again.