20. Death asked me out

"Turn around...look at me...into my eyes .."

He spoke, his calm voice had never ceased to intoxicate YiMing. But today, she wanted to fight that intoxication!

This was her simply finding that her love choice could be a pathway to doom. Or further dooms!

When she didn't seem to be turning, he then walked around her and came to stand before him. Now she couldn't look away, no matter how she tried.

She naturally found herself looking into his deep alluring eyes. Looking into her doom...

"Who are you?" He asked. The questions came as easy and simple as they could be. But this same question had sent a river of wonders through YiMing's head.

Who was she? This was a question she had never really asked herself or bothered looking into.

"I asked...who on earth are you?"

"...."

"A ghost? A demon? A reaper? what are you?" He asked, knowing full well she wasn't any of those.

"..." She looked away.

"It's too late to pretend that you can't see me. I'm not foolish you know?" He said.

"I...I wasn't trying to pretend that...I didn't see you" She wanted to put herself together and at least say something!

She couldn't stay dumb before him. What If the matter escalated.

"I have classes... and I'm afraid I might miss them..." She managed to say in a calm tone.

He still had his hands in his pants, his eyes on her. "Well.Okey. I guess you don't have to tell me who you are... It's unnecessary anyway. Because from now, you've caught my eyes and you'll be seeing me often. get ready"

Those lines... YiMing Wondered if they were pulled out of a Romance novel. But then again, this wouldn't have been the best scene to use it, right?!

But YiMing wasn't curious to stay any longer and engage in any discussion. He was her crush, and she was already nervous about getting around him. Talk more of in such a situation.

"Then I'll be... of" She had made her way to leave but then he said.

"You must have seen me..." He had said.

She stopped.

"You must be curious with questions...So I'll give you the chance to ask what you want. Tomorrow night, I'll pick you up from your place, by seven" He said.

YiMing stiffened, her heart was beating, Hard. what was that? Was that what they mean by asking someone out on a date?!

Her slow mindset couldn't process it all! But she was dead nervous, she couldn't understand what was happening. Was he asking her out on a date?

She had quickly turned to look at him, but he wasn't there again. He had disappeared.

Was she to be excited or what?! She just found out that her crush probably wasn't human and he had asked her on a date, as she assumed.

No, she didn't know what exactly to feel. Maybe both feelings? Yeah, because she was equally Shocked about the revelation and him asking her out.

She was certainly going to go with him on the ' date' to see if she was going to find out more about him...

*****

The bell for the end of the school period had gone and the students all packed up to leave school.

YiMing's class was as noisy as always, packing up their stuff and at the same time making unnecessary noises and Playing around.

Only a very few of them concentrated on their packing. including YiMing.

She was sitting ok her seat as she packed up her stuff, taking her time as though the whole world was waiting for her.

She still had her assumed case of being asked on a date by Her crush, and shelly it. It bad brought up a bit of light into her colorless and sad life.

"Did you hear what happened during break period?"

YiMing Heard them discussing again as they always did.

"What what's it?" One asked, curiously.

"It's said that the ghost stroke again and this time, the source is accurate! It's from a junior student who had gone to the toilet...and then he swore he heard sulking sound around!"

"Oh?!! Really?!"

"Yes! Really! And when he came out, he saw blood drop on the floor...dotted around!"

"Oh gosh! That's creepy"

"Yes, it is. And the thing is, he had also called a few people around to witness and they did. But after some time. It just vanished!"

"O my Gosh, I think I'm getting goosebumps!"

"Now I'm believing that this ghost stuff is real. And it's creeping me out, I don't think I'll come to school again!"

"Me too..how can something which began today be so creepy and detailed. I'll tell my mum, she'll Certainly prevent me from coming to school!"

YiMing sat there, listening to what they said. Now she was left in the dilemma of wondering who the ghost could be.

Now she had two candidates, first was the sad ghost she had saved the other day. And the second was her crush. She didn't know if he was a ghost. But since he was invisible and stuff, she guessed he was something like that.

She didn't bother listening to what they talked about in advance, she had simply packed up her stuff and then left the class.

With hopes on her face, YiMing walked out of the school building. she had her bags behind her as she walked through the pathway, leaving the school premises.

As she was about to leave the gate, she suddenly stopped.

She had a strange and sudden feeling that she couldn't explain. She had simply turned behind her and there saw the ghost...

She saw the sad ghost moving from one person to another and watched as she asked them stuff. they didn't see her but she was persistent in moving from one person to another asking as if they heard her.

YiMing watched her from afar. She knew she was the only person who did...And she didn't take her eyes off...

She heard what the ghost was asking as she moved from one person to another. And she had once again felt pity...