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Anika POV

"May I ask, what happened to you when you left?" I asked Steve, I was also wondering where did he go or what did he do when he left us. He just disappeared and left us without even telling us what is he going to do. Until now I'm still wondering his reason. I know it has something do to his goal, as I friend I got worried and wondering about him. "I went to the town where I lived before," he said with a gloomy expression painted on his face. "I went to see my ex-girlfriend. I know that my first move is to see her again and forgave her after what she did to me when I was still alive."

Just like Kath's, forgiving someone is their first move. I know forgiving is really the first thing to do in every person who hurts you. To move on, you should just forgive that someone, and I wonder, what about me? Did someone hurt me before when I was still alive? Am I able to forgive whoever is that person? I still hope to remember everything.

"So, what happened?" I asked him as I stare at the sunset and wondering about mine. "She's happy now. She already has her own family. Oh and her son was named by me, I felt happy about that 'cause she remembered me even though I am already gone." I look at his eyes and I see happiness but somehow there is still sadness left in him. "I know that leaving someone you love to make her happy is the bravest thing a person does." I smiled at him as I pat his shoulder gently. Yes, it is hard but it is the right thing to do. "I watched them every day, and all I can see is a happy family. At that moment, I finally forgave her. So that I will be able to live my final moments here happy and peacefully." I felt proud for him, and also grateful that he already achieved something in this life. I'm proud of both of them, him and Kath.

I heard footsteps coming towards us, I looked and saw Dylan walking towards us. He joined us watching the sunset at the rooftop of his apartment. "So you need to learn to love again?" Dylan asked with his serious and cool tone, but why do I think that is cool? Okay, stop it, Anika. Here we go again. "I think so, that is what I feel," Steve said and that made Dylan laugh. "Are you serious? That doesn't make sense! You're already a ghost but you need to learn to love again? Why?" Dylan keeps on asking. Sometimes things don't make sense but in the end, they will. I don't know how but I believe it does. "That's what I feel and that's what I'm going to do. I can feel it, that is my final thing to do before going to the afterlife." Steve said. "Fine, I'm going to help you even if it's impossible." Dylan still said that he will help him, what's with him? He's really willing to help him but he's not when it comes to helping me.

It's already late at night, Steve and I stayed at Dylan's apartment thinking about what to do to help Steve. But nothing came up as we talk a while ago, we still don't know what to do. Steve and I stayed awake but Dylan fell asleep on the sofa. "We better go back to Kath's. Nothing is going to happen if we keep on thinking what to do." Steve said as he stood up and fixed his clothes. I just nodded as agreeing about what he said but before I stood up, I looked at Dylan. He's so peaceful when he's asleep and I can't stop staring at him while he's asleep, I don't know why. I stood up and followed Steve who's already outside waiting for me.

The next morning, Steve and I are planed to go to the park that is behind the university. He told me that for today he wanted to help me wander around just for today but before we wander, I just want to stay at the park for a little. I don't know why but I always wanted to go to that park, it's like I have a deep connection to that place.

When we got to the park, I sat at the same bench whenever I went here at the park. "Wait, I'll just go get something." Steve said and stayed there. I looked at Steve as he walk away, and he really went far just to get something. What is he going to get? As I wait for him, I suddenly saw a vision. A boy who is walking away from me. Just like how I saw Steve walking, the boy in my vision is also walking away from me. I only saw his back but I didn't saw his face in my vision. Who is he? Maybe he's part of my past, but how?

A few minutes later, Steve came with a flower. "Why are holding a tulip?" I asked him. Then he suddenly gave me the flower. "I just wanted to give you a flower." He said with a smile. I accepted it but I got confused because out of the blue he is giving me a flower, for what reason? "Why?" I asked then he sit beside me. "I saw that flower while we were walking a while ago, and I just wanted to give it to you." he said, he actually didn't answer my question correctly. "But why?" I still asked him, "What do you mean why? Is it bad to give you flower?"

There is something happening that I don't understand. I just stayed quiet and accept what he gave me, the flower is beautiful, yellow tulips but I still prefer anemone flowers. Suddenly, I realized something, "How did you get this flower?" I asked because I know ghosts can't get something without giving or offering it to them. "I pick it." he said but I looked at him as if I had a lot of questions in my head. "What? Oh... ghosts can pick up something when it's life is about to end. Well, flowers are alive, they grow right? That flower is about to die, and in that way I am able can get it." he said. I didn't know we are able to do those things. "Wow, I didn't know that." I said but he suddenly laugh because of my innocence. "Now you know." he said and smiled at me.

"You know, I usually give my ex-girlfriend flowers whenever I saw one. I like giving flowers to someone I like." and that gave me a surprise. "What?" I said. Please, it's not what I think it is. "Oh no... I like you as a good friend. That's why I gave you a flower." He said and that was gave me a relief, I thought... Nevermind, that will never happen... I think...

After a few hours of wandering around, I still kept on thinking about the vision I saw a while ago. They is something about that vision but I still don't know why. "What are you thinking?" Steve said, he notice that I was thinking too deep. "It's nothing." But I refuse to tell it to him. I wanted to look on it on my own first before telling him. "You know, it's helpful when telling someone what is bothering you." he said. But I still chose not to tell him, I just shake my head and stayed quiet.

"So do we found something today?" Steve asked me, he really wants to help me in fining something that could help me. I do found something, the vision, but I wanted to keep it to myself first. "Nothing, let's head back to Kath's. It's late and I'm getting tired." I said and stopped walking for a while. I still don't understand why am I getting tired. Some of the ghosts don't usually get tired even after a long day of wandering around.

"Come, I'll give you a back ride." Steve said as he kneel in front of me facing his back. "What? No!" I refused at started walking. I just ignore him while he is still kneeling. But suddenly, he grab my arm to his shoulder and he actually success in giving me a back ride. "Wait woah!" I said because I got surprised about what he did. "No, stop! Put me don't. I'm fine." I said as he started walking while I'm on his back. "You're tired but I'm not. I can just give you a back ride." he said, I wanted to get off but I'm also worried if I move Steve might fell off his feet. So I just stay quiet and let him carry me back to Kath's.

"What are you doing?" I suddenly heard a very familiar voice. We looked back and saw Dylan standing looking confused. "Put me down!" I said to Steve but he said, "No!" he said it with a serious tone. Dylan kept on staring at us and as Steve staring at Dylan too. I looked both at them and the atmosphere started to get awkward for me.

Dylan's stare, and so as Steve to Dylan. Something is really happening and I don't understand what it is.

What is happening?

To Be Continued...