The Friendly ghost, Milan

A: lol

The rain continued to pour as they gaze each other. The loud noise of the rain washes their doubtees and hesitation. One thing was knowing was that those two are at their own world. The students saw the famous person at their school as 'weirdo' was frozen still in front of a floating umbrella.

Their whole body shivered when they saw a mirage of a girl wearing a white dress holding an umbrella. However, since Vincent is there, they are used to his weird and crazy things he done over the past years, to them they either thought it's a magic trick or that he wanted attention.

Milan stretched both of her hand "I meant. I like you, please go out with me?"

Vincent stood there quietly. He let down the bag he covered on his head and stood their dumbfounded of what is happening. After a few minutes of silence, suddenly, he made a move, he took a step and Milan eyes widen.

"Um… I-I'm not like forcing you to—"

Vincent took off. He ran as fast as he can and pass by Milan. He went straight and never stopped running. Milan was quite surprised. She never thought that he'll escape, the only thing she ready was a hugged and a smile that makes you forget sadness but he was gone so she followed him and float. Sooner and later she caught up and demanded an answer to why he left unexpectedly however, he didn't answer and continued his journey.

When he arrived at the front door of his house, he grabbed out his key from his bag, opened it and closed the door in a quick second. Milan didn't faze away and went through inside. She inspected the living room but he wasn't there, she gone to the kitchen, bathroom he wasn't there.

So, she went upstairs and there were two rooms. The first room, was a big bedroom, perfect for a married couple but he was not there. She gone to the second room and there he was sitting on chair on the corner of room and he was reading. Milan sighed in relief and asked him what he was doing yet he didn't respond. She tilted her head and think for a moment.

'he can saw me, right?'

Milan started doubting herself. She knows Vincent reacted when she fell and he also heard her confession… or that all she thought it was… But she didn't give up and tried everything if she had to. She annoyed him saying hello, hi, how are you? And so forth. She even added information about her favorite color or dish yet he won't reply.

Even so, she was known as the talkative girl in her school this isn't enough for her to stop. She followed him everywhere he goes, to the bed, kitchen and of course, the bathroom isn't included on her list, a guy needs a privacy.

That is why Vincent is stuck at the bathroom for two hours. He couldn't take it anymore; this is the first time he met a ghost who can talk more than 10 hours. 7 hours at the school and 3 hours at home.

One of the top lists that he hates in his whole life was a person who can chat for a whole year nonstop and also a guy who couldn't understand that he wanted to be alone- Milo the most hated person -got a new rival for that position. 

Vincent walked back and forth facing the ground restlessly. How could he get rid of that irritating ghost who he just accidently protected because his eye contact fell off so he had no choice to use his umbrella to covered the sunlight. He sighed and pushed his glasses.

All of a sudden, he heard a flush noise, he turned around and saw and eye peeking in, inside the toilet. He tilted his head for a minute, then a smile formed from his lips. Milan waited for a while now and she began to worry if Vincent is okay. Then she resolved an idea to enter, it's not like she's going to peek a guy just because she was curious, no she wasn't, really. She having a dirty idea. 

Milan grinned as her hand pass through the door "I-I'm going to enter. I'm just going to check if you are okay, I closed my eyes for safety" Her eyes are still opened. She inhaled and exhaled then she went through. Her eyes widen then she screamed and fell, she took a step back, far away at the bathroom. Her body trembled and her finger shakes as she pointed the guy who went out the bathroom.

"W-What are you doing here?!"

An old man appeared. He scratches the back of his head, he giggled and bowed "Hi. He pulled me so I had no choice" he went closer to Milan yet she took a step back.

"Don't come any closer! Go away ghost!" She put both her index finger together and created a cross "In the name of god, don't come any closer"

"You're a ghost too" 

Milan shooed him away but he won't leave. 

"I can't leave. I like being at the toilet. I see new things I never thought I'll see, let me tell you about this kid's mom, she got this—"

Vincent showed up out of the blue, grabbed the old man face, shoved him in the wall and whispered in his ear "Go to hell" slammed him in the ground hard like some movie action did. It was terrifying. Milan shivered when she thought that will happen to her if she provoked him again.

He abruptly looked at her with vile glare, he narrowed his eyes and come near to her. In a scared thought she responded moved backward. They repeat the process until Milan stuck as the wall, she gulped and fixed her gaze to his. "I'm going to— '' Vincent kneeled down and thrust both his arms on the wall, trapped Milan inside. He knit his eyebrow "What do you want?" 

Milan tilted her head 'what I want?'

She opened her mouth wide then sighed in relief. She thought he came closer was to kill her on the spot. But still, she is at the situation that she can't escape. She cleared her throat "I want you to be my—"

"Better be a good excuse or I'll exterminate you"

Her eyes enlarge and a small tear escaped.

'He's scary'

Milan swallowed her saliva and ponder for a second. She needs a good reason or either a deal that will benefits him. This is a problem you can't solve with a little flick on the hair and say "I'm pretty, what else do you want". Then she thought about her life except she doesn't remember although she knows what her regrets are.

"I…" She stared at his hazelnut eyes "I have regrets that I want to fulfilled"

"regrets?"

Milan nodded "Things I never got to try when I was alive"

Vincent raised his eyebrow "How many is it?"

She looked left and right, trying to calculate how many regrets- made up- she wants to do. "Maybe… ten?"

His eyes narrowed while Milan yelp. He sighed and she flinched. He stood up and faced backward "When I complete that regrets, you'll leave, right?" he said in a threatening sound. Milan immediately bobbed her head as Vincent walked away.

'that was the scariest transaction I ever did'

 ***

The next day, the whole day rained but that didn't stop student to stop going to school, they had the same as usual, study, eat, break, and activities over and over. Milan gone along with Vincent to the school. Since that day, she was treated like a non-existing person but she was used to it. She was just happy she got to attend school after ten years. The last subject teacher came however he didn't bring anything to with him instead bunch of papers.

"Your adviser is absent to day so I'll be the one who will hand over the camping trip. There's the list of needs to bring and also jot down your 3 members for your team"

The whole class buzzed. It's the time for students to have fun and relaxed from studying. Everyone is excited apart from Vincent. Milan eyes twinkled when she heard 'camping trip', she never been one in her whole life if she did, it be an indoor one.

She glanced to Vincent, tugged his shirt and whispered her desire "I want to join!" her eyes filled with expectation and happiness yet he shook his head and broke her heart.

She decided, overflowing of determination, Milan clutched his hand. Vincent looked surprised and gaze at her however he was too late. Milan raised Vincent hand as high as she can. She caught all the attention of the class and also the teacher.

"You're going to join, Mr. Ki?"

Vincent glared at Milan "Come on, it's one of my regrets"

He sighed and nodded "Yes, Sir Eric" in impassive tone.