Prologue: Beginning of Nightmares

A terrific ghost is haunting him, pitch darkness, and the face is so horrific that he might die of shock. A traumatic nightmare haunts him in his dreams and woke up screaming at the top of his lungs. He is sweating like he's about to be killed or getting haunted by ghosts known as "Anomalies".

I am "Jacob Martell", 15 Years old, 3rd year of high school, and live in the Philippines. Sadly, I have a phobia called Phasmophobia.

Phasmophobia is an intense, persistent fear of ghosts. It's a specific phobia under the larger umbrella of anxiety disorders, according to the DSM-5. Caused by genetics, learned behavior, and/or traumatic experiences, this phobia can lead to symptoms such as panic attacks, shortness of breath, and difficulty sleeping. So it's a pretty common phobia that most people have.

But luckily Ghosts don't exist, that's what everyone thought.

I lived a tranquil life and was normal to society, but I am introverted and can't socialize with people. I often prefer not to go outside and play games because of his anxiety to people, when I go to school, I am very quiet and have no one to talk to but when 'that' guy is present, he's the only one I could talk to in school.

The only friend I am always comfortable talking with is John Lloyd Garrison, he is popular amongst the school and always getting attracted to girls whenever he walks. Though he avoids socializing with people, because he is just like me, an introvert. He may be Handsome and smart, but he is introverted and doesn't know how to talk to strangers.

How did we become friends?

On the first day of school, when I entered the class, everyone already knew each other and there were a lot of them talking about things, but I had no classmates that I knew in the class so I was extremely anxious. But I saw a good-looking student at the back, crowded with girls as he sat there quietly, I ignored him because I hate pretty boys who are only for looks.

The class started and I am extremely nervous about my first day of school. The teacher decided to do Seat Arrangements to prevent them from always talking, and I was put next to John, I hated it but I had no choice but to do it. So I sat right next to him and both of us were awkwardly quiet.

He and I are waiting for both of us to talk but we are just too quiet. "Why is he not talking?", I thought that popular boys are communicative and always talk to strangers. The class was dismissed and everyone seemed to be talking about how we were too quiet, not even a single sound from our throats came out.

And a bright light suddenly started shining on my side, "Um, are you Jacob?", a girl whose beauty is unfathomable and incomparable to the heavens, I am thinking too weird over some girl.

It's a popular girl named "Marie Galaciotica", she is the most beautiful and cutest in the school and my crush ever since elementary. We keep meeting each other but we don't communicate, this is a chance for me to confess to her.

I looked at her and I tried to talk but it seemed like my throat wouldn't make a single sound, I got very nervous, my heart is beating too fast, she's so beautiful and cute, I WANT TO TALK TO HER!!!

But I suddenly looked away, nothing to say and it's like I'm deaf. I am so nervous that I can't even let my voice out of my throat!

John looked at me and looked away then left the class, I wondered what was that. Marie is trying to talk to me out of friendship but I can't talk! I need help!

She was sad and then looked away, I'm dying, my heart is about to get crushed into pieces. Then John came back and gave me a book, I wondered why he gave me a book, so I read the cover of "How to Communicate". Is he helping me out? As I wondered he sat again and then looked at his cell phone.

On the other hand, Marie is befriending everyone in the class, and then talking to John. She is talking to him but he only says, "Mang Inasal", then leaves again.

I had no idea what just happened but I don't want to know.

As time passed, John and I started talking to each other but a little then went quiet again because we were out of topic. And then we became friends, including Marie...

Because of John, now I can talk to Marie and now we're good friends, John seemed happy about me I wonder why.

And it's been 3 Months and he has become my supportive friend, we are always talking now, he visits my house and I visit his, he supports me to cheer up and he always helps me out.

I never thought I would meet a good-looking great friend, Meanwhile, me and Marie are talking more often than my classmates, some of the boys are jealous but can't do anything because I'm close to her.

Man, never thought my school life this year would be the best!

It's night and I slept for tomorrow because it's an examination tomorrow. But I woke up and apparently, a Ghost was staring at me. I stared at him for 5 seconds and just pretended I didn't see anything...

I went to the bathroom and my sweat is coming out a lot and my throat was about to shout, "FUCK FUCK FUCK!!! What the fuck was that!".

A FUCKING GHOST? DID I JUST SEE A FUCKING GHOST JUST NOW? HOW AND WHEN???

THIS MUST BE A FUCKING DREAM OR A NIGHTMARE!

THERE'S NO WAY A GHOST EXISTS!

While my thinking is having a mental breakdown, a drop of saliva suddenly dripped into me, I wondered what fuck was that. I looked on top of me and then... fucking saw a Ghost woman naked and she is extremely terrifying.

I'M ABOUT TO FUCKING SHOUT!

SHIT! I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE!

I ran outside and saw a lot of Ghosts walking around with terrifying appearances, I was panicking and when the Ghosts looked at me, I immediately turned on my instinct and pretended I didn't see anything and went inside my house. I closed the door and...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON??!