Ghosts

PART 1: FLASHBACK: 4 MONTHS AGO

Raymond was standing in a party suit. He was staring at a fountain in an empty high school foreground. A girl in a red dress came behind him, she was Emma. She laced her fingers with Raymond's.

"What's wrong?" She asked. "Why are you here all by yourself?"

Raymond shook his head. He wanted to tell Emma that he was embarrassing her. Emma chose Raymond to be her prom date. She was a really popular girl in the school and had a lot of people's eyes on her. Raymond was some unknown nerd to most of the school.

"Let's go in," Emma said with a smile. "You still have to dance with me."

"No. Let's go home," Raymond said, "I don't want to go in there." Raymond changed his mind and said,

"Just... leave it. You should enjoy the evening. I am going home."

Raymond took a step, Emma immediately stopped him and said,

"Raymond, you always say that you don't have friends. All your classmates are your friends. They like us. They smile when they see us."