I want all of you

She looks around but the only thing she smells is darkness. There is a great distance from the living room to where she stands.

Goosebumps fill her tiny skin instantly "Evan?" is the first word that leaves her mouth.

But he is not here. He went long ago.

In the living room, everyone is frigid. "I hope no one is away" Mr. Michael checks

"Nice. I need to find her" Evan's says

"But you can't see. Wait, let me light a candle" another teacher says walking over a table and taking a lighter, sparking it and putting on the candle.

It offs. He retries knowing it's the wind but it keeps offing. And no one can go down to check on the generator.

Evan is deeply worried. He must find Nice. He tries to walk away in the dark and Koryn notices, "Where are you going Evan?"

"It's non of your fucking business!"

Koryn shuts her mouth, feeling wounded by his words.

"But what if something happens to you?" Mr. Michael is worried

"Ok. So what? I should just stand here and relax while she's up there alone." He shakes his head, trying to find his way up.

"Here, have this phone. Hopefully, there's some battery left" Mr. Michael hands to Evan the phone he ceased from Nice.

He receives, and walks up with it while the other educator keeps persisting to on the candle.

Nice is feeling really weak. Like her soul is out of her flesh. She can't move, shake or shout. Someone stands behind her and she feels that strange urge to turn. When she does, she sees the same imagine she saw at the corridor back in school. It made her lose her breath. But now, it doesn't.

"Who are you?"

The ghost lady is wearing a party gown. Obviously, the same cloth she had on the day she was killed.

"Emma" the ghost screams to her hearing alone.

Nice blocks her ears with her palm due to her sharp tone. Her ears start bleeding. They are too close. She tries not to ask her any more questions because she will only hurt herself but she wants to know so much. She wants to know what her mom did to her.

"What did my mom do to you Emma? What happened?"

"Your mom tried to safe me.", her voice coming out like a thousand echoes.

Nice wasn't expecting her to say this. She knew her mom did something bad. But-why did her mom sign a contract with Mrs. Jana if she's innocent? As though the ghost read her mind, she responds

"Mrs. Jana didn't want your mom to report the incident to the police. And your mom was scared of going to jail. So she co-operated. That's when I became extremely angry"

Nice nods "I'm so sorry. What about the kid and the woman missing? What happened to them?"

"I took them. I need people on my side to revenge on that woman."

Nice is confused. What does she mean?

She adds, "I need you, and, everyone who knows about my dead. We all must fight against the people who killed me"

Nice blinks her eyes. Does this mean what she's thinking? Oh yes, it does. She wants to kill all of them so that they can become ghosts like her and revenge on her enemies.

"No, no. We can't die. We will find justice for you but not through dead"

Emma's ghost is angry by her statement "I must do so. If not you all will not do what you say. You can't return until I must accomplish it this night. Come with me. Come with me"

Her cry makes Nice's ears to bleed excessively. Evan appears from behind her and the ghost disappears. Nice falls to the ground. Her eyes shut. She has passed out.

Evan runs to her and pulls her up to him, returning back with her.

As soon as they leave, light returns. Evan joins the others in the living room and they examine Nice.

"She is sleeping" an instructor reports

"Why then can't she wake up? Her heart is barely beating" Evan is in panic.

He will hold himself responsible if something happens to her.

"Let's give her time. She'd wake up. This is the same symptom with Abi's case" Mr. Michael mentions, recalling.

Evan robs his face severally, feeling guilty. He shouldn't have left her alone. Koryn is just staring at him with remorse for his condition and not for Nice's. Jessica has been dumbfounded for a long time. She's more concern with returning home right now.

They wait for an hour and a sneeze erupts from her over her lying posture. Evan, who has been closer to her with his hand over hers, becomes relief. He looks at her like a precious gem.

"What happened to you? Did you see anything?" Mr. Michael questions and everyone is expectant, including Evan.

She can't explain to these people what happened to her. What Evan said was true. Emma's ghost wants all of them to be like her because of what they know about her.

"I don't know Sir,"

He gives up and seats on the opposite side. Abigale is staring at her friend with Johns next to her, eyes in the same direction.

Nice tightens her grip on Evan and he gives her a half grin.

"I'm sorry" She apologizes

He doesn't know exactly why but says nothing for a moment.

"You don't have to. I should be sorry for leaving you alone. Next time no matter how far you want me, I'd never leave your side. I promise"

She smiles, revealing her beautiful dimples.

They wait and wait and wait for dawn but the day doesn't seem to approach. Some people are asleep in their awkward positions while others are silently staring at the ceiling.

Evan has not kept his gaze from Nice's since then. And she hasn't too.

"I saw her ghost." She confesses to Evan and he blinks severally, trying to descend.

"She killed Mrs. Evelyn and our class mate. She said she want us to be like her; so that we could revenge on Mrs. Jana."

"That's fucked up" he is furious

"I denied and she got angry; screaming at me and making my ears to bleed. I couldn't contain it so I went off. I don't want to die Evan"

He kisses her knuckles "You won't. We'd leave here safely"

The light goes off again. This time it takes one person along. No one notices until it returns.

"Where's Miguel?" a student asks

"He was sitting right here. By my side" she adds

"OMG!" another student exclaims in panic and wakes up after seeing Miguel hanging dead on the stairs, a rope over his neck.

Everyone stands including Nice who was lying against a couch. Student lay hands over their mouth, sobbing.

"This is bad. Maybe we won't be leaving here tonight or ever" Aisha complains.

The light goes off again and everyone holds unto his friend. Someone screams and the light returns.

Another person is gone. They just see blood rubbed over the floor of the stairs. A student passes out after seeing this; the same kid who saw a strange creature in the woods.

"Hang unto me" Evan whispers to Nice while intertwining their fingers.

Minutes pass and everyone has been waiting for his/her turn. Who will be the next?

But it's over for now. The light is steady for almost an hour. Nice take this opportunity to use the cook's phone that is already 10% bar. She messages her mom,

"I just wanted to tell you that five people are dead. So if you don't see me back. Know that I'm gone too. I want you to know that I love you, dad, and Sam. And for whatever thing you did in the past, I forgive you. Hope you forgive me too but I think I am in love with Evan. Sorry if it sounded really hash. I just can't help it. Also, I will be honored if you inform the parents of the kids here. And if you speak the truth about what happened years back. Emma's ghost is mad at you for not reporting those wicked women. Hope you understand. I love you. No Good Bye"

Evan just pried on her long text "Why didn't you tell me?"

She frowns handing back the phone to the owner "Tell you what?"

"You're in love with me?!"

Her eyes tear open. She didn't notice he was prying "Um..."

"You don't have to confirm anything because I know you do. And the feelings are mutual"

She snaps her head towards him. Did he just confess to her or-

"I love you Nice. I've never been so sure in my life"

To be continued...