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josh

that creepy ghost thing named 'simon' has been following me all around school today,

me and my friends are the popular kids and when it looks like i'm talking to myself it looks like i'm loco.

i feel someone tap my shoulder,

"would you just go away?" i whisper to simon as the teacher goes on about the 1800's.

"but you haven't told me your name yet" he pouts leaning on his elbows hands under his chin,

"for good reason too, now move so i can see the board" i hiss under my breathe.

"mr. bradley? are you ok over there?" the teacher stops writing on the board,

"yes, i'm fine. dropped my pencil that's all" some kids snicker at the back.

i actually did drop my pencil when this simon scared the crap out of me,

"hey, i'll get you're pencil" simon says reaching down for it,

"no wait!" i hiss as he hands me the pencil,

thump

"hey why is you're classmate on the floor? she looks like she's just seen a ghost" simon pokes her face.

"oh my gosh! someone get the nurse!" the teacher panics,

about 3 kids rush out to get the nurse,

"bro how did you do that?" i turn around to see ethan staring.

"uh, do what?"

"make the pencil fly bro! that was amazing! are you like a wizard or something?" he says eyes gleaming.

"w-what? no never, miss may i please use the bathroom?" i say grabbing simon's hand and leaving before she can object.

"what happened back there?" simon tits his head to the side,

"what happened!? you happened! you're a ghost remember! you can't go picking things up you idiot! i wish i was never stuck in this mess!" i yell as tears fell,

"w-what" simon backs away, hurt.

"n-no i didn't mean it like that, simon."

"oh you meant it all right, i'm sorry ok? i'm sorry for being a ghost and i'm sorry for saving you then" he frowns at me.

"hey you in there?" i hear tobi start to open the door,

"i'm sorry but i have to go" i whisper.

"fine, whatever. like i care anyway"

i walk over to the door of the bathroom,

"josh" i whisper,

"huh?" he looks at me,

"my name, it's josh" i close the door.

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i haven't seen simon at all for the rest of the day,

'why am i worrying about him? it's weird' i say to myself as digital technologies ends when mr. sakovits gets distracted in class and starts playing bo3 on his ps4.

"i can't believe mr. sakovits was hiding that ps4 behind his desk that whole time! how didn't we spot it" ethan says chuckling,

i grunt as i walk towards the library,

"bro, it's home time. why you going to the library?" ethan asks.

"go on without me, i left something in class" i lie,

"ok bro, see you tonight!" he grins and runs off.

i make my way to the library and make sure no ones watching me when i log onto the computers,

GOOGLE: "dead people coming back to life"

RESULTS OF SEARCH:

"zombies-wikipedia"

scroll

"the curse of crave digging"

i curse as all i can find is bogus crap and zombies.

"really? this hasn't happened before?" i groan in annoyance realizing it's now 5pm and i agreed to be over at tobi's by 5:30,

"crap" i close down the computer and race all the way home which is a 10 minute walk, i made it in 4.

running inside i chuck my clothes off, putting on a pair of joggers and a sweatshirt,

i grab my shoes and socks and sit down on the couch to put them on.

after doing them up i race for my car keys,

"uh hey josh" i look up to see simon holding the keys.

"hello simon, look i'm sorr-"

"i get it, i'm sorry too"

"hey i'm heading to tobi's wanna come with?"

"sure! but one thing first"

"what?"

"you've got two different shoes on"

i look down,

race to grab the right shoe and i throw that on.

simon hands me my keys,

"thanks" i smile.

"for what?"

"being there for me."