It was a week now since Xiaojun and I have broken up. It has also been a week since I saw the ghost that has been haunting me months ago. It's been a week but I still can't process everything that had happened.
"You can see me? And hear me? You're not joking right?"
"Why would I joke about this?" I said loudly, "you haven't answered my questions still, why are you here?"
"I told you I don't know."
"Then leave."
"I can't."
"Why not?" I am actually annoyed right now, "go and haunt someone else."
"Everytime I tried to go away, I am put back to this room. Pulled back to you." Mark explained, he was sitting on the edge of my bed as I was leaning on my stacked-up pillows "I think I need to help you with something before I really be at peace."
"I don't need helping," I said "there's nothing wrong with what I'm doing right now."
"I meant with your relationships."
"Are you spying on my personal life? That's just plain rude!"
"I can't help it, you always have such loud thoughts and may I remind you, I'm stuck here with you for like months now."
"Then you shouldn't have listened! Wear your ghostly earphones or something!"
"Wow, nice. Yeah, okay smarty pants." He gave me an eye roll and I lose it
"Look!" I hissed "if you want to stay with me there should be rules."
"Wow and that should apply to a lost soul like me."
"Rule 1, no meddling with my life." Mark again rolled his eyes, "rule 2, no perv things like peek when I change clothes or—"
I suddenly stopped and stared at him with such fear he realized it and I immediately covered my chest with both hands
"Relax!" He said "I didn't saw anything. Whenever you're changing clothes I always go out of the room or turn around."
"And why should I believe you?" I gripped my blanket and pulled it over my body, only my head is revealed
"Then don't." He said, "it's up to you."
I bit my lip and sighed, fine I'll trust him for now.
"Anymore rules?"
"Rule 3 is.. you promise that you won't mess up my stuff." I cleared my throat "I know you've been random stuff anywhere inside the apartment for my attention—"
"So you do noticed.." Mark nods as I rolled my eyes at him, "okay, promise. Anymore?"
"That's about it for now I guess?"
"Then I have rules too." My mouth went agape as I was going to furiously shook my head when he spoke again, "you need to let me stay here with you until I find the solution for this problem and.."
"And what?"
"You need to help me find my peace."
"Unnie?"
"Eo?" I was awakened by Hina and I realized that I've been dozing off for quiet a while now, "Oh, sorry"
"Are you okay, unnie? You seem off."
"I'm fine. Sorry, I just had less sleep than usual."
"Is it because of that Xiaojun guy?" Hina suddenly wrapped her arms around me, hugging and caressing my back as she sighed, "I know I should tell you I told you so but I don't want to trigger you."
