John's Little Secret
Chapter 1
This is the story of Mai and John. Remember, this story is from John's point of view. Enjoy!
It was a cold autumn night. I was on my way to SPR. Why couldn't I have gotten a cab or something? It was so cold walking alone in the dark like this. And a little scary.
When I finally reached SPR, nobody was there except for Mai. Deep down, I was excited that we were alone. I don't know why, though. But it was so strong.
"John! Hi!" said Mai in her usual excited tone.
"G'day, Mai," I replied.
"Would you like a cup of tea?"
"Oh, only if it's not too much trouble!" I exclaimed.
"No, I was already going to make some for myself," she said sweetly.
"Well then, that would be delightful."
"Okay, I'm on it!"
A few minutes later, she came back with two steaming teacups in her hands. She handed one to me. I thanked her. Then I asked why nobody else was here but her.
"Actually, I hurt my knee the other day, so I'm off ghost work until it feels better," she explained.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I said.
"No big deal, I should be back on in a week of so," she answered.
This is good, I thought. Wait, why was I thinking that?! It's never good when somebody hurts themselves! Ugh, what's wrong with me?!
We talked the night away after that. We talked about my work at the church, about recent cases, and much more. She told me that everyone was staying in a hotel for the case, and that it would probably be a few days until they returned. Apparently, she came here every day and stayed for several hours to keep this place in check. I asked if I could keep coming so we could chat more. She said yes.
The next day, it was pretty much the same process. We got tea, we talked. But there was this look that she kept giving me. I couldn't quite put my finger on it but it almost seemed like... she was admiring me. But that didn't make sense so that couldn't be it.
The day after that, something changed. After we drank our tea, Mai looked at me. But this wasn't just a glance, she stared. She had that same look in her eyes, but stronger. I stared right back. I couldn't stop. We looked into each others eyes like that for at least five minutes. When she finally looked away, I blushed deeply. What was that all about?