*Chapter Four: Fiona's Secret*
I was in my history class, taking notes while Jeremy and Rick were talking to me.
"Cole, did you know about the fire that happened near from here, 2 weeks ago?" Rick asked me.
"Yeah, a little bit"
"Well, everybody says there were no survivors" Jeremy said.
"Fiona's parents died in that fire" I said.
"Fiona?, ahh that girl you talked to me about. But I haven't seen her yet" said Jeremy.
"Me neither" Rick said "But I did see you talking to yourself yesterday, or at least, that's how it seemed"
"No, Rick…I was talking to Fiona"
"Maybe that Fiona girl is invisible or what??" Rick said jokingly.
"Oh, shut up" Jeremy said.
I didn't say anything else… maybe Rick was right? Because I could see Fiona, but no one else could… why was that? Maybe…nah, it couldn't be.
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Later that day, I went to my house, looking for some books. And I saw something red in the sofa. I went to the sofa to get a closer look. Yes, it was a red stain. It looked like blood or something like that… It was strange.
"How strange. I this stain wasn't here…" I thought "and the only person who sat in this place was…Fiona?" Now I got it! That's why another people couldn't see her… she was… I fell in love with… a ghost…
I couldn't believe it. I was in love with a girl who was dead. That's illogical. But somehow, I wasn't terrified. Because she wasn't as scary as the other ghosts I had seen during those 6 years. And when she hugged me that day, her body was warm, not cold like the ghosts' bodies should be. Maybe she needed help. And I was the only one who could help her…
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That night, I heard the telephone ringing.
"Cole! Phone call!" my mom shouted. Maybe it was Jeremy. So I took the phone "Hello?"
"Cole…hi" a feminine voice said. It was her…it was Fiona!
"Hi, Fiona. How are you?"
"Look, I need to talk to you. It's important… meet me tomorrow in the park at noon" she said, and hung up. What was wrong with her? Damn it, this girl was a cliffhanger!
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The next day, at noon, Fiona was waiting for me in the park. I decided to talk to her.
"Hey" I said, and reached out to her.
"Listen, Cole… I… I don't know how to tell you this, but…" she said, but she interrupted herself.
"What's wrong, Fiona?" I asked.
"It's just that… I'll have to go…and…I just wanted to tell you that…"
"Go where?" I asked her… yeah, as if I didn't know where she was going. I didn't tell her, otherwise she would frighten.
"I'm not sure…but I want you to know that…I…you're a really special person to me, and…" she was stuttering, and her face reddening. Maybe… she felt the same way as I was… I didn't have time to ask. I just took her in my arms, hugged her and gave her a kiss. She trembled slightly, and whispered into my ear "I love you, Cole…" and slowly disappeared…
"Fiona…" I managed to whisper, some tears came from my eyes… I had lost her…