Note: All characters are owned by Meg Cabot.

Jesse. Yes, Jesse, the ghost living in my bedroom. Although I can't see him, I've been used to his presence now and then. We became friends pretty quickly. The night I wrote him a letter, he wrote back. I never expected him to, but he did. It said to check out the museum to find out what he looked like, so I did. I went to the museum the very next day, and guess what I find? Nothing, nada, zero. I went home very disappointed. And Doc just happened to be there.

"Hi David," I said.

"Hello," he said.

"So David," I said. "I, uh," trying to think up of an excuse. "I need help with my essay, History, about this guy…"

"What about it…?" he asked with one of his eyebrows going up.

"Well, mind doing a little research for me?"

"No, not at all. So what's it about?"

"It's about important issues that happened in California back in 1850, and I decided to do it on this guy, Je-, I mean, Hector De Silva."

"Okay, sure, let me see what I can do. Be back in 30 minutes." So off he went to the computer room, and here I am waiting for him to come back doing my trig homework.

30 minutes later…

I was so confused with my trig homework; I didn't even notice Doc come in, seriously, my door needs a lock and I mean NOW.

"Suze, I found what you were looking for," Doc said.

"Really? Show me."

"Here." He walked over to my desk and dropped, oh I don't know a gazillion pile of paper, I know I'm exaggerating about the gazillion part but come on! IT'S SO THICK!

I eyed the pile and said, "Uh, Doc, care to explain the whole thing in just a summary and show me a picture of Hector please?"

"Sure, Hector De Silva is the guy here," he grabbed one of the papers and it showed a man about 20…and wow, HE IS HOT! Can you believe that his ghost is living in my bedroom? So there I was, fantasizing about a dead guy, not even listening to Doc. "So yeah, did you get all that Suze?"

"Huh what? Oh yeah sure! Thanks Doc!" What! The guy is FINE damnit. I can just imagine his washboard abs…I can feel a little drool coming along.

"No problem, just hope I found all the information."

I tried to read all the pile of paper Doc left me but so far, I found nothing interesting. So I decided to write him back.

Dear Jesse,

Now that we know each other's names, I guess we should try to get to know each other more? Well, as you already know, my name is Suze…or Susannah, whichever you prefer. I'm 16 and I just moved here to Carmel. I'm starting school in 2 days…and that's all.

PS: What does 'querida' mean?

Sincerely,

Suze Simon

I've been waiting for 2 days now and I still haven't received a letter from him and I'm sitting in the school's principal's officed with Jesse in the room, I already told you, I can feel his presence.

Oh yeah, and did I tell you that my principal, Father Dom, can see ghost? Yep, Jesse told me in his letter, I wanted to ask him about Jesse but decided against it. Why? Well, probably because he's a priest and will go hysteric when he finds out a ghost of a 150 year old guy is living in my bedroom! I wonder if Jesse told Father Dom about me…Okay, I know I'm probably just hearing things but I though I heard Father Dom ask someone, "What are you doing here?" And I know its Jesse.

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Susannah and I became friends in 2 days, we exchanged letters, she wrote me back but I still haven't written her one. I know you expect me to but I don't know what to say...I mean, I can't just say: Susannah, I know this might be uncomfortable for you but you are my one true love that will last for all eternity. So, I materialized in Father Dominic's office only to find Susannah in there. I was pretty startled and I guess padre was too, since I'm here showing up when the love of my life, who can not see me is right in the very room.

"What are you doing here?" Father Dominic asked me very quietly. And I was watching Susannah if she heard him and she did.

"I am very sorry padre but," I replied. "I came here to tell you that Susannah knows about me and you being a mediator."

After telling the padre my message, I dematerialized to give them time to talk about things…

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Out of the blue, Father Dom just asked me, "You know Jesse?" and right then, Jesse was gone.

I replied, "Yes…and I know about you being a mediator but I can't see ghosts, I just feel them…Father Dom, I have something to ask you." I know I'm being straightforward and stuff but I want him to know about the psychic who said I'd only have one true love that'll last for all eternity. I must say, Father Dom looked uncomfortable just for a second. "Yes Susannah?" he said.

"Well, um, do you believe in love that lasts for all eternity?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean if you believe in it…because before, there was this tarot card reader, psychic, whatever you call them, well she read my future, her name is Madam Zara by the way. Anyways, she told me my future's not all planned out yet but she did say something interesting to me and it was that I'd only have one love that'll last for all eternity. She also said that I would meet him soon when it's the right time," I said.

"Oh." Father Dom said.

Yeah, that's right, just an 'Oh.'. I'm thinking he knows something I don't because after he said Oh, he just changed the subject completely, talk about unfair right when I was just having a heart-to-heart talk with him!

"Susannah, you must get to class now." Father Dom said quickly, leading me towards the door.

"Sure Father Dom." I got up and fixed my clothing.

"I'll walk you to class, come along now."

After a couple minutes of silence, we got to my classroom at last. And a man came out of the door. "Mr. Walden, I have brought you your new student, Susannah Simon." Father Dom said.

"Oh yeah, thanks Dominic." Mr. Walden replied. "Miss Simon, please go inside."

"Miss Simon, we shall have another talk soon. Goodbye, Miss Simon." Father Dom said to me.

"Sure thing, Father Dom. Buh-bye," I said while wagging my fingers at him.

I guess you don't wag your fingers at principals because when I turned around to face my class, all eyes were on me.

"Class, please welcome our new student, Susannah Simon." Mr. Walden introduced.

"Please call me Suze," I said. I hate it when anyone but Father Dom or Jesse calls me Susannah.

"Now please take a seat."

Looking for the right seat was very hard because there were two. One was beside this pretty tanned girl and the other was in front of an albino. I'm not kidding you, seriously, an albino. Then I also noticed that the seat in front of the albino has a clear view of the ocean. So I went for it, also I didn't want the girl to think that the only reason I didn't want to sit in front of her was because she was an albino.

As I was making my way to my seat, I hear the girl right behind the pretty tanned girl say, "Fine, sit with the freak why don't you…"

I stopped and asked her, "Excuse me, do you have Tourette's syndrome?"

I guess people heard me and Mr. Walden also because they all became quiet and turned around to watch us.

"Excuse me?" the girl said.

"Tourette's syndrome, you know, saying things you don't mean." I said.

"No…and I wasn't calling you a freak." The girl replied with a shrug.

"That's why I'm only going to break one of your fingers after school, got it?" THAT shut her up pretty quickly and the albino's scalp turned to the color of crimson.

I didn't know what the buzz was all about all of a sudden; I think it was because I threatened the girl. When it got louder, Mr. Walden threw his chalk to the board and said, "If you all got so much damned things to say, why don't you all stay AFTER school for 2 hours straight in detention?" And that shut the rest of the class quickly.

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