After a few moments, I stopped in front of Liza's house, a house that looked haunted. Their gate and main door are closed, but the window above is wide open until someone glimpses it, giving me chills and surprise. I immediately hid myself behind the tall grass by the street, hoping that she didn't see me, as I wasn't ready to face her yet. I wasn't ready to face my mistake.
"Hey! I already see you, so stop trying to hide yourself there!" The girl shouted from above.
I know this girl is not Liza, but the absurd ghost named Shaula Olala. And because she already saw me behind the tall grasses, I asked myself why I was so tall, taller than the tall grasses that barely stood like a pillar, so I decided to just show myself to her by slowly stepping out.
It's the first time I have seen this woman peering out the window of her house at me, because before she usually did not mind if I passed by her house, like she had her own world, who doesn't care about what's going on around her, but as I have said, she's not Liza anymore, not the girl that I knew, so I must do something.
In just the blink of an eye, as I turned to leave, the girl glimpsing from the window disappeared. I was shocked when someone touched my shoulder with a hand as cold as ice, that kind of cold that stayed for so long in my skin. As I looked back, I saw Liza. I don't know how she did such a thing. Perhaps her power as a ghost is still with her even though she's in Liza's body?
"Where are you going, huh?" She asked in a dubious manner. "Don't you want to stay with me for a while and have a good time? Come, let's get inside my house. I'll get you some coffee." She holds my hands and attempts to pull me towards her house, but I am strong enough to make her stay, like a wall still stands by me.
I took a deep breath and said, "Shaula, can we have a serious talk? I know that you have invaded Liza's body, but I'm not mad at you." Though I wanted to laugh for an unknown reason, I tried to speak seriously in order to make her believe it.
After I said those words, Shaula stared directly into my eyes. There was an unreadable expression within her eyes, something I couldn't explain, but it was as calm as the waves of the ocean. She was frozen, but her hands left mine and stayed on my shoulder. She's facing me right now, and it seems that she's paralyzed. She can't open her mouth to talk, can't form any words to say. Tears were streaming down from her brown eyes, and I'm confused why.
She was crying in front of me, without making any sounds, just tears, and I felt her sadness. It was profound, something that couldn't be described by words. I could not figure out why she was crying; I'd realized that ghosts, like living people, have feelings too, so I moved closer to her, leaving no space between us, and let her cry on my shoulder as I gently rubbed her arm.
After a few moments, I got tired of standing here, listening to her whine and catching the tears that fall. She cried and cried even though there were some people looking at us. Kiko and Kate are also here now. Eventually, Shaula let go of me, but again, as she hugged me for the last time, I couldn't say anything, but Shaula could.
"I'm so sorry, dear. I didn't mean to pretend and possess Liza's body. I just did it for you because I really like you. I want to hug and kiss you like an ordinary human." She smiled, but at the same time, cried. "You are so repulsive; you won't let me rest in peace since the first day I saw you. You already caught my heart. I could not sleep without you. Ezekiel, I know that you have many problems, and you, you, you don't want to be alone. I know you want someone who can embrace you on cold nights.
"If we can't see each other again, I hope that you will remember me, because I will always be there for you. I don't have any bad intentions, and if you want me to leave this body, I will be happy to do it for you."
Shaula pressed her face against my neck, and I wondered why she thrust her face against mine and caught my lips for the last time; she kissed me passionately that time, and time itself seemed to slow down as our lips touched, the lips of a ghost who was supposed to leave this world and go to another dimension. It was my last and first kiss, and it tasted bittersweet.
Although I'm ashamed of the people looking at us, even Kate and Kiko, I tried to savor the last moment with her, and she eventually left with a reward. Meanwhile, Liza's body suddenly collapsed, but because I was alert enough, I caught her in my arms.
What I could whisper was, "Sorry." I didn't mean to hurt her. Sorry for being inconsiderate. I was just considering my own feelings and not appreciating everything she has done for me. I'm so sorry that I could only see the negative sides of her actions.
Please accept my apologies for not loving you as much as you loved me. I'm sorry that I loved Liza's body more than you. I know I can't coerce myself to love you, Shaula, but I'm grateful that you became a part of my life, and I came back to my senses when someone tapped my shoulder.
"Is she just okay?" Kiko asked.
I didn't reply with words but nodded. I know that Liza is just out of consciousness, and she will be fine. So I helped them carry Liza inside her house. It's quiet all around us, and I didn't know why there was nobody inside this house.
The upholstered couch pressed down as we laid Liza on it. Kiko and Kate sat down on the couch beside her, and so did I. Silence prevailed all over the room for a while.