Post by stoner on Jul 18, 2008 13:46:16 GMT -5
This is a story I wrote:
I sighed as I opened my locker door.
It was Monday, and we were no longer allowed to wear pullovers, jackets, or anything like that.
But I, Lucky me, had forgotten that.
I looked into the mirror that was attached to the locker door and brushed out my jet black hair a bit using my long French manicured nails.
My lips were their normal blood red and my skin was its usual snow white.
I grabbed my book from my locker and closed the door.
I turned around and walked to my first class with Mr. Theph.
I swear he scares me with his creepy pink eyes.
I walked into the room with just enough time to get into my seat before the bell rang.
The bell rang and Mr. Theph started to take roll. I stared at the board while I waited for him to say my name.
“Miss Valtierra?” He called.
“Present.” I called right back.
“Miss Valtierra,” He started. I looked up to him with my flat black eyes, “Students are no longer allowed to wear jackets in class… And your skirt isn’t very appropriate…”
I looked down at my signature outfit.
A blood red skirt that matched my lips, and a white shirt that was covered with a jacket most of the time. The skirt may be a bit to short, and the shirt a little too revealing, but my dad never had a problem with it, so I never bothered to change the way I dressed.
“Oh… Sorry…” I mumbled softly as I took off my black jacket.
I could feel that man’s eyes on me. I looked at him and he was staring at my outfit.
I could tell he wasn’t just staring at my head. His eyes mostly were on my legs. Which, was rather creepy, seeing as he was a creepy man.
“Miss Valtierra…” He said softly, but so that I, who was across the room, could hear him, “Your outfit isn’t exactly school appropriate…”
I looked down to check my clothes again.
The shirt was a little tight, but it wasn’t like it showed anything. It was PERFECTLY fine, and of course the skirt was a little short, but it wasn’t like it was REALLY short or something.
It may have been the boots. I remembered that not many people really go to school wearing the kind of boots I was wearing.
Knee boots with straps. Awesome boots that have nails in the sole.
“I won’t dress like this any more…” I mumbled softly.
I could feel the Mr. Theph’s freaky pink eyes studying me, “Come see me after class Miss Valtierra…”
My jaw dropped, “What did I do?!”
He ignored me and said softly, “And put your jacket back on…”
I put my jacket back on and sighed. He still scared me.
Class went by quick.
Which was probably just because I wasn’t looking forward to what was after class, so time just ran away from me.
And I wanted to run with it.
I walked to Mr. Theph’s desk and asked, “Why did you need to see me?”
He looked up at me.
His eyes were a creepy pink with dark red pupils, and his hair was black. His skin was as white as mine, and that’s saying something seeing as I look almost just like Snow White.
You had to admit, for a teacher, he was cute, but still, He creeped me out major.
“Miss Valtierra…” He said softly, “You dress like you are trying to find a boyfriend.”
“I’m not.” I told him, “I just like dressing this way.”
He sighed, “Come see me after school…”
“What did I do?!” I asked, yet again.
“Nothing…” He sighed, “Just come see me after school.”
“Okay…” I just shook my head and walked to my next class.
I walked into Mr. Theph’s classroom after school.
Pretty much everyone had already left. It made me feel like I was a character in a Trapped in High School with a Killer role play and Mr. Theph was the killer.
He looked up at me and smiled, “Mindi…”
I stared at him, “I thought I was Miss Valtierra…”
“That’s only in class.” He smirked as he stood up, “Now… I can treat you the way I want to…”
My eyes grew wide. I was waiting for him to grab a gun from his desk.
He turned to me and took a few steps closer. I was paralyzed with fear that this man was going to stab me in the heart.
I closed my eyes hoping he wouldn’t stab me, and then I felt the back of his hand against my jaw.
His cool hand felt so wonderful against my constantly burning up face. I couldn’t help but lean my head against his hand a bit. He slowly pulled his hand away from my face.
I didn’t dare open my eyes. I was too afraid that he would be right there, with a gun, pointed right at me.
Instead of feeling pain, though, I felt something brush against my lips. Then press.
I opened my eyes to see Mr. Theph kissing me.
I pushed him back and screamed, “THAT WAS MY FIRST KISS!”
His eyes grew wide, “I’m so sorry!”
“THAT WAS MY FIRST KISS, MR. THEPH! I WAS SAVING THAT FOR MY WEDDING DAY!”
“I just…” He stared at me.
“Mr. Theph… How could you do that?!” I glared at him, “I’m your STUDENT!”
“I just wanted to touch your skin…” He said softly, “And you seemed like you liked that as much as I did… So…”
“You thought I wanted you to kiss me?!”
“Yes…”
I glared at him, “I hate you.”
He looked at me with a look of pure panic, “You won’t tell anyone, Will you?”
I shook my head, “Never touch me again and we have a deal, ‘Kay?”
He nodded his head, “Okay…”
I sighed, “How old are you? I’m sixteen.” I put extra emphasis on the six, and tried to put even more on the teen.
“Twenty-three…” He said softly.
I stared at him, “SEVEN years, Mr. Theph. You are SEVEN years older than me.”
“I know…” He looked into my eyes, “But… You seem so mature… And-“
I cut him off, knowing it was going to end with him kissing me again if I didn’t, “Look, You scare me, ‘Kay? I don’t like you. Just leave me alone, And we’ll all be happy, ‘Kay?”
He looked sad and heart broken as he let out a soft response, “Okay Miss Valtierra.”
I turned around and started to walk home.
I already had my license, but my dad wouldn’t let me drive. It’s a smart choice, seeing as I have the ability to get my self into deep trouble just by blinking.
My best friend, Lily, was waiting for me at the entrance to the school.
“Mindi, What took you so long?” She asked.
Her long platinum blonde hair fell to her waist and her crystal blue eyes were framed by rectangular glasses like I used to wear before I got contacts.
Her skin wasn’t nearly as pale as mine, but it was a peachy color with only a tad bit of tan.
I wasn’t exactly tall, but I was taller than her, but she was thinner.
She was wearing blue jeans and a white shirt like mine. Button up collared shirt with three quarter length sleeves.
“Know Mr. Theph?” I asked as we started to walk home.
“Yeah,” Lily smiled, “He’s cool. I heard they originally wanted him to teach Art, but History was the only class without a teacher.”
“Well, That doesn’t matter.” I shook my head, “He kissed me.”
“No waay!” Lily stared at me with her mouth open in surprise and the corner of her lips formed into a smile, “I thought you were saving your first kiss for your wedding day!”
“I was.” I said bitterly, “And he stole it.”
Lily laughed, “I guess you have to marry him now!”
“And who was your first kiss with?” I raised my eyebrow as I asked Lily.
She rolled her eyes, “You’re dad…”
“Come on Lily.” I said softly, “He was like your dad growing up, Why are you all the sudden ‘in love’ with him?”
She didn’t answer.
“Besides… He’s old and creepy…”
Lily looked at me, “I don’t care! He’s loving and wonderful… And a good kisser!”
I rolled my eyes, “Whatever…”
“I also have had tons of boyfriends my age!”
“As covers.”
“Yes…” Lily sighed, “But your dad is sooo hot!”
I looked over at Lily, “I don’t think he is.”
“Well, You’re his daughter.” Lily sighed.
I walked up to my front door and opened it. I called out, “Dad, It’s Mindi and Lily!”
My dad stood up from where he was reading a book on the couch. He came over to me and Lily and asked, “How was school?”
“Meh.” We gave our singsong report that we always gave to my father.
“Of course it was.” He smirked before asking, “Do you have any homework?”
I said no, but Lily giggled as she hugged my dad and popped her foot back, “Only a bit…”
“And what is it?” My father asked, the smirk still on his face.
Lily giggled again, “Kissing you.” She stood on the tip of her toes and my dad leaned down. I looked away as their lips met.
I quickly fled from the foyer and went up to my room, knowing that the couch was where Lily and my dad usually ‘hung out’ with each other, which was code for kissing each other.
Dad swore he would never go past kissing with Lily until she was eighteen, but they share a bed all the time, so I can’t exactly trust him.
I opened my door and walked inside before shutting the door and lying down on my water bed.
I apparently fell asleep because the next time I opened my eyes, it was five AM.
I sat up and got out of bed before turning on the light in my closet.
Before me was a treasure trove of unfashionable clothes.
Mostly church clothes.
I picked out a white long sleeve shirt, and a full length black skirt.
I put my boots on, not caring if they weren’t dress code. They were my favorite shoes. Ever.
I went downstairs to get breakfast.
When I went into the living room, on the couch was Lily, cuddled up to my dad.
I sighed and went into the kitchen.
I just ate a microwave dinner before going upstairs to brush my teeth.
About two hours later, I was watching the news. Lily softly yawned as she sat up. She noticed me and smiled, “Morning Mindi.”
“How can you love him?” I asked myself.
Lily sighed. I asked that every time I saw her with him.
“I don’t understand.” I stared at the television screen as I said, “He’s old, You’re young. He has a child… Who is your best friend…”
“Mindi…” She said softly.
“Just don’t bother, ‘Kay? I know you’re madly in love with him and couldn’t live with out him, Just don’t make me have to live knowing my best friend is my dad’s girlfriend.”
Lily stared at me before saying softly, “Fine.”
I went to school early. I didn’t know what to do.
I felt depressed, and happy in some odd way.
I was going to try to make a friend today. A totally non-romantic buddy that would tell me how to get out of the jam I was in.
I knocked on the door to Mr. Theph’s classroom.
He opened the door and looked at me in shock, “I thought you…”
“Hated you?” I shrugged, “Sorry I was so mean.”
“I truly am sorry Miss Valtierra…”
“Don’t be sorry!” I smiled, “And, It’s Mindi outside of class.”
“Okay Mindi.” Mr. Theph smiled, “Do you want to call me by my first name?”
“Yeppers!” I smiled.
“It’s Ki… Short for Kiret.”
“Cool!”
“I guess…”
I giggled, “Are you going to let me in?”
He smiled back, “Sure.”
I walked inside and sighed, “Ki… I have a problem…”
“What is it?” Ki asked as he sat down behind his desk.
I sat on the edge of his desk and sighed, “My best friend is dating my dad.”
Ki stared at me, “You aren’t serious…”
“I am… I wish I wasn’t.”
“I don’t know what to say…”
I sighed, “Didn’t expect you to…”
“Are you going to come see me after school?”
“Yeppers peppers!”
Ki smiled, “You’re silly.”
“And you’re cute.” I smiled as I told Ki.
He blushed, “I thought you didn’t like me.”
“I like you now, but not in a romantic way.”
“I understand.”
“It’s good you do.”
Ki sighed as he stood up and walked to in front of me.
I looked into his eyes.
His arms wrapped around my waist.
I fainted in his arms.
I was sick.
Sicker than I had been in a while.
It was cold outside, and of course, I had been going outside without wearing coats.
I woke up to a huge surprise.
First, I was on a bed.
Second, Something was touching my face.
Third, I felt something against my lips.
My eyes fluttered open, and once again, Ki was kissing me. I let him kiss me.
He pulled away and smiled as he stroked my hair, “Morning Snow White.”
“Morning…” I smiled back at him.
He pulled his hand back, “Sorry…”
“Don’t be sorry… I liked it when you kissed me.”
“That’s good.”
“I would like it if you kissed me again.”
He smirked, “Like this?” He pulled me close to him and pressed his lips against mine.
I kissed him back the best I could.
He pulled his lips away from mine, “This is wrong, Mindi.”
“I know…” I sighed. “Why am I here?”
“You passed out, so I took you home, called your dad, and he gave me permission to take care of you.” Ki explained.
“Why did you kiss me?” I asked.
“You looked like Snow White, so I wanted to see if I was your true love.”
“And were you?” I asked, holding back a giggle.
“You’re awake, Aren’t you?” He said with a smirk.
I giggled a bit, “I’m a bit hungry.”
Ki nodded, “I bet you are, it’s Saturday.”
I stared at Ki, “You are joking!”
He shook his head.
“No wonder you said I looked like Snow White.”
“But I made sure to feed you!” He smiled.
I smile back, “I’m glad you did.”
Ki got off of the bed and took my hand. He helped me out of bed and got me into the kitchen.
He fixed me breakfast while I sat at the table, talking to him about whatever came to my head.
It was wonderful to talk to Ki. He was smart, witty, and he loved me.
After school I would always go to Ki’s classroom.
I would usually sit in his lap and just chat, and sometimes he would kiss me, and I would kiss him back.
After about a week of that, he whispered into my ear one day, “Mindi… This is wrong…”
“I know it is…” I whispered back.
“We shouldn’t see each other until you’re older…”
“NO!” I almost screamed, “You are NOT leaving me!”
“Mindi…” He said softly, “It’s for our own good…”
“No it isn’t! I need you Ki!”
“Mindi… Please…”
“I won’t give you up Kiret Jury Theph, I refuse to.”
And with that, I marched out of his room, but felt bad, so I ran back in and gave him a hug before going home.
A girl with long brown hair, large brown eyes, and tan skin was sitting on our door step. She was crying, and hard.
I ran up to her and almost screamed.
It was like Lily’s dead mother was back from the grave.
I sat down next to her and asked, “Lily?”
She cried, “Vincent doesn’t love me anymore!”
I stared at her, “What happened?”
She looked at me before saying very softly, “I was the Christ.”
I stared at her.
She continued, “Your father is now…”
I shook my head, “This is just stupid…”
“He stole my powers…” Lily said softly.
“How did he?” I asked.
Lily shook her head, “That’s not important.”
“It IS.” I narrowed my eyes a bit to get her to confess.
“We slept together.”
I stared at her before standing up and throwing open the door and stomping to my room.
On the way, I ran into my dad.
I rolled my eyes as I observed his light blonde hair and blue eyes.
I shoved him a bit as I went to my room.
He yelled at me for shoving him, but I locked him out and covered my ears with pillows until he got the point that I hated him and I wasn’t going to bother with listening.
I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep.
It worked for about five minutes.
Dad had stopped yelling, so I decided to call Ki.
I grabbed my cell phone and dialed his number.
“Hey!” I said as soon as he picked up.
“Mindi…” He said softly.
I sighed, “Ki… My dad slept with my best friend, who apparently thought she was Jesus.”
Ki went silent for a bit, “Do you want me to pick out up?”
I thought a bit, “It would be nice…”
“I’ll be at your house in about five minutes, Okay?”
“Okay…” I smiled, “I love you Ki.”
“It’s wrong for me to love you.”
“But you know you do.”
“And you know it’s wrong.”
“And I also know I love you.”
“I’ll see you in a bit.”
“Seeya…”
I hung up the phone and unlocked my door before opening it.
Standing right there was my dad.
He looked ridiculous.
“I’m leaving.” I said as I tried to walk past him.
“Oh, no you aren’t.” He grabbed my shoulder.
“Yes I am!” I growled at him.
“You are my daughter and I am not going to let you run all over town with some teenage boy!”
“Oh,” I rolled my eyes, “You don’t have to worry, I have a teacher to run ALL over town with.”
He stared at me, “You aren’t serious…”
“Yes I am!” I yelled at him, “You were such a bad example, I decided to try what Lily was doing!”
“I never loved her.”
I stared at him.
“I just was using her.”
I shook my head as I shoved him away before I ran down the stairs.
I slammed open the door and walked outside.
As soon as I saw Lily I hugged her as tight as I could.
We stayed like that until Ki pulled into the driveway.
“Sorry…” I said softly as I stood up to go to Ki’s car.
I got into Ki’s car and sighed.
He looked over at me, “You don’t look all that great.”
“My boyfriend broke up with me, and I found out my dad never loved Lily.” I sighed, “If he doesn’t love Lily, How can I know he loves me?”
“You’re his daughter. I’m sure he loves you.”
“But I’m not so sure…” I sighed, “I don’t want to be near him.”
“I understand…” He nodded, “Do you want me to take you home?”
I smiled, “Yes.”
I ended up just ranting about how I hated my life to Ki all the way to his house.
When we got to his house, he helped me out of the car and held my hand as we walked to the front door.
He unlocked the door and took me inside.
As soon as we were inside, I wrapped my arms around him.
He hugged me back, and I cried.
We stood like that, Me crying and him holding me, for a long time.
I pulled away from him and asked, “Can we sit down? My legs hurt…”
He nodded as he took my hand and led me to the living room.
I sat down and he sat down next to me.
I asked softly, “Will you kiss me?”
“I shouldn’t…” He said softly.
“I want you to.”
“But…”
I didn’t let him finish.
I leaned forward and kissed him. He kissed me back.
He pulled away and sighed, “Mindi… This is wrong…”
“I don’t care.” I sighed.
He decided to change the topic, “Do you want to watch TV or something?”
I shrugged, “Whatever…”
He turned on the television and put it on the news.
I leaned against Ki and he hugged me.
I asked, “Do you love me?”
“Yes…” He whispered to me.
“Then why do you want me to not love you?”
“I want you to do what’s best for you, and I don’t think I’m what’s best for you.”
I sighed, “You are, Ki, You are.”
He sighed.
I asked, “May I spend the night with you?”
“I guess…”
“Thanks…” I smiled, “I know going home is a really bad idea.”
“I bet it is…” He said softly.
We just talked for a long time.
At about seven, when a lame sitcom came on, I said, “Ki… I’m kinda hungry.”
“Okay.” He stood up and asked, “What do you want.”
“Spaghetti.” I smiled.
He nodded, “I can do that.”
He went into the kitchen and a bit later he called out, “It’s done!”
I walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table.
He sat a plate in front of me and I started to eat.
After I finished eating, we decided that we were both tired, so we decided to go to bed.
I asked him, “Ki, Where will I sleep?”
“In the guest bedroom…” Ki sighed.
“But I want to sleep with you!” I frowned.
He studied me a bit, “But… I don’t think that’s a good idea…”
I rolled my eyes, “I could easily pass as your sister…”
“Still… It’s not right…”
“Please?”
“No.”
“I’m BEGGING you!”
He thought for a bit before saying, “Alright, But don’t try anything.”
I smiled as I stood up.
He led me to his room and I sat down on his bed. I asked him, “Will you kiss me?”
He sat down and said, “Only if you want me to…”
“I want you to.” I smiled.
I could swear there was a smile on his lips as he pulled me close and softly pressed his lips against mine.
I pulled away and smiled, “Night Ki.”
He turned out the light, “Night Mindi.”
When I woke up, I was at the breakfast table, in my signature outfit.
I looked up at Ki, who was fixing breakfast, “I’m confused.”
He smiled at me, “You must have been sleep walking. You were at the table and dressed when I got down here.”
I shrugged, noticing a few of the buttons were in the wrong places, “It’s happened before.”
I started to fix the buttons when Ki put the plates on the table.
He looked over at me and blushed.
I noticed that I wasn’t wearing anything under my shirt, and when I was fixing the buttons, it was showing a little more than either of us was really comfortable with.
I blushed and pulled the shirt closed before saying, “I’ll get ready…”
Ki nodded before saying, “The bathroom is next door to the bed room…”
I ran up to the bathroom to change.
My eyes grew wide as I realized, I had no reason to have changed clothes.
One, I had the SAME EXTACT outfit on, and Two, I didn’t bring any other clothes.
I didn’t even want to think of what happened to make my undershirt disappear.
I went into Ki’s room and found my missing clothes on the floor, next to the bed.
I was a bit afraid of why they were there, but I just decided I would ask him.
I got ready before going back down to the kitchen.
I sat down and started to eat the breakfast Ki prepared before asking, “Umm… Ki, Why were some of my clothes on the floor?”
Ki paled, then blushed, “Umm… Mindi… Last night… You were sort of asleep… And…”
My eyes grew wide, but he added, “You took them off!”
“Oh…” I let out a sigh of relief, “Good…”
“And when I woke up,” Ki smiled, “I put your shirt back on.”
I smiled back at him, “Good.”
After we finished eating, we left for school.
Nothing really interesting happened for a while, but after a few weeks of me and Ki living together, something horrible happened.
Ki and I were having dinner together at a fancy restaurant, when all the sudden, some mad man with a gun shows up.
Ki quickly grabbed my wrist and took me to the fire exit. He opened the door and we ran out together.
We were quietly walking away when the building exploded.
The next thing I remembered was waking up in a hospital, my dad holding my hand.
I blinked and asked, “Where am I?”
“Mindi,” Dad started, “You are in a hospital. You were outside a fancy restaurant when it exploded.”
“What happened to Ki?!” I asked, a bit panicked.
“Who?”
“Ki! Kiret Jury Theph! My teacher!”
“Oh…” Dad nodded, “That creepy teacher? He died.”
Tears streamed down my face.
“Mindi!” Dad gasped, “Are you alright?!”
I cried harder, “I loved him!!”
Dad stared at me like I was crazy, “You… Loved him?”
I nodded a bit, “He loved me more than you did!”
“Mindi…”
“And now he’s gone!” I cried harder.
“Well… His funeral is tomorrow…”
“I HAVE to go!” I yelled at him.
“I’ll make sure you do.” He nodded.
The next day, I was at home, getting ready for Ki’s funeral.
I put on some black lipstick, powdered my face white, and put on a pair of black jeans and a black sweater.
I started to brush through my hair when Dad walked into the room.
“Mindi…” He said softly, “I love you…”
“I love you to dad.” I put down the brush and turned to him, “I’m sorry I said I loved him more, I was being stupid. I know you love me, I was just upset about Lily.”
He smiled a small, weak smile at me.
I sighed, “And don’t worry… We never went farther than kissing.”
“That’s good.” Dad nodded.
“Well… I guess you’re going to drive me there…”
“Yeah…”
I couldn’t talk at all on the way there.
I stayed silent as I walked into the church.
I walked to the casket and looked in.
Tears streamed down my face as I saw him.
I ran to the room where people take children when they cry and loudly cried.
I just stayed in there for what seemed like forever.
I felt a hand on my shoulder.
I looked up.
It was a man with pale skin, long silver hair, and windex green eyes.
I blinked as I looked up to him and asked, “Was I making to much noise?”
“No…” He said softly as he sat down next to me on the floor, “I was just curious about who you were…”
“I was a friend from school…” I said softly.
“I see…” He studied me a bit.
I sighed, “I stayed with him a lot.”
“And why did you?”
“Things were messed up at home…”
“But why him?”
“I loved him…” I whispered softly.
“And why did you love him?” He asked.
“He…” I looked at the wall and sighed, “I had my first kiss with him… And I loved him…”
“What’s your name?” He asked.
“Mindi…” I said softly.
He smiled, “I’m Atticus, His brother.”
“Oh…” I looked at the floor, “It my fault he’s dead. I was the one that suggested that restaurant…”
“It’s not your fault…” He said softly as he turned my face so I was looking at him.
His hands were rough, while Ki’s were soft.
I just looked into his eyes, and he pulled me closer, and leaned in.
I didn’t bother to protest when his lips met mine.
He kissed me, and I started to kiss him back.
When he pulled away from me I asked, “How does it feel to know that you just kissed your dead brother’s teenage girlfriend?”
“A little odd…” Atticus said softly.
“How could you do that?” I asked as I stared at him.
“I don’t know…”
I hugged him and started to cry again.
He hugged me back.
After the funeral, Atticus offered to take me out to eat. I shrugged and said whatever.
He took me to some diner thing.
When we were at a table, waiting to get our orders taken, he said, “Mindi… I think it would be good for you if you kept your mind off Ki…”
“Why do you say that?” I asked bitterly.
“Just because…” He looked at me.
“You want me to be your girlfriend don’t you?” I asked.
“No…”
“You do! Admit it!”
“I won’t admit it…”
“Well, You know it’s true!”
“It isn’t true!”
I stood up and screamed at him, “It is true and you know it!”
“Mindi! Stop making a scene!”
“Oh Shut up!” I poured my soda over his head before leaving.
It wasn’t a good idea to leave without him.
It was a long way from home, and I didn’t have a car.
I was just walking home when I noticed there was someone walking beside me.
I looked over and almost screamed. It was Ki.
I jumped to give him a huge hug, but I just fell to the ground, because I passed right through him.
He looked down at me, “Are you okay?”
“Are you?” I asked.
“I’m a ghost…”
I shook my head, “That’s not right…”
“Why?”
“You’re a ghost, My dad’s the Christ…” I shook my head again, “Next thing you know, I’ll be a vampire…”
“Well…” Ki sighed, “At least we’re together…”
I smiled, “And that makes me happy!”
“It makes me happy to.” He smiled at me.
“Sorry about Atticus…” I sighed softly.
“It’s okay…”
I asked, “Can you use your ghost powers to get me home?”
He looked at me, “I’ll try.”
I threw my arms in the air, “YAY!”
Right when I said Yay, the world disintegrated and rebuilt itself as my room.
I giggled, “Awesomeness!”
Ki smiled at me, “Thanks.”
We spent about a week with us just hanging out and talking.
Then, something else happened.
There was a tornado while we were at school.
Everyone in the side of the school I was in died.
Except me.
I opened my eyes, and found myself in a hospital.
“Where am I?” I asked softly.
Ki smiled, “I saved you.”
I stared at him, “But we could have both gone to heaven…”
“I want you to live a full life.”
“But…” I closed my eyes, “Heaven… And… With me living… I may get a new boyfriend…”
“I don’t care if you get a new boyfriend…” Ki smiled, “I just want you to be happy.”
“I…” I looked up at him, “I just want to be with you…”
“And I am with you.” Ki smiled.
“You aren’t…” I looked away.
Ki left, and Atticus walked in.
I looked at him and asked bitterly, “Why are you here?”
He shook his head, “I seriously don’t know…”
I glared at him, and saw Ki walk into him.
I gasped as Atticus’s head fell, and when it came back up, he smiled and asked, “Did you miss me?”
I asked softly, “Ki?”
Atticus nodded and walked over to beside me and smiled, “I missed being able to do this…” He gently lifted me up a bit before kissing me.
I closed my eyes and let him kiss me.
He pulled away and asked, “Are you okay?”
“Yeah… It’s just freaky kissing Atticus…” I sighed.
Atticus sighed.
“I want to die.” I frowned.
“I won’t let you.” Atticus crossed his arms over his chest.
“I want to, and you want to make me happy.”
“Killing yourself won’t make you happy.”
“It will!” I yelled at him.
“It won’t!” He yelled back.
I glared at Atticus, “I want to die.”
“And I won’t let you.”
I looked away.
“Mindi…” Atticus said softly, “I love you…”
“Then you’d want me to be happy, Right?”
“Right! And killing yourself WOULDN’T make you happy!”
“It would!” I yelled at him.
“It wouldn’t…” Atticus said softly.
“I don’t care…” I stated bitterly, “I want to die.”
Everyday, no matter where I was, Atticus would come see me, and he would always be possessed my Ki.
I would always talk to Ki, and then when Ki couldn’t control Atticus any longer, I would spend time with him.
Atticus and I became friends, but I refused to even hug him unless Ki was in control.
Lily hated me because of what my dad did, and I didn’t really care.
I still just wanted to die.
Ki wouldn’t allow that, though.
Anytime my thought became the least bit suicidal, he would come in and talk to me, trying to make sure I was thinking that he was just talking to me because he was lonely, but I knew it was because he wouldn’t let me die.
Then, I met a cute boy named Rory.
We became friends, and soon we were a couple.
Not just A couple though, THE couple at our school.
Everyone wished they were Mindi and Rory.
Ki seemed happy that I was happy, but I knew he was jealous.
Atticus seemed jealous also.
But, I didn’t care.
I didn’t want to die.
I was happy.
Ki, on the other hand, seemed rather sad.
But, I didn’t care.
He was a ghost.
I was alive.
The more I loved Rory, the less Ki would show up.
The less Ki showed up, the more depressed he seemed.
I didn’t care, though.
A few years later, I was sitting beside a lake, and Ki appeared beside me.
I asked him, “What do you want?”
“I missed you…” He answered softly.
“I didn’t miss you.” I said coldly.
“Why?”
“You were my teacher…” I frowned.
“But, I loved you!”
“It was wrong…”
“I told you that many times, but…”
“I was just a young teenager…”
“Mindi…”
“Leave me alone…”
“What?!”
“Leave me alone. I don’t love you.”
Ghost tears streamed down Ki’s face, “Mindi… I love you…”
“And I don’t love you…” I said bitterly.
“I’ll always love you, Mindi…”
“I’ll never love you, Mr. Theph.”
That was the last time Ki ever talked to me.
Sometimes I would wake up, and he would be sitting next to me, but once he saw my eyes open, he would disappear.
I started to miss him, but I had to remind myself that he died, and I had my own family to care for.
I tried my hardest to forget about him, and in the end, I did.
I sighed as I opened my locker door.
It was Monday, and we were no longer allowed to wear pullovers, jackets, or anything like that.
But I, Lucky me, had forgotten that.
I looked into the mirror that was attached to the locker door and brushed out my jet black hair a bit using my long French manicured nails.
My lips were their normal blood red and my skin was its usual snow white.
I grabbed my book from my locker and closed the door.
I turned around and walked to my first class with Mr. Theph.
I swear he scares me with his creepy pink eyes.
I walked into the room with just enough time to get into my seat before the bell rang.
The bell rang and Mr. Theph started to take roll. I stared at the board while I waited for him to say my name.
“Miss Valtierra?” He called.
“Present.” I called right back.
“Miss Valtierra,” He started. I looked up to him with my flat black eyes, “Students are no longer allowed to wear jackets in class… And your skirt isn’t very appropriate…”
I looked down at my signature outfit.
A blood red skirt that matched my lips, and a white shirt that was covered with a jacket most of the time. The skirt may be a bit to short, and the shirt a little too revealing, but my dad never had a problem with it, so I never bothered to change the way I dressed.
“Oh… Sorry…” I mumbled softly as I took off my black jacket.
I could feel that man’s eyes on me. I looked at him and he was staring at my outfit.
I could tell he wasn’t just staring at my head. His eyes mostly were on my legs. Which, was rather creepy, seeing as he was a creepy man.
“Miss Valtierra…” He said softly, but so that I, who was across the room, could hear him, “Your outfit isn’t exactly school appropriate…”
I looked down to check my clothes again.
The shirt was a little tight, but it wasn’t like it showed anything. It was PERFECTLY fine, and of course the skirt was a little short, but it wasn’t like it was REALLY short or something.
It may have been the boots. I remembered that not many people really go to school wearing the kind of boots I was wearing.
Knee boots with straps. Awesome boots that have nails in the sole.
“I won’t dress like this any more…” I mumbled softly.
I could feel the Mr. Theph’s freaky pink eyes studying me, “Come see me after class Miss Valtierra…”
My jaw dropped, “What did I do?!”
He ignored me and said softly, “And put your jacket back on…”
I put my jacket back on and sighed. He still scared me.
Class went by quick.
Which was probably just because I wasn’t looking forward to what was after class, so time just ran away from me.
And I wanted to run with it.
I walked to Mr. Theph’s desk and asked, “Why did you need to see me?”
He looked up at me.
His eyes were a creepy pink with dark red pupils, and his hair was black. His skin was as white as mine, and that’s saying something seeing as I look almost just like Snow White.
You had to admit, for a teacher, he was cute, but still, He creeped me out major.
“Miss Valtierra…” He said softly, “You dress like you are trying to find a boyfriend.”
“I’m not.” I told him, “I just like dressing this way.”
He sighed, “Come see me after school…”
“What did I do?!” I asked, yet again.
“Nothing…” He sighed, “Just come see me after school.”
“Okay…” I just shook my head and walked to my next class.
I walked into Mr. Theph’s classroom after school.
Pretty much everyone had already left. It made me feel like I was a character in a Trapped in High School with a Killer role play and Mr. Theph was the killer.
He looked up at me and smiled, “Mindi…”
I stared at him, “I thought I was Miss Valtierra…”
“That’s only in class.” He smirked as he stood up, “Now… I can treat you the way I want to…”
My eyes grew wide. I was waiting for him to grab a gun from his desk.
He turned to me and took a few steps closer. I was paralyzed with fear that this man was going to stab me in the heart.
I closed my eyes hoping he wouldn’t stab me, and then I felt the back of his hand against my jaw.
His cool hand felt so wonderful against my constantly burning up face. I couldn’t help but lean my head against his hand a bit. He slowly pulled his hand away from my face.
I didn’t dare open my eyes. I was too afraid that he would be right there, with a gun, pointed right at me.
Instead of feeling pain, though, I felt something brush against my lips. Then press.
I opened my eyes to see Mr. Theph kissing me.
I pushed him back and screamed, “THAT WAS MY FIRST KISS!”
His eyes grew wide, “I’m so sorry!”
“THAT WAS MY FIRST KISS, MR. THEPH! I WAS SAVING THAT FOR MY WEDDING DAY!”
“I just…” He stared at me.
“Mr. Theph… How could you do that?!” I glared at him, “I’m your STUDENT!”
“I just wanted to touch your skin…” He said softly, “And you seemed like you liked that as much as I did… So…”
“You thought I wanted you to kiss me?!”
“Yes…”
I glared at him, “I hate you.”
He looked at me with a look of pure panic, “You won’t tell anyone, Will you?”
I shook my head, “Never touch me again and we have a deal, ‘Kay?”
He nodded his head, “Okay…”
I sighed, “How old are you? I’m sixteen.” I put extra emphasis on the six, and tried to put even more on the teen.
“Twenty-three…” He said softly.
I stared at him, “SEVEN years, Mr. Theph. You are SEVEN years older than me.”
“I know…” He looked into my eyes, “But… You seem so mature… And-“
I cut him off, knowing it was going to end with him kissing me again if I didn’t, “Look, You scare me, ‘Kay? I don’t like you. Just leave me alone, And we’ll all be happy, ‘Kay?”
He looked sad and heart broken as he let out a soft response, “Okay Miss Valtierra.”
I turned around and started to walk home.
I already had my license, but my dad wouldn’t let me drive. It’s a smart choice, seeing as I have the ability to get my self into deep trouble just by blinking.
My best friend, Lily, was waiting for me at the entrance to the school.
“Mindi, What took you so long?” She asked.
Her long platinum blonde hair fell to her waist and her crystal blue eyes were framed by rectangular glasses like I used to wear before I got contacts.
Her skin wasn’t nearly as pale as mine, but it was a peachy color with only a tad bit of tan.
I wasn’t exactly tall, but I was taller than her, but she was thinner.
She was wearing blue jeans and a white shirt like mine. Button up collared shirt with three quarter length sleeves.
“Know Mr. Theph?” I asked as we started to walk home.
“Yeah,” Lily smiled, “He’s cool. I heard they originally wanted him to teach Art, but History was the only class without a teacher.”
“Well, That doesn’t matter.” I shook my head, “He kissed me.”
“No waay!” Lily stared at me with her mouth open in surprise and the corner of her lips formed into a smile, “I thought you were saving your first kiss for your wedding day!”
“I was.” I said bitterly, “And he stole it.”
Lily laughed, “I guess you have to marry him now!”
“And who was your first kiss with?” I raised my eyebrow as I asked Lily.
She rolled her eyes, “You’re dad…”
“Come on Lily.” I said softly, “He was like your dad growing up, Why are you all the sudden ‘in love’ with him?”
She didn’t answer.
“Besides… He’s old and creepy…”
Lily looked at me, “I don’t care! He’s loving and wonderful… And a good kisser!”
I rolled my eyes, “Whatever…”
“I also have had tons of boyfriends my age!”
“As covers.”
“Yes…” Lily sighed, “But your dad is sooo hot!”
I looked over at Lily, “I don’t think he is.”
“Well, You’re his daughter.” Lily sighed.
I walked up to my front door and opened it. I called out, “Dad, It’s Mindi and Lily!”
My dad stood up from where he was reading a book on the couch. He came over to me and Lily and asked, “How was school?”
“Meh.” We gave our singsong report that we always gave to my father.
“Of course it was.” He smirked before asking, “Do you have any homework?”
I said no, but Lily giggled as she hugged my dad and popped her foot back, “Only a bit…”
“And what is it?” My father asked, the smirk still on his face.
Lily giggled again, “Kissing you.” She stood on the tip of her toes and my dad leaned down. I looked away as their lips met.
I quickly fled from the foyer and went up to my room, knowing that the couch was where Lily and my dad usually ‘hung out’ with each other, which was code for kissing each other.
Dad swore he would never go past kissing with Lily until she was eighteen, but they share a bed all the time, so I can’t exactly trust him.
I opened my door and walked inside before shutting the door and lying down on my water bed.
I apparently fell asleep because the next time I opened my eyes, it was five AM.
I sat up and got out of bed before turning on the light in my closet.
Before me was a treasure trove of unfashionable clothes.
Mostly church clothes.
I picked out a white long sleeve shirt, and a full length black skirt.
I put my boots on, not caring if they weren’t dress code. They were my favorite shoes. Ever.
I went downstairs to get breakfast.
When I went into the living room, on the couch was Lily, cuddled up to my dad.
I sighed and went into the kitchen.
I just ate a microwave dinner before going upstairs to brush my teeth.
About two hours later, I was watching the news. Lily softly yawned as she sat up. She noticed me and smiled, “Morning Mindi.”
“How can you love him?” I asked myself.
Lily sighed. I asked that every time I saw her with him.
“I don’t understand.” I stared at the television screen as I said, “He’s old, You’re young. He has a child… Who is your best friend…”
“Mindi…” She said softly.
“Just don’t bother, ‘Kay? I know you’re madly in love with him and couldn’t live with out him, Just don’t make me have to live knowing my best friend is my dad’s girlfriend.”
Lily stared at me before saying softly, “Fine.”
I went to school early. I didn’t know what to do.
I felt depressed, and happy in some odd way.
I was going to try to make a friend today. A totally non-romantic buddy that would tell me how to get out of the jam I was in.
I knocked on the door to Mr. Theph’s classroom.
He opened the door and looked at me in shock, “I thought you…”
“Hated you?” I shrugged, “Sorry I was so mean.”
“I truly am sorry Miss Valtierra…”
“Don’t be sorry!” I smiled, “And, It’s Mindi outside of class.”
“Okay Mindi.” Mr. Theph smiled, “Do you want to call me by my first name?”
“Yeppers!” I smiled.
“It’s Ki… Short for Kiret.”
“Cool!”
“I guess…”
I giggled, “Are you going to let me in?”
He smiled back, “Sure.”
I walked inside and sighed, “Ki… I have a problem…”
“What is it?” Ki asked as he sat down behind his desk.
I sat on the edge of his desk and sighed, “My best friend is dating my dad.”
Ki stared at me, “You aren’t serious…”
“I am… I wish I wasn’t.”
“I don’t know what to say…”
I sighed, “Didn’t expect you to…”
“Are you going to come see me after school?”
“Yeppers peppers!”
Ki smiled, “You’re silly.”
“And you’re cute.” I smiled as I told Ki.
He blushed, “I thought you didn’t like me.”
“I like you now, but not in a romantic way.”
“I understand.”
“It’s good you do.”
Ki sighed as he stood up and walked to in front of me.
I looked into his eyes.
His arms wrapped around my waist.
I fainted in his arms.
I was sick.
Sicker than I had been in a while.
It was cold outside, and of course, I had been going outside without wearing coats.
I woke up to a huge surprise.
First, I was on a bed.
Second, Something was touching my face.
Third, I felt something against my lips.
My eyes fluttered open, and once again, Ki was kissing me. I let him kiss me.
He pulled away and smiled as he stroked my hair, “Morning Snow White.”
“Morning…” I smiled back at him.
He pulled his hand back, “Sorry…”
“Don’t be sorry… I liked it when you kissed me.”
“That’s good.”
“I would like it if you kissed me again.”
He smirked, “Like this?” He pulled me close to him and pressed his lips against mine.
I kissed him back the best I could.
He pulled his lips away from mine, “This is wrong, Mindi.”
“I know…” I sighed. “Why am I here?”
“You passed out, so I took you home, called your dad, and he gave me permission to take care of you.” Ki explained.
“Why did you kiss me?” I asked.
“You looked like Snow White, so I wanted to see if I was your true love.”
“And were you?” I asked, holding back a giggle.
“You’re awake, Aren’t you?” He said with a smirk.
I giggled a bit, “I’m a bit hungry.”
Ki nodded, “I bet you are, it’s Saturday.”
I stared at Ki, “You are joking!”
He shook his head.
“No wonder you said I looked like Snow White.”
“But I made sure to feed you!” He smiled.
I smile back, “I’m glad you did.”
Ki got off of the bed and took my hand. He helped me out of bed and got me into the kitchen.
He fixed me breakfast while I sat at the table, talking to him about whatever came to my head.
It was wonderful to talk to Ki. He was smart, witty, and he loved me.
After school I would always go to Ki’s classroom.
I would usually sit in his lap and just chat, and sometimes he would kiss me, and I would kiss him back.
After about a week of that, he whispered into my ear one day, “Mindi… This is wrong…”
“I know it is…” I whispered back.
“We shouldn’t see each other until you’re older…”
“NO!” I almost screamed, “You are NOT leaving me!”
“Mindi…” He said softly, “It’s for our own good…”
“No it isn’t! I need you Ki!”
“Mindi… Please…”
“I won’t give you up Kiret Jury Theph, I refuse to.”
And with that, I marched out of his room, but felt bad, so I ran back in and gave him a hug before going home.
A girl with long brown hair, large brown eyes, and tan skin was sitting on our door step. She was crying, and hard.
I ran up to her and almost screamed.
It was like Lily’s dead mother was back from the grave.
I sat down next to her and asked, “Lily?”
She cried, “Vincent doesn’t love me anymore!”
I stared at her, “What happened?”
She looked at me before saying very softly, “I was the Christ.”
I stared at her.
She continued, “Your father is now…”
I shook my head, “This is just stupid…”
“He stole my powers…” Lily said softly.
“How did he?” I asked.
Lily shook her head, “That’s not important.”
“It IS.” I narrowed my eyes a bit to get her to confess.
“We slept together.”
I stared at her before standing up and throwing open the door and stomping to my room.
On the way, I ran into my dad.
I rolled my eyes as I observed his light blonde hair and blue eyes.
I shoved him a bit as I went to my room.
He yelled at me for shoving him, but I locked him out and covered my ears with pillows until he got the point that I hated him and I wasn’t going to bother with listening.
I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep.
It worked for about five minutes.
Dad had stopped yelling, so I decided to call Ki.
I grabbed my cell phone and dialed his number.
“Hey!” I said as soon as he picked up.
“Mindi…” He said softly.
I sighed, “Ki… My dad slept with my best friend, who apparently thought she was Jesus.”
Ki went silent for a bit, “Do you want me to pick out up?”
I thought a bit, “It would be nice…”
“I’ll be at your house in about five minutes, Okay?”
“Okay…” I smiled, “I love you Ki.”
“It’s wrong for me to love you.”
“But you know you do.”
“And you know it’s wrong.”
“And I also know I love you.”
“I’ll see you in a bit.”
“Seeya…”
I hung up the phone and unlocked my door before opening it.
Standing right there was my dad.
He looked ridiculous.
“I’m leaving.” I said as I tried to walk past him.
“Oh, no you aren’t.” He grabbed my shoulder.
“Yes I am!” I growled at him.
“You are my daughter and I am not going to let you run all over town with some teenage boy!”
“Oh,” I rolled my eyes, “You don’t have to worry, I have a teacher to run ALL over town with.”
He stared at me, “You aren’t serious…”
“Yes I am!” I yelled at him, “You were such a bad example, I decided to try what Lily was doing!”
“I never loved her.”
I stared at him.
“I just was using her.”
I shook my head as I shoved him away before I ran down the stairs.
I slammed open the door and walked outside.
As soon as I saw Lily I hugged her as tight as I could.
We stayed like that until Ki pulled into the driveway.
“Sorry…” I said softly as I stood up to go to Ki’s car.
I got into Ki’s car and sighed.
He looked over at me, “You don’t look all that great.”
“My boyfriend broke up with me, and I found out my dad never loved Lily.” I sighed, “If he doesn’t love Lily, How can I know he loves me?”
“You’re his daughter. I’m sure he loves you.”
“But I’m not so sure…” I sighed, “I don’t want to be near him.”
“I understand…” He nodded, “Do you want me to take you home?”
I smiled, “Yes.”
I ended up just ranting about how I hated my life to Ki all the way to his house.
When we got to his house, he helped me out of the car and held my hand as we walked to the front door.
He unlocked the door and took me inside.
As soon as we were inside, I wrapped my arms around him.
He hugged me back, and I cried.
We stood like that, Me crying and him holding me, for a long time.
I pulled away from him and asked, “Can we sit down? My legs hurt…”
He nodded as he took my hand and led me to the living room.
I sat down and he sat down next to me.
I asked softly, “Will you kiss me?”
“I shouldn’t…” He said softly.
“I want you to.”
“But…”
I didn’t let him finish.
I leaned forward and kissed him. He kissed me back.
He pulled away and sighed, “Mindi… This is wrong…”
“I don’t care.” I sighed.
He decided to change the topic, “Do you want to watch TV or something?”
I shrugged, “Whatever…”
He turned on the television and put it on the news.
I leaned against Ki and he hugged me.
I asked, “Do you love me?”
“Yes…” He whispered to me.
“Then why do you want me to not love you?”
“I want you to do what’s best for you, and I don’t think I’m what’s best for you.”
I sighed, “You are, Ki, You are.”
He sighed.
I asked, “May I spend the night with you?”
“I guess…”
“Thanks…” I smiled, “I know going home is a really bad idea.”
“I bet it is…” He said softly.
We just talked for a long time.
At about seven, when a lame sitcom came on, I said, “Ki… I’m kinda hungry.”
“Okay.” He stood up and asked, “What do you want.”
“Spaghetti.” I smiled.
He nodded, “I can do that.”
He went into the kitchen and a bit later he called out, “It’s done!”
I walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table.
He sat a plate in front of me and I started to eat.
After I finished eating, we decided that we were both tired, so we decided to go to bed.
I asked him, “Ki, Where will I sleep?”
“In the guest bedroom…” Ki sighed.
“But I want to sleep with you!” I frowned.
He studied me a bit, “But… I don’t think that’s a good idea…”
I rolled my eyes, “I could easily pass as your sister…”
“Still… It’s not right…”
“Please?”
“No.”
“I’m BEGGING you!”
He thought for a bit before saying, “Alright, But don’t try anything.”
I smiled as I stood up.
He led me to his room and I sat down on his bed. I asked him, “Will you kiss me?”
He sat down and said, “Only if you want me to…”
“I want you to.” I smiled.
I could swear there was a smile on his lips as he pulled me close and softly pressed his lips against mine.
I pulled away and smiled, “Night Ki.”
He turned out the light, “Night Mindi.”
When I woke up, I was at the breakfast table, in my signature outfit.
I looked up at Ki, who was fixing breakfast, “I’m confused.”
He smiled at me, “You must have been sleep walking. You were at the table and dressed when I got down here.”
I shrugged, noticing a few of the buttons were in the wrong places, “It’s happened before.”
I started to fix the buttons when Ki put the plates on the table.
He looked over at me and blushed.
I noticed that I wasn’t wearing anything under my shirt, and when I was fixing the buttons, it was showing a little more than either of us was really comfortable with.
I blushed and pulled the shirt closed before saying, “I’ll get ready…”
Ki nodded before saying, “The bathroom is next door to the bed room…”
I ran up to the bathroom to change.
My eyes grew wide as I realized, I had no reason to have changed clothes.
One, I had the SAME EXTACT outfit on, and Two, I didn’t bring any other clothes.
I didn’t even want to think of what happened to make my undershirt disappear.
I went into Ki’s room and found my missing clothes on the floor, next to the bed.
I was a bit afraid of why they were there, but I just decided I would ask him.
I got ready before going back down to the kitchen.
I sat down and started to eat the breakfast Ki prepared before asking, “Umm… Ki, Why were some of my clothes on the floor?”
Ki paled, then blushed, “Umm… Mindi… Last night… You were sort of asleep… And…”
My eyes grew wide, but he added, “You took them off!”
“Oh…” I let out a sigh of relief, “Good…”
“And when I woke up,” Ki smiled, “I put your shirt back on.”
I smiled back at him, “Good.”
After we finished eating, we left for school.
Nothing really interesting happened for a while, but after a few weeks of me and Ki living together, something horrible happened.
Ki and I were having dinner together at a fancy restaurant, when all the sudden, some mad man with a gun shows up.
Ki quickly grabbed my wrist and took me to the fire exit. He opened the door and we ran out together.
We were quietly walking away when the building exploded.
The next thing I remembered was waking up in a hospital, my dad holding my hand.
I blinked and asked, “Where am I?”
“Mindi,” Dad started, “You are in a hospital. You were outside a fancy restaurant when it exploded.”
“What happened to Ki?!” I asked, a bit panicked.
“Who?”
“Ki! Kiret Jury Theph! My teacher!”
“Oh…” Dad nodded, “That creepy teacher? He died.”
Tears streamed down my face.
“Mindi!” Dad gasped, “Are you alright?!”
I cried harder, “I loved him!!”
Dad stared at me like I was crazy, “You… Loved him?”
I nodded a bit, “He loved me more than you did!”
“Mindi…”
“And now he’s gone!” I cried harder.
“Well… His funeral is tomorrow…”
“I HAVE to go!” I yelled at him.
“I’ll make sure you do.” He nodded.
The next day, I was at home, getting ready for Ki’s funeral.
I put on some black lipstick, powdered my face white, and put on a pair of black jeans and a black sweater.
I started to brush through my hair when Dad walked into the room.
“Mindi…” He said softly, “I love you…”
“I love you to dad.” I put down the brush and turned to him, “I’m sorry I said I loved him more, I was being stupid. I know you love me, I was just upset about Lily.”
He smiled a small, weak smile at me.
I sighed, “And don’t worry… We never went farther than kissing.”
“That’s good.” Dad nodded.
“Well… I guess you’re going to drive me there…”
“Yeah…”
I couldn’t talk at all on the way there.
I stayed silent as I walked into the church.
I walked to the casket and looked in.
Tears streamed down my face as I saw him.
I ran to the room where people take children when they cry and loudly cried.
I just stayed in there for what seemed like forever.
I felt a hand on my shoulder.
I looked up.
It was a man with pale skin, long silver hair, and windex green eyes.
I blinked as I looked up to him and asked, “Was I making to much noise?”
“No…” He said softly as he sat down next to me on the floor, “I was just curious about who you were…”
“I was a friend from school…” I said softly.
“I see…” He studied me a bit.
I sighed, “I stayed with him a lot.”
“And why did you?”
“Things were messed up at home…”
“But why him?”
“I loved him…” I whispered softly.
“And why did you love him?” He asked.
“He…” I looked at the wall and sighed, “I had my first kiss with him… And I loved him…”
“What’s your name?” He asked.
“Mindi…” I said softly.
He smiled, “I’m Atticus, His brother.”
“Oh…” I looked at the floor, “It my fault he’s dead. I was the one that suggested that restaurant…”
“It’s not your fault…” He said softly as he turned my face so I was looking at him.
His hands were rough, while Ki’s were soft.
I just looked into his eyes, and he pulled me closer, and leaned in.
I didn’t bother to protest when his lips met mine.
He kissed me, and I started to kiss him back.
When he pulled away from me I asked, “How does it feel to know that you just kissed your dead brother’s teenage girlfriend?”
“A little odd…” Atticus said softly.
“How could you do that?” I asked as I stared at him.
“I don’t know…”
I hugged him and started to cry again.
He hugged me back.
After the funeral, Atticus offered to take me out to eat. I shrugged and said whatever.
He took me to some diner thing.
When we were at a table, waiting to get our orders taken, he said, “Mindi… I think it would be good for you if you kept your mind off Ki…”
“Why do you say that?” I asked bitterly.
“Just because…” He looked at me.
“You want me to be your girlfriend don’t you?” I asked.
“No…”
“You do! Admit it!”
“I won’t admit it…”
“Well, You know it’s true!”
“It isn’t true!”
I stood up and screamed at him, “It is true and you know it!”
“Mindi! Stop making a scene!”
“Oh Shut up!” I poured my soda over his head before leaving.
It wasn’t a good idea to leave without him.
It was a long way from home, and I didn’t have a car.
I was just walking home when I noticed there was someone walking beside me.
I looked over and almost screamed. It was Ki.
I jumped to give him a huge hug, but I just fell to the ground, because I passed right through him.
He looked down at me, “Are you okay?”
“Are you?” I asked.
“I’m a ghost…”
I shook my head, “That’s not right…”
“Why?”
“You’re a ghost, My dad’s the Christ…” I shook my head again, “Next thing you know, I’ll be a vampire…”
“Well…” Ki sighed, “At least we’re together…”
I smiled, “And that makes me happy!”
“It makes me happy to.” He smiled at me.
“Sorry about Atticus…” I sighed softly.
“It’s okay…”
I asked, “Can you use your ghost powers to get me home?”
He looked at me, “I’ll try.”
I threw my arms in the air, “YAY!”
Right when I said Yay, the world disintegrated and rebuilt itself as my room.
I giggled, “Awesomeness!”
Ki smiled at me, “Thanks.”
We spent about a week with us just hanging out and talking.
Then, something else happened.
There was a tornado while we were at school.
Everyone in the side of the school I was in died.
Except me.
I opened my eyes, and found myself in a hospital.
“Where am I?” I asked softly.
Ki smiled, “I saved you.”
I stared at him, “But we could have both gone to heaven…”
“I want you to live a full life.”
“But…” I closed my eyes, “Heaven… And… With me living… I may get a new boyfriend…”
“I don’t care if you get a new boyfriend…” Ki smiled, “I just want you to be happy.”
“I…” I looked up at him, “I just want to be with you…”
“And I am with you.” Ki smiled.
“You aren’t…” I looked away.
Ki left, and Atticus walked in.
I looked at him and asked bitterly, “Why are you here?”
He shook his head, “I seriously don’t know…”
I glared at him, and saw Ki walk into him.
I gasped as Atticus’s head fell, and when it came back up, he smiled and asked, “Did you miss me?”
I asked softly, “Ki?”
Atticus nodded and walked over to beside me and smiled, “I missed being able to do this…” He gently lifted me up a bit before kissing me.
I closed my eyes and let him kiss me.
He pulled away and asked, “Are you okay?”
“Yeah… It’s just freaky kissing Atticus…” I sighed.
Atticus sighed.
“I want to die.” I frowned.
“I won’t let you.” Atticus crossed his arms over his chest.
“I want to, and you want to make me happy.”
“Killing yourself won’t make you happy.”
“It will!” I yelled at him.
“It won’t!” He yelled back.
I glared at Atticus, “I want to die.”
“And I won’t let you.”
I looked away.
“Mindi…” Atticus said softly, “I love you…”
“Then you’d want me to be happy, Right?”
“Right! And killing yourself WOULDN’T make you happy!”
“It would!” I yelled at him.
“It wouldn’t…” Atticus said softly.
“I don’t care…” I stated bitterly, “I want to die.”
Everyday, no matter where I was, Atticus would come see me, and he would always be possessed my Ki.
I would always talk to Ki, and then when Ki couldn’t control Atticus any longer, I would spend time with him.
Atticus and I became friends, but I refused to even hug him unless Ki was in control.
Lily hated me because of what my dad did, and I didn’t really care.
I still just wanted to die.
Ki wouldn’t allow that, though.
Anytime my thought became the least bit suicidal, he would come in and talk to me, trying to make sure I was thinking that he was just talking to me because he was lonely, but I knew it was because he wouldn’t let me die.
Then, I met a cute boy named Rory.
We became friends, and soon we were a couple.
Not just A couple though, THE couple at our school.
Everyone wished they were Mindi and Rory.
Ki seemed happy that I was happy, but I knew he was jealous.
Atticus seemed jealous also.
But, I didn’t care.
I didn’t want to die.
I was happy.
Ki, on the other hand, seemed rather sad.
But, I didn’t care.
He was a ghost.
I was alive.
The more I loved Rory, the less Ki would show up.
The less Ki showed up, the more depressed he seemed.
I didn’t care, though.
A few years later, I was sitting beside a lake, and Ki appeared beside me.
I asked him, “What do you want?”
“I missed you…” He answered softly.
“I didn’t miss you.” I said coldly.
“Why?”
“You were my teacher…” I frowned.
“But, I loved you!”
“It was wrong…”
“I told you that many times, but…”
“I was just a young teenager…”
“Mindi…”
“Leave me alone…”
“What?!”
“Leave me alone. I don’t love you.”
Ghost tears streamed down Ki’s face, “Mindi… I love you…”
“And I don’t love you…” I said bitterly.
“I’ll always love you, Mindi…”
“I’ll never love you, Mr. Theph.”
That was the last time Ki ever talked to me.
Sometimes I would wake up, and he would be sitting next to me, but once he saw my eyes open, he would disappear.
I started to miss him, but I had to remind myself that he died, and I had my own family to care for.
I tried my hardest to forget about him, and in the end, I did.
