Nightmares’ Fairytale

Scream of Midnight Ghost

*STEVE'S POV*

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I stand awake from my sleep with such heaviness in my chest. Its been days since I started to hear soft cries and moan and even screams of misery. I am already starting to think that a ghost might be living in our house. However every time I woke up from it, the voice stop. 

I seated on my bed and slightly mess my hair with my right hand. Still observing if I would be hearing those sound once again. After a minute of silence, I decided to go downstairs to have some water.

Its also been days since she became cold, so cold I can already compare her with an ice. Yes, Her is she, Jhozy. She rarely talks to me and when she does it would only be to answer my questions.

The happenings since that day was still a mystery to our family but we came to let it go just like what Ethan wishes. Since that day, the way she treated me changed. Is it so wrong for me to asked her to apologize to my girl cause she mistreated her?! Its her fault and she's turning the table around as if it is I who made a mistake. Gosh! I didn't know that I'll be more bothered by her coldness than when she is kind to me. Maybe I got used to her kindness and enthusiasm.

"AGGHH!" I scream in fright as I saw a lady with a hair hiding her face liked a ghost, only to find out who she is.

"Geez! Jhozy what are you doing in here in the middle of the night scaring people and the hell! What is wrong with your hair?!" I exclaimed. Seriously she look like a ghost. She is wearing an oversize white shirt with her hair looks like a bird nest with its messiness.

"I could ask the same question to you, What are you doing in here in the middle of the night? Me? I got myself a water and what ever I look like is none of your business Mr." she replied coldly before trying to leave the kitchen but I am fast enough to stop her by grabbing her arm only to cause her hair to swing and give me a chance to take a glimpse at her face.

My hand losses as I look intently at her and ask "Are you crying? what happened?" She have eye bags and puffy eyes and nose, obviously from crying. 

"It's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS" she replied before going back upstairs leaving me in daze.

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"Hey guys morning" I greeted my parents who as usual already seating at the dining table, eating their breakfast.

"morning son, its Sunday you got something to do?" dad asked

"Nuh...my friends all have dates or something." I replied before grabbing a slice of bread.

"That's good, you go with me and help me with some paperwork at office." I think I just regretted my answer.

"On second thought dad, I have somewhere to be today." I said. Certainly doesn't want to work.

"just help your dad for today young man. Oh! where is Zel?" Mom said.

"I'll go wake her up" I said with a sigh.

I walk up stairs and take a turn towards Jhozy's room.

"Hey Jhozy! wake up its breakfast time!" I shouted at her while knocking her door.

"Be down in a minute" she replied silently.

"She awake?" mom asked when she saw me walking down stairs and making my way towards my chair earlier.

"yup! she said she'll be down in a minute."

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"That's enough son, you can go home." as fast as he said that, I instantly stand up and reach for my Jacket.

"Finally! How about you dad? Its already 10 pm still not going home?" I turned my back to asked dad.

"You go son. Still too much to do, I'll be home in an hour or two."

"Alright. Be careful on your way home dad."

"You too son."

I look back at my dad who still have his eyes on computer with numerous folders on his desk. I heave a sigh and shake my head with a bit of disapproval. He can really be workaholic sometime.

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Just like how I expected the entire lights in our house aside from the ones in our gates are off. Seems like mom and Jhozy are both asleep already.

Not wanting to make any sound that could wake them up, I opened the front door little by little, avoiding to make a creek sound. After opening the door, I walk silently until I reach the front of my room. I was about to turn the knob of my door when I heard a noise. The noise is like a moan, a moan of someone who is dying in pain. The sound is not extremely loud, in fact its like a whisper. Whimper of pain. Right. That's the exact description of what I am hearing.

I am starting to feel nervous. I've been hearing this weird sounds for a few days already.

I am afraid yes but my curiosity wins over me. So I followed the sound and heard that it is coming from Jhozy's room, my curiosity overflowed.

Wishing that she doesn't lock her door I turned the knob and there wish was granted because the door opened.

As soon as I opened her door and saw the source of the sound I regret that I opened the door.

There Jhozy, struggling in her sleep, whimpering and shouting. She is sprawled on her bed with tears flowing on her closed eyes and her hand which seems to be hitting an invisible enemy. I stood still in there not knowing how to react. She seems in a lot of pain. A loud scream came out of her mouth, and that's what fazed me out of my freeze.

I run to her side and sat beside her bed before tapping her cheeks.

"Jhozy! Jhozy! Wake up! Please wake up Jhozy" I said to her and tapped her more harder.

After a few seconds of tapping and waking her up she opened her eyes and immediately lay down on her bed as if she was on fire. She heave a sigh and controls her breath however she seems to fail because she begins to cry and it pains me to see her like that. Not knowing what I should do, I came near her and pulled her in and tight hug. At first she resisted but later on she hugged me back and cry on my shoulder.

"Please...please...I...I didn't lie...Please believe me."