Ashey woke up without Randall beside her. Ah, she remembered that he said goodbye last night that he would leave Manila early for his client's final contract there. Ashey got up, she noticed a long-stemmed rose on the bedside table. With letter saying ILY. Well, her boss is also sweet. Others will think that ILY is I love you but she is not. For Randall, I like you is the meaning of that. They haven't talked about love yet. Smiling, she was just shaken to go to the bathroom. She will fix the bed later. She is used to waking up in the morning, her stomach is immediately looking for coffee.
"Coffee is life .." Ashey whispered while sipping her coffee. She was already on the Lanai of Randall's house where the beautiful sunset was in the middle of the crowded and green Santillan Farm.
"You need to help me!"
"Oh, frog!" If Ashey wasn't surprised, the young man jumped the waist -length fence of Randall's house. She's 5'6! For a skinny teenager, it’s scary for it to be done!
"Ashey, my sister sent me to you, she said, you need to helped me this time. She's in Manila, book signing--"
"Wait, wait-- I'll help you, then?" Ashey moaned at the teenager's series of shots as if they were close. She hasn’t forgotten what he did last time, hah! Then he ask her for help now?
"Yes. And I demand. You can't refuse."
"Why--"
"Because a life's at stake, Ashey."
"Are you on drugs?" What can Ashey do with a life's at staker? Is she a doctor?
"This is far from a joke, Ashey. You're dead, I can smell it on you. I'm sorry for my behavior last time and I thought I could smell grandma again. She's the reason why I have the ability like this, "long litany of the young man who, in fact, did not understand Ashey. "I'll tell you that later, the important thing now is that we help a student at the school in town. It's in the news, he's going to commit suicide!"
"Wh-- What are you talking about ?!" Ashey seriously in shock.
Even though she was still confused, she rushed with Xian. A tricycle was waiting for the young man. Looks like that's what delivered Xian when he went to her.
AT A SCHOOL they were led by Xian. The uniforms of the children there were the same as the uniform worn by her companion. It is no longer difficult to guess that Xian's schoolmates are the students who are crowded in a particular classroom that they are now attending. Now Ashey hears a commotion, someone shouting, going crazy ..
"Besides, way!" Xian parted ways with his schoolmates. The kids whispered-- "That's Xian, the weird .." "The freak .."
Ashey can't help but to remember someone by hearing those humilating words ..
Therese ..
"Stop it. Don't be like that to other people because you think you're normal," she couldn't help himself. She's sound Teacher-ish there too.
"Don't mind them, Ashey--"
"And you, Xian, don't let them treat you like that. People now a days don't know how to give respect, because you yourself who are the victims of such people allow them."
"Copy that," Xian replied smiling at her.
She was shocked. For a while, that Xian was far away from the Xian he met with wild and mischievous eyes that seemed to be constantly anxious ..
"For now, let's get ready to take down that aggressive soul"
Of course, that's why Xian's came to her because of a soul that joined a student who was studying there. Well, she doesn't know how she can help but according to Xian, she just believes in it, she can talk to the soul aggressively because she is like this soul. Because she is a ghost, she also has the same ability as his sister-- he kept calling LM, sister. Even to her knowledge the two are cousins.
Well, she don't get it, really. Is writer LM also a ghost?
When they entered the room, six of Xian's fellow students and a teacher were holding the young man --- who was actually belonging to him-- surprisingly, they fell on silent when they saw them.
"Leave him for now, we will take care of him while the priest is away," Xian said to the people in the room. They follow as if they are used to it. Obviously that wasn’t the first time Xian would do the expulsion of the overlapping soul.
"Ashey, do it." Ashey just nodded before exhaling first.
Then she approached the student. According to Xian, they will just talk to the soul who joined his schoolmate and ask questions. Because like him, Xian is sure that that soul has an unfinished business here.
"What do you need? Why are you messing with living people?"
"You still don't want to approach me. You smell so bad. We're just the same soul."
"Nope, you both have unfinished business here, and that's where your similarity ends," Xian Interrupted. It was just dusty and casual dusty looking at them, while leaning against the teacher's desk in that classroom.
"Yes kid. And it's amazing that this one was allowed to live. While I still had to escape hell!" His eyes glazed over at Ashey.
The latter lost for words. What should she say? The aggressive soul is obviously envious of lending life to her.
"What do you need? Maybe we can help you," Xian interrupted her silence with the accusation of an aggressive soul. When she looked back at Xian, he was already lighting a candle that looked like it came from his pocket.
"I'm looking for my girlfriend here. I followed her here in Zambales. She continued her plan to escape the soul world. I thought I had enough of her. But no --- and I need this body for I can find him here. So don't bother me! "
"What is your name?"
"You don't need to know any more!"
"How can we help you--" Xian's touch and nod to her interrupted what Ashey had to say. It was an indication that she was going to do what it had taught him earlier- holding the head of the victim ..