Chapter4: Blance the white cat
I finally reach my grandmothers grave and sit down, tucking my dress under my knees
I smile and place the roses I had in my hand on the cracks of the stool
The tomb read my grandmother's name
Alice lay under a tree not too far from the tomb
Her tomb was a few steps away from my grandmothers
I sat there silently gazing down at the tomb until I notice a cold breeze
A few ghosts are coming this way
Almost all the ghost know of me now
It's been 4 years after all
I raise my head to notice a boy and a girl
These two siblings died in a house fire 3 years ago
Apparently they were as close when they were alive as they are dead too
They both come and sit on either of my sides and Carmen holds my hand
Eirene Everrette
Hello Carmen and Diego
Carmen (ghost)
How is school, Eirene?
Diego (ghost)
Must be tiring
Eirene Everrette
Sure is but I have to get through just this year
Eirene Everrette
And then I'll join med school
Alice (ghost)
You really wanna be a surgeon like your grandma?
Eirene Everrette
Of course. She's the only person I look up to
Diego (ghost)
You've been coming here for 4 years. How come you can see us but not her
Eirene Everrette
I guess... Humans are only supposed to see some things
Ghosts can obviously see each other
And these three have told me stories about seeing my grandmother
Although she isn't much of a talker but a starer as they say
They say she's one of the elderly ghosts who seem scary as well
But I've never met a ghost like that, so I don't know how to imagine it
They say my grandmother is always staring every time I visit as well
She stands under the big willow tree in front of her tomb
And as I sit under the shade, she stands under the same tree and looks over me
Alice (ghost)
That makes sense because no human should see such a terrifying sight
Diego (ghost)
*looking down*
Eirene Everrette
Is she here right now
Carmen (ghost)
*hesitates*
Carmen (ghost)
Yes she is...
Diego (ghost)
I'm sure she was an amazing person, Eirene
Eirene Everrette
She was...
Carmen was the older sister
She was 20 when Diego was 18
Ghosts don't age so they've been stuck in their young appearance since they died
I've seen their parents too
They would've been amazing people and parents during when they were alive
No wonder why their kids are so lovely
Alice has been dead since the 4 decades ago
And i've been told that her entire family was also buried here
For some strange reason, she wouldn't tell me who or even if i've seen them before
I spend a few more hours at the graveyard and decide to leave only when the sun starts setting
I get up and bid goodbye to my grandmother and the three ghosts follow me to the gate of the graveyard
They can't leave, you see
I wave at the three and head towards home
I lay in bed facing the ceiling after taking a refreshing bath
I get startled by the little kitty jumping on the bed
It's been silently waiting below the bed for me to pet it
But I guess it got impatient
Eirene Everrette
I should give you a name..
Thinking hard I try to come up with an appropriate name
Eirene Everrette
How about... Blanc?
I smile as the small thing meows and strokes its head on my palm
I lay with the cat on my stomache, slowly drifting into a deep sleep
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