A Ghost under the Stars
- Lola Linuesa
- 1 mars 2023
- 2 min de lecture
- Theme of the Writing Prompt on Reddit.
« It’s a cute idea! »
A voice somewhere around me. Still lying on the ground, I turn my head in all directions to see who is talking to me.
I jump a little when I see someone leaning over my head.
« Huh? Who are you? » I ask.
This is a woman. A woman that looks… like an animal too ? Or a monster… or just a ghost, I don’t know.
« Yourself, but dead. Hehe! »
I swallow.
« You… don’t even look like me. »
I’m not afraid, but I don’t really know what I feel. After all, wanting to be a « geological feature » was my idea first. It’s my fault, if I see weird things.
« That’s right. Because I lied to you! »
The woman lies by my side and looks at the sky. I look at her for a long time until I do like her, accepting her presence.
« You know, little one… » she said to me in a calm and relaxing tone, « I’m a ghost. Maybe you had already guessed. Buuut, not only! First, tell me your name. I’m Lowie. »
What a weird name. A ghost… where the hell am I?
« I’m… Kyril. »
« So, Kyril… If I finished like this, that’s because I liked to feel like garbage. I’m the first one who did it in that place in particular. »
I look at her again. She looks like… a beautiful woman with a long ponytail. Some particles fly all over her body. That’s right… she’s a ghost.
« Even if today, you feel like you have nothing to do in this world… I’m the one who decides if you have to come with me or not. And Kyril, my child. You still have a lot of things to do. »
« … What kind of things ? »
I can’t believe someone lectures me in a place like this.
« Making people happy around you. »
She smiles, still looking at the sky.
« The stars are watching you. They love you, my child. If stars have chosen you, you have to continue to live on. You have to be the ghost of someone else. Do you know what I mean? »
« I… guess. »
« Right. If you like to lie down here, I’ll wait for you. But I want you to tell me, every time you come, how you saved someone. You have to make the stars proud of you. »
She disappeared before I could say anything else. I told her I knew what she meant by « being the ghost to someone », but… do I?
Maybe I do not for the moment. But what I know is that Lowie made me stand up and leave this place.
Maybe I will be the ghost to someone as she said, now that I’m back…