My fiancee .... A GHOST?

3. Curious

Chapter 3

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Bella stepped into her classroom, today she has her morning and afternoon lecture she will visit a painting exhibition organized by one of the painters who is an Alumni on her campus.

Bella will be there with Sera. Not just anyone can come to the exhibition, only certain people and get special invitations can enter the exhibition area.

Luckily for Bella who had won several painting competitions, she was given the opportunity to come there and given an invitation. Apparently, the alumni who held the exhibition also wanted to give Bella the opportunity to learn a lot from the paintings that will be exhibited there.

The invitation that Bella gets can be filled by two people and of course Bella will invite her best friend, Sera.

"Bell, you look pale? You sick?" Sera, who had just entered the classroom, was astonished by Bella's pale face.

Bella shook her head in a doldrums, to be honest she was not sick, only that she was not eager to come to the Campus today due to the events of yesterday - her first meeting with the abstract creature in the real world. Actually not the first meeting as well, because Bella believes every day that the creature always follows wherever he goes, just yesterday they spoke in the real world, usually only in dreams only.

"Bell, are you daydreaming again?" Sera hits Bella's back, trying to resuscitate the girl. Bella turned to Sera. "I'm not daydreaming," he said.

"That's what you were silent about!" Sera's lips pursed.

"And I've been shaking before."

"Why are you so pale? Not eating? Or don't tell me because you're having nightmares again," Sera said as she began to get busy with her activities, the girl was seen tidying up the canvas sheet she was carrying.

"Sworse than a dream. I met that person in the real world!" chirps Bella, making Sera's eyes widened in shock.

"Seriously? You mean you met the ghost? You see, it?" cecar Sera doesn't believe it.

"Yes. Yesterday afternoon at Kos." Bella said with a lethargic look.

"Don't fuck you, Bell. Where could you meet that ghost in Kos, any day!" said Sera while manyuning.

"You really think ghosts are just night-night!" bella said she would not lose.

"Yes, that should be it, Bell."

"Not that time either. The proof is that right behind you there are ghosts, too!" Bella acted in horror while shuddering.

Sera automatically turned her head back while her mouth remained blabbering. "That's really you, Bell." Sera shuddered, at once, she held her own nape and began to creep as a result of Bella's speech just now.

"Hahaha.that's why if I told you it was believable! Don't even comment unclear. I'm serious, you're like that!" Bella chuckles at Sera's reaction which starts to frighten.

"Basik you! I'm scared of this. Screaming youh!" Sera put the canvas back in the bag. "Eh, but seriously you met that black figure yesterday?" tanyanya.

"Yes, I'm the same as he had a chat."

"What the?? Chitchat? Talk to each other that way?" Sera looked gawking with her mouth open.

Bella nodded confidently.

"Daebak! My best friend can talk to astral beings." Sera shook her head slowly. "What are you talking about the same creature?" continued.

"Let me tell her story. Tuh look! The lecturer has entered," said Bella pointed to the lecturer who had just entered the classroom.

Sera let out a long sigh, it seemed that she had to be patient until the class ended to be able to listen to the details of Bella's story who met even chatted with the creatures in her dream. Several times the girl seemed to shake her head while holding her cramped nape due to the fear that now covers her.

According to Bella's story, the creature is like a black shadow that is always attached to the ceiling or wall, can not be touched and seen in its original form. Bella only hears the macho sound of the creature, but Bella never tells Sera if the figure has a name.

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"Bell, you're so pale. Why do you want to come to this show anyway?" Sera began to wonder at Bella who was silent from the trip earlier. "I'm fine if we don't come here too" continued Sera.

They turned towards the hallway which displayed many kinds of paintings. There are pictures of animals, scenery and some are abstract but very beautiful to the eye. The painter who held this exhibition seems to have imagination, talent and creativity that deserves a thumbs up.

"This painter is said to be an alumnus of our campus, but I never knew him," said Sera while watching the painting displayed in front of them. An abstract painting with bold motifs and colors. Art lovers will definitely love the work of this painter even though they do not fully know and understand the meaning of the painting.

"I guess you know, I don't know this painter either. Where is the painter?" Bella began to daze around looking for a painter who she said alumni of the same campus with her and Sera.

"Chick or boy?" ask Sera.

"The horrors are girls" replied Bella.

They both walked down the long corridor. Along the corridor it displays the work of the painter who is arguably very classy in the world of painting.

"Sadly yes, we can not meet the painter," said Bella as she entered the car.

"You know! Usually if the painter holds an exhibition, the painter will also show his face to the audience and the media. Let everyone know he's the great painter."

Sera nagged throughout the trip because she could not meet the painter who held the exhibition. He was upset too, unable to meet the painter. Moreover, seeing the condition of Bella who gave up coming to the exhibition even though Bella herself looked pale from morning.

"Oh yeah, you haven't told me about your real encounter with that thing." Sera who was driving the car started talking again.

"That problem..."

"If you're not ready to tell me sometime, Bell."

"It's not. Yesterday the black figure said that I must remember my promise before my birthday." Bella breathed for a moment. "I really don't remember ever making a promise. Especially the same figure," he said.

"Try to remember again!"

"Udah, but still don't remember."

"So about him calling your little name, how?"

"The problem is not solved! Our guess all along is that the voice probably belonged to one of the guys who knew me at the house complex when I was a kid, right?" Bella took her breath slowly. "In fact, we do not need to guess who the owner of the voice is, because the owner of the voice is not a man or a human as we thought all along, but the voice does belong to the black figure!" bella voiced her opinion.

Sera mangosteen understood, all this time the voice that called Bella with her small name call in a dream, concluded they were the voice of someone. So, they try to guess the owner of the voice that appears in the dream. But now that Bella has met the figure in real life, then they realize that the owner of the voice is not human as they had suspected so far.

The figure was clearly there and Bella said she met him yesterday. The problem is now, Bella has made a promise what kind of figure like that? And why can? Thinking of that Sera so shuddered back in horror.

"I'm going to go on goosebumps from the morning" said Sera voiced her fear. "Aren't you scared, Bell?" continued.

"I was scared at first. It's really scared, though. Who is not afraid of such a magical figure? He's not human, is he?"

Sera nodded quickly, occasionally glancing at Bella but remained focused on driving the speed of the car she was driving.

"But now my fear is covered up. I was confused and curious, actually what kind of promise did I make just like that figure?"

...TBC......