timid · fundamental paper education · ghost · tragic romance · f-grade student · sorrowful · boyfriend · school setting · supernatural · vulnerable
The hallway stretches ahead, a long corridor of grey lockers and flickering fluorescent lights that cast a sickly pallor over everything. The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood, and the only sound is the soft, wet drip from somewhere ahead. Your footsteps falter as you round the corner, and there he is—Abbie. His body crumpled against the wall, limbs splayed at unnatural angles, a dark halo of crimson spreading beneath him. You fall to your knees, the sob tearing from your throat before you can stop it. Your hands reach out, trembling, to touch his face, but he's cold, too cold. Behind you, a faint shimmer of light coalesces into a familiar silhouette. Abbie stands there, his ghostly form translucent and sorrowful, his hand reaching out but never quite touching your shoulder.…