Chapter Preview: Chapter 1
Someone was standing back to Lily. She woke up in the middle of the night in a dark room. She could see the figure was a man.
Lily
Andy, is that you?
Nicko
Welcome to your new life.
Lily
You’re not Andy. Who are you? What are you doing in my room?
Nicko
From now on, I will live with you.
Lily
What do you mean? Turn on the light! Let me see your face and who you are!
Nicko
You won’t see my face. Just stay where you are. The IV will break if you move too much.
Lily
Show yourself!
Lily
Or I’ll pull out this drip and scream out of the room.
Nicko
Are you sure you want to see me?
Lily
Please, I’m starting to feel dizzy. Please, I need a drink. My throat feels dry. Turn on the light.
The room suddenly became bright.
Lily
Can you get some drinking water for me? I can’t sit up. My head feels dizzy.
Nicko
I’ll be right there. You may be surprised.
Lily
Whoever you are, I don’t know why you are in my room. You sound like a good man.
Nicko turned around. Lily saw Nicko’s figure in front of her. His black jeans and t-shirt showed off his muscular and ideal body. When she saw Nicko’s face, Lily immediately covered her mouth with her palm.
Lily
Wh… why is your face falling apart and bleeding? What was on?!
Nicko
Are you afraid?
Lily
You need help. Let me call the doctor to treat the wound on your face.
Lily reached for the telephone receiver above her bed. Suddenly, the receiver flew from her hand and was thrown against the wall.
Nicko
Don’t be noisy, Lily. This is midnight. Are you afraid of my face?
Lily
You sound threatening. Go! Get out of my room!
Nicko
Close your eyes for a few seconds.
Lily seemed hypnotised to obey Nicko’s words. A few seconds later, she opened her eyes.
Lily
Huh?! W… What happened? Why is your face healed so fast?
Nicko
Am I handsome enough?
Lily
Yeah... Hmm… I mean, at least it’s nicer to look at. But what happened? Who are you?
Nicko
From now on, I am your second soul.
Lily
What do you mean?
Nicko
I have lived inside you since you received a blood transfusion this afternoon. The blood you received is mine. The blood I donated a few hours before my death.
Lily
Wait! Wait! Before your death? You mean you’re dead? You are a ghost?!
Nicko
I don’t want to scare you. But that’s the truth.
Lily
W… what?! You are a ghost. Oh! No! Go away! Let me go!
Nicko walked over to the bed. Lily tried to get up. She pulled out an IV from her hand and rushed to the door.
Lily
Damn! Why is the door locked? Open! Help! Whoever is outside, help me!
Nicko
No one will hear you. Let me help you get back to bed.
Lily
Don’t come closer! Stay away from me!
Lily sat huddled behind the door. Nicko approached her.
Nicko
No one is going to help you but me now.
Nicko carried Lily back to bed. Then he gave her a glass of water. Nicko sat next to Lily’s bed.
Nicko
I’m a ghost, but I will not hurt you.
Lily
Well then, off you go.
Nicko
No way! After receiving the transfusion of my blood, from now on, I am bound to you.
Lily
What? What are we bound for?
Nicko
To finish my pending life.
Lily
What do you mean? Does that mean you’ll always be around me?
Nicko
Yes, like that. I didn’t expect to die at thirty years old.
Nicko
For five years as a doctor, I have committed too many crimes. My soul is restless.
Nicko
I can’t leave this world before apologizing to people who have been victims of my crimes.
Lily
Then what to do with me? I never chose your blood to help me.
Nicko
My soul is stuck in the last blood I donated to the blood bank. Whoever receives that blood, then he will be the one to help me complete my life.
Lily
Oh, shit! Why did I the day I had that accident with Andy?!
Nicko
Will you help me?
Lily
No! Tomorrow I’ll be back home, dont come with me. I won’t be closer to a ghost.
Nicko
I’m trying to be your friend. Don’t turn me down, Lily!
Lily
You’re threatening again?!
Nicko
I want freedom. I want my soul to return to heaven and finish my life. Only you can help me.
Lily
No! I won’t!
Nicko raised his hand. A table flew and hit the wall. Then the door to the infirmary opened. A nurse entered.
Nurse
Are you all right? What happened?
Lily
Help! Get that person out of here. He will hurt me!
Nurse
Which person, Miss? I don’t see anyone but you.
Lily
What?! You can’t see the man?
Nurse
Calm down, Miss. The accident you had this afternoon was pretty bad. You lost a lot of blood and a head wound. Maybe it’s causing you to hallucinate.
Lily
Why can’t she see you?!
Nicko
I told you I’m attached to you. Only you can see me. If you force others to believe in my presence, everyone will think you’re crazy.
Nurse
Please calm down, Miss. I’ll be back to get your kit and reset your IV.
Sister out of the room. Nicko smiled and felt victorious.
Nicko
You have no choice but to help me.
Lily
After I help you, will you leave?
Nicko
I promise, after all the victims of my practice’s crimes forgive, I will go. My soul will return to the spirit world.
Lily
What should I do?
Nicko
Find all my patient data in this hospital.
A hospital is a place that Lily hates. She thought of another plan.
Lily
I don’t like being in the hospital. Do you have a trusted friend to find all your patient data?
Nicko
Maybe Anya can help you.
Lily
Can you talk to Anya?
Nicko
I can only talk to you. I only connected with people who received blood transfusions from me. Even if I could talk to Anya, I wouldn’t be able to see her face.
Lily
Why?
Nicko
Anya must be very sad about my death. We almost got married.
Lily
So, Anya, is your girlfriend? Why are you dead?
Nicko
Until now, no one knows why I could die.
Lily
It seems you died in an accident. Maybe that’s what caused your face to be destroyed.
Nicko
No, death due to illness and accident will not make one’s soul stuck in the world. They died because of God’s will.
Lily
So, did someone kill you?
Nicko
A willful crime. And I need to find out who did it.
Nicko
That’s the last thing I want to know before I leave this world forever.
Nicko’s face looked angry and hateful. His face turned scary and filled with blood. He looked devastated. Lily was frightened and immediately grabbed the cell phone on the table.