Not all ghosts are scary! ©

We were on our way to the museum, it was a school trip. The most common place for a trip from school was the museum. They had no other place to go. The teachers thought that a school trip to the museum was educational. But the actual truth was that, nobody saw the display in the museum.

The museum attendants usually had a hard time handling the students; therefore we never went to the same museum twice.

My friends and I were sitting in the bus and chatting. Our gang was considered to be the coolest in school. Reason being, everyone knew how to have fun. Meghna, my best friend was sitting with her boyfriend.

Yes, I was single. My friends used to say Anuj (another gang member!) had a thing for me. I really did not care. So there I was, sitting in the bus, staring out of the window. I wanted something different out of my life.

Something, that would actually make me feel special and different.

There was a huge bang outside the bus and the bus stopped. We were in the middle of nowhere. We were all asked to get out of the bus. The bus was literally smoking. I looked here and there for any mall or shopping complex, but I could not find any. All I could see is a line of trees and inside it we could get glimpses of a cottage.

I don’t know why, but I started walking towards the cottage. It was as if something super natural was pulling me towards it.

In about 5 minutes I was in front of the cottage door. I looked here and there, I found nobody close to me. I knocked on the door twice. Nobody opened the door. My mind was telling me to walk away. But my legs were not moving. My hand automatically went to the door knob, and it unlocked the door.

As the door opened, I closed my eyes and I was inside the darkness of the house. There was something really spooky about the house. Suddenly adrenaline rushed through my body and I sprinted towards the door. I tried to open it, but it did not open. I tried to kick the door, but my foot became heavy as soon as it reached the door.

I immediately understood that the house did not want me to leave. I went back inside and saw a staircase. I did not understand what to do. Yes, I believed in ghosts. But I did not believe they meant any harm to us.

I climbed up the staircase, and the staircase looked centuries old. It was squeaky and made a weird creaky sound when I took each step. When I reached the first floor, the staircase collapsed.

“Shit!” I whispered to myself.
“Don’t worry, its just that its too old…” Said a voice from behind me. My reflex was to scream.
“Shhh… please I’m not a ghost!” said the voice. I finally had the guts to turn around and look at the boy. He had short hair, and looked about my age. His dressing style showed he was from a very rich family.

“What are you doing here?” I asked him.
“The same as you… I was also attracted by this house yesterday… but I could not get out!” he said. I did not say anything and looked around. The house was really very scary.
“By the way, I’m Tarang…” he said.
“I’m Pragya…. Nice to meet you!” I said politely.
“There are no signs of ghosts here you know!” he said. I looked at him for exactly 5 seconds and then said “How the hell do you think we got stuck here?!”
“Maybe something wrong with the floor and house, its pretty old!” he said.
“You don’t believe in ghosts do you?” I asked him.
“No I don’t, they are just in books.” He said arrogantly. I did not reply to him. I started walking towards the room closest to me. I knew there must have been some reason of me being in this house.

I entered the room and the door slammed shut behind me. “Quit playing jokes with me Pragya!” said Tarang from the other side.

“Tarang open the door and get inside! Its dangerous out there!” I said. Suddenly I heard him struggling. I tried to open the door, but I could not. It was stuck.

I turned around and saw Tarang standing in front of me. I was shocked to see him there. He had no way of coming inside. He took a step towards me, and I started moving backwards. I knew he was a ghost. I reached to a dead end, when I was at the door. He came closer and then suddenly he said “Pragya…… My body is still alive… please find it and take me outside…”

His ghost vanished right in front of me. I looked into the blank air and then suddenly the door behind me opened. I saw Tarang’s body lying on the floor. I had found his body, but he was still. He looked dead.

Suddenly Tarang’s spirit appeared right in front of me. He was not melting into his own body like I imagined. He was just standing there still.
“Why are you not in your body?” I asked him.
“Because only one thing can connect me to my body…” he said.
“And what is that?” I asked.
“You…” he said blankly.

I burst out laughing. I knew he was just kidding. “I showed you your body! What else do I have to do?” I asked him.
“The ghosts said, you have to kiss me…”
“I thought you did not believe in ghosts…” I said.
“I met them… they are all around you… Though you cant see them… they brought us here for a specific purpose…” He said.

I thought about Tarang. He was a total stranger to me, I did not know him, but then it was different. I had asked god for something different, and he had granted my wish. I did not say anything and went and sat next to Tarang’s body. Yes, he was handsome. Then I realized I wanted to kiss him. I did not hesitate and bent down to kiss his lips. The moment our lips met, everything around us changed. It was as if the world was spinning and then I realized he was kissing me back too. I opened my eyes and saw the house was totally different. It looked brand new.

I got up, and he got up next to me. “Ummm.. I think we should leave…” I said, avoiding eye contact with him.
“I love you!” he said and pulled me into his arms again. I did not resist, infact I liked the fact that he held me. It seemed as if I knew his soul forever. We got out of the house and saw the house looked exactly the same from outside. We held hands while walking into the ground where the bus was waiting.

From then on, we always were together. So I would say, my soul mate was found by the help of ghosts.