Bittersweet
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Category:
Paranormal/Supernatural › General
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
5
Views:
1,079
Reviews:
2
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance of characters to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The Author holds exclusive rights to this work. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited.
An informative conversation
Later that week, Mary walked down to the Science department and knocked on Professor Siegel’s door. I hope she’s not busy, Mary thought just before a “Come in.” from Professor Siegel. “Ah Mary, nice for you to come visit,” Professor Siegel greeted Mary. “Actually Professor Siegel, I have a question for you.”
“Let me guess, it’s about that ghost paper that you’re writing for me.”
“Actually yes, it is. It seems I’m having a bit of trouble with one particular story on campus.”
“And I bet it’s Lily’s story isn’t it?”
“Yeah...how’d you know that Professor Siegel?”
“I’ve been doing my own research on the ghost stories on this campus, but I’ve come up against a brick wall when it comes to Lily.”
“Well I think I might have found a chink in the wall but I don’t know what to do with the information that I have, or if anyone will believe me.”
“Sounds interesting.”
“Professor Siegel, I don’t know if you’re going to believe me when I tell you this, but I’ve talked to Lily. Actually, I live in the room where she killed herself.”
“She killed herself? I always heard the story went her boyfriend killed her for breaking up with him, and then killed himself.”
“No! Edward would have never done something like that.”
“Edward?” Professor Siegel asked raising an eyebrow.
“Um...yeah...Edward. He’s Lily’s boyfriend.” Mary explained.
“Ah. So how did the pair of them die then, if it wasn’t a murder/suicide?”
“Wait, you believe that Lily talked to me?”
“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy: Shakespeare. I’ve found that quote to be true more than once, if you say that Lily has been talking to you, I believe you. Now you had some questions you wanted to ask me?”
“Yeah. Lily has said that she can’t leave the room, and Edward never comes in. Why is that?”
“Well there are there several theories as to why that is. Some would say that because Edward was already dead, his spirit might have already been wandering when Lily died thus trapping their spirits on different levels. Other’s would say that because they committed the sin of killing themselves, not being able to see one another is their punishment, (though because of the religious overtones, not everyone would agree with this one). The paranormal sadly isn’t as quite as exact as say math. Things don’t always add up to they should be. Sometimes two plus two equals four and sometimes it might equal five, ten or twenty. Why do you ask?”
“Oh...it’s just I hate seeing Lily unhappy. I was just trying to see if there was a way I could help her.”
“Hmm well how long has she been dead?”
Thinking for a moment Mary answers “She said she died in 1870.”
“That would make her about 150 years ago, actually that’s a good thing. Anniversaries can be powerful things, if the day she died hasn’t passed yet, she might be able to gather enough energy to open the door. I don’t think it would enable her to see Edward indefinitely, but still it’d be something.”
“Okay, I’ll tell Lily that tonight. Thanks Professor Siegel.”
“No problem Mary.”
“Let me guess, it’s about that ghost paper that you’re writing for me.”
“Actually yes, it is. It seems I’m having a bit of trouble with one particular story on campus.”
“And I bet it’s Lily’s story isn’t it?”
“Yeah...how’d you know that Professor Siegel?”
“I’ve been doing my own research on the ghost stories on this campus, but I’ve come up against a brick wall when it comes to Lily.”
“Well I think I might have found a chink in the wall but I don’t know what to do with the information that I have, or if anyone will believe me.”
“Sounds interesting.”
“Professor Siegel, I don’t know if you’re going to believe me when I tell you this, but I’ve talked to Lily. Actually, I live in the room where she killed herself.”
“She killed herself? I always heard the story went her boyfriend killed her for breaking up with him, and then killed himself.”
“No! Edward would have never done something like that.”
“Edward?” Professor Siegel asked raising an eyebrow.
“Um...yeah...Edward. He’s Lily’s boyfriend.” Mary explained.
“Ah. So how did the pair of them die then, if it wasn’t a murder/suicide?”
“Wait, you believe that Lily talked to me?”
“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy: Shakespeare. I’ve found that quote to be true more than once, if you say that Lily has been talking to you, I believe you. Now you had some questions you wanted to ask me?”
“Yeah. Lily has said that she can’t leave the room, and Edward never comes in. Why is that?”
“Well there are there several theories as to why that is. Some would say that because Edward was already dead, his spirit might have already been wandering when Lily died thus trapping their spirits on different levels. Other’s would say that because they committed the sin of killing themselves, not being able to see one another is their punishment, (though because of the religious overtones, not everyone would agree with this one). The paranormal sadly isn’t as quite as exact as say math. Things don’t always add up to they should be. Sometimes two plus two equals four and sometimes it might equal five, ten or twenty. Why do you ask?”
“Oh...it’s just I hate seeing Lily unhappy. I was just trying to see if there was a way I could help her.”
“Hmm well how long has she been dead?”
Thinking for a moment Mary answers “She said she died in 1870.”
“That would make her about 150 years ago, actually that’s a good thing. Anniversaries can be powerful things, if the day she died hasn’t passed yet, she might be able to gather enough energy to open the door. I don’t think it would enable her to see Edward indefinitely, but still it’d be something.”
“Okay, I’ll tell Lily that tonight. Thanks Professor Siegel.”
“No problem Mary.”