I explained briefly, "Just a transfer student who recently joined, we don't usually interact much, so we didn't greet each other."
As I brought Matthew inside, Amelia was already waiting for us at the entrance of the cafeteria and waved when she saw me. Seeing Matthew beside me, she was momentarily stunned. "Your neighbor came too."
"Hello, we met at the entrance of the your dorm buliding before." Matthew greeted politely.
Amelia smiled and nodded. "I know. I remember." She reached out and linked her arm with mine, looking like she wanted to say something but held back because Matthew was there.
After lunch, with classes in the afternoon, Matthew left first.
As soon as he left, Amelia couldn't hold it in anymore. "No matter what you're thinking, it's best not to have any other thoughts right now." She saw my feelings for Matthew and reminded me.
I smiled. "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
I knew that after having Howard, I couldn't think about Matthew anymore. Given Howard's possessiveness, there was no way he would tolerate it. I didn't intend to do anything; I just had to entertain him since he came.
"As long as you know, I was just afraid you..." Amelia stopped halfway and didn't say anything more.
The afternoon class was an elective and quite dull. Amelia and I were not in the same building, so after class, I waited for her in the small pavilion at the back of the hill.
The weather was getting colder, and it was getting dark quickly. I stood in the pavilion, and the streetlights beside it were already on.
Under the dim light, the whole pavilion looked eerie.
After sending a message to Amelia, I suddenly realized that this place seemed too quiet.
The sky was overcast with no moonlight, and only a streetlight not far away was on》
I stood in a dim environment, with no one around. In just 10 minutes, it seemed like all the students had left.
A gust of wind blew, and I suddenly felt that even the air around me was cold and desolate.
I wanted to call Amelia to urge her, but I found that there was no signal here, and the message I sent earlier showed it couldn't be delivered.
This place was too creepy, and I couldn't stay any longer. Just as I was about to run, I felt like I tripped over something.
I had experienced the same feeling before. Now, with this familiar sensation, I realized that something had latched onto me.
The creepy feeling made my hair stand on end. I closed my eyes, reached for the Novice Talisman hanging on my chest, and shouting sternly, "Whatever you are, get lost, or I won't be polite."
I heard that such things would be scared off if someone with strong Yang Energy shouted at them. But clearly, the one entangling me was not a coward. I could only take off the Novice Talisman from my body and hold it tightly in my hand.
Acting faster than thinking, I quickly ran forward. Just as I took a step, I heard someone calling my name. The familiar voice was Amelia's. "Karena, sorry to keep you waiting."
I was about to turn around happily but suddenly realized something was wrong. I hadn't even sent the message, so it was impossible for Amelia know to find me here; the one behind me was definitely not human!
My scalp tingled, and I screamed, instinctively calling out Howard's name.
Howard suddenly appeared, and I ran straight into his arms. Holding his warm body, I felt like I had found a savior and cried loudly. "Something... something is entangling me, I'm scared."
Howard looked at me teasingly, with a hint of mockery in his tone. "With you like this, you still want to learn ghost hunting?"
At that moment, I was terrified to the extreme and held onto him tightly and wouldn't let go, not caring his mockery. "Please drive it away, I don't want to see it. I'm scared."
Howard gently patted my shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it won't harm you. It just needs your help with something."
I frowned and looked up at him with tearful eyes. "What? What can I help it with?"
Howard raised his chin, indicating for me to look behind. But no matter what, I didn't dare to turn around. "Is it very scary? I don't want to see it. "
I usually didn't even watch horror movies, let alone see such things in real life.
"It's really not scary." Howard said.
Before I could respond, I felt something gently tugging at my pant leg. I thought Howard was teasing me and punched his chest a few times. "Can you stop scaring me at a time like this?"
Maybe because my voice had a crying tone, Howard's voice also sounded a bit aggrieved after being punched a few times, but he wasn't angry. "It's not me scaring you; look at your feet."
In my mind, I imagined a bloody scene, with a ghost clinging to my leg, showing me a terrifying bloody smile. Thinking of this, I jumped up in fright and wrapped my legs around Howard's waist.
Howard seemed quite satisfied with my embrace but also found it a bit amusing. He gently patted my shoulder, coaxing me, "Alright, open your eyes and take a look. I promise it's not scary and is actually very cute."
With Howard's repeated assurances, I finally chose to believe him.
A step away from us, a cute little ghost was floating, its big, blinking eyes looking somewhat watery, just like those cute little ghosts in cartoons, not scary at all, and it seemed quite small, like a kid.
Sure enough, it was a kid who loved to play pranks, scaring me like that just now without making a sound, and even imitating Amelia's voice to call my name, and it must do it on purpose.
Seeming to see my thoughts from my face, Howard spoke with a hint of disdain. "It's just a harmless spirit, and you got so scared. I didn't lie to you, did I? It's so cute."
I looked at him with some dissatisfaction, snuggling deeper into his arms and tightening my legs. "It deliberately imitated Amelia's voice to scare me just now. It must have done it on purpose."
My voice sounded a bit like I was complaining, and the smile on Howard's face became more pronounced. He said softly, "It has something to ask you. Why don't you listen to what it has to say?"