MOST CHERISHED MOMENTS

"Wait! are you kidding? there's no going back now" YJ did not see eye to eye with Sasha.

"How can you say that?" Sasha retorted.

"See! whatever happens, happens right?" YJ leaped out of his bed.

As he took his first step to leave the room, Sasha appeared at the door. YJ's eyes got wider, he lost his balance and fell on the bed.

"You were just here, on this bed, how did you do that?" YJ was about to lost his words.

"Why can't you tell them the truth? you're worrying about you would end up penniless. Don't be selfish. It's all your fault. You saw how my mom's doing. What if this happens to your mother? My mom is half dead. She thinks that I actually did that. Even if I die, I want you to confess everything." Sasha was crying but there were no tears.

"I'm sorry, but I don't need to upset my mom. What am I doing? first I heard things and now I'm seeing ghosts oh my god! I'm going crazy"

YJ buried his head under the pillow.

"Get up, you murderer" Sasha raised her voice.

YJ put his hands over the ears and ran to the kitchen.

"Sam Sam I see her. This is killing me." YJ looked around if Sasha followed him there.

" Who?" Sam startled as he heard YJ was screaming.

"You want me to tell him everything, I can make it even worse" Sasha warned.

"No No I'm just practicing my lines" YJ patted Sam on the shoulder.

"Dinner is ready, my work is done, I'm off" Sam grabbed his coat.

"Wait, you can stay the night" YJ wished if Sam could stay.

YJ saw Sam off. He didn't force Sam to stay because Sasha did not seem pleased with it.

"We are not done talking" YJ followed Sasha to the living area. By looking at her walk, YJ was bewildered for the reason that she was more likely a human. It was not like floating above the floor as ghosts in fictions.

"I need some time."

"Three days"

"That's not enough. A month?"

"So you gonna tell everyone in a month,right?"

"I can't be sure, I will give you a word in a month, a solution that suits both of us"

" You have no idea what I've been through, haven't you? who knows if I will live a month. It's you who ain't human,you don't even love yourself.Go to hell you murderer!" Sasha began sobbing.

" Give me a week, let's meet in a week , until then you have to get out of my sight, you're freaking me out " YJ could not stand her whining.

Then she vanished into thin air.

" What are you wearing?" The red string on his make-up artist's wrist grabbed YJ's attention.

"Ah this, it's a lucky bracelet." She answered.

"Does it work? I need one"

" I heard it from my friend, that place noted for witchcrafts, you know .It's not far from the town." She lowered her voice.

"Do they hunt ghosts?" YJ was eager to know.

She nodded her head.

YJ felt lightheaded as he inhaled a fusty aromatic incense scent. Peacock feathers and unintelligible oration constantly made him hesitant.

"I see someone is wandering around your house, evil spirit." The shaman did not take his eyes off the crystal sphere.

"What should I do?" YJ inspected the shaman's facial gestures.

"I'll give you these four lemons, bury these in four corners of your yard, within twenty four hours, got it?" Shaman instructed him.

Right after he came home late at night, he grabbed a shovel and started digging. It was pouring. When the shovel hit the ground, the mud water splashed on his face.

He reached into his jacket and pulled out lemons.

"What are you doing? you got soaked" Sasha cought a glimpse of the lemons on his hand.

"How can you be alright?" YJ was puzzled.

Sasha resembled a hologram, which appeared to float in the water vapor.

" You gonna bury these so you can throw me out, huh?" Sasha took one and aimed the pit.

"Why are you here?" YJ tossed lemons on to the ground.

"I'm watching you, what if you've done stupid thing again."Sasha pointed her two tiny fingers at YJ's eyes then walked away.

Sasha ranged over the lane. She was not feeling tired or cold. When she arrived to the hospital her mother was sleeping on a chair, resting her head on Sasha's bed.

Sasha lingered in the room, watched her mother was sleeping all night.

For the past three days Sasha's mother spent her most of the time in hospital. Her day started with giving a sponge bath to her comatose daughter.

Sasha tagged along behind her mother all the way home.

"Good morning Mrs Fernando, how is Sasha doing?" mother came to face to face with Mrs. Sheela, the neighbor.

"Same." Mother faked a smile.

"Poor woman" Sasha heard Mrs. Sheela murmured after they parted ways.

GOT A CALL FROM PR LOGISTICS.SASHI HAD PASSED THE INTERVIEW.TRAINING PERIOD STARTS NEXT MONTH.

Sasha's mother was filling her journal on how her day was yesterday.

Sasha had been waiting all her life for this moment. Why is life so unfair? She was questioning herself.

I WAS SCARED TO DEATH,SASHI WASN'T ON THE BED. SHE IS NOW WALKING WITHOUT SHUFFLING.

BABY GOT HER EARS PIERCED. SHE CRIED A LOT. IT'S BROKE MY HEART.

Mother was looking back on her old diaries which she kept in her cupboard, recollecting her memories of Sasha.

Sasha tried to memorize her earliest remembrance with her mother. Soon after realized that her mother had grown old and Sasha had missed some chances to be a great daughter.

Sasha could not remember the last time they had a friendly conversation on a cozy couch, they went for grocery shopping or they joined hands in the kitchen, then ended up having a new dish when trying a new magazine recipe.

"It's scary, I can't see me without you, please don't leave me, don't let me leave you even if I want to, promise me I... I will I will " YJ freezed up as he forgot his lines.

"Cut !" The director yelled.

YJ seemed too distracted to give much attention and kept making the same mistake over and over. He was extremely anxious whether Sasha comes into sight.

"Good afternoon YJ, tell me what's going on" Dr. Chintha noticed that something was bothering him.

"Do ghosts really exist?" YJ got straight to the point.

"It depends.Current science can't prove it, but many people believe it." Dr. Chintha replied.

"Then what about people who have had actual ghost encounters?"

"Imagine.You are all alone, you see someone is moving. You can either think it's a ghost or a burglar who broke into your house.What if you have watched a horror movie recently and think it's a ghost, but actually it's a burglar." Dr. Chintha shrugged her shoulders.

"It's your mind." YJ responded. He was unable to express that was not his case.

"I saw on the news. What you did was brave" Dr praised him.

"I did what I had to do." YJ pursed his lips.

When Sasha set foot in the heart of the city, she could see YJ on digital screens wherever she turns her head.

YJ's fan girls were capturing his giant billboards of endorsing consumer products.

Sasha felt a twinge of envy for him.

YJ was completely drained of strength when he got back home. Even it had been numerous times, yet he got startled when he saw Sasha arrived before him.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY. JUST IGNORE HER. STAY STILL AS YOU CAN NOT HEAR HER.

YJ had nothing left to do but listen to his subconscious.

YJ remained walking to the refrigerator as nothing happened.

"Are you ignoring me?" Sasha knew what he was up to.

"I have passed the interview. This was my eleventh. I never thought I would make it because I kept failing.I wanted to get hired soon so my mom can stay home." Sasha talked constantly. YJ could not neglect her.

"I will stop bothering you." Sasha remarked. YJ had to pinch himself to make sure he was not dreaming.

" Are you serious?" YJ could not wait to hear what comes next.

"Do me a favor" Sasha suggested.