Meeting and knowing 'HIM'

It is midnight now as she suddenly woke up feeling thirsty. She looked beside to get water but the jug was empty so she went to get water for herself and after coming to her room back, she saw a tall figure near the balcony. Snow got scared but she decided to approach the figure and as she got closer to it, the figure turned revealing a tall, dark haired boy whose face lit up in the dim moonlight seeking into the room and Snow covered her mouth to prevent her scream. The boy had dark black hair, green eyes and a white, pale skin.

Snow asked while her voice stuttered "Who are you? What are you doing in my room?".

"My name is Maximilian Charles and it is my room" the boy replied calmly to which Snow asked "How is this your room? My father purchased this place so it is mine! How can you say it's yours?"

"Well I was the previous owner of this room."

"You were! Not anymore. Right? Now it's mine.By the way, you told this is yours then why did you sell this house in the first place?"

"I am not a human! I am a ghost. I died in this room."

"WHAT?" Snow asked in utter shock.

"You won't kill or eat me. Will you?" Snow inquired fearfully.

"If I were to kill you, I would have already done that till now. Don't you think so?" Maximilian told Snow while grinning.

She thought maybe he is right, if he really wanted to kill her then he would have done that by now. But she shouldn't let her guards down. Snow thought cautiously and replied.

"yes! Maybe you're right. So why are you here exactly?"

"Since I clearly mentioned you that this is my room so ofcourse I will be staying in this room with you."

Maximilian replied casually but Snow told indignantly "You see, this room completely belongs to me, so I won't share it with you but if you want, you can use that small room that is on the right side of balcony. Atleast I can be this much generous on a poor ghost like you."

"It seems like you are not afraid of me anymore. Are you?" Maximilian teased her.

"W..hh...yy wou..ld I? You on..lly told me you wouldn't kill me!"

Snow replied and suddenly Maximilian started moving forward while she moved backwards as he took one step ahead , she took two steps back until her back hit the wall and Maximilian came closer to her and her body shook with fear. He suddenly backed down laughing, telling her

"Why so scared? I told you, I wouldn't do anything to you."

"Promise me then, because I don't believe you."

"Ok Promise."

"Well what is your name?"

"My name is Snowdust Allen but call me Snow because Snowdust will be kinda long"

"Ok Snow."

"Your name is.... Maximilian. Right?"

"Yes"

"It is such a long name."

"Call me Max then."

"Ok Max"

After a pause, Snow finally decided to ask him "So....."

"So?"

"So.... How did you die?" Snow finally asked with a sympathetic look on her face.

"I was born in a small family. You see, my parents were detectives and I was their only child. One day, my parents were out on a mission and they learnt about a very important secret of an underworld don. His goons somehow got to know that my parents knew the secret, they spotted my parents and chased them. My parents put up a very strong resistance and fought for their lives, but they got killed."

Max told this with a hint of grief in his voice while Snow has tears in her eyes.

"How about you?"

"I came back from school that day and opened the lock of the house and went inside and then Locked it from inside because I often used to stay alone when my parents were out on missions. after an hour, I heard a knock and thinking my parents were here, I opened the door. A few goons were standing infront of me, I saw them having guns in their hands and immediately I ran towards my room while they followed. I reached my room and was about to lock the door when they shoot me and I also died."

Max completed telling everything and Snow immediately apologized to him.

"I am sorry! I shouldn't have treated you like this. You must have gone through a lot!"

"It's ok! You don't need to be apologetic. After all, you didn't know anything about me."

"So don't you miss your parents?"

"I do but missing them wouldn't bring them back to me nor it would change anything."

"How long has it been since the incident took place and how old were you at that time?"

"It's been 3 years and I was 17 years old at that time so this means I am still 17."

"Oh so it's been that long. By the way, I am 14. I will turn 15 in a month."

Snow felt quite sympathetic towards Max's condition and she genuinely felt he needed someone, someone with whom he can share his sorrow because losing your parents , dieing at such a young age and being trapped in a house for three years is something she could never imagine.

She thought for a while then extended her hands towards him "Friends?"

Max also forwarded his hands to shake but realisation hit him that it's his soul not his body. "Yes Friends." He said, gladly accepting her friendship.

"Will you be comfortable in the store room?"

She asked worriedly.

"Yes, need not to worry. I will be fine there."

"Alright then, It's midnight now so I will go back to sleep. You should also sleep now. Let's meet tomorrow."

Snow told Max and they departed for their respective places.