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- What kind of magic do you have? - I decided to ask my spirit- friend.

- I grant wishes... what do you want?

- Is that even possible? - I thought Taya was joking. - Any wish?

- Well... not any... love! Are you in love with some guy? I can send him some magic spell so that he will be enchanted by you.

- No... you shouldn't do that... it's not good, and I'm not really interested in it... and I'm very busy with my studies...

- That's weird ... don't you really want a love relationship? Don't you really like anyone?

... For some reason, no one has ever touched my heart, although my uni is full of cute guys... I didn't make eye contact with anyone, staring at my cell phone between classes on a bench in a sunlit green park... Nowadays, all the young people spend their time like no one needs each other...

- No... I don't like anyone, - I answered Taya, not falling out of deep thoughts about why everything was like this.

- It's strange... - a pleasant male voice came from the world of spirits. - Where does this sweet, alluring energy flowing from your heart come from then?

- Who are you? - I perked up and raised my head, feeling a warm stream of air swaying behind me.

- Radiant... Eloho... we've already talked... Do you remember me?

… A youthful image of a blue-eyed blond with short flaxen curls in a long white robe appeared before my mind's eye.

…A man in a dress… — flashed through my head. This is really ridiculous for me…

— Yeah… in a dress, — Eloho noted ironically, folding his arms on his ghostly chest. — So why don't you have a boyfriend or a relationship with anyone at all?

— Why ask that?… — I was embarrassed by his piercing, piercing gaze. — Who cares?

— You know… everyone cares… I've been watching you for a long time…

— Why?

— I need… your energy, it's delicious, — Eloho leaned over me and kissed me on the lips. — Are you secretly in love with someone? Who is he?

I recoiled in horror and hurried into the cool university building without looking back…

… What? What the heck? Can the celestials be concerned with such things? This radiant one kissed me!

Taya's light whisper tried to calm me down:

- It's better not to communicate with such creatures... in that sense... Don't trust them!

- Why?

- They eat the hearts of lovers... it's their food and you can die from it.

- What a nightmare! Taya... are you kidding me? I thought they just live in the heavens and keep order in the subtle world...

- They really like it... what can you do, - Taya sighed, sitting on my shoulder. - You see, I also enjoy being near you... because of the radiation of your heart. It's bliss, and for them - even more so, because they swallow it inside and enjoy it. They are always in search of such an exquisite delicacy as love energy. They hunt for couples in the megapolises of the planet.

Indignation poured out of me:

- How is this possible? Where did such creatures come from... predatory?

- I don't know who created them... but there are a lot of subtle creatures around people, sucking different types of energy from their bodies... It's just that no one notices anything... it's done this way on purpose, to feed on the energy of humanity.

- I've heard about this... So that's how it is? ... the vision of physical eyes is limited to a narrow range of light, so that no one can see anything. It's unfair!

- Hmm... it seems so to you, but... the inhabitants of our world need it, - the fairy grinned. - I guess he won't leave you alone... it will be hard for me to drive away such a strong creature from you at night.

And indeed... at sunset, which filled the cloudy gray sky with bright orange-pink gaps, Eloho appeared in full sight in front of me, shrinking from the enormous height of a man into a two-meter ghost who entered my bedroom.

— Don't be so scared... — The celestial floated busily through my room, looking with interest at the objects on the shelves and table. — Why do you need all this... these things?

— This computer and books... I need this for my studies...

— Why?

— To find a job and earn money for a decent life... A strange question...

— Oh... I know about it... I have a better offer for you, — Eloho grinned ominously.

— And what is it?

— Be my wife... up there on heaven... — he was clearly not joking. — Only for that you have to... die... here!

— No... thank you! — I desperately squeezed out of myself, sitting on the bed, convulsively clutching the large plush toy that I hugged to myself in bed at night. — I'm fine here! Why do I need some heaven?

— And why do you need to live here? Stuffy flesh... suffer... earn some money, buy unnecessary things. Do you know why people need physical life in the dense world?

Eloho sat down next to me, looking into my eyes.

- Ah... no... well, to live! - I answered hastily, moving away from the ghost.

- To li-i-ive ... - Eloho drawled and thoughtfully looked away. - So I live too! I want to be with you! So that you were near... there on heaven!