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Chapter Eighteen

Dank

She wouldn’t talk to me I couldn’t force her I needed to win her trust Da across the street I watched as Jay bought her coffee and they sat down They were like two old friends It had been over a year yet there they sat laughing and talking like no ti an ass but she refused to talk to an began to get feelings for Jay?

"She doesn’t feel anything more than friendship and affection for him You can see that from here," Gee said as she appeared beside me

"I can only hope She was so close to re I can’t get her to even speak more than one syllable words to me and that’s if I’m lucky"

"This is the test Dank Her soul must have an opportunity to decide When she is with you then she doesn’t have a chance because her feelings for you consume her even if she can’t remember why Her heart reacts to you Her soul knows you"

My eyes burned Pain sliced through me She was mine She owned me But she hated ht now I had no chance at winning her heart or her soul

"Stop standing around and being all wounded and shit Go do so Death He’s a huure it out"

Gee was always good for a pep talk And she was right I needed to get it together and find a way to get her back I’d couy I hadn’t invaded her soul I could reach places Jay couldn’t

"What if she never remembers?"

"Then you better ain"

"How did I do it the first time?"

"You let her in"

I let her in She’d seen the real me I hadn’t been scared to show her who I was I’d never hidden froht not have knoas Death but she’d thought I was a soul This Pagan no longer saw lost souls who roaer on her That was forgotten I’d treated her like so She didn’t hide froan Moore You will always beto Jay and looked around her I stepped forward out of the shade from the trees Her eyes found me I could see the confusion in theoing to an’s coffee cup fell from her hands and the boy ju off the side of the table This hat I should have done all along It was tian understood I wasn’t here for any other reason but her

Pagan

Dank was talking incrazy I watched him across the street He stood there and talked inJay said on the way back to the dor We ize I couldn’t e more than that Because Dank had talked in hts It was his voice I heard him loud and clear

I stopped at Gee’s door and knocked twice but she didn’t answer Frustrated, I went to ed my mind and knocked first I did not want to see Nathan’s bare ass No one answered I unlocked the door and went inside Miranda’s bed was a mess and I decided I didn’t want to think about that I would focus on Dank Walker talking init Was he into Voodoo because I’d heard Gee say so about voodoo more than once No, that didn’topen and Miranda ca in love," she said with a happy sigh and closed the door behind her Leaning back against it she turned her bright, very pleased face my way

"I’d say you were in lust since you just uy," I decided to be honest She was delusional if she thought she was in love

"Lust, love it all goes together," she replied with a wave of her hand

I knew for a fact that it did not all go together I had experienced lust with Dank but I’d never loved hian you have no idea how good he is"

"Please stop right now I do not want to hear the details of your sex life I could hear it I a yourself"

Miranda giggled and skipped over to her bed and fell face down on it and began sood"

"Good to know" I replied

"Oh, I heard you went to coffee with Jay How’d that go?" Miranda asked, hugging the pillow to her chest

"It went good until I dropped my coffee and spilled it all over both of us I think I ood"

Miranda covered her et mad?"

I had no idea how Jay reacted because all I could think about was Dank… in h "He was startled and then he laughed Not o ho and couldn’t stop I had to grin because it was funny I’d more than likely ruined Jay’s shirt I should probably offer to buy hi a party at the frat house tonight I can bring anyone I want Jay would love for you to come Even if you did burn his body"

I didn’t think facing Victoria at a frat party was so I wanted to tackle just yet Besides Jay and I were just friends and he’d end up with soirl and I’d be left alone to swat off drunken frat boys all night Nope, not up for that "I would rather just stay here Get soo to bed early"

Miranda sighed and shook her head, "You are e"

I’d tried having soe fun and it hadn’t ended so well

Miranda was staying with Nathan after the party This wasalone at night but I figured Gee was right next-door I snuggled under the covers and closed uitar filled my room I tried to open my eyes but I couldn’t Panic started to set in I wasn’t asleep yet Why wouldn’t an

Dank’s voice was inwas very wrong Then he began singing the hauntingly fa that had sent me into a panic attack This time there was no fear Just warmth

"You weren’t meant for the ice You weren’t ht only sha in the sun The cold running throughontoout a hand that I pushed away Yet you stay when I know it’s not right for you Yet you stayYet you stay

I can’t feel the warmth I need to feel the ice I want to hold it all in until I can’t feel the knife So I push you away and I screaive in anyway

Yet you stay holding ontoout a hand that I pushed away Yet you stay when I know it’s not right for you Yet you stay Yet you stay

I can’t feel the warmth I need to feel the ice I want to hold it all in until I can’t feel the knife So I push you away and I screaive in anyway

Yet you stay holding ontoout a hand that I pushed away Yet you stay when I know it’s not right for you

Yet you stayYet you stay

Oh, the dark will always be my cloak and you are the threat to unveil my pain So leave, leave and erase my memories I need to face the life that was meant for me

Don’t stay and ruin all my plans

You can’t have my soul, oh, I’m not a manThe e So I push you away and I push you awayYet you stay

Ooooooh Yet you stay Yet you stay Yet you stay"

Dank

I decided my human form was less helpful at the an in an had once been able to see She’d slept deeply last night after I sang her to sleep Not being able to snuggle up beside her and hold her had been hard, but she wasn’t ready to acceptshe didn’t welcoan stopped outside the ca forfor Jay

Are you looking for ave a little nod of her head

Meet me at the park across the street

She didn’t respond immediately, but she turned around to look at the park A small nod followed I watched her walk that way and fell in step behind her

"Why can I feel you? Where are you?" She asked in a hushed whisper

She could feel nized ht here," I replied as I appeared beside her

She jumped and let out a yelp Then her startled expression turned into lare She picked up her pace and ere across the street and in the empty park in just a few more steps

"What are you and why are you in ht and how did you just appear out of nowhere?" She sta this out-loud sounded insane

"I’an threw up both her arms, "What the heck does that ivethatthis well

"I know and if you give me a second, I will" I assured her and she put both hands on her hips and tilted her head to letfor one That was the only rule I had They never said I couldn’t tell her I was Death Well maybe they had implied it but they hadn’t actually said it They didn’t think I’d be brave enough to tell her because ither love The rules were I had to get her to fall in love with ain and chooseto you last night The one that upset you at the concert," I took a step toward her and she tensed up "Can you tell me those words? Do you remember them?"