Ghost Girl

Ghost Girl (Short Story)

From the distance, Eli could see an attractive girl standing on the edge of a skyscraper. Her sorrowful eyes growing as she stares down the 13 story building. Her sadness seemed cast a spell upon the blue sky as grey clouds begin to approach this hectic city. Suddenly, something starts beeping and Eli wakes up from this reoccurring dream. This dream has been reoccurring for many days from now, but Eli had no idea what it meant. Getting the dream out of his mind, Eli jumped out of his bed and pulled back his custard colour curtains for some morning light and view. As Eli enjoyed the city view, he spotted a girl, the exact girl he had dreamed of these past few days. Having spare time on a Saturday morning, Eli decided to see if his dream is true.

Eli hurried towards the skyscraper, hoping that the beautiful girl was still on the ceiling adjacent to his flat. The girl was beautiful from far but Eli was unsure if she was attractive up close. Her jet black hair and dirt white gown was the only thing identifiable from the distance. When Eli arrived in the skyscraper, he quickly scanned for the lifts; just as he spotted it he could see the doors closing. “Wait! Wait!” he yelled, but the people in the lifts appeared to ignore him. He bolted to the lifts and had managed to slip in it just in time. Eli hastily pressed number 13 and waited for the lift to stop at the thirteenth floor.

Arriving at the floor, Eli quickly ran out and saw the girl in his dream. Her face was stained with tears as her eyes widened with horror. “It’s okay, I can help you,” Eli said gently.
“Then why didn’t you?” she cried in despair and suddenly vanished into thin air. Eli stared at the exact spot where she had disappeared, looking perplexed. I’ve gone mad, he thought, there’s definitely something wrong with me. Trying to absorb everything that has happened, Eli slowly walked back to the lift.

Reaching his destination, Eli pressed a button and the lift slid open. The lift was deserted besides from a newspaper lying abandoned on the floor. Eli picked up the newspaper and the front page read in black bold letters: “GIRL SUICIDES OFF A 13 STORY BUILING” and the text below read, “Yesterday, on the 2/5/2006 a girl identified as Helen Joda has jumped off a 13 story building her family and friends have been… (cont’ pg 2)” Eli fell to his knees and covered his face, crying. Only if Eli had followed his dream earlier he would’ve had a chance to prevent this from happening...