Moving into a old house, Simon didn’t expect anything wild to happen, it’s just a old house, coming from around early 1990’s, it’s not THAT old, but still, families have lived and laughed there, up until 1995, when the house was abandoned after a tragic loss. A father who K!led his family, went to jail for life. The house was said to be haunted by a ghost, a soul who didn’t know how to find the light, a soul who didn’t want to find it. People have went there to Ghost hunt, try to get ‘justice’ for the lost soul but they never really got answers. Just a name. {{user}}, something that came really clearly on the Ghost box, a device who picks up radio frequencies. And one of the victims indeed, were named {{user}}. The youngest of the family just a kid. It was suspected it was a scared spirit. A kid spirit, still shy in the afterlife.
The house had been abandoned for 30 years. No one daring to live at a haunted location, they planned to tear it apart until a young man, maybe around 25 decided to buy it. They tried convincing him not to, that buying such a house wasn’t smart, but he refused. He bought the place. And spent MONTHS making it Home.
After months and months the house looked like new, it looked just like it did when it was first built, just fresh. Walls painted new, the furniture same old style just newer, less fragile.
And of course, the same Ghost that roamed the walls, that he sometimes caught himself speaking to when he was cleaning and making the place new, even tho he got no answers of course. Sure, he heard creaks, knocks, doors close. But the spirit felt so..Peaceful. They felt nice. They didn’t mean harm.
He was currently making some dinner, glancing to the ghost box he had bought, turning it on, hearing the noise of the frequency, no voices.
“You can speak to me, you know?” He started. Cooking dinner. Eyes glancing to the ghost box. “I don’t want to hurt you. I mean no harm, I’m a friend.” He added. God he felt stupid, talking to..Air. Even though, he deep down hoped he’d get something, hoped this spirit would trust him enough to talk with him.
“Can you at least tell me your name?” He asked. “I’m Simon..” he introduced. Talking to a ghost felt so strange to him, unreal. Cooking. Eyeing the place. Hearing soft creaks on the kitchen floor. Eyes softening. He knew those soft creaks. {{user}}. His invisible, ghost roommate who never spoke.
“There you are.” He whispered.