Olivia P.O.V

After the little talk with doctor, I cover myself in duvet from head to toe feeling afraid all of a sudden. If it is all real then he will come for me again. Suddenly I heard door cracked opened slowly making squawking noise. I closed my eyes tightly feeling scared. 

He is here. He is here. 

I kept chanting in my head. "Maybe she is asleep" I heard familiar voice. "We should come later" Another voice said which was also familiar to my ears. I quickly remove the cover from my body feeling little pain in my hand. "Guys!" I yelled getting their attention when they turned around to walk out of the room. I need someone familiar now. "Liv" my best friend Anna yelled in surprise and came towards me to hug me. I returned the hug feeling calm. Josh trailing behind her waiting for his turn. After Anna, he came forward and hugged me soothing my hair in the process. They are my best friend I loved them both to death. Suddenly Anna hit me in the arm. "Ow, it hurts" I said rubbing the spot. "You bitch, you have us all worried" she snapped tear blurring her eyes. I frowned knowing that it's all true. I made lots of people worried. 

"How are you?" Josh the sensible one asked smiling a little. "I am fine besides a little broken" I said jokingly. By now Anna was throwing dagger at me. I fake shudder, "Seriously guys I am fine" I exclaimed feeling a little annoyed that they don't believe me which was true. "Alright" Anna said seating in the vacant chair beside my bed while Josh sat at the end of the bed. They filled me in about what happen after my accident. Apparently it's a miracle that I am alive right now. How lots of people I didn't even know wanted to visit me but they weren't allowed. I sighed in relief; I am not a people person. I don't like to interact that much. They sat with me for an hour gossiping about the latest updates while Josh gag at our girly talk. 

Dad came in between telling me that he is going home for a while. I nodded in response. He does need to shower and rest because of me he already suffer much while my friends gave me company. Anna phone suddenly rang interrupting our conversation. "Yes mom" she said answering her call then talked to her phone for a while going outside of the room. "So what's your holiday plan?" I asked Josh curiously staring at him. He thought for a minute "Probably visiting my grandparents with Sarah" he said. 

Sarah is his current girlfriend whom he is dating for 8 months now. That's a record. Josh never stays with one girl that long. His reputation as of player. He always said he lost interest in a girl after a while. Jerk. But he is my best friend. We met in preschool when he was just a lanky boy. He was being bullied and I stood up for him. From that day we became friends. Anna joined us in middle school. She was a transfer student. Mingling with the others was getting hard for her because of her personality of being blunt person. But we got along pretty well. From then we were like a trio.

 I nodded my head, "I have to go" Anna said entering in the room. I sighed knowing her Mom wanted her home. Well they have been here for a while now. "Okay" I said smiling, hiding the nervousness behind it. "What happened?" Josh looking closely at me. "Nothing" I shook my head casually. He was looking at me furrowing his brow. That dude knows me too well. "Well we should go" he said standing up stretching his body while Anna picked her bag from the seat. "We will visit again" they assured me. I bid them good bye and get comfortable in my bed. I watched T.V for a while to distract myself from the loneliness and the feeling of being watched. 

Suddenly T.V and light started flickering. Not again. I tried to stand to go outside but then stopped when I saw the same man from last night sitting on the chair beside my bed staring at me with vacant eyes. I whimpered backing away a little but couldn't move further because it's the other end of the bed. I started to get down when he speak "I need your help" he said in haunting voice. I stood there frozen. Finally standing on my legs, "Why me?" I asked scared with the way he was looking at me. "Because you are the only one who can see me" he stated in the same voice. I know that already. But I am shaking too much to help him. "Sit" he commanded in gloomy voice. I comply what he said without any problem. If he wants he can hurt me any minute. "I want you to tell my family to claim by body" he said white eyes looking at me. My mouth fell open in surprise. "I don't understand!" I asked tense, where is his family and why haven't they here to claim his body. "Because they still think I am on a business trip. My family is waiting for me to return" he said. I can detect little emotions in his voice. "Okay" I stuttered a little. After that he provides me his address and contact number. I took my phone from the stand and dial the number. He was sitting there looking at me. 

"Hello" a female voice answered the call after its ring three times. "I am talking to Mrs. Edwards" I asked in monotone voice. She responded with yes. I sighed. Now the difficult work. "I am speaking from the Hospital, Manhattan" I started saying. I heard her gulped waiting for me to finish. "I am sorry of your loss but your husband is no more" I finally told her in serious tone, my voice wavering a little due to the emotions. Suddenly I heard the loud cry from the other hand. She was crying for her loss. My vision blurred a little. "Can you come and collect the body Ms." I said. She was crying hysterically. I looked at the man in front of me, seeing sad emotion on his face. "Okay, I will be there" she said crying and disconnected the call. A tear roll down from my eyes feeling bad for the man seating beside me. He was looking down now. 

"How is that happened?" I asked gesturing towards his death. He looked at me, eyes vacant from any emotion. "I died in car crash; my hand was struck on the car door when it toppled over due to the impact and car blasted because of the excess leak of petrol" he recite his death story blankly. That explained his chopped arm. "Thank you for your help though, otherwise my family would never find out about this" he said sincerely but the voice same as usual. After that he vanished from my room. I sighed, feeling sad but afraid at the same time. If this happened again then, what will I do? Help them or run away. This is too much for me to handle. Light stopped flickering after he vanished. I slowly get comfortable on my bed feeling exhausted all of a sudden. I should take a nap to get the feeling away maybe it's one time thing. But I know that not true. In my heart I know I am going to get visits like this quite often.  

I took a nap after that. Dad finally came back with Mom. She looked refreshed and well slept. That's better than looking like a half zombie. I smiled at her when she entered in the room. She smiled back and hugged me. She brought homemade food for me. I cheered because hospital food sucks a big time. I filled my tummy, my parents and I got into a casual conversation. 

Day was quite normal when suddenly I heard commotion outside. "What was that?" I asked my parents. Dad stood up from his seat and went outside to check what's the fuss is all about. I looked at my Mom for answer, she shrugged not knowing herself. After couple of minutes later, Dad came back. He had a sad expression on his face. "What happened dear?" Mom asked him looking at him with furrowed eyebrow while I waited patiently for his response. He sat in his previous chair. "Well there is morgue on this floor" he started. We nodded our head. I myself already know that. When that burnt man told me himself. "A family came to claim the body" he said sadness clouding his features. "The dead had a baby of 2 year old and his wife was crying uncontrollably" he continued. Mom gasped hearing that. "How did that man die?" I asked dad, is he same person who I saw last night and this morning. "I don't know much but I heard doctor saying about third degree burnt" he said putting a hand on my shoulder. It's the same man, his family is here. I closed my eyes feeling cold all of a sudden. 

"Are you Okay dear" Mom asked looking at me worriedly. 

I just nodded my head too numb to speak. At least now he will get a proper burial, my mind thought. "I will call doctor if you are feeling any pain" Dad said and stood up to walk towards the door. "No Dad I am fine" I reassure him. The commotion died down after a while. Mom and Dad both went to talk to the doctor about my recovery. I just sat on my bed. Suddenly I felt wind passed around, I shudder at that. 

Not again. 

He was standing beside my bed looking at me. I backed away a little not getting comfortable with this feeling of him popping out anytime. "Can you do me one more favor?" he said in haunting voice. I nodded my head thinking about his family. "Come on" he said gesturing towards the door. I timidly stood up from my bed and walked towards the door. I was walking slowing dragging my injured foot on the floor. He was walking in front of me slowly. No one was in the corridor. But there was light this time unlike last night. I walked behind him. Suddenly he turned to different corridor; this was lively, hospital staff roaming around busy in their work. At the end of the corridor I saw a woman seating on a chair cradling a child in her arm. She was sobbing quietly. Man stopped in front of her looking at the woman sadly. I walked towards them.

"They are my wife and son" he said looking at them. "You just have to tell her a message" he continued still looking at them. I nodded as I sat beside the woman. "Mrs. Edwards" I called to her. The baby was sleeping in her arms. She wiped her tears and looked at me. "Yes" she choked. I looked at the man for further instruction. He kneeled down in front of his wife looking at her with so much love. "Tell her this message is from Cade" he asked me to tell her. I cleared my throat. She was looking at me waiting for me to start. "This message is from Cade" I said in normal tone. She gasped hearing that. "How do you know my husband name?" she asked looking at me shocked. I frowned, now what I would tell her. "Tell her the truth" man said.

"Well" I stuttered. "I can see your husband right now" I told her. 

Suddenly her expression turned from confuse to angry. "Do you find this funny" she snapped at me. I shook my head looking at Cade for support. "Tell her the day of our date, where I took her to the fancy restaurant but my car broke in the middle of nowhere and we stood there gazing at the stars" he told me. I stared at him in awe. I told the same thing to his wife. She looked shock and looked around thinking she could see her husband. She started crying again. "And" she said for me to continue. I looked at Cade. He was looking sadly at his wife. "And from there I knew you will be my happily ever after" he said. I told his wife that. She was smiling and crying at the same time. "Tell my wife, I love her with all my heart and will always love her. Tell her that I am sorry I couldn't be there of our son when he go to the school first time. Tell her I am sorry I won't be there for you when you will need a shoulder to cry on. Tell her to move on" he said looking heartbroken. Tears escaped from my eyes hearing that. I told her wife everything. She was sobbing uncontrollable repeating the word 'I love you too' again and again. Cade stood up looking at his wife one more time wiping her tears but his hand went across without touching her, he looked at his son, a sad smile appeared on his face. He sighed and looked at me. 

His eyes are no more white, they are brown in color. His appearance changed. He looked normal in white shirt and black pant. His chopped off arm grown back. 

He looked alive. 

"Thank you" he mouthed at me and white light appeared at the back of him. He slowly started to take small steps backward looking at his family and suddenly disappeared in light. I just sat there watching the place for a while. He is gone. I looked at his wife. Her crying is subsiding now. "Thank you" she said sincerely. I smiled at her and stood up making my way towards my room. I felt content after helping Cade. If I didn't help him, his last wish will remained unspoken and he couldn't leave this world. Maybe I can get used to this.

My parents came back telling me that I have to stay in the hospital one more week. I groaned feeling annoyed. I don't want to spend more time here. Its already one week. Dad gave me stern look. I smiled sheepishly at him. 

One more week and I will be out of this hell hole.