Olivia P.O.V

After reading those articles about Adam, I was both confused and sad for the boy. He is such a sweet boy and he died at this age. I looked at Adam, he was lying down on the bed staring at ceiling. I have to talk to him about what happened. He must know something. Anything.

"Adam" I called him. He sat up on the bed and looked at me expectantly. 

"Okay, lets try again" I said sitting opposite of him.

He looked at me hopefully "Tell me what did you remember last?" I asked him again. "But" he started staying. "Just close your eyes and concentrate" I interrupted him mid sentence. He complied and closed his eyes. "Think Adam" I encouraged him so that he will remember something from his life. After a while, he opened his eyes. "I remembered something, but I don't know if it is useful or not" he said in dejected tone. 

"Tell me" I asked him hopeful. "Well, when I opened my eyes I saw Peter and John burying something in the forest and I was standing beside them. They were whispering to each other. I tried to talk to them and touched them, but they didn't listen and after a while they started walking away out of the forest, I followed them to the entrance but couldn't walk  further, it was like something was binding me to stay in the forest. From that day I have been roaming in the forest. That's all I remembered" he said remembering bits of his memories. I frowned hearing that. "Whose Peter and John?" I asked him. "My friends" he automatically replied. They were burying something in the deep forest. 

That is weird. Kids doesn't do these type of things unless they have something that they are hiding. 

"Do you remember the place where they were burying something" I questioned him. He nodded. "You found me there today" he said trying to sound normal. He was sobbing at that place when I found him there. He was continuously looking backward to the same place. There must be something there. Maybe they have buried something that belonged to Adam. Maybe. A thought crossed my mind.  No, no Liv, they are just kids. They can't possibly done that. This is impossible.  But what can other things happened to a kid his age that made him dead. Suddenly I heard a knock on my door. I stood up from my seat and went towards the door. When I opened it, Colton was standing there casually, hands in his front pockets like he is posing for some magazine. "What!" I snapped at him. He raised his eyebrow at my attitude but I could care less. "Martha is calling you for dinner" he said and entered in my room by pushing me out of the way. "I didn't allow you to entered in my room" I huffed walking to him. He casually sat on my bed. By now Adam stood up and came beside me staring at Colton in astonishment. "I don't need permission from anyone" he said in careless tone. I growled lowly at this. "By the way, What were you doing closing that door of yours?" he said looking at me seriously. I swear I saw his eyes flickered to Adam once. But that can be my imagination. "None of your business" I growled "Now get out" I said gesturing towards the exit. He just rolled his eyes. "So that you can close the door again and imagine about me" he smirked. My face burned with anger. I clenched my fist tightly.  

What does he think of himself!

"Olivia" Adam said from beside me. I discreetly looked at him. "Lets go, Dinner is ready" he said taking my clenched hand in his small ones. All my anger dissolved looking at his innocent face. I nodded and without looking at that douche I walked out of my room to go downstairs. Why does it always has to be me who walked out from my room rather than him. Its my room for God sake. 

I entered in the Kitchen with Adam by my side. "Good Evening, Martha" I said as I took the seat on the dinning table. I gestured Adam to sit beside me. He sat on my right side. I know he can't eat. At least he won't feel alone here. "Evening Dear" Martha replied setting the table.

"How was your day?" she smiled at me. Well it was quite eventful if I will tell you the truth. 

"It was good" I smiled back. 

"That's great" Martha said as she set my plate in front of me. 

Today she made Meat balls with Rice. She is an awesome cook. We started eating engaging in a casual conversation. Adam was continuously looking at me then Martha then my food. At one point he tried to touch my plate but I slapped his hand away and gave him a stern look. He smiled sheepishly and sat there ideally. "So Martha, Do you know about a boy name Adam Carter?" I asked Martha to know more about him. Adam perked up at his name. Martha looked at me solemnly "Yes dear, but why are you asking?" she said looking at me. I put my curious face on. "I just saw some articles on the internet about him" I answered in monotone voice. "Oh" she said . "Well" I said to know more about him. "Dear, Adam has been missing for almost three months, no one know where is he" she said sadly. "But any one tried to find about him, didn't they" I inquired. "Yes dear, but all was in vain. Some said he ran away, some said he died, but nobody truly knows what happened to him" She replied looking hopeless. 

"Did you know Adam?" I asked as she looked like she knew him but Adam didn't comment anything after seeing Martha. "Not particularly, but I have met her mother some times, she was such a sweet lady but now all she do is sat at her front porch and wait for his lost son to come back" she said getting up from her seat. Then I heard scrapping of chair beside me and saw Adam running upstairs. 

"Excuse me" I said and walked up stairs after Adam . When I entered in my room. He was seating on the floor sobbing. My heart called out for this kid. "Adam" I called sitting beside him. He didn't reply back, he just sat there sobbing, arms circled around his knees. "Everything will be fine" I tried to console him putting my hand on his shoulder. Suddenly he jerked my hand away and stood up from his seat, I followed him, standing up myself. He glared at me all of a sudden. "Nothing is going to be fine, I am dead, do you hear me, I am not alive and my mom is waiting for me" he yelled at me tears spilling from his eyes. My eyes went wide with his sudden outburst. After his anger bursting, he suddenly realized what he said because his eyes went wide all of a sudden and he ran away from there. I didn't stop him this time nor I followed him. I sat on my bed staring at the door. I don't mind that he yelled at me, but I am shocked at his outburst. Maybe it hurt me a little that he yelled at me besides he doesn't have any one to talk. He needs time to control his emotions. I know he will come back to me. 

For half an hour I waited for him but he didn't return. So I changed in my pajamas and went in the bathroom to brush my teeth. I was washing my face when I saw Adam reflection in my mirror. He was staring at me from the mirror. I gasp seeing him even it happened  to me many times. He is cute boy but he is a ghost, blood and  dirt matted on his body can scare any one. I turned around to talk to him when he suddenly hugged me, arms encircled around my waist. "I am sorry for yelling at you" he murmured. I hugged him back. "Its okay" I said in soothing tone patting his head. "You are not angry at me" he said detaching himself from me with a cute frowned on his face. I laughed and  shook my head in the process in 'no' gesture. "I would never get angry at you for small things" I smiled holding his hands in mine. He smiled back at me. 

"Come on lets go from here, its creepy in standing here with you" I said fake shuddering getting a laugh from him. We made our way back to my bed room. "Do you sleep?" I said sitting on my bed looking at him questionably. He just shrugged his shoulder in response. Well then. "You take that side of the bed and I will take this side" I said gesturing to the sides of the bed. He nodded confused. I took the duvet and cover myself trying to get some sleep. Adam stared at me for a while and then lie down on his side closing his eyes. I closed my eyes as well to catch some sleep. I was nearly asleep when I heard Adam voice.

"I can't sleep" he said sitting up in bed. I rubbed my eyes and sat up myself staring at him, eyes half closing. "Then" I said voice husky due to sleep. I saw the time. It was half past 11. I sighed. "Can we walk for a while" he asked looking at me innocently. "You can go on your own if you want" I said yawing. "But I am scared to go alone" he pleaded. I frowned . He is ghost and he is afraid to roam alone. Wow. 

"Come on" I said getting up from the bed. He came towards me slipping his hand in mine. We started randomly roaming around. I showed him different rooms telling him anything I knew about this mansion. "Did you heard that?" Adam said stopping and making me stop as well. "What!" I said not hearing anything. Then I heard it, piano playing the sweet melody. "Yeah" I replied to Adam but he was dragging me in that direction which I know very well. "Adam, No" I protested stopping us both. "Please" he said pouting. "Okay" I sighed and letting him drag me into the lion den. We went to the second floor in the music room. 

As I expected, Colton was playing the piano losing himself in the music. He looked so carefree. If he hadn't the worst attitude, May be we could be friends. Adam stopped us near the door listening to his music, closing his eyes and nodding to the tunes. Okay. He is enjoying so much. After listening for ten minutes I nudged Adam to go back but at the same moment music stopped playing. 

Shit.

"What are you doing here?" Colton said standing up from his stool and turning around looking at me. I slightly glare at Adam. He smiled sheepishly at me. "I asked you something" Colton said standing in front of him. When did he get here. "I was sleep walking" I lied rubbing my eyes for extra effort. He raised his eye brows probably not believing my lies. "And you sleep walked here" he said smirking. I gulped, now what. 

"Umm"

"I was sleep walking how I would know where I was going " I said imaginary patting myself on the back for perfect come back and discreetly looking at Adam. He was also smiling at my statement. "Okay" Colton said after a while. "What are you doing at this hour playing?" I asked confused. Well I am not asleep because of Adam but why is he not sleeping? "None of your business" he said curtly and went back to sat on the stool in front of piano. I huffed, Jerk is back. "Olivia, Can I stay here and listen to his music please" Adam said pulling my hand. "Adam" I started saying. "Please" he said pouting his lips and making his eyes big for extra effort. I sighed, "Okay, but come back after some time" I said in stern voice. He nodded his head quickly and went to sit on the couch. I looked at Colton once more, he started playing again. I smiled when I saw Adam, he was smiling listening to the music. Then I went back to my room.   

***

I groaned when the ringing of my phone disturbed my sleep. I was having a very great dream where I was on the beach enjoying the sunset. "What" I snapped in the phone without looking at the caller id. "Hello to you too" Mom voice came from the other end. I suddenly sit up on the bed. "Mom" I said in surprised. Mom never calls this early. "Yes dear, and you are still sleeping?" she said in confused voice. What. I checked the time. It was 11 O clock. My eyes widened, this late. I never over slept. "Yeah Mom" I said little embarrassed. "Liv" she said sternly. Now she is going to lecture me that time is precious, don't waste it in sleeping, used it in exploring different things. blah blah blah. "I got it Mom" I said interrupting her rant. She sighed, "How was your Orientation?" she asked in enthusiastic voice. She is happy more than me. "It was good, I made a friend" I said adding the friend line so that she will know that I am trying to interact .

"Really, who?" she gushed in happy tone. 

"Chill Mom, its a girl" I said annoyed. 

She always thought I should date. One time she thought there was something going on between me and Josh. But I cleared to her that we are only best friends. She said that she just want me to enjoy my life. In her words, Fall in love. And I don't think to enjoy the life you have to fall in love. We talked for a while about my college. She said she and dad will come to visit me next month. I agreed, I missed them too. 

After taking a bath and changing into fresh clothes, I went downstairs. Nobody was in sight like usual. I made my way to the kitchen feeling hungry. Martha was cooking something on the stove in the kitchen. "Morning Martha" I said sitting on the stool. "Well its afternoon now dear" she said raising one eyebrow smiling. I smiled sheepishly. 

"I over slept" I responded. 

"No problem dear, are you hungry?" she asked waving her hand like its not a big deal. I nodded my head. "Lunch will be ready in one hour, until then can you water the plant on the back garden?" she asked looking at me hopeful. "Alright" I smiled and stood up ready to make my to the back garden when I remembered I didn't see Adam since I woke up. 

Where is he?

I went back upstairs and checked my whole room. Maybe I will find him there. But he was not there either. I checked all the rooms on first floor but he was nowhere to be found. I couldn't even shout for him. Colton and Martha will hear and they will think that I am crazy. Maybe he is on second floor. Last time I remembered I left him there. I went upstairs slowly without making any sound because if that jerk saw me he will surely yell at me. I went in the music room but no one was there. Then I went in the room opposite to it. 

What I saw made me gasp in shock.

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