Xo Novel
Chapter 9
I made my way out of the restroom in sluggish steps. I ignored Elizabeth’s talkative voice in my head as I walked.
What the hell had I gotten myself into? How could I have someone’s soul inside me? How do I even get it out?
I saw Elizabeth’s parents standing in the hospital hallway. They both spoke with the doctor.
“Mum!” Elizabeth called from inside me
“She can’t hear you, dumbass!” I replied. To me, I was talking to Elizabeth but to anyone else, I was talking to myself.
Bat shit crazy!
“Go meet my mom” she said
I was going there already.
“No doctor, there must be a malfunction somewhere… please…” Elizabeth’s mom was sobbing
“I’m sorry” the doctor said to them
“No! My daughter cannot be dead. What’s going on?” Elizabeth’s dad asked the doctor
“Mum! Dad! I’m not dead, I’m here ” she said
They can’t hear you! Uggghh!
This explained everything. Elizabeth’s soul was inside my body and a body couldn’t stay without a soul so Elizabeth was literally dead.
Fucking hell! Everything was driving me crazy, everyone!
I watched as Elizabeth’s mom let out a shriek and slumped on the floor
“My Liz” she cried.
The hospital had this dreary vibe and I couldn’t stand it no more. I had to get out of here. I didn’t have the strength to weep for the dead Elizabeth because she wasn’t actually dead. Her carking voice bothered me all day long.
In seconds, I had already gotten into a taxi and I was headed home.
“Why didn’t you stay with my parents? You could have at least comforted them!” Elizabeth whined.
It was aggravating enough to hear her voice in my head constantly, but I didn’t want her to annoy me the more by saying stupid things.
“Why should I stay with them? And why on earth should I comfort them? Did I cause this?” I bit out, icilyContent rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.
The driver looked at me. His nervous eyes, sizing me.
“Are you okay, miss?” He asked
I managed an embarrassed nod.
I was talking to Elizabeth who was inside me, but anyone would think I was talking to myself. I hadn’t realised that.
I wasn’t going to let her turn me into a crazy person.
“Did you see what just happened?” She asked. “the driver thought you were crazy when you replied me like that ” I could hear her chuckle.
What a mischievous bitch she was!
“As crazy as this sounds, Evelyn, I’m the one losing here. I don’t even know where I am and I can only see what you see. We have to figure out a way to get my soul back in my body!” She said.
Valid. That was the only thing I agreed with her on since today.
She kept on talking but I didn’t reply until I got home.
After I paid the driver, I ran into my house and shut the door like I was being chased.
Then I let out a scream. It was like my release. All the fucking pent up emotions I held in since today, had to get out.
“WHAT’S GOING ON! HOW CAN I HAVE YOUR SOUL IN MY BODY AND LISTEN TO YOUR IRKSOME VOICE ALL DAY LONG!” I yelled. I needed an explanation to all these. If only I could get one.
“I don’t know! How would I? I’m as confused and lost as you are!” She replied
“Let’s go down the memory lane… We had the accident, we both passed out then woke up, you found the stone, you held it, then we both saw a bright light and we passed out again right?” I asked. I was recalling well…
“Yes, that’s what happened, after we passed out, I woke up in this darkness, it felt like I was floating in this dark space, then I saw my body” she said
“Oh my God!” I gasped “it’s the stone” I clarified
“Apparently”
“What are we going to do now? How do we reverse this mess?” I asked, running my fingers through my hair. I was stressed out in just a day.
Elizabeth kept silent for a while, then said
“Uh… I have a plan…”
“Spit it out ”
“You know, since we got into this mess because I held that weird stone, why don’t you hold the stone again, let’s see what’s going to happen” she said
That was a great idea. I quickly grabbed the stone from my purse and held it.
We both waited silently for a minute.
Nothing happened.
“Maybe you should hold the stone with both hands, I did that” she said
“Does that matter?” I dropped the stone in anger. “That didn’t work, Elizabeth, think of something else!”
“I can’t think of anything else!”
“What do we do now? We can’t let others keep believing that you’re dead when you’re not”
I had been standing in one spot since I got home. I hadn’t even undressed or taken the hot bath I wanted to take.
“First, we have to retrieve my body” she said
“Re–retrieve? You mean I have to touch a dead body?”
“Yes, asshole! You need to keep my body close, so when we figure out how to get my soul out, I’ll be entering my body”
“This is your shit now, Elizabeth, why do I have to get involved?” I grumbled
“It’s our shit! We both share your body now so you have to get involved if you want to own your body back”
She was right. I had to acknowledge, we were in this mess together.
“How do I get your body? I can’t steal it because I don’t even know where it is…”
“My parents are going to conduct a funeral for me, so…”
“Wait! Are you saying I’ll exhume your body after the funeral?”
“Yes. You have to do it, Evelyn. That’s the only way to retrieve my body without my family suspecting you”
As if conversing with a voice inside my head wasn’t enough, I was also going to dig out a body from its grave.
How worse could my new life get?