HOW I FED SUZY'S GHOST IN THE BOARDING HOUSE WITHOUT KNOWING SHE WAS A GHOST

 

HOW I FED SUZY'S GHOST IN THE BOARDING HOUSE WITHOUT KNOWING SHE WAS A GHOST 

Our Matron always count 30 pupils in the hostel. I never understood why she always leave one out. I tried to tell her that we're 31 in the hostel but due to how harsh she was I never did.

I love reading my novel every night once the lights goes out. My mom bought a rechargable torch for me which I used every night to read. 

I was mostly joined by suzzy every night to read my interesting crime novels. We end up looking forward to the next page since we had to retire to bed early.

In the morning we bathe together and dress up for school. Off we go. We share snacks together and including my milk and Milo. She was a good friend I have always wanted to have. Others in the hostel doesn't want to associate with me. They call me weirdo but I don't know why.

Suzzy had her bed placed at the extreme of the hostel. I would always complain about it but she will always tell me "I'm good".

Most times we sit and discuss about the novels we read and even act it. I loved her like a sister. I look forward to seeing her after the holidays.

During the visiting days, her Aunt never shows up but I made sure to share my goodies with her. Suzzy was an orphan, she was on scholarship in the school and her Aunty never visits. I thought maybe why the Matron does not include her in the morning counting was because she was on scholarship.

She was always counted out anytime there are goodies to share in the hostel by the Matron. It breaks my heart to see her being treated like an outcast. I end up sharing mine with her.

One day I decided that the maltreatment was enough. I screamed at the Matron to give suzzy her own goodies. Suzzy held my hand and drew me back begging me to leave it that way but I told her that I'm tired of her being treated like a stranger. 

The Matron looked at me with a mixture of shock and surprise as I kept on telling her to give suzzy her own goodies. She never said anything but left after looking at me for sometime.

In the evening I was summoned by the Matron to speak with me. The harsh Matron that I know became loving and soft spoken.

I left her room with tears in my eyes after she told me the reason she never gives anything to suzzy.

That night I laid on my bed crying as suzzy was no where to be found.

I have been sharing my everything with a ghost all these years. Suzzy died five years ago even before I got admission into the school. She  fell down and hit her head on the stone beside the football field while running back to the hostel. She died instantly.

Suzzy's body was buried, but her ghost has refused to leave the school and hostel.

Now I know why everyone thinks I'm a weirdo because they always watch me speaking and playing with no one.