Ghost Of My Heart

"Miss, your stuff has been delivered into the new house. Thank you for choosing our service. Have great days in your new home," said the delivery men while smiling at Jennet.

It was already past noontime when her stuff was fully delivered into the living room. The delivery men had just walked out from her house and she was escorting them to their truck at the front compound of her villa.

Jennet smiled back at them. "I will and thank you for helping me deliver my stuff over here. Have a safe trip back home," she said and waved her hand.

They said their thanks again before walking towards the truck. The vehicle left the compound and disappeared at the junction heading towards the heart of the city.

Jennet turned her body towards her new home. Her dream house, a glassed wall villa in the forest with a private pool only for her to enjoy. She bought this villa after saving money for five solid years. For all those years, she only stuffed her stomach with fast foods and tofu!

Five years ago, she was desperately looking for a new place to live and she happened to stumble upon an article about a forest villa on sale at a very low price with complete appliances and furniture. It was stated, the new owner just needs to move into the villa after paying the full price. She didn't waste any second and immediately contact the owner to ask for the villa. Now, she had the villa all on her own and the villa was registered under her name. Most importantly, she had moved away from the annoying women who love to find fault with her!

"At last, I can rest in peace in my own house." She giggled happily.

Her smile grew wider every time she looked around the villa's compound that was huge for only herself. The villa was located uphill, surrounded by greenery and was located far from the city centre. The building was built with floor-to-ceiling windows all around it. So, from every angle, one could see through the house’s living room, kitchen and bedroom area. The interior design was all white, including the layers of curtains for the windows where the thick layer was for the night and the sheer layer was for the day. The private pool was located on the second floor, overlooking the west side, where the bustling city was located.

Jennet walked to the front entrance and waved her hands as if she was waving at a friend. "Hi, new house. I will be your new owner starting today. Please treat me well." She smiled and stepped inside the house.

Inside, she looked around. The living room was spacious with long sofas and couches. There were two guest rooms close to the living room. "Hi everyone. Nice to meet you all. I will keep troubling you guys from now on."

Then, she hopped into the kitchen that was just a wall away from the living room and said, "Hello kitchen. I will keep using you daily. Please watch over me when I cook here."

Then, she looked around with satisfaction. She clapped her hands happily as she walked towards the unpacked boxes in the living room. She started to open the boxes one by one, taking out the stuff inside.

The villa was kept very clean by the caretaker before it was sold to her and she doesn't have to do much cleaning and all she had to do was to unpack her stuff.

Unaware of her surrounding, a pair of almond-shaped eyes with jade blue irises was watching her from the second floor. The person was staring down at her for a few minutes before the figure vanished into the hallway with a soft chuckle in the air.

Jennet stopped unpacking. She was feeling uneasy.

She raised her head and looked upstairs. She felt someone was staring at her but she could not see anyone on the second floor. She shook her head continuously while at it. She inhaled a deep breath and continue to unpack her stuff. ‘Must be my imagination. I must have been too paranoid since I am now will be living alone. I am no longer at the apartment.’

She looked around again to ease her heart but there was no one around except herself. Ignoring all the uneasiness, she rummaged through her backpack and took out her phone, and played music from her playlist. She deliberately raised the volume of the music, drowning the eerie silence with the blasting sound.

After arranging a few kinds of stuff inside the kitchen, she pulled her heavy luggage upstairs. She stopped at the last stair as she was feeling uneasy again. Then, she looked to the left and the right.

The hallway was empty!