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Spectre and Me

T'was scorching month of May. The sun was shining with all its might. A smart, good-looking teenager with golden hair was sitting in the corner of his narrow verandah with a cup of coffee in his hands and a small lantern was kept on the nearby oak wood table. It's light was very dim. Balmy breeze was singing it's own tune. The window panes were flapping like the wings of an eagle. It wasn't only the whistling of the wind but the horror of the situation was only heightened by the lonesome sound of the leaves scratching and scraping one another. He was totally in his own world of delusion. The crooning of one of his favourite numbers suddenly brought him back into reality. He turned around to find the melody queen but to his dismay found noone in the vicinity. He left his coffee half finished and started to follow the trail and just couldn't decipher when he stepped into the dark woods. The pebble stones on the pathway led him to the brook which was deep into the forest. A beam of bright red light made him squeeze his beautiful grey eyes. Then he tried to have a glimpse of that figurine. He was awestruck seeing the immense beauty of that lady but alas couldn't manage to catch sight of her face. 

She was a petite lady with long hair clad in white flowing gown. He stealthily went towards her to check her surreal beauty. But her flowing gown sweeped the dried maple leaves, her lovely hair spread the aroma of the fresh jasmine all around . The hooting of the owl added to the aura of that moonlit night. The moment he tried to surmise the identity of that lady  the spectre vanished in the thin air. He frantically started looking for her in all nook and crannies. Suddenly, a swoosh of air passed through him making him feel the last breath of his lost lover.