A Romantic Ghost Story by Jason W. Chan

Author:Jason W. Chan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ghost story paranormal love story romance
Publisher: Jason W. Chan

Chapter 7

Back in her room, Nancy thought about Ryan. She loved how they made beautiful music together. Even if she would never get to Hollywood, at least she had someone to jam with, to get the urge of playing music out of her system.

She knew he wanted her. And she’d be lying if she said that she didn’t want him either. But this was the wrong time. For God’s sakes, she was getting married in a couple of days. To the Ocean King.

The more she thought about her fate, the more distressed she got. She couldn’t imagine settling into a mundane life of serving her future husband. It would be exactly what her life would have had like had she married Steven. She’d be totally dependent on a man, never being able to go out into the world and pursue her dream of music.

Ryan had good intentions, but she knew what the Ocean King was like. If he knew about Ryan, he would make it his mission to eat him. She pushed Ryan away for his own good.

Her train of thought was interrupted by a loud squawking, outside her bedroom. She peaked out the window. Her night ocean view showed a seagull flying past, its wings spread out as the wind carried it higher and higher into freedom.

Nancy felt a pang of envy. She was bound to the Ocean King. She couldn’t leave. Or could she?

She thought about her current situation. Soon, she would marry the Ocean King. Then, she’d be stuck in a life of servitude. It was worse than a prison sentence. If she tried to escape now, there’d be a chance she could get away to Hollywood. Even if she couldn’t live the life that she dreamed of, she could at least be near the action. She had never tried to escape before, out of fear that her fiancé would turn her soul to dust. But she realized that she’s damned if she did and damned if she didn’t.

Gathering her energy and courage, she stood up and then plucked her guitar from the corner.

The moonlight shone onto her pretty eyes.

This is it, she decided. I’m not going to be passive and just sit here. I’m going to leave tonight.

She strummed the strings of her guitar.

I have to play my guitar, she thought. That’s the only reason I’m still fighting to survive. Otherwise, I’d rather give up and let the Ocean King dissolve my spirit, or even worse, marry him and bear him little seaweed-like children.

Before she could exit the room though, a flurry of activity zoomed through the door.

The Ocean King came in and slapped her across the face. “You stupid whore! I told you not to play that ugly instrument.”

The force of his attack caused Nancy to fall onto the ground. She was reminded of when she was knocked to the ground in her uncle’s teahouse. That same sense of humiliation permeated throughout her.

She stared into the furious face of her finance.

She couldn’t stay there anymore, no matter what he would do to her.

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