The Ghost of Redemption (A School for Spirits Story) by Aron Lewes

Author:Aron Lewes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: tearjerker romance, romance with ghosts, paranormal romance, sweet romance with paranormal characters, contemporary romance parnormal, books about life after death, ghost story with romance
Publisher: Aron Lewes
Published: 2022-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

OVER TWO HOURS LATER, Nicholas is still sitting in the same spot—the bench across from his daughter's house. I held my breath when Hannah's boyfriend stepped outside, briefly, fearing there would be a confrontation. Fortunately, Nicholas never moved from his spot on the bench. He glared, but he didn't budge.

It isn't raining anymore. Johnny is still with me, but he's starting to look bored. “You know,” I speak up, noting the weary expression on his face, “you can leave whenever you want.”

“Nah, I'm not leaving. I'm committed to this,” Johnny claims. “Your charge is a bit pitiful, but I want to see him overcome this.”

“By this, do you mean his crippling fear of an encounter with his daughter?” I ask.

“Pretty much,” Johnny answers with a nod. “Also... I'm committed to you, Lillie. I'm not even a spirit guide anymore, but a success for you would feel like a success for me too.”

“You should go Home,” I suggest to him. “Return to the spirit world. Fallen angels go back all the time. There might be a trial or something, but with someone to vouch for you...”

I would vouch for Johnny. He doesn't seem like a bad guy, and I think his desire to help is genuine.

“Nah, I'm not returning,” Johnny dismisses the thought. “I don't like the rules, and I don't like to have assignments forced on me. I don't mind helping, but only when I feel like it.”

Nicholas' mouth is ripped open by a cavernous yawn. Peeking into my charge's mouth, Johnny casually says, “It looks like his teeth are rotten.”

“They... are,” I reluctantly confirm. “I don't think he should be judged for it, though. When I was alive, I didn't go to a dentist much either.”

“Is that so?” Johnny flashes a smile at me, as if to demonstrate his straight, white teeth. Any spirit can have perfect teeth, though, assuming they've earned the ability to shift.

“Toward the end of my life, I actually had false teeth,” I admit to my nosy new partner. “It's nothing to be ashamed of. I don't think Nicholas can afford to fix his, and I definitely didn't—”

Johnny cuts me off with a question. He asks, “Did you die young, or did you die old?”

Crossing my arms, I answer curtly, “I don't think that's any of your business!”

“No, it's not my business, but I'm curious,” Johnny says. “You look beautiful now. It wouldn't matter to me if you were an old lady once. It—”

This time, I'm the one who interrupts him. “You died young, didn't you?”

“Yeah...” Johnny's answer is followed by a deep, heavy sigh. “I was a firefighter. I died when I was thirty-one, on a job that went bad. A flaming roof collapsed on me.”

“That sounds horrific!” I exclaim.

“It was... and even now, I still have a fear of fires,” Johnny says. “I'm a former firefighter with a fear of fires. How pathetic is that?”

Johnny is opening up to me, and I like that, but how much do I want to share

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