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Andi nodded her head along with his first comment, he really could be a "smart alec" at times but she liked him for that. It always made their banter fun. Then at his overly dramatic response she just rolled her eyes -Seriously a drama queen- She thought with a small snicker "I don't think you could ever stop teasing anyone. Not in a million years" Andi commented truthfully, another small snickering escaping at the thought. Then she listened to his last couple of sentences "Sure, if that's how you want to put it" She retorted sarcastically, rolling her eyes slightly with a huff. Andi continued to watch him then glanced out the window as he turned back to it. She wasn't completely sure if what he said was the truth but she didn't want to push it at the moment "Okay..." As all she said, letting a weird silence fall for a moment "Anyway what's there to eat for breakfast, I'm sort of hungry" She said her thoughts out loud, walking into the kitchen.
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Tyler rolled his eyes slightly. "I can, believe me. Just not now. If I get hit on the head really really really hard I tend to stop teasing and start yelling insults." He stated, turning back and deciding to ignore the window. As he turned around a literal nightmare of his past popped right up in front of him. A glowing ghost- exactly like ones he had seen before but... the ghost of... -Shiloh- He thought with an agonizing thought process starting. -The one human I couldn't protect. I FAILED. She died and it was my fault!I should've been there, should've tried harder, should've done something different. It's all my fault, all. My. Fault- Tyler thought, and it was all he could do to not start panicking. He was frozen in place for a moment before closing his eyes, taking in a slow breath. -She will be gone... now- He thought, opening his eyes. The ghost was still there. "I've missed being around you, Tyler" A voice seemed to rattle around his head without him actually hearing it suddenly spoke. -Nope. Not doing it. Goodbye creepy ghost of Shiloh, I don't want anything to have to do with you. See ya later. Or never, preferably. Bye- Tyler thought firmly, walking right through the ghost as if in defiance. He knew Andi couldn't see the transparent figure... the only person who could see it was the person it haunted. Him. "Um I- I can make whatever you'd like. If it's not too extravagant. What do you usually eat? Eggs? Toast? Bacon? Ooo I'm definitely making bacon." Tyler sounded a bit.. off, but he tried not to let his anxiety show too much.
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Andi just shook her head as she began to rummage through the cabinets "You don't need to hit your head really hard to do that, you already do it" She teased not glancing at him. For ahwhile she just rummage through te cabinets, pulling down a half empty box of cereal and a few packets of oatmeal before moving over to the fridge. She opend the fridge and began rummaging through it "Ooo what about-" She cut herself short as she looked at Tyler, he seemed in a daze state just standing looking in front of him. Andi watched him carefully for a moment wondering if his brain had finally shut down on him then after a second he continued to walk into the kitchen. She wasn't exactly sure what had happened but she figured it wasn't much until she heard the worst possible thing.. A stutter.... A. STUTTER. From TYLER. That was the last thing that man would ever do was stutter. She glanced at him with a worried expression on her face, not really sure what to make of him stuttering but the way he spoke and acted was a bit off. "Tyler, are you seriously okay? I think you need to get some rest... I think the lack of sleep is getting to you" Andi told him softly, a tone of worry slightly in her voice.
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Tyler refused the urge to swat at the air when the ghost came right up nex to him. "C'mon don;t ignore mee... talk to meee..." The voice in his mind almost made his vision swim. That same voice that was screaming bloody murder for his help was now telling him to talk? -No can do- He thought firmly, focusing on Andi. He winced a little as her look told him that she noticed his speaking wasn't the straightest. "Er- okay I'm not fine but it is really not from the rest. It's a long story, you wouldn't exactly understand." Tyler sighed, leaning against the counter. "This probably sounds silly, but then again you know me. Someone from my past is now haunting me in their ghost form, and it was someone I hoped never to think of again so I am a little unhappy about it." He half-heartedly did a bad job explaining, groaning a little. "Believe me, it is NOT FUN when a creepy ghost you never wanted to see again starts HAUNTING you with no WARNING." Tyler huffed.
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Andi closed the fridge doors as her full attention was on Tyler now. She crossed her arms slightly and leaned her back agaisnt the same counter he was at. "I'm willing to listen" She told him firmly so that he understood she wasn't going to give this up easily. As he began to talk, she sort of wasn't sure if this was some fake excuse but seeing how upset he had been over telling it she knew it was the truth. She let him finish speaking before letting out a tiny sigh, "Your right, I do know you... I also do believe you when you say it's not fun but is their anyway you could get rid of her. I don't like how anxious this is making you" Andi told him with a gentle tone, she really didn't know what to make of the situation and of course she wasn't a ghost expert so there was no way she could get rid of this ghost.
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Tyler studied Andi carefully to see if she thought he was, in her words, a *crackhead* this time, either. Of course that reminded him of way back when he met her, broke into her apartement, and she threatened to tase him. He shuddered just at the thought... ouch. "Not any way that I know of. Well... okay, fine, there is a way. But it won't be possible for me. Ghosts only come back to haunt you if you strongly regret something you did with them. You have to completely forgive what you felt bad about for the ghost to go away. My only wonder is why this particular ghost didn't come a long time ago." Tyler's voice was low, almost a growl. He let out a loud huff, wanting to beat his head against the wall. "I don't know what to do, so I'm just going to apologize beforehand if I get angry for no reason or start acting weird. This stupid ghost is talking to me inside my head- it seems to radiate around my skull like a ping pong ball and blow cracks through my remaining brain cells so that NONE of them work." Tyler sighed.
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Andi continued to listen to Tyler as he explained how he could get rid of the ghost. Knowing him, she agreeded that it would be difficult for him to forgive what he had done but she knew it wouldn't be impossible. Then with that thought it got her thinking about what he had done to make the ghost continue to haunt him. She opened her mouth for a moment to ask but quickly closed it deciding that that was a discussion for another time as if it was something Tyler wanted to talk about he would tell her... on his own time of course. "You don't have to apologize, I can't imagine how frustrating it is... but please, try to at least start forgiving yourself. It'll be easier than living with this nightmare for the rest of your life." She told him with a gentle tone, a small pain ached at her heart as she felt bad for him.
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Tyler closed his eyes and just willed it away, but he knew it wouldn't work. He then made a promise to himself that he wouldn't act super weird or get upset around Andi. He wasn't going to inflict his problems on her- that wasn't fair. "I can't. I can't forgive myself for what I did. You won't understand unless you know the whole story. You still might not even understand then. What I did was completely unforgiveable and it's literally what started my torment and suffering. It's why the angels treat me how they do- not because I like wearing black. Of course they taunt me because of that, but they hate me because of what I did. They call me a monster, and I'm beginning to believe they were right." Tyler muttered, shaking his head. "I need some time alone to think. It's not about anything you've done- compared to me you're perfect so don't worry." he offered a weak smile with absolutely no joy, straightening and exiting through the door. Tyler knew walking alone in the woods could be dangerous.. for him, anyway... so he instead went into his little garage and sat on a stool, putting his head in his hands.
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Andi wilted slightly at what he was saying... She wanted to understand even if deep down she knew, she might never she at least wanted to know what happened. It didn't seem right that he had to deal with problems alone while he knew about all of hers and gladly helped her through many. Andi wanted to return the favor and help him as much as she could. At his last sentence she sort of froze, never once did she think Tyler was a monster and she felt like it wasn't the angels right to give him a title like that, hearing it even made her slightly agitated. Andi nodded her head at his last statement, watching him walk off even though she didn't want him too. She had a lot of things to say about her being perfect compared to him but she figured she would give him some time alone to think. It was good anyway as she needed some time to think as well to help him.
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Tyler let out a slow breath, then looked up. "Jeepers!" He growled, seeing the ghost right there in front of him. -Okay, what do you want. Why are you here- He thought viciously, glowering. "I'm here because you never forgave yourself for me. It wasn't your fault, Tyler. There was nothing you could have done." The voice creeped into his mind again. Tyler just wanted to scream and shut it off, but he couldn't. -But it WAS my fault! I could've done more!- He thought, groaning. "You need to tell your friend. Go. Shoo. I won't follow." The ghost of Shiloh stated firmly.. well at least she was trying to help. Not succeeding, though. Tyler stood and shook his head- anything to get away. He walked back in with a slight sigh. "I'm sure you want to kow what happened, but if I tell you, could I ask you a favor? Please hold off the pitiful glance for three seconds so I can ponder the mistake I made." Tyler inquired with a slight smile, thinking about exactly what to say.
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