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Sue Chen

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§ Contents § Synopsis

About the Author

Chapter1: Everything is New

Chapter2: A Party

Chapter3: The Dream Comes True

Chapter4: Tension

Chapter5: Outside the Window

Chapter6: Who Are You?

Chapter7: Revenge

Chapter8: The Truth

Chapter9: The Body’s Owner

Synopsis

It happened in an apartment one

summer. A girl, Jane who just

entered university rented an

apartment with three other

roommates. She met a ghost and lost

unconsciousness. Then, after she

woke up, she behaved strangely…

One day, you’ll give back what

you owe, no matter what it is…

Author

Sue Chen, (born 1990) is a 4th

year student majoring in English at

Wenzao. She likes horror movies and

stories. The idea of this story came

from one of her teachers. The main

character, Jane, is the name of the

teacher. She met a ghost when she

was a student. After hearing the story

from the teacher, Sue wants to meet

a real ghost on her own. This is a

story about adventure, romance and

mystery.

Chapter 1 Everything Is New

There were beads of perspiration on Jane’s

forehead. After moving her stuff into her room,

Jane dropped herself in on the bed. Since it was

her first time living on her own without her

parents, everything was new to her and she got

extremely excited. She looked at the ceiling and

imagined what new things she saw going to

experience at university - making friends, going

to nightclubs or falling in love with a guy at first

sight. Then, she fell asleep.

Outside, it was noisy. Someone was

screaming and laughing. Jane woke up, and then

walked outside to join her roommates talking in

the living room.

Jane by chance had seen an advertisement

which was about asking for a female roommate

on the bulletin board. The rent was not expensive,

including electricity and other expenses. It was a

good location since she could walk to school

within five minutes. She decided to go and look

around the apartment. It was an ideal one for her.

The room was lovely, and inside, it had a big

glass window. Jane was very satisfied with the

single room on account of the window. Outside

the window, there was a big old tree. When the

wind blew, the leaves of the tree waved and fell.

It was pleasant. Certainly, she made the contract

with her roommates at once. After that, she

moved in.

She thought she was very lucky because her

roommates seemed to be friendly and easy-going.

Although she didn’t know them at first, they got

along well and became very close friends soon

after. They went to KTV at the middle of the

night, saw the night view, and went shopping, of

course. They have done so many crazy things all

together.

Chapter 2 A Party

There was a party at school which was held

by the senior students to welcome their school

brothers and sisters who just entered the school.

Jane’s roommates were looking foreword to

attending the party for so long, as well as Jane.

For girls, it was an opportunity to meet guys and

maybe they could go out in the future. The date

got closer and closer. Jane and her roommates

exchanged their clothes, and gave suggestions to

each other. At last, the date arrived. They dressed

up and hoped that they were the most beautiful

one at the party.

The auditorium was already full of people

when Jane and her friends arrived. There were a

lot of pretty girls and handsome boys dancing

and talking inside. Jane blushed after she entered

the auditorium because so many people were

attracted by her and focused their attention on her.

Boys were eager to introduce themselves to Jane.

On the other hand, girls were jealous of her

beauty.

After greeting with others in the auditorium,

Jane felt bored and wanted to take a walk in the

garden outside. She politely dismissed herself

from the crowd. Her feet were hurt because of the

high-heeled shoes. She took them off as soon as

possible. After her feet were free from the terrible

shoes, she picked them up and looked at them.

The color was a beautiful shiny red and it

matched her black dress. Jane looked at her

reflection in the pound. Suddenly, a piece of rock

dropped into the water and scared Jane.

She got angry and turned around to see who

had done that. She saw a tall, handsome guy

smiling at her. At that moment, she flushed and

looked down. The boy laughed loudly and said to

her,” It was me who threw the rock into the water,

but I wouldn’t apologize since you didn’t get

hurt.” “How dare you? It was dangerous. You are

very rude. I don’t want to stay here and talk to

you anymore,” Jane replied. The boy’s face

changed to a much more serious expression and

said,” I believe that your feet are swollen. Are

you sure you can put them into that shoes?

Maybe you can, but can you walk?” The boy

walked toward Jane.

Jane had no idea what he would do next so

she started to feel a little bit nervous. She tried to

move, but her feet were painful. He came closer

and Jane could clearly see his face which was

gentle and soft. Unexpectedly, he held her in his

arms tightly, just like his treasure. He sent her

back. On the way to her place, they talked a lot.

He, Genius, was a new student this year, too. Jane

lied on her bed and thought she was Cinderella

who had just met her prince in her life. Now, the

name, Genius, filled Jane up. All she could think

in her head, in her mind, was Genius.

That night seemed to be unreal. After they

said good-bye to each other, Jane was afraid that

she would never ever meet Genius again.

Although they were at the same school and there

could be a chance to come across him, he maybe

wouldn’t recognize her. What if her prince didn’t

go and find Cinderella, the poor Cinderella would

simply be a normal girl. She couldn’t hide her

feelings for Genius, but what about Genius?

Chapter 3 The Dream Comes True

The next day was Saturday, and Jane lied on

her bed. She was daydreaming and it was all

about Genius. All of sudden, the door bell rang.

Jane didn’t want to get out of bed to answer the

door. “Damn! Who was outside pressing the

electric bell? I can’t stand it anymore,” Jane

shouted in the air. All her roommates were out on

dating. Their partners were guys who they had

met last day. By comparison, Jane stayed home

alone. She was frustrated and didn’t want to do

anything. When the door bell rang, she wanted to

pretend nobody was home. However, the person

outside seemed to tease her. She went to the door

with anger.

She opened the door and spoke some bad words,

but she immediately regretted it right away.

It was Genius. The one she was dreaming of.

Jane was so embarrassed and she blushed again.

Genius was shocked at first, soon after he

laughed because he thought Jane was frank and

cute. He was coming to ask Jane out. Genius,

also, fell in love. They started going out

frequently and then they became lovers.

Chapter 4 Tension

It was almost twelve o'clock when Jane

took a bath and got everything done. The phone

rang, but Jane was too exhausted to answer. She

lied on the bed and listened to the ring until it

finished. “It must be Genius calling to make sure

I was alright,” Jane thought, “He is an ideal

boyfriend in every girl's heart...charming and full

of humor. On the other hand, because he is

glamorous and easy-going, there are always a lot

of girls hunting.” To those girls, Genius was just

like a pretty flower which rich in nectar. Bees

and butterflies come for collecting it. Jane was so

tired that she could fall asleep within one minute.

However, the tension between her and Genius

made her distracted. “No that is wrong. The girls

are hunters who all eager to get their prey. They

are soldiers who grab the goods and materials.

They are invaders who seize the territory,” Jane

murmured, “Forget it! It'd better to get to sleep

since there isn’t school tomorrow in the early

morning.” Jane closed her eyes and tried to fall

asleep as soon as possible. However, she couldn't

stop thinking about these matters and her

enemies.

Chapter 5 Outside the Window

“It is summer now. It should be hot, but the

breeze...” Jane felt uncomfortable and turned her

body to face the window. She believed that she

had closed the window and drawn the curtains

close. How could the cold wind blow inside? The

gloomy atmosphere filled the air. Something

unusual seemed to happen with time. The cold

wind blew again; and this time the curtain floated

in the air. Outside the window, there was

someone standing and staring at Jane. “Who was

there? Genius? ...but why does he stand

strangely?” She looked in the direction on the

window and wondered to figure out who it was.

After she saw the figure clearly, her eyes opened

widely and could not believe what she saw.

Someone without a face, bloody stood in a

strange position- the ghost pitched at a 45∘

angle. It could not be a human...What could it be?

The bloodshot eyes showed its resentment.

The ghost glared hatred at Jane firmly. It just

looked like someone who wanted to tear you to

pieces. When their eyes met, Jane knew that she

was in big trouble, perhaps, in great danger.

Suddenly, time seemed to stop. She felt a rush of

fear churning in her stomach. She wanted to

shout for help, but her throat seemed to get stuck.

She wanted to run away, but her body was frozen

in place, like a stone. The ghost grinned from ear

to ear because it finally got its prey.

The ghost patiently waited for its

opportunity, and eventually it came. “When

there's a will, there's a way” This time, the ghost

would not loose the chance. The purpose of her

returning was to take her revenge. Someone must

pay back what he or she owed to her. This time,

she would charge more than the creditor owed. If

that was not enough, perhaps death would be

enough.

After few seconds, the ghost was gone and

Jane lost consciousness…but who knew that...it

was midnight; and certainly Jane fell asleep

deeply in her own room.

Chapter 6 Who are You?

The next day, Jane's roommates thought

that Jane was angry because of the quarrel

between her and Genius. They did not sense any

other changes in Jane’s character. Instead of

asking Jane what had happened, they decided to

talk with Genius. Everyone in the same school

knew that Genius was the one, the only one who

could influence Jane's mood easily. Genius was

very worried about Jane; and he understood that

it was not easy to blow off steam. Suddenly he

had an idea. Genius decided to ask her out for

dinner. After that, Genius took out the gift that he

had prepared to Jane when they walked hand in

hand on the street. Then, He would apologize to

her. After Jane's roommates listened to his plan,

they said with one voice, “Well-done and good

luck.”

The first step was to ask Jane out. Genius

phoned, but Jane hung up after hearing his voice.

This was not the first time she did that, so Genius

was not surprised. He had confidence that if he

went to invite Jane in person, Jane would be

happy and forget everything. If things did not go

as well as he had thought, swallowing his pride

and offering an apology at the right moment

could be effective. Unexpectedly, Jane refused to

talk to him, even to see him. She locked herself

in her room. All her roommates and Genius did

not know what to do. They could only continue

asking her to come out and while paying

attention to all movements or sounds in her room

at the same time.

It has been two days since Jane locked

herself in the room. Genius could not wait

anymore. “What if Jane encounters something

dangerous? What if Jane...” Genius told himself.

He could not bear to lose his lover. Just at that

second, he decided to strike the door with force,

the door opened.

Jane looked thin and pale. Her face was not

rosy anymore. She looked like a vampire because

a vampire was in want of blood. Her eyes were

red, but not due to crying. Her appearance made

people feel uncomfortable. This feeling was as if

you were exposed outside without any protection.

They were all scared of her. She was not Jane,

but who she was?

Chapter 7 Revenge

Three days after, Jane was gone. All her

roommates and Genius were finding her, but still

without any news. They called Jane’s parents.

Surprisingly, her parents said that Jane was at

home. The reason was that Jane got homesick

and wanted to stay home for a while. Although

they knew that it must have something been

different, they did not pursue the matter further at

that time.

“Now, I am this body’s owner,” the ghost

whispered. She was extremely excited and happy

about the new body she got. Since she had a body,

she could do whatever she wanted. She

determined to kill her ex-lover, the one who had

broken her heart and hurt her badly. The ghost

murmured, “He is still handsome, a

gentleman…but the truth is that he is a liar.

Having such a beautiful wife and a pretty

daughter…he has a happy family. How could he

forget everything he did to me? I will never ever

forgive him…”

It has been a long time since he saw his

daughter. To him, she was an angle. He viewed

her as treasure and no one could take her away

from him. He was glad, but he didn’t know that

danger was coming. This girl was not his

daughter Jane…

That day, after Jane returned home, her

parents were very surprised and believed that she

got homesick. The ghost was a good actress since

Jane’s close family member didn’t notice

anything out of the ordinary. That night, after

dinner, the ghost had a nice talk with Jane’s

parents. She went upstairs to her bedroom. She

could see the great love from Jane’s parents to

Jane. That was sad because they would never

again see their child again. Jealousy was the

motivation for her revenge. “Why does he love

Ivy? Why not me? There’s no reason that he

chose her instead of me. What if I became Ivy

and be Jane’s mother…that sounds good,” The

ghost decided to wait. Wait to become Ivy.

A week passed away, the ghost had failed

many times to transform into Ivy. Unlike Jane,

Ivy was healthy and always full of energy. The

ghost could not get into Jane’s body and kick her

spirit out of her. Furthermore, she realized that

Jane could not be Ivy. They were totally different.

“If I can get what I want, I would rather destroy it

so others can’t have it…”

“On August 29th, a house burnt.

Unfortunately, two victims died of smoke

inhalation when they were sleeping. Their

daughter was the only survivor, “Taiwan Time

News reported.

The ghost smiled with evil. She knew that

was not an accident although it looked like… She

won at last. They called for help; they begged her

forgiveness after she declared who she was. She

saw them suffer; struggle to live. At first, they

had trouble in breathe. Then they coughed and

tears ran through their eyes. They shouted and

tried hard to get rid of the house, but they

couldn’t. They were just like animals in cages

because their hands and legs were tied with

strings. She enjoyed the whole process, just like

seeing a movie. However, it seemed to be real.

Indeed, it was real. She was a successful director

and an actress also. She was pride of herself.

“That was what they owed me. I am Jane now. I

can start a new life.”

All Jane’s roommates were sad to hear the

news. They felt sorry for Jane. This Jane, a good

actress pretended to feel miserable. No one

thought she was not Jane in person. Her strange

behaviors before were seen as her bad mood

caused by her homesick.

Genius was the only person who suspected

she was not Jane. He needed to prove that and get

the real Jane back.

Chapter 8 The Truth

One day, when Genius was waiting under

the tree which was outside Jane’s apartment, an

old man passed by. The man stopped and looked

up the tree sadly. Genius could see the sadness in

his eyes. This was not the first time Genius met

the old man. He was curious and asked,” Why do

you always look at this tree? Is there anything

different? “The old man shook his head and left

without saying a word.

Finally, after Genius asked him several

times, the old man told him the story finally.

“My daughter died by crushing into the

branch of the tree over there. It has been more

than twenty years. Can you see that window from

here? She jumped out of her room from that

window…and …Do you see that trunk which

pitches at a 45∘angle...My daughter crushed into

that trunk after she jumped off...” the old man

said, looking down after telling the story.

“That room is Jan…….” Genius looked up.

He was astonished by his discovery.

Jane came out and Genius pretended

nothing had happened. “Why she looks sad...”

Genius murmured. “What is she looking at…that

old man?” Now, he got his proof. It sounded

crazy, but it could be possible. In the restaurant,

Genius asked Jane whether she knew the old man.

He told her the old man’s story and observed Jane

carefully. After observing her reaction and the

behavior, Genius was sure that this girl was not

Jane. The most important observation was that

Genius had noticed that she tried to avoid looking

directly into his eyes.

“What should I do next?” When he was in

his room, one of his friends, Ken came in silently.

Ken saw Genius’ serious face and wondered what

had happened. After experiencing the situation,

his friend suggested Genius go to meet a monk. It

was the only way…just try.

That night, Genius invited Jane to have

dinner at his place. They drank and talked.

Gradually, Jane felt sleepy. Then, she fell asleep.

When she woke up, she was tied to a chair.

Chapter 9 The Body’s Owner

The ghost knew where she was. At first, she

just wanted to take revenge on Jane’s parents,

then, she would let the real Jane back. However,

being a human was more interesting than being a

ghost. Especially, the love that Genius gave made

her jealous. She enjoyed being loved and being

cared for. She was in love with Genius. As a

result, she turned selfish. She wanted to take

Jane’s place…to be her, but now, she could not be

Jane anymore.

The ghost wanted monk to tell Jane,” I

regretted to kill your parents. I am very sorry. My

name is Jane, the same as yours. This body is

yours and I don’t have right to take it. As a result,

I have to return it back to you,.” Both of them

were called Jane. Her ex-lover gave this name to

his daughter in order to commemorate her.

Nothing could be done to make up for the crimes

she had caused She could only apologize to those

she had hurt, including her father.

She closed her eyes. When she opened them

again, she would be another Jane, the real one.

45∘

It happened in an apartment one

summer. A girl, Jane who just

entered university rented an

apartment with three other

roommates. She met a ghost and lost

unconsciousness. Then, after she

woke up, she behaved strangely…

One day, you’ll give back what

you owe, no matter what it is…

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It happened in an apartment one

summer. A girl, Jane who just

entered university rented an

apartment with three other

roommates. She met a ghost and lost

unconsciousness. Then, after she

woke up, she behaved strangely… One day, you’ll give back what you owe, no matter what it is…