Virgil's POV: 

I sat upside down on my bed scrolling through Tumblr. I haven't heard Roman downstairs yet, he's usually down there in the evening and it was 10pm. I sat up and looked around for the silhouette.  "Roman?" I stood up, walking around the room. "Yes?" I heard from down the hall. I walked down the hall and into a room that I used for storage. I didn't have much so there was about four boxes in the room. "Whoa..." I looked around, he arranged everything into a neat pile in the closet of the room as he sat there in the middle of the large room playing with what seemed like his thumbs. "How-" "How did I clean up? I have powers ya know." Roman chuckled.

I walked around the room. I've never noticed the wallpaper in here, it was white with gold swirls. "This was my room." I turn around. "It was?" I asked. He nodded. " I loved Disney, still do. I loved the color gold and always would fantasised about being a prince saving a prince or princess." I blushed. Prince OR princess? I brushed it off. "Sounds like you were the dreamer." I said, sitting next to him.

I heard him sigh sadly. "I was, wasn't I?" I frowned and scooted closer to the ghost. "You okay?" He turned his head in my direction. "I... Don't like talking about my past..." I heard him mumble. I frowned even more, if that was possible. I shifted awkwardly. "Sorry, I overstepped my boundaries." I said. "No, you're fine. It's just-" He took a deep breath. "I've done some... Unchangeable things." My eyes widened. Did this guy self harm? Or kill someone?! Or-! I was taken out of my thoughts as Roman spoke.

"N-not anything arrest worthy! Just, issues." I let go of a breath I didn't know I was holding. "That's cool, I guess." I chuckled awkwardly. The room fell silent, it was uncomfortable. "I'm sorry." Roman said suddenly. I was shocked to say the least. "For what?" I asked him. "For bothering you, and showing myself." "You don't need to be sorry." He looked down. "You'll leave like the rest of them." I was taken aback. "What?" I said.

He sighed. "Everybody leaves one way or another. They usually leave because of the unsettling atmosphere, and if they don't they meet me, but that always crosses the line." I was basically heartbroken at this point. "I always get my hopes up about meeting a new friend, alas, all I get is heartbreak." I could see the transparent tears on his face. "I won't leave, I promise." I said bluntly. "You'll change your mind sooner or later..." He said then faded. I stood up. "Roman?" I called, no answer.

I sighed and walked out the door, closing it from the outside. I sat on my bed thinking about what just happened. There's a heartbroken ghost in your house and you choose to think? "Shut up." It's your fault he's like this. It's always your fault. "No it's not." You know it's true. Ever since you were born, you were the family failure. Those last words stung. Before I could protest my phone rang.

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I feel so sad about this chapter right now. But hey, we're deeper into the story now, aren't we? See you later my Galaxy Troopers! ~ Star