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It's been over years ago since Nicole has committed suicide for something that she didn't have anything to deal with at all, which is also where the blonde, Jecka was also around at the time, didn't know about her ending her life, leaving her all alone after graduation and thoughout life to not see her girlfriend anymore after that.
Nowadays as a fully aged young adult, the new Jecka is starting her business as a CEO, where she's having a normal life after Nicole's death, but never forgets about it after talking with the others about it, but still remembers that exact day years later.
"Good morning, boss." A worker says to Jecka.
"Good morning. Do you have a question you need to ask?"
"Um, yeah. I just wanna know if you're ok to talk after work if you want to."
"I don't think I can't because of all this work and emails that I don't want to keep it be overflowing as I keep going out.."
While talking to the worker about her side of the problem, she was looking at one of her old photos with Nicole in them on the table, which triggers one of the many so called 'afterimages' she gets after agreeing to take on the talk.
"Um.. sure. We can have that walk and talk when I'm done with what I have to deal with."
"Sure thing, just let me know."
-sighs- "it's been too long since the last time I've seen you.."
"I hope I get to see you in some capacity of what you left behind for me.."
"Especially with that last kiss you gave me that gone off of my lips after I have been alone for a while after that day.." Jecka said, almost shedding a tear in front of the picture.
-sniffles- "Calm it down, Jecka.. it's just been over 4 years... I don't want to cry right now.. not how it ended.."
-sighs-
"I need a smoking break.."
After getting herself together and finishing with everything that she had on her plate of what's considered work to her, but notes and messages of what the couple has wrote to each other throughout high school that's connected to her desktop.
"Well, it's really nice to take this time with you, boss."
"Of course. I only just did this because of something that I always have in mind."
"Oh?"
"Yeah.. something that I always keep coming and crawling around to that is struggling to take away.."
"Well if you want, is it ok to tell me about what's bothering you.."
-gasps-
When hearing those same exact words in that sentence from her worker, it brings up that last time of what her girlfriend has said before the whole issue with her has happened, for something that Jecka had with her that's bothering about how she didn't help Nicole with what she had to do, which lead to Jecka now not in the good mood to hear that.
"There's nothing bothering me!! It just that I have messed the fuck up to have her dead at this point in time!!!"
"Boss, boss! Calm down!!"
"No.. no!! This can't be happening.. No!!" Jecka shouted on her knees, just crying her little eyes out for how long it's been since her girlfriend's suicide that have her be like that the next few hours after their break.
"Boss..?" One of the workers knocked on her door.
"What do you want?!"
"I just want to check on you if you're ok.."
"I'm fine.. just broke down like a fucking bitch.."
"I don't think it's your fault for that to happen-"
"It is!! -coughs- -coughs- It is.. I didn't help or go with her with what she had.. and.. look where she's at now, no matter how many times I've have been dreaming of being with her many times throughout the years.."
"I- I know I didn't want to make the same mistake again, but what's bothering-- you know what, never mind. I'll see you tomorrow.
As Jecka's worker close the door to leave her alone, Jecka is in stasis because of how many memories is starting to come back, and even as a bonus for her, a swift of cold wind is somehow swirling around the room where the blonde is seeing negative afterimages of Nicole that appears everytime she blinks around her room.
A few minutes later in the office, only to have the ghost of the brunette come up behind her as a cigarette butt being lit without a lighter to show that she's still her, smoking away in the afterlife.
-Jecka sobbing-
"Oh, Nicole.. I know I'm crying my fucking eyes out like how I'm not supposed to, but it's giving me pain and suffering throughout the years of the last time I've saw you, hugged you, kissed you, and most importantly, loved you throughout.."
-sniffles while looking up-
-("Don't worry, Jecka.. I'm still with your blonde ass, though this is not what I wanted, but at least I still have contact with you by different cigarettes that we smoke our lives away..")-
"Huh..? How is that still glowing when I used the ashtray..? Nicole..?" Jecka said, looking at the glowing cigarette.
-("Yes, girl. It's your girlfriend.. I miss you, so much to where you're crying to me all the time. I love you, Jecka. As much as I don't say that as ever, I do mean it to have you keep going while still thinking of me..")-
"Are you around my room? Can you hear me..?"
"Yep." Ghost Nicole said, finally showing herself.
"Ahh! Nicole!! Agh!!" Jecka said, tried to hug the remains of Nicole.
"Bitch, did you not remember? I'm dead."
"Yeah.. but it's just hard to not think about you much when it's been over too many years.." Jecka said, standing up and letting Nicole hug her.
"I get it, honey. But it's what that made it to where we are today. Which is why I'm here to tell you that to just keep going with that you have right now, and just.. never forget about me.." Ghost Nicole says.
"Oh, Nicole.. I miss you so goddamn fucking much.."
"Yeah.. it's ok Jecka. Now you got to get some sleep."
"I bet I do. Cause it's fully nighttime."
"And lucky for you, I'm mostly in your dreams, so you're never that far from me."
"Yeah! I still have you in my mind!" Jecka springed happily.
-Nicole giggles-
"There's that same girl I confessed to." Ghost Nicole says.
"I love you, Nicole."
"I love you too, Jecka.."