Female Novel
Chapter 1581
When the ghastly pale face of a female ghost appeared in the scene, Ernest glanced at Leah andrealized her eyes were particularly bright. Then, she pointed to the female ghost on the screen andsaid to Ernest, "You can tell it's a local production from the way they filmed the atmosphere and theconcept."
Ernest was surprised once more. It was his first time watching this horror film, and he didn't feelnervous or awkward. Instead, there was a lively commentator next to him that made it reallyinteresting.
"Isn't it? It's not scary at all. The bloody shots aren't the same as those big name Hollywood ones,this one looks a little more subtle. Want to guess what the blood is made of? Could it be tomatosauce?" Leah blabbered in enthusiasm.
Ernest didn't know whether to laugh or cry at her antics, then he asked her with a smile, "Do youwatch horror films to analyze the kind of props they're using?"
"Yeah, aren't you curious?" Leah asked in bemusement. "Don't you think the props look superrealistic?" "I would say they do, a little bit." Ernest nodded.
"Truthfully speaking, I don't really like this type of horror with jump scares of ghosts and theirraggedy appearances. I like the ones that invoke a haunting atmosphere, something like inside anabandoned temple with whirring wind, pitch black darkness, dim lights, then all of a sudden astrange sound clamors from nowhere. Those types of movies with that atmosphere are the realgems. I think jump scares are just a lazy move, it's too straightforward. I mentioned subtlety justnow, this director must have learned some Hollywood tricks."
It was the first time Ernest had heard such an explanation for a horror movie.
He felt happy while watching a horror movie, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Meeting Leah was a pleasant surprise, because no one else's but Leah's thoughts couldconsistently make him fluttered.
Ernest looked tenderly at Leah.
"Actually, I recently thought about writing a book about a ghost husband, something like 'myhusband is a big shot in the underworld', that kind of stuff. But after considering everything, thisgenre of feel- good power fantasy books are usually written online, and there's not much money tomake from it. It'll be difficult to sell its rights, but the rights are the exact thing I'm trying to sell. So itled me to this point where I can only imagine what it would be like. If I do end up writing somethinglike this in the future, I'll definitely make it engaging with unexpected plot twists, it'd be beneficial foran adaptation." Leah ranted to Ernest, then turned to look at him.
Ernest thought about what she said for a while, then responded, "You'd better do your job well. As alaw student, you should remember all the necessary legal texts. You wouldn't want to go in blind toyour judicial exams in the future."
Leah stuck out her tongue and said, "Are you lecturing me?"
"It's just a suggestion, a serious and sincere one," Ernest said. "If you can't get your lawyer'scertificate, all your efforts over the years will be in vain."
Leah shrugged with her hands in the air and said in embarrassment, "Sure, what you said is verytrue. It's a great honor to have friends like you. If you went along with what I said, you definitelywould not be a good friend, but you, Ernest Jones, did nothing like that. You would tell me to studyhard, and you would be right, I really should."
Ernest nodded and reached out to ruffle her hair.
"Shall we continue the movie?"
Leah was flustered as she stuck out her tongue yet again. "Okay, let's keep watching."
As time passed, neither of them spoke up again. They continued watching the movie in silence.
The atmosphere was growing quieter and quieter, and it gradually felt like they were seriouslywatching a horror movie.
The quieter it was, the more eerie the atmosphere became.
Ernest's attention was silently enraptured by the movie.
Leah did the same and said no more. Resting her arms on her knees, she sat cross-legged on thebed with her chin resting on her small hands and focused on the scenes.
She would occasionally sneak glances at Ernest, but Ernest remained ever so quiet. Neither ofthem spoke.
When the movie ended after more than an hour, Leah began to stretch.
Ernest got up and turned off her laptop then went to turn on the lights. He looked back at Leah andasked with a smile, "Would you like something to drink?" "Oh, just water is fine." Leah said.
Ernest poured a glass of water and handed it to Leah.
After chatting for a while, Ernest said to her, "You should get some sleep, don't be too energetic.You need to get your shot early tomorrow morning. We can spend more time together once yourbody has fully healed."
"Are you sleepy?" Leah asked him in astonishment.
"I'm not tired, but it's time for you to go to bed. You're sick, so you should rest more to speed upyour recovery." Ernest said in a serious tone.
Leah had no choice but to nod her head reluctantly. "Alright, well wash up and go to sleep."
She got up to brush her teeth and wash her face to get ready for sleep. The two of them brushedtheir teeth together and looked at each other in the mirror.
Leah felt a little tingly inside. She could only describe the feeling as comfort and warmth.
Just as they were about to head back to the room, someone knocked on the door.
Knock knock knock.
A crisp knock on the door rang through the room.
"Someone knocked on the door." Ernest was stunned and asked Leah in a low voice, "Is thereanyone that comes to see you at this hour?"
Leah shook her head. "I don't know. Usually, the only person who would do so would be my bestfriend? But she must be with her boyfriend right now, it should be impossible for it to be her."
Ernest looked at the door. From the peephole, he found a tall man standing by the door. Hefrowned, lowered his voice and said to Leah, "It's a guy."
"Ah, it's a guy?" Leah was a little confused, but then she looked through the peephole.
In an instant, Leah's jaw dropped in shock. "Why is it him?"
Ernest was puzzled. He asked her in a surprised whisper, "Who on earth is he?"
Judging by Leah's reaction, it was someone she knew, but was he bad enough news to warrantsuch a reaction?
Leah was terribly startled. She reached out and grabbed Ernest in haste, then pushed him straightinto her bedroom. She whispered to Ernest, "Don't come out. No matter what happens, don't comeout and stay in the room, okay?"
Ernest frowned. Was he that ugly?
Leah's reaction surprised him, but he did not resist.
However, he didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Leah in confusion.
"Please, don't let him see you." After Leah was done, she instinctively looked back in the directionof the living room and found Ernest's clothes were still left outside. Then she ran out in a panic,threw all his clothes and shoes into her bedroom, and slammed the door.
She rapidly cleared everything up as if she was caught in an act.
Seeing how Leah was in such a hurry, Ernest was a little lost. He didn't know what had happened,so he could only stay put in her room with festering doubts.
Leah tidied up everything and walked to the door. She let out a cough and asked loudly, "Who is it?"
A clear voice came through the door. "Leah, it's me. I heard you caught a cold so I came to seeyou."
"Oh, it's you?" Leah coughed as she opened the door to greet the person who had knocked. Shesmiled and continued speaking, "Hogan, why didn't you call me in advance?"
"Am I not welcomed, Little Leah?" Hogan looked at Leah and said with a smile.
"No that's not it." Leah quickly shook her head. "Come on in."
"You've already changed into your pajamas, are you getting ready to sleep?" Hogan looked at Leahwith a smile in his eyes.
"Yeah, I was about to sleep." Leah nodded and said, "It's a little late for you to come by."
"I came here in the afternoon, but no one answered the door no matter how hard I knocked, so myonly solution was to come here at night." Hogan said as he came in. He had some fruits in his handand put them on the coffee table. He looked around the room and said, "What did you do thisafternoon?"
"I went to the hospital and got my injection! If I didn't take it, I wouldn't be recovering as fast," Leahclosed the door and said to him. "I'm all better now, thanks for your concern."
Hogan nodded and then looked at Leah. "You said you had to move out but there was no one totake care of you. Why don't you move in with me?"
"Move in with you?" Leah shrieked, "I don't want to live with you."
"It's not like we've never slept in the same bed before. How did you grow up to be so dramatic?Besides, you'd only be staying in the room next to mine. What were you thinking?"
"I wasn't thinking about anything. I'm doing fine living by myself. I have to work on my project atnight and I don't go anywhere, so I'm always inside. Oh, could you hurry up and leave?"
"I haven't even sat down yet and you're already driving me away," Hogan said. "Are you somemistress in a castle or what?"
Leah blushed and immediately retorted, "What are you talking about? Do you think I'm like you?"
Hogan glanced in the direction of Leah's bedroom. His eyes were full of amusement as he looked atLeah and said, "Why don't I go to your bedroom and take a look?"novelbin
Leah's eyes flickered. She didn't expect Hogan to make such a proposition. She looked at him insurprise and said, "Look at my bedroom? Hogan, I didn't think you were the kind to be obsessedwith snooping around a woman's chamber."
Hogan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Why? Am I not allowed to see it?"
Leah was awfully sharp. Although her body was stiff, there was a keen look in her eyes. She smiledgently and said, "Whatever, if you insist on taking a look into a woman's chamber, being rude is theonly thing I can call you. But to prove that I'm innocent, you can go in and see as you please."
Hogan stared at her. A light flashed in his eyes before it vanished. He then stared thoroughly atLeah before saying, "Leah, I'm serious. You said you were sick and you have no one to look afteryou. I don't know what's going on with you."
"Hogan, I'm fine, aren't I? I told you I'm okay!"
Hogan stood up abruptly and walked towards the door of Leah's bedroom. "I'm going into yourbedroom. You don't mind, do you?"