In a small town inhabited by less than 150 people, stood a tree. It was not just any tree, but a cotton tree.
Folk lore in that town said that if a person or people stood there in the last day of February of a leap year, then they will be blessed with eternal happiness.

But things didn't work out so well for the ghost who haunted the cotton tree for around 8 months.
This ghost used to be a farmer's daughter and a good student studying in a high school somewhere not far away from town.
She was murdered by her own mother one day after she went back home from school.
The ghost's father passed away 9 months before the murder happened. Her mother, Tiana started dating a merchant just two weeks after her ex husband died. Tiana killed her because she was a barrier between her marrying the merchant.
The ghost's name is Lisa.

'What a cute couple' thought Lisa as she was staring at the couple hugging each other under her tree.
'If only this tree could really bless them with eternal happiness' she sighed.
A month before she was killed (29th February), she and her best friend Marie wished for whatever would make them happy under the same tree. 'I still remember the wish I made,' she thought 'I wished to be with Arthur forever.' as she thought of him, she swooned, she would have blushed if she was alive.
Lisa haven't seen Arthur since she died. He almost never go to the center of the town because he prefered to spend his spare time in his house which was located in the Western boulder of the town.
'Back when I was alive,' she thought 'he said that I was the first person he would think of wedding, if only I could travel so far to see him' Lisa could not travel beyond 80 metre radius from the tree.
After the couple left, she heard two voices talking.
'We'll execute Tiana tomorrow.' said a low pitched voice.
'You mean the Tiana that murdered her daughter?' said a feminine voice. After it was known that Lisa's murderer is Tiana, she was infamous for killing a related person since that was the first time that anyone killed a family member in the town's 200 years of history.
'Yep, that's why I'm forg'in a new sword now.' said the low pitched voice again.
'Oh! How could I forget about him, Marie's dad the blacksmith' thought Lisa.

On the next day at late afternoon, people started gathering around a stage, a person is holding the new sword while two others are pushing a woman in a grey dress on stage. 'Mom!' Lisa thought.
As Lisa thought of what happened the last day of her life, she putted her hands on the gap in the place where her heart used to be. She was still in her school uniform which was a brown long dress and low pigtails.
'Any last words?' asked the person who was holding the sword flatly.
'I...I'm sorry, Lisa. I regret it, I didn't even love the merchant. I am only with him for money.' Tiana said quickly as she shed tears of regret.
Lisa wanted to say that there is no point of not forgiving her since what was done is done, but she would have lived a brilliant life if she is still alive.
But Lisa could not contact anyone alive when the sun is up, so she just stood there and stare.
The person holding the sword slashed the sword onto Tiana's neck without hesitating after those words were out of the mouth.
As Lisa stood there watching her mother that murdered her being executed, she felt multiple emotions bursting inside her mind at once. The most significant one is of them is joy, but in an evil way, it was the first time that she felt that. But the close second emotion is that of sympathy, she knew that her mother suffered from a serious case of headache and need money to cure it.
Lisa didn't know what to feel anymore.

A month has passed, Lisa watched a family of birds that moved in lately as the birds woke up. 'Oh yes, it's the last day of the year.' thought Lisa.
In their new year's eve and new year, they would have a celebration where villagers would dance around the cotton tree and the shops surrounding it will sell food.
People are putting up decorations around the tree. Lisa used to help around decorating the tree.

12 hours had passed, and the sky was turning to a beautiful lavender purple. Villagers in gowns and suits started gathering near the tree, there were all sorts of people, friends, couples, families and more. The local instrumental group were starting to set up their instruments on the stage. As usual, there were violins, a bouble bass, flutes, a harp and more instruments that Lisa couldn't name.
A few moments later, the instrumental group began to play their music. As the villagers began to dance around the cotton tree, Lisa reconised two familiar faces in the dancing crowd. It was Arthur and Marie, the danced as they looked deeply into each other's eyes.
' Why in the world is he here, he almost always doesn't go to such celebrations.' but on the other hand, Marie really loves big celebrations.
When the moon began to rise, Marie hugged Arthur real tight while they were doing their dance. When Lisa saw this, she felt as if she was being cheated on, although it was not, because she was dead.
She decided to leave the tree and talk to both of them, so, she left her tree and only let Arthur and Marie see her.
' Hi. ' said Lisa to both of them.
' Lisa, you are alive?' said Arthur, shocked.
' No, I am a ghost now.' said Lisa flatly.
' We are not dating, we were just...' Marie said.
' You don't have to lie to me.' Lisa interrupted. Then, she continued ' I am dead now, follow me' as Lisa floated to the nearby alley, both of them followed.
Arthur explained ' Okay, we started dating about three weeks ago. But when we began to date, I still couldn't get you out of my mind and if you knew this, which you do, would make you very sad.'
Marie added ' I am sorry for stealing him from you, Lisa.'
Lisa's eyes began to tear up and the three of them fell into silence.

Around five minutes later, Lisa said ' I know I should let go, but I... ju... just can't.' and she floated away from them.
' Lisa! Come back!' it was Marie's voice.
' Listen up, Marie. I am the one who need to say sorry for acting like a little child just now, and I couldn't go anywhere if I don't let go. Please do me a favor, take good care of him. Don't let me down okay?' said Lisa
'Deal.' said Marie.
After that, Lisa accended from the ground and swooped up to the sky.
'To heaven.' said Marie.

16 years have passed. Arthur and Marie stood in front of the cotton tree. Marie putted a bunch of sunflowers beneath it.
Suddenly, a little girl was shouting ' Mommy mommy! I want to go home!'
Marie smiled and said ' Just wait for a while, Lisa.'