@vcracity But, โWere you not expecting my usefulness?โ
My gaze shifted back toward the spirit, followed by a head tilt that had meant a request for explanation. @katzchein heard her, certainly.
@vcracity โIndeed he is,โ I said as is.
The need to claim my pride, now that my credibility had been proven, mattered considerably less when it was my compassion that was required here instead. I understood where the distaste came from. I imagined it close to a betrayal.
@katzchein โOh.โ
That was helpful. Thank you for your willingness to cooperate! If this keeps up, we would be able to finish quickly.
I turned to @vcracity again, holding out the necklace. โHe said, he gave you this last Christmas.โ
i was being serious or not (so i figured iโd give him a break before he actually gave himself a heart attack and ended up dying as well over something i said.)
โthat necklace, i gave it to her last christmas.โ
trust me, i wasnโt exactly happy about any of this.
that this poor lady over here,โ I gestured to the woman. โhad to wonder if she was going insane.โ
The corners of my lips curled higher. โDo ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ have something to say, or is psychological torture your love language?โ | @katzchein
There was a small voice in my heart that said, โNo wonder you died.โ
โUnfortunately, Mr. Fiance, that question seems more suitable for me to ask. Given your unprompted and unexplainable appearances in which, I suppose, never occurred to you as having left such profound effects
@vcracity I simply shrugged. โHe just asked me to not let him be seen.โ Then I looked at the spirit. I canโt truly read his expression. โFirst of all, Iโm sorry for bothering you.โ
Iโm not sorry. | @katzchein
@vcracity I opened my eyes. That meant I had retreated; disconnected. But the very next moment, I heard a voice. โDonโt let her see me.โ I didnโt even look.
A smile spread across my face. โHeโs here.โ
โโ @vcracity
@vcracity I nodded in approval. โCertainly.โ
Once the necklace lay in my palm, I closed my fingers around it and shut my eyes, reaching for the traces left behind by the one who was no longer here. They led me to his whereabouts. Eventually, the spirit noticed my presence.
@vcracity He must have wanted to be seen, but there, was as far as he could manage.
I turned to @vcracity. The way she used the word โritualโ tickled me that I smiled.
โI just need one thing that used to belong to this someone. Whatever it is.โ
@vcracity โAh.โ
I walked to the window, looked outside, and spotted the pole she mentioned. There was someone standing beside it . . . just a salarywoman who seemed to be waiting for her ride. The distance the spirit kept, I somehow could understand it.
@vcracity I made my way into the shop and smiled politely at the offer. โI prefer to drink after Iโm finished.โ
Not wanting to dilly-dally, I began. โIs this โฆโ My eyes darted around. โIs this where you often see the spirit you want me to connect with?โ
โโ @vcracity