i had been running up a shallow stream kicking water ahead of me wondering how to get across without a bridge, everything seemed flat when you looked but i sensed deep chasms below the surface and was fearful of falling
his reflection kept popping up in unexpected places
i had a nice home a comfortable generously sized home, bigger than i needed
in the glass of a framed picture i saw him over my shoulder
on a thermostat the letters moved across the LED read out one by one and i read them as they appeared slowly in eerie green light E      R      I       C      S     T     A   .... spelling his name
i was in the bathroom with the door closed i could hear someone on the other side of it
as i trembling and crying called out who's there i tried to quietly turn the lock to secure the door
i called the police near tears and asked if they could send someone out explaining i was afraid someone else was in my home but i lived alone
i waited until i heard them on the front step and emerged determined into the rest of the house
now more rooms than i remembered or expected... now three bedrooms, two living areas, one i wondered had i ever even used in spite of the worn chair there
the extra bedroom was light with blonde furnishings more feminine than the rest of the house
i had forgotten it was there and remembered that a friend had once stayed in that room
it seemed like she had forgotten things, a yellow paper envelope large enough to fill a trash can with items inside, as i went to throw it away i noticed
a smaller envelope filled with nails that spilled slightly and i said no no no no these are still useful and as i tried to gather the loose ones they became greater in quantity
there was a note with my mothers handwriting saying she had left me some things and i thought it meant this envelope of nails but wasn't sure
it was scary having so many reminders of him i wanted him to go away and to banish his spirit for good while secretly wanting to talk to him
mostly i was afraid but had courage to keep moving forward