She said that I had to learn. I cried and cried and wondered howmy mother was doing. The ghost girl was nowhere to be seen so I wastotally alone. Afte...r a few days I made the hours go faster by playingwith the dolls and teddy bears as well as trying on the different clothesJanet had.Three weeks went and I was suddenly allowed to come out. Janet's mom wasclose to me all the time and I knew I could not run. I saw the door andit had about 6 locks on it. By the time I had these opened, she. Frank showed up right on time, walked confidently to our table and kissed Tina's hand and shook mine. Soon we were chatting away, and I felt myself getting more comfortable with him and marveling at the obvious chemistry between him and Tina, who was like a schoolgirl, smiling constantly and giggling at everything he said. He was a smooth talker, and his talk was having the desired effect.Before we knew it, over an hour had passed. Frank excused himself to use the rest room. While he was still. ‘Maybe I’ll start exercising when I get back to Springfield,’ she said after switching off the dryer. ‘Which reminds me…I managed to reach my aunt once I got away from that guy. She’ll wire me the money when I return to Baltimore. Kim will at least let me collect the rest of my stuff. Then it’s good-by Maryland.’ ‘And good riddance, too, I imagine,’ I said, clicking off the remote. She put the dryer down and sat on the bed. ‘Truthfully, up until now, it’s been one long nightmare. So yeah, I’m. I laid down on the couch with an old quilt and waited for sleep. Ghost in the RoomMy next conscious memory was awakening suddenly in that pitch-black room feeling way overheated from the damn quilt. I stripped off my shirt so I was only wearing the boxers. Ewa was breathing heavily as she slept and my wife was snoring somewhat more loudly. When my eyes adjusted, I saw something — or should I say someone — else. It was Kate, standing in the doorway of our room wearing nothing but a long white.