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Chapter Two

The ride over there is quiet. Not a good quiet. My new taxi driver -- "Jus' call meh Cait, darlin'" -- Miss Caitlin Forte seems sad and won't unlock the doors at first when we get there. Miss Cait sighs. "Ya sure ya wanna be goin' in dere, sweetie? Not many people like bein' 'ere a' night... Seems wrong, ya hear? Ya don't have ta pay me er nuttin'. I'll jus' drive ya home an' we ken keep it betwixt us two." Her face looks really really serious. I wring my hands and just kinda stutter out, "I'm fine, ma'am. Please don't-- don't worry." I grab the door handle. It clicks unlocked. When I climb out, I glance at the lady already at the gates then look back at Miss Cait. "See? Other people are here. Well, one." Miss Cait rolls down her window and huffs. "All right, fine. What time should I be back ta check on ya?" I blush just a little bit at the condescension. She me...

Chapter One

My story begins with Steward Curious. He's not my first ghost friend. Oh no, I've been doing this for years. Buuuuut... He is the first to do this. Not all ghosts like my way of doing things, I guess. I mean, if you're trying to make somebody feel living again the best thing to do is start up a game of tag, right? Maybe I'm biased. I might be pushing 30 but I still love a good game of tag. Or hopscotch. Or Legos... Huh. No wonder I write kids' books. Unfortunately, Steward doesn't like kids. But he accepts my apology pretty well, surprisingly. Some ghosts just take a different tactic to befriend. His is nature and science, I think. I don't know much about science, but I sure do love me some nature. It's easy for us to bond over this. And I LOVE seeing this happen. A smile. Even if it's only for a little bit. Their happy makes my happy. That's what I live for. Even if they're gone way too soon. ...