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brickwork and long green lawns. This place was too big and uninviting. Smooth grey pathways led between sculpted grounds of bark chippings and prim box hedges, up to the large, sweeping steps at the scho

d, her head in a jumble of emotions. She wanted to run away, from the school, from her foster brother, from every part of this new life she

Don't be scared, Lena." He said softly.

gentle with her, not pushing her to talk if she didn't want to, not forcing her to do anything. He told her jokes to make her laugh and s

h and resigned herself to her fir

and assured her that everything was going to be ok. He knew exactly how she felt and it hurt that he

" he asked her. He knew she'd say

He smiled inwardly. He knew she didn't mean anything nasty by her words; from the moment she'd f

He encouraged, standing up to his full height. Lena shot him a sharp look, as if to sa

o him at full speed. She threw herself at him and swung her arms around his waist, hugging him for the first time. Kit was surprised but soon caught himself an

scared or want to talk to me, go and ask Miss Jennings...she's the red-haired lady at reception...just

ded. "Ok." She muttered. "What

rty...Bill and I have got to go see a man from ou

th Bill and you come an

've got a surprise for you, but Bill

lighting up. "You've got

Now go...I'm gonna get int

rned, hugged him, and ran away towards the sch

was parked a few feet away. Not surprisingly, a young man with golden-brown hair a

ion than an observation, but Kit knew, as his li

climbed into his car and started the engine. As he pulled away, Matt app

e said, knotting his brows toge

u know what they do to people who have conversations with thin air

because of the connection I and Lena shared...you said that soon she'd be able to see me and feel me in the air, that I could talk

from Lena's point of view. She can't see you because she's torn up inside.

them Matt...no matter how much we might want to, sometimes there's just too many clouds, you know?" Kit hated to tal

louds pass and the only way to help her is to make her feel good. You've g

Kit felt him relax and saw Matt turn his head to the window. "There was a time...when she was in hospita

led up at the side of the road, switched the engine off, and turned to his friend, knowing that when h

t happened..

ng the muscle in his jaw pulsed. He seemed

ued, speaking slowly as if replaying it over in his head. "I just watched her lying there...all limp and broken...I'd been asking her to wake up, that everything was going to be ok and...telling her that I love her." Matt glanced up and smiled in

he doctors had gone and she was alone, she started to cry..

nsignificant point near his feet. Kit leaned back in his seat and

I love you, Matt'. I know she knew it was me, that was there...even when I touched her hand, I felt h

ver. "You were happy at t

d she'd woken up

o your happiness...I'm guessing that she did feel you, probably would

Matt asked. "What if I disappear or

you died, your soul has kinda...fused with Lena's. The only way that connection can

how hard it was for people to understand w

There are no rules and even if there were, I'm not the one who makes them. I can help, but you have to have patience. When the times are right, I'll talk to Lena. I'll

The sky was darkening, threatening rain. Kit hoped it would only be a sm

lace where he could have privacy and shelter from the rain. Although people often believed that ghosts were unfeeling, this wasn't actua

e some figment of Kit's imagination. When he first started to see ghosts

his mother's murder. He was just eight years old, starving and si

without food or shelter. He would neve