A very short drabble, once again written for fiefgoldenlake dot proboards dot com
The prompt was Hauntings.
Alanna has a ghost she doesn't want to face.
Shadow
"What? What is it?"
"Er, nothing. I just thought I saw--"
"Yes?"
"A...shadow, or something. Behind you."
They never speak of it again, and nobody else brings it up. But she can see when their eyes wander from her face to rest at a point just beyond her right shoulder. Each time, a chill walks down her spine.
She is afraid to be alone.