"We're here to see Dr. Holtzmann." Abby said as she, Erin, and Patty walked up to the hospital desk.
"She is in critical condition and is being operated on right now." An older woman behind the desk said. "You are more than welcome to wait here and we will tell you if her condition changes."
"Can you tell us anything about her?" Erin asked, desperately hoping for something to ease her nerves.
"I'm afraid not. She's in bad shape. Erin felt like she was going to pass out again.
"Let's go sit down." Patty said to Erin. Erin weakly complied as she followed Patty. It was going to be a long several hours for her.
"You know, it's not the first time we've been here." Patty smiled, trying to lighten the mood as Abby sat next to her.
"Every time we've been here it's been because someone was caught on fire." Abby smiled, remembering the early days of the highly flammable devices Holtzmann would make that had the ability to combust at any moment.
"I still think she made them like that on purpose."
"You know she did." Abby laughed. She felt someone glaring at her. When she looked around, no one was looking at her, everyone was too busy with their own business.
"You okay?" Patty asked.
"Uh, yeah, I just though I felt someone staring at me."
"It's Holtzmann's ghost." Erin said. She seemed detached from the world around her.
"Erin, that's not funny." Abby hissed.
"I'm not kidding. I see her, she's right there." Erin pointed to the nothingness in front of her. Tears streamed from her eyes.
"Erin, there's nothing there." Patty whispered.
"Holtzmann is right there."
"Erin, Holts is in surgery, she's going to be fine." Abby said gently.
"No, she died. I see her ghost right here." Suddenly the lights flickered. "Yeah, Holtz. I think you died. Y-you're a ghost." Erin said to nothing. Abby looked at Patty, who in turn looked around the room. She left her heart sink.
"Maybe she is seeing something? I mean she did see her neighbor's ghost when she was a kid." Patty whispered.
"Where did you go, Holtzmann?" Erin asked somewhat panicked as she looked around the room.
"Did she disappear?" Abby asked, still confused.
"Yeah, she just suddenly vanished." Erin whispered as she continued to sob.
"Hey, it'll be okay." Patty whispered as she hugged Erin. She fought back her own tears, as did Abby.
A.N. So this site doesn't allow interactive "you" stories. I've begun writing one for Ghostbusters where you are Holtzmann's girlfriend and you are seriously injured testing out one of her weapons. I don't currently have it posted anywhere. I do plan to put it on Archiveofourown when I get an invitation to join and that should be around the 11th. As soon as I have it up I will let you guys know. Until then, enjoy this fanfic.