A few weeks ago, Sam came to see me. I don't know why they let her in, but they did.
Her large eyes were full of tears while she waited for the door to be unlocked. I could see her trembling.
As soon as it was open, she ran to me. Her head was buried in my chest, and her small, girly hands were clinging to my back. I felt my heart beat again.
"Danny," she sobbed, "I miss you so much!"
We stood for a moment, rocking each other. There was no need for words, and all my promises seemed half empty. The only promise I could make was what we said without words in that dirty cell.
Gently, she pressed her mouth to mine, and massaged my scarred back. My stomach was tight. I didn't kiss back like I wish I had.
My small bed was suddenly under us, and Sam slowly getting a better angle for her kisses. She lined them down my neck. I groaned. I hadn't felt love in so long. Starved of positive human emotions.
It was when my shirt was off that a guard burst in. Sam stopped kissing, but kept her head on my bare chest, and protectively sheltered my body with hers.
"Miss," the guard began, "You have to stop now. Please remove yourself."
She rubbed my left bicep, her breath on my neck. "Why? Do you wierdos have a law against love?"
He tried pulling her off gently. "Miss, inter-species 'love' is against the law. If you don't get off, you could be fined or sent to jail."
He overpowered her useless squirming easily. She struggled to get back to me. I silently pulled my shirt back on.
"Inter-species love?" She huffed, angry and getting out of breath from trying so hard to escape his claw grip. "What the heck does that mean?"
The guard laughed. Her strength was nothing to him. "Tell her, ghost." He looked at me, but I didn't dare look back. "Tell her what that means. What you are."
I stood, my eyes to the floor. I could feel her eyes burrowing, trying to ease mine back up to her. "Danny?" She prodded. "What's going on?"
"You can't love me, Sam." I said, trying to inject as much finalness in my voice as I could. She cut in before I could go on.
"What are you talking about? You can't control me, Daniel. And you definitely cannot tell me who to love!"
I continued, ignoring her. "You can't love me because I am not human. It would be illegal for me to be with anyone."
She stared at me, then at the guard. "What…do you mean? Of course you're a…person. I was at the accident, Danny. You're only part ghost. Duh."
The guard let out a cackle. "More ghost, though. The ghost took him over, Miss."
She huffed again. "He was human before he was ghost, are you stupid? So how could he be more ghost?"
Condescendingly, the guard told her, "He seems to have been slowly dying. Since his transformation, he has become less human than otherwise. He is, legally, not considered a human. Therefore, he has no basic rights."
Her breath caught. "He has no rights? He's only part ghost."
"More ghost than human. Unhuman means no rights."
They both looked at me. The guard grins his canines. Sam's confused face was melting into hurt and anger.
I grinned darkly.
"You better run, Sammie," I said, "or else something might come get you. You know how haunted Amity is at night."
My back turned, they left. The last thing I heard was a tiny sob.
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From the me: Surprise! Now you're all caught up to the present! And two whole chapters in only two days! Are you surprised? I am. Be greatful haha. I'm falling asleep as I write this. :)
