Colt rode through the town like a misty horse not being able to stop. His mane gracefully fluttered in the wind as the two dogs followed on his tail.
Gabriella stopped him in front of the gate.
"I need to talk to him." She said to Marsha.
Marsha looked up at her from the rim of her glasses. "And why is that?"
"I need to know why I'm not seen down on Earth. Many people see ghosts. Why can't they see me or hear me?"
"Trust me, they can hear and feel you, but they may not see you. They won't be able to see you unless you go to hell with Satan."
Gabriella shook her head. "I need to see Troy and my son! Please! Just one day!"
"I'm sorry; I can't let you go in there." Marsha continued jotting things down on a piece of notebook paper. "His orders.
"Tell him it is urgent!"
"I can't do that!"
Gabriella pulled her horse around. "Fine." She said.
She was about to do something in Apex that nobody had ever attempted, other than a lunatic who wanted justice in his life.
She turned around, fire blazing in her eyes.
She kicked the side of Colt as hard as she could. He drew up, whinnied loudly, and darted directly towards the gate.
Gabriella's heart began pumping as she rammed right through the desk, and then right through the gate.
And suddenly, everything went black.
…..
She woke up in a dark room.
Her body was chilled; it felt the pain.
"Wait, I feel pain… "
She laughed joyously. "IT WORKED!"
Her beeper beeped. "You have 12 hours, miss Montez. Be back here at 6 AM, or I will damn you to hell instantly. Marsha's voice came over.
Gabriella ran through the door and down the street with light speed and to Troy's house.
She ran upstairs, laughing with joy, and went through his bedroom door.
There he was, sitting in the armchair.
She smiled big and walked past Troy to Talon, petting his hair as she sat on the bed. Tears came to her eyes as she stared at her baby, the one thing she loved and wanted so badly to be with.
She looked over at Troy.
She knew exactly what he was thinking.
She got up and leaned towards him.
She screamed two inches away from his face.
Then, she slapped him across the cheek as hard as she possibly could.
She ran downstairs.
She saw her parents chatting with Jack easily.
"YOU ASSES!" She screamed at her parents. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?"
She watched as both Troy and Kay made their way downstairs.
She crossed her arms as she stood right in front of Troy.
Gabriella watched them closely as he refused to talk to them.
"No, no, they killed my Gabi, my baby girl!" He said.
Gabriella rolled her eyes. "Your baby girl is Ally, not me."
She watched as her dad and Troy shook hands.
She almost puked on the floor.
They went into the living room.
Gabriella stood silently by the wall in front of the living room, waiting for Troy to kill someone.
She wanted to see him burst into anger and lunge forward with a knife in his hand.
She wanted to see him slash their bodies up. But, instead, he stood there and cried.
He told the story about how she died, and how much he loved her, and about their son.
Everyone was in tears.
Even Gabriella.
She sobbed and covered her mouth, fighting o tell him that she was okay, to tell him that she loved him and their son immensely, and to tell him about how she actually died.
Why she died.
She bursted into hysterical crying as he finished his story, and she wailed for him, cried for his broken heart, and so desperately wanted to tell him how much she missed and loved him.
But she would never get to do that.
Because she was dead.
She screamed a deathly scream to him, wanting him to stop the nonsense and for him to grab her in his arms and tell her how everything would be okay.
But nothing happened.
She heard a little crying behind her, and turned as Troy walked directly through her.
She sobbed as she watched Troy cradle Talon in his arms, hushing his cries.
But, he didn't stop.
She stood in front of him, letting more invisible tears roll down her invisible face.
"Baby, mommy's right here… " She sobbed.
"Mama!" He screamed.
She hushed him and held her hand out to his awaiting hand and gently grabbed it. She would feel his soft baby skin.
It was the first thing she had actually physically felt in 14 long months.
"Listen to me… " She sobbed. "Mommy loves you so much, and it kills me to be away from you every day. It breaks my heart… "
He cried even harder. "Mama… "
"I want you to know that I'll always be here for you, and I'll never let you go, no matter what happens. I'll be watching over you forever."
"Mama… "
She kissed his hand and ran a finger through his blonde hair. "You're so beautiful, baby boy… You look just like your daddy." She giggled a little through her teary voice. "Now you stop crying. You be strong for your daddy. I know he loves you. You'll get him through this, okay?"
His sobs were hushed, but he let one stray one out, and then stopped.
Gabriella stood up and kissed the top of his head. "I love you."
And Gabriella left a dusty trail of tears as she exited the house.