Part 19

She sat up and bent over to reach over the bed and pulled out a thick book.
"What is this", he asked as he took it from her.
"Im not really sure but I read it, and if what it says is true, I can be human again".
"Thats impossible", he said.
"Before I died, did you believe it was possible to talk to ghost?"
"No".
"Did you not just touch my skin?"
"I dont understand, what are you saying? How is this happening?"
"This book is called "Reclaiming the Spirit". There are things I can do to slowly become whole again."
"What kind of things?"
"Well...different things?"
"Like what?", he asked again."
"Well, I dont want to scare you."
"Have you been doing things..from that book?"
She nodded
"Tracy...what did you do?"
"Well..before I tell you, you have to promise not to get mad."
"You know I cant promise that, I have no idea what you did."
"Well...at least promise me you'll forgive me."
"Of course I'll forgive you, but what do you need forgiving for?"
"Well..the book said...drinking life blood...blood from the living can replenish..."
"You drank someones blood!?", he screamed.
"No...not someone..it was an animal."
"You drank blood from an animal? While it was alive?"
"It wasnt so bad", she said.
He frowned at her and asked, "Are you serious?"
"Why would I lie? Come on, forget the gross part..feel me, see what it did..it actually worked!
He shook his head and said, "I dont know if I like where this is going.