Lucy held onto his hand as it became transparent. Slowly his body became more and more see-through. It was never a real body since he was a soul. Finally, his whole body vanished and Lucy’s hand closed in around the air. Derek wrapped her into his chest as she began sobbing uncontrollably. Deep down she was holding out for some sort of hope that was now gone. Aba no longer existed in physical or soul form. She turned her head into Derek’s chest and buried her tears into him. None of this was fair. Aba’s life was too sad and he deserved better.
“He knew how much you cared about him, Lucy. You showed him how much you trusted and believed in him. You made him happy.” Derek sifted his hands through her hair.
“I feel horrible… when he first came from my distress call and they offered him to
