Nathalie nodded so hard her head felt like it might fall off.

"Nathan, it's me."

But almost instantly, she realized-Nathan couldn't see her, couldn't hear her. She was just a ghost in this world, powerless to change a thing.

Wait...

She stared down at the sunflower plush in her hands, stunned. How on earth could she still hold it?

"Nathalie. I knew you'd come back to see me."

Nathan's eyes were red and watery, his voice thick with grief. "Nathalie, if you're really here, show me a sign."

Nathalie tapped the sunflower gently.

Nathan broke into tears of relief and joy. "It really is you."

It took a while before he could pull himself together.

He sat on the couch, hugging the sunflower plush to his chest.

He patted the seat next to him. "Nathalie, can you sit with me for a bit? There's something I want to tell you."

Nathalie sat beside him, quiet as a shadow.

her

now. She took it and

the air, a look of peace crossed his face. But just as quickly, pain clouded

Why did you and Nina

tell me what

young, just past twenty, but his eyes held a depth

was,

good to

Nathalie felt lost.

him grieve deeply for his lost wife, and treat Greta-the supposed

loved him. Loved him enough to give up your own health for

Not the way you loved him. If someone really

like that? If the

pure from the start,

after that just feels

face hardened, his voice turning fierce. "So I won't let you keep getting

through her tears. She

involved with

Nathan said, "I'm talking about your next

at him,

turned away, showing her his

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