He reminded her of someone, she had definitely seen those piercing emerald-green eyes and that lush long black hair. The man stood so nonchalantly, almost as if he had been there before. As she was ready to close the door, she figured out who this stranger resembled, it was Daniel, her ex-husband. This was impossible; he had been in a car accident almost ten years ago and passed away on impact. She had started to see him around a week ago, but she shrugged it off thinking it was just a coincidence. And yet, he stood in flesh and blood in front of Sheila with a smile like nothing had happened. As her face turned gale she awkwardly smirked at Daniel, but then he said:

“I missed you darling! It’s been a long day.”

“Uhhh….Long….Day. HOW ARE YOU HERE!?” said Sheila frightened and with a voice crack.

“What do you mean? I’ve been to work and now here.”

At this moment, Sheila collapsed on the sofa, feeling as if she was hit by a truck. Daniel sat won on a chair near Sheila and began to hear the woman’s side of the story. He looked puzzled as his wife told him about the crash and his burial, how all of his friends came to say their goodbyes. Sheila, searching through her memories started to weep, seeing this, Daniel hugged her but fell through Sheila, as if she wasn’t there.

“You….you….are…A GHOST!” said Sheila jumping on her feet.

“Wait, so I did die. This is why I woke up in the middle of the road, that’s where the crash took place!” said Daniel at first excited about his revelation, but soon began to realize the gravity of the situation.

The two stood in silence for a couple of hours, but gradually began to reminisce over the good old days. Sheila described how he was always on her mind and that his face became more and more blurry over the years. All through the night they chatted and laughed, she admitted that since his passing she had become shy and miserable. The golden apple of her eyes vanished and she was left without any goals in life.

The clock struck midnight when Daniel grabbed Sheila’s hand and they were able to feel each other, tears went down their cheeks as they were hugging so warmly like the flame of their first kiss had never gone away. The two quietly snuck out of the apartment and went to the park and sat down on the bench near the lake. The frigid wind whipped Sheila’s face, but she didn’t care. The lake had frozen and all the city lights were bouncing off the ice in a dance between the rays and the snow. Sheila could swear her favourite song began to play. The two stood in silence just like the first time they had gone out, it was the same place. The moon appeared over the frozen lake like a spotlight for Sheila and Daniel, and then morning came as the song came to an end.

Breaking News: Woman found frozen on a bench. The police have identified her as the CEO of an important law firm. Her coworkers say they don’t know what drove her to do something like this. A case has been opened but few leads have come out. And now for the weather….. .