Chapter 25 - Page 350 - Jim And Rhasha's Big Event

   Jim's spirit stood up to comfort her, but his lifeless body remained on the floor. He could see the tears running down Rhasha's cheeks. He could hear her sobbing. He put his arms around her. He knew she couldn't feel his arms, but he just wanted to hold her.

   Rhasha immediately stopped crying. "Who touched me?" she asked.

   Several people were gathered around Rhasha. They all had their hands on her. One woman looked bewildered. "Rhasha, we're all touching you."

   Rhasha looked at her friends' hands. "No." She shook her head. "It was different. It was Jim."

   Everyone looked at Jim's motionless body laying on the floor. One man looked sympathetically at Rhasha. "I'm sorry," he said, "but it couldn't have been Jim. I wish it was."

   "No," Rhasha insisted, "Jim's spirit is here with us. I felt him touch me." She started to cry again.

   Jim's spirit leaned his head against Rhasha's head. Rhasha couldn't feel it. Jim kissed her, but she couldn't feel his lips touching hers. Jim whispered in her ear, but she couldn't hear him. "I love you, sunshine," he said.

   Thamish and Thasha pulled Rhasha through the crowd and walked her to their house.

   Rhasha wanted to be alone, but people kept coming by to check on her. In a strange way, Rhasha felt content. She knew Jim's spirit was there. Finally she told Thamish she needed to be by herself, said good night to everyone, and went to her bedroom. She took a shower and climbed quickly into bed, somehow knowing that Jim's spirit would be lying beside her.

   She was right. Jim's spirit lay next to her, on his back.