[TBS] 2.16.2.E - A ghost in your bathroom.
Alec was trying to push the memories from his mind. Her face kept haunting him now, had been since the delivery to Berrisford Estate. She was hard to shake, always had been. He had taken a long time to hide her in his mind to stop the Psy-ops and still be able to remember her.

He washed his face hoping the freezing cold water would snap him out of whatever it was. When he glanced up he saw her standing there. She was watching him, that soft smile on her face. He turned from her reflection in the mirror to face her. Any sign of happiness faded when he turned and she wasn't there, turning back to the mirror and nothing. He sighed and in frustration he punched the mirror. He washed his hand off and looked up seeing her again before she was gone once more.

He'd have trouble sleeping he knew this. The ghost of the woman he loved and betrayed, the woman he couldn't save, was haunting him. He sat with her heart locket dangling from his hand before tucking it back away and laying down yet keeping his eyes open.

Alec McDowell // Dark Angel // 192 words