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Nebusoku-chan pictured the mountains she never climbed and the meals she had left cold because someone else was late. She pictured letters she had not written, and apologies she had deferred. "Then forgive," she said, sharper than she meant. "If forgiveness is what you need, give it. Say the names. Let them go."

"Goodnight, weirdo."

Nebusoku-chan adjusted the bandage at her temple—the thin, plain strip she'd slung on after the argument with the landlord—and felt the ghost brush her hair. It never touched her skin; its presence was always suggested by the lightest of breezes, a tickle either side of the ear that set the hairs upright. But tonight there was warmth, as if a small lamp had been cupped near her shoulder. nebusokuchan and the touchy ghost final by

She should be scared. Instead, she whispers into the dark: “You’re not mean. Just… touchy.” Nebusoku-chan pictured the mountains she never climbed and

"It is tricky," the ghost said. "People who cannot forgive themselves invent reasons to stay. They think presence equals penance." "If forgiveness is what you need, give it