[ There is something relieving about Keith's presence, if only because Keith is not dead, because Keith is alive and annoying and-- ]
I didn't do anything--!!
[ He snaps back automatically, though the pitch of his voice betrays some panic. ]
Of course he didn't. [ says Mrs. Robinson, entirely unhelpfully.
James has a hard time taking his eyes off the woman. He hadn't thought about her much after middle school - a teacher among many. She praised him a lot and he was proud of that, but he'd always made sure to be extremely praiseworthy in front of any adult so it's not as though their old homeroom teacher had been particularly special.
It was only when the war started that she came back to the forefront of his mind. And then, it was only because her death was one of the few they could explicitly confirm. ]
... you're a ghost. You have to be. Please... return to your grave peacefully.
[ Is this what you say to a ghost? James feels as though he's reciting some stupid movie and he feels as though he also looks very stupid doing so, but what else is there to do? He doesn't know. He kind of wants to run, but that is out of the question. ]
no subject
I didn't do anything--!!
[ He snaps back automatically, though the pitch of his voice betrays some panic. ]
Of course he didn't. [ says Mrs. Robinson, entirely unhelpfully.
James has a hard time taking his eyes off the woman. He hadn't thought about her much after middle school - a teacher among many. She praised him a lot and he was proud of that, but he'd always made sure to be extremely praiseworthy in front of any adult so it's not as though their old homeroom teacher had been particularly special.
It was only when the war started that she came back to the forefront of his mind. And then, it was only because her death was one of the few they could explicitly confirm. ]
... you're a ghost. You have to be. Please... return to your grave peacefully.
[ Is this what you say to a ghost? James feels as though he's reciting some stupid movie and he feels as though he also looks very stupid doing so, but what else is there to do? He doesn't know. He kind of wants to run, but that is out of the question. ]