Diverting My Attention

We were still at the entrance to the town and had no idea of the crowd that still waiting to greet us. "Excuse me, your majesty!" I took permission from the entourage and made my way to where I saw Vera.

Because I believed she was a ghost, I thought she was gonna disappear in an instant upon my arrival. Much to my surprise, this ghost of Vera that I saw did not disappear instead, she stood her ground.

I was the first among the two of us to initiate a conversation. "What are you doing here, Vera? Why is your soul still wandering here on earth? Are you trapped?" These were the questions that I asked her.

She held my hands and I could feel her.

Wait a minute, maybe I was wrong, maybe she is not a ghost, if that's true then, what could have happened? "Oh, my God, Vera! You are not dead! You are alive? How did this happen?"

"You could feel it, could you?" she smiled. "Now you, believe me, I'm not dead!" she began dragging me away from the crowd to more private ground. We could rarely