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glance at the bedroom door and
then did a double take. The door was locked; her slippers lay
untouched in front of the door. It was impossible for him to have
entered that way.
    Sensing Skye’s bewilderment, Tom let out a
gleeful laugh and then fell backwards on the bed.
    Skye knees went weak and her breath stopped
when she saw Tom literally disappear into the bed. With slow, shaky
steps, she looked under the bed. Tom lay under the bed, a smile on
his face, his eyes locked on hers.
    “Surprised?” he asked with raised
eyebrows.
    Skye stumbled backwards and then fell to the
floor.
    Tom crawled out from underneath the bed and
offered his hand to Skye. She stared at his hand but didn’t make
any attempt to touch it.
    “That wasn’t an illusion…was it?”
    Tom shook his head. He suddenly looked
sad.
    “What’s going on?” Skye demanded. “If you
don’t tell me the truth, I’ll scream so loud that Mrs. Bradford
will come to my aid in a second.”
    “That’s an exaggeration,” Tom said with a
weak smile as he sat down beside Skye. He noted how her body tensed
in response. “Besides, your screams wouldn’t yield any results.
I’ve fired all the staff. The last employee, the woman from the
gift shop, left the estate just minutes ago. We’re alone.”
    Skye’s terrified eyes darted around the room.
She bit her lip.
    “Don’t be afraid,” Tom gently urged. “I’m not
going to hurt you.”
    “Tell me what’s going on,” Skye begged.
    “All right,” Tom sighed. “Do you remember how
I told you that Sir Tristan’s ghost roams the estate in search for
a balanced life?”
    “Yes,” Skye nodded her head in harsh, jerky
movements.
    “Then you’ll remember asking how I knew this
information.”
    She nodded even more fiercely.
    “I know because I am Sir Tristan. I’m his
ghost and I’ve come back to life for you, Skye.”
    “No,” Skye muttered. “No, that can’t be
true.”
    “You’ve just seen me float through a thick
mattress and frame, yet you don’t believe me? I thought you were a
believer in ghosts.”
    “I do believe but I just don’t understand any
of this. I thought your name was Tom Dove.”
    “My name is Tom Dove,” Tom replied sadly.
“Tom Dove Tristan. Surely you remember asking what Tristan’s first
name was. Now you know.”
    “The woman at the gift shop said you were a
descendant of Kathleen Tristan’s. Are you really her father?”
    “Yes,” Tom answered, blushing furiously and
dropping his head to his chest in shame. “Everything I told you
about my previous life was true. I was a martyr. All I cared about
was living a life that served others. However, I went too far and
dedicated all of my time to the cause. In the process, I led a
miserable personal life and hurt my family. I didn’t know what was
wrong with me; I had these uncontrollable urges to help others. I
didn’t find out until my third life that I have a personality
disorder. By some divine intervention, I’ve been sent back to Earth
to try and lead a balanced life. At first, I was sent back to the
time in which I lived. However, I went overboard in my quest for
happiness. I was so ready to live a life full of excitement that I
got a peasant girl pregnant.” Tom rubbed his right hand against his
forehead. He was sweating and was obviously uncomfortable in
revealing this information.
    Skye felt her stomach churn. She was
disgusted at Tom’s actions. “That’s why the birth certificate of
Kathleen Tristan has shown up just recently in the estate. It did
just happen recently.” She creased her forehead in concentration;
her reasoning made sense to her.
    “You’re right,” Tom agreed. “When I was
unable to live a balanced life in the time period of the eighteen
hundreds, I was sent to the present. I proved myself to be a blood
relation of Kathleen Tristan and regained my estate. Now, I’m going
to live a balanced life. I won’t disappoint the power that has
given me so many chances. Will you help