Back home at last. "Maria if you need something or talk about this weekend call Hillary or me." "Thanks." Both Hillary and Leslie left Maria. Maria made her way to the bedroom to go change into pajamas, but instead found a note from Parker. "I hope you don't mind I was here when you told me to leave for a couple days. I do hope you accept my apology, know how sorry I am, and how much I love you. True Elder John said we're soul mates, but every day watching you and nights talking to you made me see how special you are to me. What ever you choose know how much I truly love you. -Parker" Maria just sat there rereading what Parker wrote, after awhile Maria went to bed. The next day she heard a knock, Maria got up to see who it was, "What is it Hillary?" "Well its time for work, your not ready." "I'm not going to work today I want stay home and I don't feel good." "Oh, you want me get some soup for you?" " No, I'll be fine. Go to work." For the pass week Maria has stayed home looking and rereading the letter Parker left, till she just let it out and cried. As Maria finally calmed down she got dressed, grabbed her purse, and went over to Leslie's house. "Leslie are you home?" "Yes, I'm in the kitchen. Hello Maria, how are you?" walking to a chair, "I'm fine, thanks." "So what is it, do you need help with something?" "Yes I need help. Can you get Elder John here or if we can go visit him?" "I can summon him. Why what's wrong?" "You'll find out when we talk to Elder John. Can you summon him today?" "Yes. Right now or later?" "Right now please. If you don't mind." "Not at all." Leslie and Maria went to the summoning room where her customers ask for help. Leslie pulled out the cloth Elder John gave her and summoned him. "Hello. Have you been?" "I've been good, thanks. So Leslie why did you summon me?" "I'm not sure Maria asked me to summon you." Maria moved some trying figure how to start, but then realized that she is holding Leslie and Elder John up. "First let me say sorry for interrupting you. When we got back home I found a letter from Parker when he left the first time, he went to my apartment. Anyway I've been thinking and rereading that letter, Elder John I do hope its not to late for me to transform into a ghost." Leslie looked at Elder John; "well this was a little unexpected, but I did keep the potion although I'm going need some things and Parker would need be here. Tell Maria its not to late." Leslie told Maria what Elder John said then Maria spoke up again "I will need to quit my job and do something with the things in my apartment unless Hillary or you want anything, not to mention I'll have contact the land lord to tell him I'm moving." "True. Elder John write what you need from us and we'll try to get it. Maria do you still have that rope? I can summon Parker and ask him to come here." "That's a good idea, you try get the items while I get the potion." Elder John wrote and gave it to Leslie with another cloth for her to summon him again. "Yeah I still have that rope." "Good. By the end of this week you'll be with Parker once again, but as a spirit." "Oh before you close that and let me go, write down your address so I can magically transport here with the potion." "Of course."
Maria went to work to Mr. O'Haren's office to write a resignation and clean out her office, when Hillary saw Maria in her office packing. "They fired you, how could they do that?" "No they didn't fire me I quit. Close the door. " Hillary did so, "I quit because I won't be able work here if I'm a ghost. I had Leslie summon Elder John, by the weekend everything will be taken care of. I already called my land lord; as for everything I have Leslie and you can have or sell it." "Your becoming a ghost. I won't see you ever again will I? I thought you already made your mind up in South Carolina." "Yes I am. Yeah, I know, but we'll always be friends even if I'm a ghost." A sad expression came upon Hillary's face, but then turned into a half smile. "I want you to be happy. Do you or Leslie need help with anything?" "Leslie is taking care of the list Elder John gave her. I need help getting these boxes to my apartment and I still need give that rope to Leslie." "I'll tell Mr. O'Haren that I'm helping you, that is if its ok with you." "ITs fine with me."
By the weekend everything was settled and accomplish well accept two things off that list Elder John gave Leslie and summoning Parker. Elder John was back with the potion, Leslie had everything accept a strand of hair from me and Parker. "Before you summon Parker can I wait in the next room? As we discussed." "Yes of course." Leslie summoned Parker, "What the.." Noticing Leslie, "how did you summon me?" "Like last time, the rope." "What you need let me go! Or something might happen to Maria and I don't want her hurt." "Yes I know." "Then why?" "I asked her to summon you." "Elder John... Why?" "We need talk to you, its an emergency. Here take this to come back." Giving Parker a light bulb, "okay." Leslie let him go and in seconds Parker returned. "So what's the emergency?" "Well its hard to explain." "Is something wrong with Maria?" "Yes I mean no." "Then what is it Leslie?" "Why don't we go to the next room to talk?" "Why can't we talk here?" "Because its more comfortable in the next room." "Fine." As planned Leslie walking behind Parker, Parker entered the room to see that Elder John casted another sound barrier. "Hey why-" "Parker." Turning around, "Maria.." "Before you say anything else let me talk, its important." Parker nodded his head, watching Maria as if he hasn't seen her in eternity. "This entire thing was planned so I could talk to you.. Wow hard to say when I practiced for almost a week." "A week?" "Yeah, shh.. Parker I want to see you in my life, I didn't mean what I said, to leave forever. I was mad and upset, after a week of thinking and rereading that letter you wrote made me realize something. Before I tell you what I realized, you shouldn't be at someone else's house or apartment when they're not there." Stepping closer to Parker and Parker on his guard as if expecting a slap or yelling. "Anyway I realized I love you and hope that your alright if I transform into a ghost." Parker looked up into Maria's eyes full of hope, Parker didn't answer. "Parker are-" "I'm fine just that I'm overwhelmed, to see and hear your voice and to hear you say that. I'm sorry for entering your apartment when you weren't there." Parker leaned closer to give Maria a kiss, but remembered what happened and stopped. "I can't." "Why are you mad at what I said earlier or setting this-" "No, no its not that. I'm a ghost your not." "OH right you'll just go through me." "Yeah. I love you Maria." "I love you too." Parker who saw Elder John watching nodded his head, nothing. Maria took the paper and wrote we're done talking; then the barrier came down. "Leslie." "I guess you and Maria are done. If Maria is going to drink the potion I need a strand of yours and Maria's hair." "Yes of course." Maria and Parker took a strand of their hair gave it to Leslie who gave it to Elder John. While walking to the cup Elder John saying gibberish still saying gibberish when Elder John placed the strands in the cup and poured then said "Leslie put this in a normal cup so Maria can see and drink it." "Yes of course." Leslie went got a cup and poured the potion in, "good give it to Maria." "Here drink this. Maria, I know you probably only see little things like your strand of hair, but trust it will transform you." With a nod Maria drank and when she was finished Maria was a floating ghost. "Congratulations Maria your now a ghost" said Elder John. "Maria since you're a ghost now you can see other ghosts. This is Elder John." "Nice to meet you and thank you for everything." "Your welcome my dear. Oh Leslie give this to Hillary I was working on it for her, it's a spiritual eye so she can talk, see, and hear spirits." "Yes of course, I'm sure she'll be happy." Was quiet, Parker turned and wrapped his arms around Maria, leaned in and gave her a kiss. As if on cloud nine, unsure what to say then said "we're same no more going through. What are you just standing. Kiss me again, my love." With a smile he kissed her.
Hillary dropped by her aunt's to hopefully see Maria before the magic transformation, but was late. "Hillary Elder John told me give you this" handing her a cup. "It's a potion so you have a spiritual eye meaning you'll be able to see, hear, and talk to other spirits." Hillary took cup in hand and drank it, "Maria is that you?" Eye sight still focusing as Maria answered "Yes" Hillary eye sight became clearer. "Wow, look at you all ghostly. I guess this here is Parker.?" "Yes, indeed this is Parker." "Nice to meet you, Parker you better be nice to my friend here." "Don't worry I will after all she is my only true love. Oh by the way this is Elder John." Parker gesturing toward him, "nice to meet you. Thank you so much for this spiritual eye." "You're welcome my dear. If you all don't mind I need to go, good bye." Everyone said bye, Leslie went to bed as Hillary, Parker, and Maria talked until Hillary got sleepy. Parker left a note telling Leslie and Hillary that him and Maria left to explore.