I woke up startled as I noticed the finer details of the ceiling. "The roof was never this close to my face, did the walls shrink or did the bed become tall?" I thought to myself. I stood up and went for my slippers when suddenly, I fell. "Eeeeeekkk"

I opened my eyes after I landed and gasped at the view, I never landed. I was never on the bed. I was floating. A wave of dread and confusion took over my body, my heart sank to my stomach. I frantically ran to the mirror, but my feet wouldn't touch the ground—in fact, I didn't even have feet! They had vanished! What happened to them!?

I somehow floated to the mirror to see myself.

"Oh my lord"

I stopped breathing, but I'm fairly sure that had no effect on my body because I didn't have one. I could see right through myself; I appeared to be transparent, like water, and my feet had vanished. I looked like a ghost— because I had become one. A myriad of emotions went through my body and my breathing became harder. How did this happen? I went to bed in my body last night. I didn't do anything mysterious. No blessings, no curses, I didn't come in contact with a magore scholar either so what happened? Amidst this panic, I saw her, my body, ME, sleeping on the bed. I rushed over and grabbed the shoulders of my body, but my hands went right through. Eh? no. This can't be happening. I frantically tried holding my body again and again but to no avail. I couldn't grab myself. Ghost tears started running down my face, I fell back and started sobbing. Don't ghosts get to touch their bodies? Why can't I touch my body? Did I die? Oh my lord, I died, but how? I was so young, it happened so suddenly, and since when could ghosts cry? Oh no, daddy. What will my father do now? What's going to happen to me? Will I forever roam the lands? I'm alone and so is my father. My heart was shattered and I was grief-stricken.

*Knock-knock*

Ah, it is Holly. She had come to wake me up. Me who is now forever gone. Holly walked over and tapped my body. I was on the verge of wailing.

"My lady, it is time to wake up. The chef has prepared a wonderful salad for breakfast."

"Mmhmm"

I froze. That sound was from me. It was from MY body. I slowly raised my head to see myself sitting, looking around her surroundings and making way to the bathroom. This morning started with so many unbelievable discoveries, but THIS was the most gut-wrenching of all. Someone was in my body and, it wasn't me. Right, I didn't do any blessings or curses but someone ELSE could have. Someone could have prayed to live in a noble's body but WHY ME? Why like this? What were they after? A rain of questions showered me and my suspicions grew but what good will all these skeptical thoughts do when no one can see me. I have been sitting on the floor for quite a while now yet none of the maids looked my way. My body didn't look at me either. What could be worse, looking at your dead body or seeing someone else in your body? Either way, I wasn't able to do anything about it. I felt restless so I made my way to Holly, she was always a bit spiritual, maybe I could touch her I thought.

Holly left the bathroom after my body got in the bath and started giving instructions to the other two maids. I floated in front of her and listened to her soothing voice.

"Oh my, it's become so cold all of a sudden" Holly said to the maids "Do you feel cold as well?"

It seems the cliche that when it is colder it means ghosts are around is true. Dejected, I grabbed her hand even though I knew it wouldn't hold. But it did. I held Holly's hand. OH MY LORD. I can touch Holly! I hugged her but something else happened. Feet, I could feel feet and the floor. I looked down and saw Holly's dress. I felt hot, I walked to the mirror and saw Holly standing.

I had gone into Holly's body. Oh my goodness! There IS hope! I don't know how I got into Holly's body but I had to grab my chance and find out who was in my body. I turned around and told the maids to leave the room.

I busted open the bathroom door "Who are YOU?" I bellowed. Holly's heart was beating so fast, that I wonder if she can see what was going on.

My body stood up and retorted back "What are YOU doing?"

" *I* am finding out who is in my body."

"What kind of nonsense are you spewing right now Holly? You're in your body. Did you hit your head somewhere?" Ah. So she is aware of Holly's name. Sorry, Holly, I don't mean to put you in trouble.

"No. *That* is my body. You took it."

"Holly, I will have you kicked out for being so incompetent and disrespectful. There is a limit to being delusional"

"DELUSIONAL? If there is anyone who should be kicked out for being delusional it should be the head maid."

"Oh wow. I wasn't aware this household had such crazy workers"

"I woke up to find myself standing in front of my body, as a ghost, and I did not have legs. Are you aware of how horrifying that is?"

"Yes, not having legs does sound mortifyinggg but you're standing right now and you will walk out of this house with those legs" She stated not believing a word I said as she stood in front of me, face to face and not a towel or shameez in sight. I panicked and had to think fast before things escalated.

"You cannot kick me out, you don't even know your name."

"I know my name. It's Margaret"

"Last name?"

"I don't need to tell you that because if you truly were my maid, you would know."

"HAH! See? You don't even know your last name. Valor. Your name is Margaret Valor and a noble lady like you would never get out of the bath unless the maids were next to her to dress her." I spoke to her smugly "My lady, you need me because if the people of this house found out their lady was so ill-mannered and a completely different person it will not end well."

I calmly put a towel on her but deep down I was scared. I don't know how long I could borrow Holly's body. I can only hope she won't kick her out, Holly's body was the only one I was able to get into so far. Questions continued to linger in my mind. How did I get out of my body? And what's the identity of the soul in my body? But before I could ask anything else, I felt a wave of coldness. I was no longer in Holly's body. I was floating and Holly was dressing my body, acting perfectly normal. Did she see everything? Is there a time limit to how long I can stay in her body? Can I find another body to possess? Ugh. All these questions were draining me of energy. "Really, what is going ON?" I muttered.