Ghost of a chance

                                                        GHOST OF A CHANCE                                                                         MARK  BROWN AWOKE  WITH THE FULL REALIZATION THAT HE WAS DEAD. HE VIVIDLY REMEMBERED THE EVENTS THAT BROUGHT ABOUT HIS DEMISE. HE HAD ADMIRED HER FROM AFAR FOR AGES, AND TONIGHT HE HAD WORKED UP THE COURAGE TO FINALLY SPEAK TO HER,SO AS SOON AS HE SPIED HER ACROSS THE STREET, HE SPRANG INTO ACTION,AND UNFORTUNATELY INTO THE PATH OF AN OLD FORD PICKUP. IT HAD BEEN A SUDDEN AND RELATIVELY PAINLESS DEATH, BOUNDING ACROSS THE STREET IN PURSUIT OF COMPANIONSHIP ONE MOMENT,LAYING FLAT ON HIS BACK LOOKING FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE A ROAD KILLED GROUNDHOG THE NEXT. OH WELL SUCH WAS LIFE,AND IN HIS CASE DEATH. HE GOT TO HIS FEET SAW PEOPLE WERE GATHERED AROUND HIS MORTAL REMAINS,THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS REPEATING FOR THE HUNDREDTH  TIME (  NEVER HAD TIME TO STOP HE JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE ) HE PAUSED BUT A MOMENT TO GAZE ONE FINAL TIME AT THE BODY HE HAD SO RECENTLY OCCUPIED, THEN SET OFF TO BEGIN HIS JOURNEY THROUGH THE AFTERLIFE. HE TRAVELED  LESS THAN A HALF BLOCK BEFORE HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE  GIRL WHO WAS THE UNWITTING CAUSE OF HIS PRESENT CONDITION, HURRYING TO CATCH UP  HE PASSED THROUGH SEVERAL FELLOW PEDESTRIANS AND EACH REACTED  WITH A SHUDDER, WELL THE GHOST HUNTERS ARE RIGHT ABOUT COLD SPOTS HE THOUGHT. DRAWING EVEN WITH THE GIRL HE SLOWED HIS PACE TO MATCH HERS, SHE DREW THE SWEATER SHE WAS WEARING TIGHTLY AROUND HER SHOULDERS IN RESPONSE TO HIS NEARNESS. THEY STROLLED ONWARD ,HE ENTRANCED,WITH HER BEAUTY,SHE SHIVERING FROM  HER ICY ESCORT, AT LAST  THEY ARRIVED AT  HER INTENDED  DESTINATION THE APARTMENT BUILDING WHERE SHE RESIDED  SHE OPENED THE OUTER DOORS STEPPED INSIDE AND PULLED THE DOORS CLOSED, THEN BEGAN WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY STOPPING AT APARTMENT 7 SHE FISHED IN HER POCKET AND FOUND HER KEY,UNLOCKED THE DOOR AND ENTERED THE ROOM PAUSING TO SHUT THE DOOR,AND TURN THE DEADBOLT, HE STOOD IN THE HALLWAY PONDERING HIS OPTIONS THEN WITH A CHUCKLE HE SAID TO HIMSELF 7 IS MY LUCKY NUMBER, AND AS HE PASSED THROUGH THE BOLTED DOOR, I HOPE SHE HAS A LOT OF WARM BLANKETS!