When he asked why—very shocked and not understanding where such a radical change was coming from—I explained it with the simplest words in the world: it was time for everything to follow its course, and the best thing the protagonist could do for her ghost boyfriend was to let him rest in peace. Trying to bind him to the house, or resurrect him in the body of his best friend who was in a coma and about to die, would only keep things stagnant… not only for her, but for the dead boy.
It seemed to me that was the best way to resolve everything—even if it wasn’t the perfect, ideal ending for that supernatural love story that had cost me so much to develop.
Eric did not receive the idea kindly—but I didn’t care.
I had to let him be.
There was no other way to move forward.
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