Chapter 1994

After the old ghost found out Levi had a lingering attachment, causing his delay in entering the afterlife, his first reaction was to ask what it was. If possible, he wanted to fulfill his wishes to spare himself from his regret. Levi looked at the old ghost, then at Shannon, and after a moment, seemed to decide there was nothing to hide. "I want to find my little sister," he said quietly. Levi had been born into a home that could hardly be called decent, with a mother who died young and an abusive, alcoholic father. He and his sister had grown up clinging to each other for warmth, relying on no one but themselves. By the time he was barely a teenager, he had tried to stand up to their father, but it never worked. When he turned 15, he dropped out of school to start working. He bussed tables and hauled bricks at construction sites, anything to make money. His one goal was simple—earn enough so he could take his sister away from that man. His father eventually found out about L