Smile

As the spirit sat and watched the girl on the other side of the mirror, he felt such sadness. Despite being dead for only a short time, it felt like an eternity. He watched his wife with loving eyes and watched as she smiled at the mirror. Her eyes had never looked so empty and her smile that he loved so much had turned into a silent lament. He wished he could hold her once more and take away her pain, to give her the escape of his heart. Then her smile turned genuine and he felt a sense of dread settle upon him. His eyes never left hers and she seemed to be staring back. Her mouth moved to form a silent word, "Soon" and then he screamed as only a spirit could as he watched a figure appear behind her. The bullet flew slowly to slowly then it had gone and she was falling forward but the smile that he loved so much never left her face.