She knew it was a bad idea.
Roseanne had always been one to become attached too quickly. Too easily. And look at the hurt that previous attachment had caused her...
But she followed the woman anyways.
And now... here she was. A ghost, in love with...
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It didn't take her long to weave the girls through the masses of people and find their way to the darker, much quieter corners of the deep-sea creature rooms. The Aquarium was indeed busy, with the multiple outdoor events and beautiful weather. Yet it actually worked in their favor.
Because it meant less people inside, where the light dwindled and jelly-fish illuminated the space around them instead.
"Woah..."
Yeri looked over to Lisa at the sound, who was staring at the large floor-to-ceiling tube of jelly ahead of her. Mouth only slightly open as she watched the little creatures gracefully floating up and down throughout the dark, yet shimmering water.
"They're beautiful." Rosie spoke from beside Lisa. "I love how they glow."
Lisa glanced to Rosie, and Yeri watched how the Thai woman appeared to observe her friend for much longer than she had the jellyfish. Lisa's gaze even following after Rosie when she stepped over to a new wall of pristine glass and sea-critters.
Lisa following in person soon after.
"I missed this place." Rosie said next. Lisa smiling softly in to the words.
"I've always believed there's a certain magic to water. Especially the water here." She admitted aloud while walking up to them. "I swear it has this healing power, and overwhelming calmness. Both physically and mentally."
"Do you come here a lot?" Lisa questioned quietly.
"Yeah. When I want to let things drift away... being a ghost is tough sometimes. You still feel very much alive, but to the rest of the world, you're dead." She looked to Lisa. "Well, besides you now, and a handful of others."
"How long has it been for you?"
"Being a ghost?"
Lisa nodded.
"A few years now." She replied, Rosie leaning over from around Lisa to send a small smile her way. Though she could see the pity behind her eyes, and it stung a little.
Not because she'd been dead for as long as she had, but because Rosie would one day be saying these same words too...
"I can't even imagine..." Lisa spoke under breath.
"You don't have to, and you shouldn't be." She replied while turning her attention back to the glass. A tiny fish that glowed a magical blue-ish green under the dim purple light catching her eye. "We're here to hang out... and heal. Not think about the could-have-beens, but letting go of our worries."
Both Rosie and Lisa nodded at her words, and she smiled at their reflections. Watching as the shadows of others passed by behind them, before re-focusing on the little creatures ahead of them.
Sucking in a deep breath even though she knew the air wouldn't matter. Since she no longer had any physical matter to her own existence anymore.
But sometimes there was comfort in the knowledge that your body and mind would keep up their daily routines and motions, even after such a life-altering event. Literally.
