Hawkes was secretly in Archie's home again while the kids were gone but Bryce was outside playing with Harrision "so do you want rum in your coffee?" Archie offered as he gave him a cup of fresh brewed coffee.

"No thank you," Hawkes chuckled.

"So what's so important that you want to talk to me about without the girls?"

"It's Perdita."

Archie was dazed "ahem... what is it?"

"Don't get mad but I just want to ask, do you ever consider letting Perdita go to the light?".

"Is this about the possession?"

"It does contribute, yes, she lost her life when she was just a little girl and since then all she can do is watch Perfida live her life. That's why Perdita did it, correct? that's what she was insinuating when she confessed it to us."

"Yes," Archie nodded, he paused because he felt a lump in his throat. "I feel bad for her sometimes... most of the times, of course I wonder what life would be like if she... did survived, what food she'd like to eat? what's her dreams and aspiration? who will she end up marrying? those questions were running in my mind almost every night."

"I know how you feel, I wonder the same thing with my son but I had to let him go because as a father, I have to, it was hard but I know wherever he is now, he won't experience any suffering and pain."

"Do you think she should cross over?"

"Well, I've seen spirits that finds peace here with the living than being in the light without undermining them so far. In Perdita's case, I can tell that she is aggrieved from being a spirit and I'm concerned of what she can do."

"I assure you that there is nothing to worry about."

"Are you sure about that?" Hawkes sternly asked him.

"She told me and I trust her," Archie stood firm when it comes to his granddaughter. "Yes, I do want her to cross over and be with my son but Perdita wants to stay and I will support that no matter what, yes she made that one mistake that harm Perfida and the people around her but she didn't do it intentionally and no one, not even you, can stand in the way of that."

Hawkes exhaled heavily through his nose then looked at Archie in the eyes, "alright, I can respect that," he replied then stood up from his seat. "Thank you for your time, Archie." He walked himself out then sighed "I hope you're right."

In the dining area, Archie just sat there and glanced over to a framed photo of the twins when they were little, that once was an innocent strawberry blonde little girl lost her life too soon and now became a ghost that made a huge mistake and it affected her twin, he actually felt ambivalent at what he said to Hawkes.

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The whole experience reminded Perdita on the day she died nine years ago, she was already a spirit that watched her mother gave up on saving her life.

"Okay.. just take the ventillator off," Ophelia hesitantly said then just covered her eyes by hugging Hector and cried.

Perdita remembered the shock as her world was crumbling right in front of her, "Mommy, no! I'm here!" she cried, the nurse removed the machines and covered her body with the white cloth then took her away by two orderlies "where are you taking me?!"

All of a sudden there was a huge white light appeared in the room, Perdita looked at it and stopped crying, Perfida, Ophelia and Hector couldn't see it, then there was someone coming out of the light "Purdey," a man's soft voice called her and she recognized it. 

"Dad?" Perdita gasped, Apollo stood two feet from her, he was smiling peacefully and was wearing a white loose tunic shirt and pants.

"It's me, come," he said and put out his hand to her.

"Where are we going?"

"To a place where nothing bad will ever happen to us, you will like it there," he said to her.

"But what about Perfida?"

"We need to go, honey." Apollo was trying to convince her, Perdita saw Perfida was grieving for her loss then at her father wanting her to come with him.

"No, dad," she declined and backed away, Apollo's face had turn into worry. "I'm not gonna leave Perfida, she needs me."

Perdita turned her back to her dad, he was saddened at her decision and disappeared with the light.

Now back in the present, there a lot of what if questions in her head "Purdy? Purdy?" Perfida called her, Perdita was back to reality and saw her sister's sweet smile. "Come on, let's go to the karaoke booth."

"Yeah, Perdita, let's see if you can sing through the Spiritbox," Vance said.

"Okay," Perdita happily accepted and went with them, she was contented that she stayed for her sister.

THE END?