*ELYSIA* I lathered the sponge with soap and was about to start washing up when the little girl reappeared at the rim of the bathtub. "f**k!" I flinched, startled by her sudden presence. What does she want from me? And why does she keep doing this? I had never had such an occurrence before until I recovered an hour ago. There was no f*****g way this was a hallucination. I mean she's right here, standing in front of me. "Help me." She whispered, the sound repeating softly in the still air. I decided to speak to her this time. Considering the way she had been appearing nonstop, there has to be a crucial reason for it. "I want to," I said to her while she just stared at me. Looking at her face up close made my whole body tense in despair. She stood quietly, a small, frail figur

