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"Yes. It can be anything, big or small. There are some things that we'll need to pass on to our superiors, but we'll be able to help with most things," I assure her.
We've only had to pass on one ghost as a team, which I assume is a good thing. No one really talks about their porting rates very much. I make a mental note to ask Juliet later if there's anything I should know.
"We can start easy," I suggest. "Why don't you tell me your name?"
She nods. "Erica Ferris," she responds.
"It's nice to meet you, Erica."
She raises a pale eyebrow. "Is it?"
"Well, there could have been a better set of circumstances for us to meet under," I admit.
"I'd say."
"Is there anything you left behind when you died that's still worrying you?"
She chews on her bottom lip. "Just my baby."
My heart sinks. That's not good.
"I miss him. I want to know he's okay." A distressed note enters her voice and she starts to pull at her hair. She won't lose any of it now she's a ghost, but that doesn't mean it's easy to watch.
Pity floods through me, but I push it to the side. I need to focus on the woman herself, and not on the way she's making me feel.
"Maybe part of your unfinished business is that you want to find out what happened to him," I say softly. "We can do that for you. We know your name already, can you tell me his?"
"Mika." She sniffs
"Okay, we can find out what happened to him and let you know."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. It's our job to do everything we can to help you with this," I promise. "We won't stop until we manage."
"And you think this is my unfinished business?" If I'm not mistaken, there's a hint of hope taking over from the sadness now.
We can work with this.
"I honestly don't know," I tell her. "But we can try this. If we're wrong and this isn't your unfinished business, then we'll try something else. And then something different. We'll keep going until we find what it is."
"Thank you," Erica whispers.
I smile at her, hoping for light and breezy, but not quite managing. "You're welcome. We need to get going now, but we'll be back as soon as we have new."
She nods. "Goodbye."
"Bye, Erica." I wave at her, mostly to signal to Mathias that we're done.
We turn and head out the door, not saying a word to one another in the process. Mathias may not be able to understand Erica, but that doesn't mean she can't understand him, and it feels rude to discuss her while she's not able to take part in the conversation.
"So, what happened?" Mathias asks once we're a safe distance away.
"She has a baby she misses and wants to know is safe.
Mathias nods. "That's a lot of paperwork to fill out, but it should be easy enough to do."
My shoulder sag with relief. If tracking down her baby isn't going to be too problematic, then maybe we stand a chance of helping Erica after all.
