Now I understood. As he held it to his body a crimson stain was spreading through the sheet as if his soul was reliving the trauma. As I stepped fo...ward to reach for him I caught a glimpse in the mirror on the dresser and I stared. All I could see was myself. On the bed was a crumpled sheet still white and unblemished. He had no reflection. I looked back at him. He was fading, disappearing like a dream before my eyes."Sorry.."He whispered.And then he was gone, his clothes were gone. The room. Tina had taken the rest of the food and somehow splattered it across most of the kitchen and then put the plate on her head and smeared it all over herself. I took several calming breaths and finally said, “Okay Tina no food for you today.”The microwave dinged, I removed my food, sat at the table and began to eat. Tina saw me eating and began to cry but in response I turned away from her and ignored her.Linda came beside me so I picked her up, sat her on my lap and we finished my meal together.. “Did I hurt you?”“No,” was her immediate response, but her hands came to his chest and pushed gently.He withdrew and slid off her, to land on a hip and elbow as she sat up and, without a word, swung her legs to the side of the bed and stood. The nightlight she had plugged in when he first started sleeping with her, so they could see each other a little bit without having to get up and turn off a light afterwards, was still there. It wasn’t enough for her to read the calendar hanging on the wall. I can’t believe this! I just want my antibiotics prescription and get the hell out of here. “Is that really necessary, doctor?” I ask. “I’m afraid so, it would be extremely negligent of me to ignore these symptoms.” “What symptoms?” I ask. “Let me just examine your lower half and I will be able to tell you everything” He responds calmly with a smile. I stand up and unzip my jeans pulling them down over my hips and letting them fall to the ground. I then remove my panties, revealing my shaved.