Instantly, we were swallowed up in the heat of it. If I'd ever been kissed like that before, I swear I don't remember it. It was white-hot and I burned everywhere he touched me. It was incredible. I still don't know how I got home afterward. I walked around in a dream.

I met Michael in the woods everyday. I couldn't help myself. We made love in the flowers for hours. I should've realized something was wrong when the flowers always seemed to spring back to life, but I didn't. An army could've marched across the stream and I wouldn't have noticed. Michael captured all my attention.

One evening after dinner, Jim said we had to talk. He sent Billy to spend the night at a friend's house so we'd be alone. That's when he told me he thought I needed to see a doctor.

When I asked him why, he said he was worried about me. My boss had called him that morning to say he was sorry I was sick, but he needed to hire someone to take my place. Jim didn't know I hadn't been to work in three weeks, but said nothing to my boss.

He decided to come home early and find out what was going on. When I wasn't in the house, he headed back to the woods.

"I saw you, Eva. You were naked in the leaves, rolling around and thrusting like you where having sex with somebody who wasn't there. You scared the shit out of me. I didn't know what to do, so I left you there and came home."

I didn't know what to say. Jim wasn't lying; I could see that in his face. He hadn't seen the flowers and he hadn't seen Michael.

But I had. Every one of my five senses had been at work while I was with Michael. I had no explanation for what was happening.

So that's why I'm in this locked room. Michael still visits me everyday and brings daffodils. We wait until they turn out the lights to make love. They still can't see him, but I can. His green eyes glow in the dark.

The End