the ghost contracted a virus, the kind she has not been accustomed to since she was living. on a routine haunting she was spotted by a small child in a dark corner of an empty room. they were both startled. the tiny human lunged at the ghost and sunk her teeth deep into the flesh of her cold arm. the ghost jerked away and the clutching grip was broken. she was struck with shock, mesmerized by her new puncture wound. the ghost stood frozen and the child scurried off. within moments, she could feel the chill from a fever and a deep burning from the ache in her bones.

she was infected and there was nothing to be done about it.