The woman on the screen looked up, her smile widening. "Fiona, sweetheart. It's okay. Everything's going to be okay."
The TV screen flickered, casting a cool blue light over the messy living room of the Gallagher house. Fiona was slumped on the sofa, her eyes fixed on the screen as the closing credits of Shameless Season 1, Episode 9 began to roll. It was 10:48 PM, and the house was unusually quiet. Shameless S01E0950:48 Min
But as she reached for the screen, the image began to fade. The kitchen grew dim, and the laughter was replaced by the sound of the wind. The woman on the screen looked up, her smile widening
Fiona sat there for a long time, her heart heavy with grief. She knew that what she had seen wasn't real, that it was just a hallucination brought on by exhaustion and stress. But it had felt so real, so tangible. Everything's going to be okay
She looked around, but there was no one there. The voice seemed to be coming from the TV itself. Fiona reached out and touched the screen. It was cold, colder than any piece of electronics should be.
