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GHOULOFMYDREAMS
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Book4oftheLarueDonavanSeriesByRosePressey
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LarueDonavanisa
smalltowngirlwhojust
happenstobeaworld-
renownedpsychicmedium.
Yes,shetalkstoghosts,but
notjustanyghosts...lately
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she’sbecomeacelebrity
ghostwhisperer.Famous
ghostsjustwon’tleaveher
alone.Unfortunately,they’re
nottheonlyonesinterestedin
Larue.Evilentitieshavetheir
sightssetonhertoo,andthey
keeppoppinguparound
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everycorner.
ThistimeLaruefinds
herselfinthepresenceof
iconicfilmstarMarilyn
Monroe.Marilynisasex
symbolintheafterlifetoo.
Alsothere’samysterious
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manisintownandLarue
wonderswhatsecretshe’s
hiding.Shehasastrong
feelingheknowsaboutthe
evilspirits.Plus,ayounggirl
isinterestedinwitchcraft,and
Laruethinkshercuriosity
mightberelatedtorecent
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sightingsoftheshadow
people.Onarecent
investigation,Laruemight
haveunleashedademon.
Nowshethinksit'safterher
andeveryonesheloves.But
doesthatmeanshehasto
pushherbestfriendMindy
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andboyfriendCallahanaway
forever?Doesthemystery
manholdthekeytogetting
ridofthedemons?CanLarue
convincehimtohelp?Larue
mightfindtheanswersfrom
theghoulofherdreams.
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"RosePressey’sbookarefun!”Janet
Evanovich
PraiseforMeandMyGhoulfriendsbyRosePressey
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“RosePresseyspinsadelightfultalewithmisfitsand
romancethatmakesmecheerloudly.”
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CoffeeTimeRomance
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“Hercharactersarealiveandfullofquickwittedcharmandwillmakeyou
laugh.Theplottwistskeepyouturningthepagesnon-stop.”
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ParaNormalRomance
“Iabsolutelylovedthisbook!Ithadmechucklingfromthe
beginning.”
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FallenAngelReviews
RosePressey’sCompleteBookshelf
(clicktitletopreview/buy)
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ChaseCharleySeries:
Book1:ForOldCrimesSake
Book2:SeemsLikeOldCrimes
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HauntedTourGuideMystery
Series:
TheseHauntsareMadeforWalking
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AWalkontheHauntedSide
HauntedVintageSeries
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Book1–IfYou’veGotIt,Haunt
It
Book2–AllDressedUpandNoPlacetoHaunt(July
2015)
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Book3–HauntCoutureandGhostsGalore(October
2015)
Maggie,P.I.MysterySeries:
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Book1–CrimeWave
Book2–MurderisaBeach
TheHalloweenLaVeauSeries:
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Book1–ForeverCharmed
Book2–CharmedAgain
Book3–ThirdTime’saCharm
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Book4–Charmed,I’mSure
TheHadleyWildsSeries:
Book1:DeadGirl’sGuidetoStyle
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TheRylieCruzSeries:
Book1–HowtoDateaWerewolf
Book2–HowtoDateaVampire
Book3–HowtoDateaDemon
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TheLarueDonovanSeries:
Book1–MeandMyGhoulfriends
Book2–GhoulsNightOut
Book3–TheGhoulNextDoor
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Book4–GhoulofMyDreams
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TheMysticCaféSeries:
Book1–NoShoes,NoShirt,NoSpellsBook2–Piesand
Potions
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Book3—SpellsalaCarte
TheVeronicaMasonSeries:
Book1–Rock‘n’RollisUndead
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ATrashtoTreasureCrafting
Mystery:Book1–MurderatHoneysuckleHotel
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Book2–HoneysuckleHomicide
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TheHauntedRenovationMystery
Series:Book1–FlipthatHauntedHouseBook2–The
HauntedFixerUpper
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Allrightsreserved,includingtherighttoreproducethisbookorportions
thereofinanyform,(electronic,
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mechanical,photocopying,recording,or
otherwise)withoutthepriorwritten
permissionofthecopyrightowner.
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Thisbookisaworkoffiction.Thenames,characters,
incidents,places,andbrandsaretheproduct
oftheauthor’simaginationandnottobeconstruedasreal.
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Theauthoracknowledgesthe
trademarkedstatusandtrademarkownersofvariousproducts
referencedinthisworkoffiction,whichhavebeenusedwithout
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permission.Thepublication/useof
thesetrademarksisnotauthorized,associatedwith,orsponsoredby
thetrademarkowners.
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Dedication
Thisistoyouandyouknowwho
youare.
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Acknowledgements
Tomyson,whobringsmejoyeverysingledayandistheloveofmylife.Tomy
mother,who
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introducedmetotheloveofbooks.Tomy
husband,whoencouragesmeand
alwayshasfaithinme.AhugethankyoutoMarleyGibson.Andtothereaderswhomake
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writingfun.
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Index
Chapter1Chapter2Chapter3Chapter4Chapter5Chapter6Chapter7
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Chapter8Chapter9Chapter10Chapter11Chapter12Chapter13Chapter14Chapter15Chapter16
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Chapter17Chapter18Chapter19Chapter20Chapter21Chapter22Chapter23Chapter24Chapter25
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Chapter26Chapter27
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Chapter1
MynameisLarue
DonavanandIseeghosts.I
talktoghosts,too.Forthis
reason,ghoststendtofollow
mewhereverIgo.Sometimes
I’mokaywiththat,butat
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othertimes,itcanbeabit
frustrating.Iunderstandwhy
theywouldwanttobechatty
ifIamtheonlylivingperson
theycantalkto,especiallyif
theyaretrappedinabuilding
andallalone.Beingaghost
wouldprobablygetboring
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andI’dgobonkersquickly.
So,forthatreason,I’vetried
tohelpthespiritsallthatI
can.
Recently,though,
therehasbeenanew
development…
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I’vestartedseeing
celebrityghosts.Crazy,right?
Mostpeoplewouldn’tbelieve
meiftheyheardmystories.I
can’tblamethem.My
experienceswerekindoffar-
fetched.However,celebrities
arepeoplejustliketherestof
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us.Theylivedanddied,too.
Therefore,ontheirtransition
totheirnextplaneof
existence,theycouldget
stuckinthewrongdimension.
Sofar,I’vehadvisitsfrom
AbrahamLincoln,Elvis
Pressley,andMaeWest.
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Whatanoddcombination,
right?I’vebeenwaitingfor
thetimewhenI’dhavea
wholebandshowup.That
wouldbeawesome.Maybe
mystreakofcelebrityvisits
wasover,though.Ithasbeen
awhilesinceElvisleftthe
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building.
Rumorsswirled
aroundforyearsaboutthe
hauntedhouseIwascurrently
investigating.Accordingto
thecurrentowner,the
paranormalactivityhad
recentlyincreased.Thatwas
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whyIwasheretohelpher.
Theold,large,brick
housewasbuiltin1815.It
wastwo-storieswithalarge
frontporchontheFederalist
stylehome.Asemi-circular
windowwasabovetheporch
andnarrowsidewindows
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flankedthesidesofthedoor.
Thestreetwaslinedwith
similaroldhomes.Theowner
wasrenovating,which
usuallystirredupactivity.
Theexperienceshadgotten
sobadthatshecouldn’tget
contactorstoworkonthe
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home.IwashopingIwould
beabletohelphersoshe
couldgetherremodeling
finished.Sometimes,inorder
tohelp,itmeantbringingthe
ghostbacktomyplace.Ionly
hopedIdidn’truninto
anythingdemonicthistime.
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Aloudbangcame
fromtheroomtomyleft.I
knewIhadtoinvestigate.I
easedtowardthedirectionof
thesound.Thehomeowner,
hadmovedthefurnitureout
ofthespaceinordertopaint
thewalls.Iguessedthe
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ghostlyactivityhadceased
thatjob,aswell.Adark
shadowzippedaroundthe
cornerandintothedining
room.Ifrozeonthespot.
“Isawyou,”Icalled
out.“There’snoneedtohide.
I’mheretohelpyou.”
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Istuckoutmyarm,
hopingtheghostwouldspeak
intothesmallrecorderIwas
holding.“Doyouseethis
device?Itcanpickupyour
voiceifyoujustsay
something.”
“Something,”amale
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voicesaidinateasingtone.
Iwhippedaround
thinkingforsuretheghostly
whispershadbeenbehindme.
Great…Ihadawittyentity.
Howfun.
Icontinued.“That
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wasveryclever.Now,why
don’tyoureallychatwithme
thistime?”
Ihadanarsenalof
equipmentwithme.Ifthe
ghostdidn’twantto
communicatewithmeusing
therecorder,thenIcould
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bringsomethingelseoutof
mybagoftricks.
Iliftedanotherdevice
frommypileofgadgets.
“ThisSpiritBoxcanalsopick
upyourwords.Justuseyour
energytosaywhateveryou’d
like.”
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TheSpiritBoxuses
radiofrequencytopickupthe
ghost’swords.Itfreakedme
outthefirsttimeIusedit.I
hadn’texpectedittoworkso
well.Iftheghostswerebeing
stubbornanddidn’twant
speaktomedirectly,thiswas
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agreatwaytotricktheminto
activity.
MaybeIshouldn’t
haveinteractedwiththis
ghost.Ifhedidn’tknowthatI
couldactuallyseeandspeak
withhim,thenitwould
decreasemyoddsofhaving
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himattachtome.IfIcould
gethimtoleavewithout
goingthroughallthat,it
wouldbebetterforbothof
us.Okay,mostlybetterfor
me.Chattingwithghostsused
alotofenergyandalways
leftmefeelingdrained.Not
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tomentiontheyneverknew
whentoleave.
“Getlost!”The
electronicvoiceonthe
machinejabberedoutforthe
ghost.
Iplacedmyhandon
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myhip.“Thatwasn’tvery
polite.”
Itlookedasifthiswas
goingtobeanotherdifficult
one.
“You’dbetterplay
nice,”Isaid,asIeasedacross
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theroom.Ipeekedoutinto
thehallway.“Whereareyou
hiding?”
“I’muphere.Ibet
youcan’tfindme.”
Uhoh.Thatvoicehad
comethroughwithouttheuse
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ofanyequipmentagain.I’d
hearditloudandclear.But,
sofar,Ihadn’tseenanything
otherthanthedarkshadow.
Ididn’tlikeshadow
people.Thereweresolid-
lookingmasseswithno
features.Itusuallysignaled
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thatitwasanevilspirit.I
reallydidn’twanttodealwith
oneofthoserightnow.
“Iwillfindyou,”I
calledout.“Don’tthinkyou
canhidefromme.”
Ididn’tgetananswer
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thistime,soIfiguredI’d
havetohunttheghostdown.
Itseemedlikethevoicehad
comefromupstairs,soI
headeduptheoldstaircase.
Themahoganybanisteraided
inmyclimbtothesecond
floor.Onceatthetoplanding,
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Ipaused.Withseveraldoors
oneithersideofme,theghost
couldbehidinganywhere.
“You’regetting
warmer,”theghostteased.
Thatsentachilldown
myspine.Thisghostwas
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playinggameswithme,
whichdidn’tinterestmeat
all.Ididn’twantto
participateinparanormalhide
andseek.
“Comeout,comeout
whereveryouare,”Isang
sarcastically.
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Okay,maybeI
shouldn’thaveprovokedhim
withmyteasing,butI
couldn’tresist.
Theghostreleaseda
menacinglaugh.Goose
bumpsappearedonmyarms
immediately.
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“I’moverhere,”the
voicesaidtauntingly.
Ithoughtthesound
hadcomefromtheroomat
theendofthehallway.AsI
slowlymademywaydown
there,Iwasn’tsurewhatto
expectwhenIopenedthe
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door.Inearedthehandle,
reachingmyhandout,andI
knewIwasabouttofindout.
Ofcourse,myanxietywasat
anall-timehigh.Ihatednot
knowingwhattoexpect.I
saidaquickprayerfor
safety’ssake.
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Withmyhand
wrappedaroundtheknob,I
twisted.Itwasunlocked,soI
inchedthedooropen.Ipoked
myheadinandscannedmy
surroundings.Onlyaniron
bedwithawhitespreadanda
smallnightstandoccupiedthe
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space.Therewasnosignof
theghost.Unlesshewas
hidingintheclosetorunder
themattress.Itwouldn’t
surprisemeintheleastto
findhimineitheroneof
thoseplaces.
“Wrongroom,”the
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ghostcalledoutwith
boisterouslaughter.
Iwhippedaroundonly
toseehewasn’tbehindme.
“Idon’thavetimeforthis.”
“Thengoaway,”he
answered.
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“Ifyoushowyourself
andtalktomelikeaman,
thenIwillleave.Stopacting
likeachild,”Idemanded.
Silencefilledthe
house.Aquietnessthatsenta
chilldownmyspine.The
spiritleadingmeonthishide
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andseekwasn’ttheonlyone
here.Therewasnowayto
proveit,butIjusthadthe
feeling.
“Oh,didImakeyou
mad?”Isteppedovertothe
otherbedroomandopened
thedoor.
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Thisroomwas
similarlyfurnished.Ablue
comfortercoveredthetopof
thisbed.Iseriously
consideredliftingtheduvet
andlookingunderthere,butI
didn’twanttheghosttojump
outatmeincasehewas
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there.Icouldn’tletmyguard
downandallowthisghostto
knowIwasinanywayscared
ofhim.Ofcourse,Iwasonly
humanandIdidget
frightenedsometimes,butit
wasalwaysabadideatolet
theghostknowthatparticular
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tidbitofinformation.They
usedmyfearagainstme.
“Okay.I’llstop,”the
ghostsaid.
Ididn’ttrustthe
ghost.Whywouldhestop
teasingmenow?Ichecked
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outtheothertworooms,but
sawnothing.
“Areyoustillhere?”I
calledout.
Noanswer.
Apparently,theghosthad
stoppedashesaidhewould.
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Somethingtoldmehe
remained,though.Hewas
simplywaitingforthechance
topopout.Hewastoying
withme.Ihatedplayingthis
game.EspeciallysinceI
didn’tknowtherules.The
ghostwassuretowinthat
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way.
Afterlookingthrough
alltheroomsupstairs,I
headedbackdownthestairs.
Theoldtreadscreakedunder
myfeet.I’donlymoveda
couplestepswhenIthought
forsuresomeonewasbehind
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me.Istoppedandlooked
overmyshoulder.Noone
wasthere.
Onceatthebottom,I
peeredupthestairs.I’d
honestlyexpectedtoseethe
ghostmereinchesfrommy
facewhenIturnedaround.
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Thankgoodnesshewasn’t
there.Thatoddfeelingwas
stillthere,though,soIknew
hewasn’tgoneforlong.
“Areyougoingto
playthisgameallday?”I
asked.
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Thatsamesilence
filledthespace.
“Okay,I’mleaving
now.I’dbetternotgetacall
fromthehomeownersaying
you’rebotheringheragain.
Thehauntingstopshere,
buddy.”Isaid,usingmybest
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sternvoice.
Aftergatheringupmy
equipment,Iheadedtoward
thefoyer.WhenIreachedthe
frontdoor,Istopped.Iturned
tofacethespiritwho
obviouslywasn’tgoingto
showhimself.
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“Onelastchanceto
saysomethingbeforeI
leave,”Icalledout.
Thisghostwas
persistentandanoddone.
ThefeelingIwasbeing
watchedremainedwithme.
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“I’mleavingnow.”I
twistedthedoorknob,
expectingtheghosttostop
me.
ItwasasifIwas
tellinghimIwouldgoonthe
countoften,butstartedusing
halfnumbersmidway
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through.Apparently,he
wasn’tgoingtobegmeto
stay,soIneededtomoveon.
IhadtoremindmyselfthatI
couldn’tsolveeverycaseI
tookon,butIdidn’tknow
whatIwouldtellthe
homeowner.
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Islippedoutofthe
houseandovertomycar
parkedinthedriveway.After
placingmyequipmentinto
thetrunk,Icloseditand
lookedbackatthehouseone
lasttime.Therewasno
spectralfacestaringatme
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fromanupstairsbedroom.
Thehomeownerwouldwant
afullreport.Iwalkedoverto
thecar’sdoorandopenedit.
ThatwaswhenIsawhim
sittinginthepassengerseat.
Hehaddarkhairthatreached
tohisshoulders.Heworea
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redandblueplaidshirtwith
whatappearedtobebell
bottombluejeans.Iguessed
he’dbeenlivinginthe
seventies.
Hestaredmerightin
theeyes.“Tag,you’reit.”
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Okay,thatwas
creepy.
“Whoareyou?”I
asked,tryingtoremaincalm.
“TheGhostof
ChristmasPast.”
Yeah,therewasa
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wiseassteenagerinmycar.
He’dbeenslightly
see-throughatfirst,butnow
hewascompletelysolid.It
hadbeenevidentrightaway
thathewasn’tofthis
dimension.Nodoubt,he’d
beentheghostplayingwith
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meinthehouse.
Ididn’ttrytohidethe
frustrationinmyvoice.
“Whatareyoudoing?”
“IthoughtI’dgofora
ride.Youdon’tmind,do
you?”Hetappedhislong
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fingersagainstthecar’s
leatherseat.
Iplacedmyhandson
myhips.“Actually,yes,Ido
mind.Imakeitapolicynot
toentertainparanormal
hitchhikers.”
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Ofcourse,thatwasn’t
true.Ihadghostswithme
practicallyallthetime.He
didn’tneedtoknowthat,
though.Ialreadyhadasmany
ghoulfriendsasIcould
handle.I’djustgottenridofa
setofspirits,andIwas
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enjoyingmydowntime.I
wasn’treadytoaddanother
entityjustyet.Thiswasmy
vacationfromthe
paranormal.Okay,ifI’d
wantedarealvacationfrom
thesupernatural,Iwouldn’t
havebeenonan
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investigation.Thatwastrue,
butIfoundithardtostay
away.Especiallywhen
peopleneededmyhelp.
Hemotioned.“Getin
andtakemeforaride.”
Isighedandtossed
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mybagintothecar.IknewI
mightaswelldoashesaid.It
wouldtakeforeverformeto
getridofhim.Icouldtellby
themischievouslookonhis
face,aswellasthegamehe’d
alreadybeenplaying.
Ipulledoutofthe
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driveway.Ididn’thavea
ghostfollowmeeverytimeI
wentonaninvestigation,but
ithadbeenhappeningmore
andmoreoften.Ifhewas
comingwithme,thenIhada
lotofquestionsforthisghost.
Irolleduptoastop
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sign.“Whatisyourname?”
Hesmirked.“Doesit
matter?”
Ohno.Thisonewas
goingtogivemealotof
attitude.Ifeltaheadache
comingonalready.
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Iflickedontheturn
signalandmergedintothe
otherlane.“Igenerallyliketo
knowwhoI’mtalkingto,so,
yes,itdoesmatter.”
Hesighedandthen
said,“RogerEdwin.Areyou
happynow?”
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Well,thatwasastart.
Evenifhehadamega
attitudeaboutit.
“MynameisLarue
Donavan.I’maparanormal
investigatorandIguessyou
figuredoutIspeaktothe
deadaswell.”
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“Yeah,Igatheredthat
much.”Hegazedoutthe
windowatthepassing
scenery.
Weweredriving
throughthenewer
subdivisions.Iwonderedifhe
recognizedhissurroundings.
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Ineverknewhowto
askthisquestion.Therewas
noeasyway.
“Howdidyou…get
there?Youknow,inthat
house.”Imadealeftturn
ontoBowlingStreet.
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Heshrugged.“Ifyou
wanttoknowhowIbitthe
dust,Iwasinacaraccident.”
Well,thatwasone
waytoputit.“Wereyou
driving?”
“Yeah.Itwasraining
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andIlostcontrolofthecar.I
guessIwasn’tsuchagood
driverafterall.”Hewaved
hishand.“Whenit’syour
timetogo,it’syourtimeto
go.”
Iclutchedthesteering
wheelalittletightereven
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thoughitwasn’training.I
repeatedmyquestion,“How
didyouendupinthat
house?”
“Theaccidentwas
rightinfrontofit.IguessI
didn’tknowwhereelseto
go.”
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Well,thatwasjust
terrible.Mycellphonerang.
“Ineedtotakethis
call,”Isaid,pullingoverto
thesideoftheroad.“It’sa
portablephone.”
Hewavedhishand.
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“Whatever.Iknowwhatitis.
I’maghost,butIcanstillsee
what’sgoingonaroundme.”
“Sorry,”Isaid.
Mybestfriend,Mindy
Winters’,namewasdisplayed
onthescreen.Ihadaphoto
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ofherthatpoppedupevery
timeshecalled.Itwastheone
fromourtriptothestatefair.
Shehadcottoncandyonher
facelikeapinkmustache.
Herlong,blondehairhad
beenstreakedbythesummer
sunandherbrowneyes
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sparkled.
“Ihopeyou’re
finishedwiththe
investigation,”shesaid.“I
didn’twanttodisturbyou.”
Iglancedoverat
Roger.Hewassmirkingat
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me.
“Ijustwrappeditup.”
IlookedawayfromRoger.
“Canyoucomebymy
house?IhavesomethingI
wanttoshowyou,”Mindy
said.
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“Sure,whatisit?”I
asked.
“Oh,it’sasurprise,
butIthinkyou’llloveit,”she
saidwithenthusiasminher
voice.
“Okay,nowyouhave
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meintrigued.I’llbethere
soon.”
Mindylivedashort
distanceaway,soImadeitto
herhouseinonlyafew
minutes.Herpolefitness
studiohadreallytakenoff
andshe’daddedsomenew
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classesandshe’djust
purchasedanewplace.I
pulleduptoherhousewhich
wasacombinationbrickand
stonefaçadewithcutewhite
windowboxeswithbrightred
andyellowflowersspilling
overthesides.Sheevenhada
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newswimmingpoolinback.
IrecognizedMindy’s
dad’sblueFordtruckinthe
driveway.Ihopedeverything
wasokay.She’dactedasif
everythingwasfine.She’d
soundedupbeat.
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“Roger,youwaithere
forme,”Isaidtotheghostas
Igotoutofthecar.
AsIwalkedupthe
pathtowardthefrontdoor,I
feltapresencebehindme.
WhenIglancedback,I
realizedRogerwasrighton
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myheels.
“IthoughtItoldyou
tostayinthecar,”Isaidover
myshoulder.
“Idon’twantto,”he
said.
Isupposetherewas
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nothingIcoulddotogethim
tostay.Icouldhave
threatenedhimwithasage
cleansing,butIdoubtedit
wouldbeeffectiveonhim.
WhenMindyansweredthe
door,Ialmostfainted.I
hadn’texpectedtoseethe
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ghostofMarilynMonroe
standingbehindher.
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Chapter2
Istoodthere
speechless.Infact,Ididn’t
knowwhattodonext.It
wasn’tlikeseeingaghost
shockedme,butIhadn’t
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expectedMarilynMonroe,
forheaven’ssake.Whydid
thiskeephappeningtome?
Wordmusthavegottenout
thatIwasthepsychic
mediumtothestars.Marilyn
wasjustasglamorousinthe
afterlifeasshehadbeenwhen
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shewasliving.Herchin-
lengthblondehairbounced
withcurls.Herlipswere
coveredinbrightredlipstick.
Sheworetheiconicwhite
halterdressedshe’dwornin
thefilmTheSevenYearItch
whereshe’dstoodoverthe
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subwaygrateandtheskirt
hadfloateduptowardthe
sky.Herappearancewas
exactlyasIwouldhave
picturedher.
“Wow.Thisisfarout.
Ican’tbelieveit’sMarilyn
Monroe.”Rogersaidashe
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walkedrightthroughMindy
andintoherhouse.
Mindyfrownedasif
she’dfelthimpassthrough
her.Now,Rogerstoodnextto
Marilyn,staringwithstar-
struckeyes.
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Awickedsmile
curvedhislips.“Thisis
turningouttobeaverygood
day.”
Marilynglancedat
himandfrowned.Roger
neededtobackoffandlearn
whatpersonalspacemeant.I
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couldn’tbelievehe’djust
walkedrightintoMindy’s
housewithoutbeinginvited
in.Wherewerehismanners?
Justbecausehewasaghost
didn’tmeanheshouldbe
rude.
“Istheresomething
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wrong?”Mindyasked.
Ididn’twanttotell
herjustyetthatMarilyn
Monroewasstandingbehind
herandthatIhadalso
broughtanowinfatuated
teenageghostintoherhome.
Iespeciallydidn’twanttotell
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herwithherdadthere.He
wouldthinkhisdaughter’s
bestfriendwasaburgershort
ofacombomeal.
Mindywaswearing
herworkoutgearofblack
yogapantsandablueand
blacksportsbra.She’d
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probablyjustleftherstudio.I
hadtofindoutwhatthis
excitingnewsofherswas.
“Okay,nowthat
you’rehere,getinside.”She
motionedformetoenter.
AsIsteppedintothe
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foyer,Ikeptmyeyeson
Marilyn.Ontheleftwasthe
largelivingroomandjust
beyondthatwasthedining
room.Mindyhadhireda
decoratorwhohadusedlight
colorsofcreamandbeige
aroundthespace.
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Mindy’sdad,Mark,
poppedoutfromthekitchen.
Hisheadwascrownedwitha
thicklayerofshort-cropped
grayhair.Hehadbeengray
foraslongasIcould
remember.Herfatherhad
alwaysbeenfitsothatmust
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havebeenwhereMindygot
herloveoffitness.
“Hello,Larue.It’s
nicetoseeyouagain.You’ve
beenhidingfromme,haven’t
you?”Lineswrinkledaround
hisblueeyeswhenhesmiled.
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Ilaughedandgave
himahug.“It’sgoodtosee
youagain,too,Mr.Winters.
So,whatistheexciting
news?”Iaskedglancingfrom
Mr.WinterstoMindy.
MarilynandRoger
werestandingrightnextto
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Markandhehadnoclue.
Thiswasparticularlyfunny
becauseMindy’sdadwasa
hugeMarilynMonroefan.He
wouldprobablydieifhe
knew.
Mindymotionedover
hershoulder.“Comeintothe
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kitchen.There’ssomething
mydadwantstoshowyou.”
Thismustbehuge
withthewaytheywere
acting.IfollowedMindyand
herdadintothekitchen.
Marilynwasrightbehindme
andRogerwasstanding
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entirelytooclosetoher.
Basedonthedownward
curveofherlips,Iknewshe
wantedmetogetridofhim.
TherewaslittleIcoulddo
aboutthatrightnow.Mr.
Wintershurriedovertothe
tableandpickeduptheobject
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inaglasscase.Thesmileon
hisfacewentfromeartoear.
Heheldthecaseclosetohis
chestasifitwasfragile.
“Doyouhavetostand
soclose?”Marilynasked
Roger.
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Thiswasthefirsttime
she’dspoken.Hersweet
voicedidn’thideherirritation
withhim.IgaveRogerastare
thatsaid,“Backoff,buddy.”
Heheldhishandsupand
easedacouplestepsaway.
“Thankyou,”I
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mouthed.
Mindyfrowned.I
thoughtshe’dcaughtme
talkingtoRoger.She
probablyhadsuspicionsthat
somethingwasgoingonwith
aparanormalnature.Iknew
she’dfreakouttodiscover
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ghostswereinherhouse.The
lasttimethathadhappened
she’dwantedherhome
exorcisedimmediately.For
allIknew,thatcouldhave
beenwhyshe’dboughtanew
place.Mindydidn’thaveto
worrythough.Ihadevery
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intentionoftakingtheghosts
withmewhenIleft.
“Thisissocool.You
knowyouweremyfavorite
actress.IlovedyouinSome
LikeItHot,”Rogerchatted
away.
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Surprisingly,his
commenthadgottenasmile
outofMarilyn.
“Thankyou,”shesaid
inhersexywhisper.
Heracknowledgement
hadalmostmadeRogerfaint.
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WhatwasIgoingtodowith
thesetwo?ThesamethingI
didwithalltheotherghosts,I
guess.Iwouldhavetoputup
withthemandhopethey
movedonsoon.However,I
hadtoadmititwasn’tthe
worstthingtohavetohang
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outwithcelebrityghosts.I
waskindofexcitedtogeta
chancetospeakwithMarilyn.
Iwasn’tevensurewhatI
wouldask.
Mindygrabbedmy
arm,breakingmyattention
awayfromtheghosts.“Look
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whatmyfatherbought.”
“Whatisit?”I
steppedcloser.
Ithadbetternotbe
somekindofcreepybugin
thatcontainer.AsIpeeredin,
Ispottedthesparkling
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earrings.WhywasMr.
Winterssoexcitedabout
earrings?
“Yourdadboughtyou
those?”Iasked.
Mindyshookher
head.“No,theearringswere
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MarilynMonroe’s.Mydad
boughtthematanauction.”
Wellnow,that
explainedeverything.I
glancedoveratMarilynand
sheflashedasweetgrin.I
wouldhavetotellMindyshe
washere.Herdadwould
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neverbelieveitthough,so
thatwasn’tadetailIwas
readytosharewithhim.
“Wow,theyare
beautiful,”Isaid.
Mr.Winterssmiled
withexcitement.“Iwaslucky
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Igotthem.Ithoughtyou
wouldappreciateseeing
them.”
Littledidtheyknow
thiseventhadnowledmeto
Marilyn’sghost.
“Ithinkthat’s
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wonderful,Mr.Winters.They
willlookgreatwithyour
collection.”
Hehadotheritems
he’dcollectedovertheyears
ondisplayinhisbasement.
Mostly,hehadpostersand
othermoviememorabilia.
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Thisitem,though,wouldbe
thehighlightofhiscollection.
AtleastnowIknew
whyMarilynwasinMindy’s
house,butIwascuriousasto
whyshewaswiththe
earrings.Didtheyhavesome
kindofspecialmeaningto
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her?Obviouslythathadtobe
thecase,otherwisewhy
wouldshebehere?Mr.
Winterswrappedtheglass
caseinablackvelvetcloth.
“Well,I’dbetterget
going.”HehuggedMindy
andthenme.“Ladies,you’ll
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havetocomeovertothe
houseandseetheseonceIget
thecaseforthem.”
“Wewill,Dad.”She
peeredatmeandshookher
head.
Mr.Winterscarried
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hisvaluablecollector’sitem
outsecuredinbothhishands.
Oncehewasoutthedoorand
ithadclosedbehindhim,
Mindyturnedtome.Iknew
shewassuspicious.
Ihadfullyexpected
MarilyntoleavewithMr.
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Winters.Afterall,hehadthe
earringsandthatwasthe
reasonshewashereinthe
firstplace.Right?But,she
didn’tgowithhim.She
watchedhimwalkoutthe
doorandthenstaredmeright
intheeyes.Ihadtoaskher
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whyshehadn’tgonewith
him.First,Iwouldhaveto
tellMindyabouttheghosts.
IsupposeIhadtotell
herthetruth.Shewasmybest
friendandIdidn’twantto
hideanythingfromher.Ijust
hopedshewasunderstanding.
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Iwasresponsibleforbringing
Rogertoherhouse,butwas
Marilynmyfault,too?She
wouldhavebeenthere
whetherIshowedupornot.
Mindyturnedtome
andplacedherhandsonher
hips.“What’sgoingon?”
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Icringedandrushed
towardthedoor.
Shesteppedinfront
ofme.“Oh,noyoudon’t.
You’renotleavinguntilyou
tellme.”
IthoughtI’dbe
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honestwithher,butnowI
washavingsecondthoughts.
Mindywasblockingmyexit.
“Tellhershehasthe
biggestsexsymbolinhistory
inherlivingroom.”Roger
wiggledhiseyebrowsat
Marilyn.
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Marilyninched
furtherawayfromhim.
Ireleasedadeep
breathandsaid,“Okay,I
guessIcan’thideitfrom
you.”
“No,youcan’t,”
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Mindysaid.“Thereareghosts
withyou,aren’tthere?”
InoddedatRogerand
Marilyn.“Alittlebit,yeah.”
Mindypeeredaround
theroom.“Whoarethey?”
“Youwon’tbelieve
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it,”Isaid.
Shequirkedan
eyebrow.“AfterAbeLincoln,
MaeWest,andElvisPresley,
IthinkI’dbelieveanything.”
“Isupposeyouwould.
Therearetwoghosts.Oneis
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famous.”Imotionedtoward
Marilynwithatiltofmy
head,eventhoughMindy
couldn’tseeher.
Marilynfluffedher
hairandcheckedherred-
polishedfingernails.
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“Theotheroneisabit
ofapaininthebutt.”I
scowledatRoger.
“Rightbackatyou.”
Hesmirkedme.
“Well,whoarethey?”
Mindymotionedformeto
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tellher.
“Well,youknowhow
yourdadhadtheearrings
here?”
“Yeah…”shesaid.
“MarilynMonroewas
attachedtotheearringsand
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she’sherenow,”Isaid,
rushingmywords.
“Ineedtositdown.”
Mindywalkedovertothe
leathersofaintheliving
room.
Isatbesideher.“Are
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youokay?”
Shepushedthehair
outofhereyesandreleaseda
deepbreath.“Whyisshe
here?”
IturnedtoMarilyn
whohadfollowedusintothe
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room.“Whyareyouhere?I
thoughtyouwereattachedto
theearrings?”
“Iwasattachedtothe
earrings,butnowI’m
attachedtoyou.”Shewinked.
Ifrowned.“Why
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me?”
“Becauseyoucansee
andtalktome,darling.”
“Duh,”Rogersaid.
“WhywouldIgowith
theearringswhenIcan
actuallycommunicatewith
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you?”
“Whywereyou
attachedtotheearringsinthe
firstplace?”Iasked.
Shewavedherhand.
“That’salongstoryIdon’t
wanttotalkaboutrightnow.”
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“Whatdidshesay?”
Mindyasked.
“Shedoesn’twantto
talkaboutit,”Isaid.
Mindyrubbedher
temples.“Thatfigures.What
abouttheotherghost?”
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IgesturedatRoger.
“HecamefromthehouseI
wasjustinvestigating.Itold
himtostayinthecar,buthe
didn’tlisten.He’sateenager
andyouknowhowtheycan
be.”
Herolledhiseyes.
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“Hey,don’tthinkyouknow
everythingjustbecauseyou
areolderthanme.”
“Youaren’tgoingto
leavethemhereareyou?”
Mindyasked.
“No,ofcoursenot.”I
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triedtosoundreassuring.
Rogerpointedto
Marilyn.“I’mnotgoingif
she’snotgoing.”
“I’mgoingwithher,”
Marilynsaid,motioningto
me.
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Well,Iguessthat
solvesthatproblem.
“They’llbothbe
comingwithme,”Isaid.
“Whew.Thank
goodness.Idon’twantghosts
inmyhouse.Nooffense,”
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Mindysaid,gazingaround
theroom.
“Nonetaken,”
Marilynsaid.
Ireleasedadeep
breath.Now,Ihadtofigure
outwhatIwoulddowith
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them.Iguessthefirstthing
wastogetthemoutof
Mindy’shouse.
Ipushedtomyfeet.“I
shouldgettotheshopnow.”I
motionedattheghosts.“Are
youbothreadytocomewith
me?”
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Marilynsashayed
towardthefrontdoor.Roger
jumpedupandhurriedacross
theroom.
“Leaveheralone,”I
barkedoutathim.“Helikes
Marilyn.”
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Mindysnorted.“What
manwouldn’t?”
Ilaughed.“True.”
Waituntilmy
boyfriend,CallahanWeiss,
foundoutMarilynwaswith
me.He’dbejealoushe
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couldn’tseeghosts,too.
Mindyfollowedme
acrosstheroom.“Thanksfor
stoppingby,nowgetthe
ghostsoutofhere.”
Isteppedoutside.
“Comeon,Marilynand
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Roger,Mindydoesn’twant
youhere.”
Shelaughed.“You’re
right,Idon’t.”
“Callmelater.”I
waved.
Rogermotioned
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towardthecarforMarilynto
gofirst.Sure,hewaspoliteto
her.Ifhecouldhaveopened
thedoorforher,hewould
have.Wepiledintomycar
andIbackedoutofthe
driveway.IneverthoughtI’d
beridingaroundtownwith
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MarilynMonroesittingnext
tome.SinceIhadsomany
ghostspoppinginandoutof
mylife,I’dhadtopreparea
sortof“orientationtalk”for
thespirits.Settingboundaries
andlettingthemknowwhat
theycouldandcouldn’tdo
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wasessentialformysanity.
“Wherearewegoing?
Marilynasked.
“Ihaveabookstorein
town.Iworkthereduringthe
day.”
“Ilovebooks.”She
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watchedoutthewindow,not
noticingmeasshetalked.“I
hadalmostfourhundred
books.”
“Metoo.”Roger
leanedforwardintheseat.
“Areyoujustsaying
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thatbecauseMarilyndid?”I
askedasImadealeftturn.
“No,ofcoursenot.I
didn’thavefourhundred
books,butIlovebooks,”he
saiddefensively.
Silencefilledthecar.
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Marilynwasquiet,soI
assumedshedidn’twantto
talk.Ihadabunchof
questionsforher,butIdidn’t
knowwheretostart.Of
course,therewasthewhole
questionastowhetherher
deathhadbeenanaccidentor
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suicide,butIwasn’taboutto
askthat.Itwasnoneofmy
business.Howevershedied,
ithadbeenatragedy.Ifshe
wantedtosharethe
informationIwouldbeall
ears.Sinceshedidn’twantto
tellmewhyshewasattached
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totheearringsthatleftmeat
alossforwords.
Ipulledupinfrontof
myshop.“Well,herewe
are.”
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Chapter3
BookNookwasmy
bookstoreinthelittletownof
Magnolia,Kentucky.Ithad
beenmygrandparentsbefore
theyretired.Thedowntown
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areaoftownhadalotofcute
storesinoldbuildings.My
placewasrightnextdoorto
FullCupCoffeeShop.My
hunkyboyfriend,Callahan
Weiss,ownedtheplace.The
coffeewasthebestI’dever
tastedandthepastrywasto
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diefor.
Acharmingsign
dangledabovethedoorofmy
shopwelcomingvisitors.
BookNookhadalwaysbeen
mysafehaven.SinceIranthe
shopduringtheday,Ihadto
findtimeformy
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investigating.Mosttimes,
thatmeantIeitherhadtohunt
ghostsearlyinthemorningor
lateatnight.
MarilynandRoger
followedasIgotoutofthe
carandheadedupthe
sidewalktowardtheshop.
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“Thisisalovely
town,”Marilynsaidasshe
sashayedalongbesideme.
Rogerleanedcloseto
herandsaid,“We’regladyou
likeit.”
Now,hewassuddenly
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Mr.Charming.Irolledmy
eyes.
“Howlonghaveyou
hadtheshop?”sheasked.
“It’sjustbeena
coupleyearsnow.Iloveit
though.”Iglancedtoward
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Callahan’s,butdidn’tsee
him.
Itwasearlyand
peopleweregoinginandout
ofhisshop,soIknewhe’dbe
busy.
Thingshadfinally
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startedtosettledownafter
Callahanhadbeenhitwitha
coupleofspellsthathadleft
himnotactinghimself.Thank
goodnessthatwasallbehind
us.Therewasalotof
witchcraftintown,butafter
gettingthepeoplewhowere
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performingblackmagicto
leaveMagnolia,itwasall
goodmagicnow.Therefore,
wehadn’thadanyproblems
since.Plus,thespiritsthat
hadbeenaroundlatelyhad
beenquiet.Itwasoddreally,
almostlikethecalmbefore
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thestorm.
AsInearedmyfront
door,Ispottedsomethingout
ofthecornerofmyeye.It
seemedlikeashadow.Kind
ofliketheoneI’dseeninthe
houseI’djustleft.But,that
hadbeenRogerandhewas
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withmenow.Iglancedtomy
lefttomakesurehewasstill
there.Ofcoursehewasn’t
goinganywhereaslongas
Marilynwasstillhere.Could
ithavebeenanotherspirit?If
so,thenwherehadthespirit
comefrom?
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“Didyouseethat?”
Marilynaskedandpointed.
“Yousawit?”Iasked.
Shepeeredatmewith
herlong-lashedblueeyes.
“Yes,butitmovedsoquickly
IthoughtmaybeI’dimagined
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it.”
Ishookmyhead.“No,
itwasreal.”
I’dseenthemtoo
manytimesnowtothinkthey
werejustafigmentofmy
imagination.
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“Didyouseeit,
Roger?”Iasked.
Hewasstaringat
Marilyn.“DidIseewhat?”
“Nevermind,”Isaid.
ThatwaswhenI
spotteditonmyleftthistime.
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Afamiliarburningsensation
ranthroughme,signalingthat
thisspiritprobablywasn’t
friendly.Itfeltliketherush
whenyouateicecreamtoo
fast,onlythiswasthroughout
mybody.Thankgoodnessit
onlylastasecond.
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Istopped.“Thereit
wasagain.”
Thethingwasmoving
soquicklythatIdidn’thavea
chancetogetagoodlookat
it.Iglancedbehindme,but
didn’tseemovement.Itwas
almostasifthisthingwas
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toyingwithme.
IeyedRoger
suspiciously.
“What?”heasked
defensively.
“Areyouplaying
gameswithmeagain?”I
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asked.
Hethrewhishands
up.“Whydoyoualways
thinkit’sme?Whydoesit
automaticallyhavetobeme
messingwithyou?”
Asawomanwalked
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by,Ipeereddownatmy
whitetennisshoessoit
wouldn’tseemasifIwas
talkingtomyself.“Calm
down.Youweretheone
playingahideandseekgame
withmethismorning,socan
youblamemeforbeing
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suspicious?”
Hefurrowedhisbrow.
“Whatever.”
Ihopedtohave
childrensomeday,butnowI
wasrethinkingthatbasedon
whatI’dgothroughwiththe
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teenageyears.Theshadow
didn’tpopoutagain,soI
openedtheshopdoorand
headedinside.
Whateverwasout
there,Ihopeditwouldgo
away.Maybeitwasaspirit
simplypassingthrough.That
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happenedsometimes.The
richsmellofbookswhirled
throughtheair,huggingme
whenImovedthroughthe
shop.Italwaysmademefeel
athomewhenIwashere.I
wasmostcomfortable
surroundedbythebooks.
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Theywerelikeoldfriends
andfamily.IknewIwas
alwayssafewhenIwas
aroundthem.Acozy
fireplacewasononesideof
thestorewithleatherchairs
placedinfronttorelaxand
read.Thecheckoutwason
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theoppositeside.
“Somanybooks,”
Marilynsaidassheglanced
aroundthestore.Myfavorite
bookisToKilla
Mockingbird.”
“Really?HarperLee
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hasasecondbooknow.It
wasjustreleased,”Isaid.
Rogercutoffmy
conversationwhenheasked,
“Whatarewegoingtodo
here?”
“We’regoingto
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work,”Isaid,movingbehind
thecountertoturnonmy
computer.
“Whydowehaveto
dothat?”heaskedwithan
annoyingwhinyvoice.
Iflashedhimaforced
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smile.“BecauseIhavebills
topayandIliketoeat
occasionally.”
Herolledhiseyes
again.Ishouldhavetoldhim
ifhedidthattoooftenhis
eyeswouldfreezelikethat.
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“Doyouhavethenew
book?”Marilynaskedina
sweetvoice.
Imovedovertothe
displayandgrabbedthe
hardback.“Hereitis.”
Hereyeswidened.“I
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wouldlovetoreadit,but
sinceIcan’tholdthepagesit
wouldbekindofhard.”
Rogerleanedagainst
thecounter.“Youshouldread
ittoher.”
Marilynfixedher
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gazeonmeandsmiled.“That
wouldbenice.”
HowcouldIsaynoto
that?“IsupposeIcoulddo
that.”
Sincetherewereno
customersatthemoment,I
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openedthecoverandstarted
readingfromthefirstchapter.
Rogeryawnedasifhewas
bored,butMarilynremained
transfixedonmyeveryword.
However,muchtoMarilyn’s
disappointment,acustomer
cameinandinterruptedour
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readingtime.Afterthe
womanpaidforherpurchase
andlefttheshop,Isatback
downonmystoolbehindthe
counter.
BeforeIhadachance
topickuponthepageIleft
off,Marilynasked,“Who
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wasthat?”
“Whoareyoutalking
about?”Iasked.
Shepointedtoward
thefrontofthestore.“There
wasamanstaringinthe
windowjustnow.”
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Ifrowned.“Ididn’t
seeanyone,butmaybeitwas
acustomerwonderingifwe
areopenyet.”
Sheshookherhead.
“Thatwasn’tacustomer.”
“Howdoyouknow?”
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Iasked.
Shereleasedadeep
breath.“Hewasaspirit.I
couldseerightthroughhim.”
Imovedfrombehind
thecounterandtowardthe
frontwindow.Thiswas
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startingofftobeastrange
morningandIhopeditsettled
downsoon.OnceIreached
thewindow,Ipressedmy
facecloseandpeeredoutside.
Iglancedtotheleftandthen
totheright,butdidn’tsee
anything.
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“Whatdidhelook
like?”Iasked.
Marilyn’sexpression
turnedseriousashersculpted
eyebrowsfurrowed.“Hehad
onadarksuitandhe
appearedmean.”
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Iturnedfromthe
window.“Thatdidn’tsound
good.Roger,wereyouthe
shadowatthehousethis
morning?Whenyouwere
playinghide-n-seek?”
“Stopsayingthat.I
wasn’tplayinghide-n-seek.
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Youmakemesoundlikea
two-year-old.”Roger
scowled.
“Well…iftheshoe
fits,”Isaidwiththewaveof
myhand.
Heglaredatmeagain.
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“I’veneverbeenashadow.I
don’tknowhowtodoit.”
I’dbeenafraidhe
wouldsaythat.NowIknewI
wasdealingwithsomething
farmoreserious.I’dbeen
suspiciousoftheshadow.
EventhoughRogerlikedto
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playgames,Ibelievedhim
whenhesaiditwasn’thim.
Now,IthoughtImightbe
dealingwithanotherspirit…
onemoresinister.Thatwas
thelastthingIneededright
now.AssoonasImoved
awayfromthewindow,the
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bellabovethedoorjingled.I
whippedaroundandstuckmy
handsoutinadefensive
stance.
Callahanheldhis
handsup.“Whoa.That’sa
heckofawaytogreet
customers.Areyouokay?
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What’swrong?”
Iinhaledandtriedto
relax.AtleastCallahanwas
fullyawarethatIsawand
talkedwithghosts.Icouldbe
honestwithhimaboutwhat
I’dseen.
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Chapter4
Callahanwasas
handsomeaseverwithhis
shortdarkhairandbigblue
eyes.Hisfulllipseasilyslid
intoasmile.Heworedark
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jeansandabluebuttondown
shirt.Hewasmuchtallerthan
me,butthatwasn’ttough
withmyfivefootoneframe.
Hismusclesfilledouthis
clothinginalltheright
places.Hissexyvoicemade
mybodytingle.Icouldgoon
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andonaboutCallahan’s
qualities.
“Whoisthisdude?”
Rogergesturedtoward
Callahan.“Idon’tthinkIlike
him.”
Rogerwasjust
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worriedCallahanmighttryto
moveinonhisgirl,Marilyn.
Ofcourse,Marilynwould
havesomethingtosayabout
that.
Callahanleanedover
andpressedhiswarmlips
againstmine.
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“Isn’tthatsweet,”
Marilynsaid.
“Disgusting,”Roger
said.
Callahansteppedback
andgazedintomyeyes.
“Howareyou?”
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Ipushedthehairaway
frommyface.“It’sbeena
longmorning.”
“Tellmeaboutit.
Whathappened?”Callahan
asked.
“YouknowIwentby
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thathousetoinvestigate,
right?”Istraightenedabook
onthenearbyshelf.
Callahanshiftedhis
eyesaroundtheroom.“Did
youbringaghostbackwith
you?”
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Inodded.“You
guessedit.”
Callahanglancedover
hisshoulder.“Whoisit?”
Rogerwasbehindhim
makingmockinggestures.
“Ateenagernamed
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Rogerandheisapain.”
“Thankyou.I’lltake
thatasacompliment,”Roger
saidsarcastically.
“That’snotall,”I
added.
Callahan’seyes
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widened.“There’smore?”
Inodded.“Ialso
pickeduptheghostof
MarilynMonroe.”
Callahanstaredatme
andthenlaughed.“Areyou
joking?”
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Iplacedmyhandson
myhips.Therewasnoneed
toanswer.Hewouldbeable
totellbythelookinmyeyes.
“You’renotkidding?”
Callahanasked.
“No,she’srighthere.”
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Ipointedtowhereshestood.
Callahanlookedof
course.“Wow,howdidthat
happen?Whathasshesaid?”
“She’skindofquiet.
It’sfunny,butImetherat
Mindy’shouse.Mindy’s
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fathercollectsmemorabilia
andshewasattachedto
earringsherecentlybought.”
Callahanranhishand
throughhisthickhair.
“Iknowit’scrazy,”I
said.
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“Comingfromanyone
else,Iwouldsayit’s
outlandish,but…”Callahan
said.
“Notfromme.”I
laughed.
“So,yourboyfriend
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thinksyou’renutso.”Roger
chuckled.“Howsweet.”
“Hedoesn’tthinkI’m
crazy,Roger.”
Callahanshookhis
head.“Youdoleadan
excitinglife.”
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Isupposethatwasone
waytolookatit.Iftherewas
arevolvingdoorofghosts,
thenmylifewasthelobby.
“Whatareyougoing
todowiththem?”Callahan
asked.
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“She’sgoingtokeep
us,whatelse?”Marilyn
offered.
Thatwasn’texactly
whatIhadinmind.
“IguessIneedtofind
outwhythey’rehere,”Isaid.
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“Thatdoesn’tseem
likeitwillbepossible,”
Marilynoffered.
Iwasn’tsurewhyshe
thoughtthat,butI’dhaveto
askmoreabouthercomment
later.
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Callahantouchedmy
arm.“Issomethingelse
wrong?”
Hemusthavesensed
mytension.Asifhavingtwo
ghosts,onewhowasanicon,
wasn’tenough,therewasthe
othershadowI’dseen.
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Somethingdefinitelyfeltoff
aboutit.
Ituckedastrandof
hairbehindmyear.“Wesaw
adarkshadowaswewere
cominginsideandthen
Marilynsawaspiritofaman
peekinginthefrontwindow.”
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“Hewasprobably
star-struck.”Callahan
laughed.WhenIdidn’tlaugh
back,heclearedhisthroat,
straightened,andsaid,
“Sorry,Iknowthisisserious.
Doyouhaveanyideawhoit
is?”
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Icrossedmyarmsin
frontofmychest.“Noidea.I
justgotabadvibefromhim.”
“Him?”Callahan
quirkedandeyebrow.
“Yes,Marilynsaid
shesawthemanandhewas
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definitelyaspiritsinceshe
couldseerightthroughhim.”
Irushedmywords.IknewI
wasstressedbecauseIstarted
talkingfastwhenanxiety
kickedin.
Callahanreachedout
andtookmyhandinhis.For
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suchashorttimetogether,we
hadbeenthroughalotandhe
hadbeensounderstanding
aboutallofit.
“IsthereanythingI
cando?”heasked.
Ismiled.“No,I’m
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sureeverythingwillbefine.
Mymindisjustworking
overtimerightnow.”
“Howaboutwegoout
tonighttotakeyourmindoff
it?”hetouchedmychinwith
hisindexfinger.
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“Ilovedates.Where
arewegoing?”Marilyn
asked.
Ifrownedatherand
thenaskedCallahan,“What
doyouhaveinmind?”
Heflashedhis
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gorgeoussmile.“Itwillbea
surprise.”
“Isn’tthissweet,”
Marilynsaid.
“Ican’thandlethis
lovefestanylonger,”Roger
said.
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“Thatsoundsgreat,”I
said,ignoringRoger’s
comment.
Foramoment,I
thoughtIspottedtheshadow
outofthecornerofmyeye.
NowthatIwasalready
paranoid,Ifigureditwas
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probablynothing.Ijust
neededtorelaxandtakemy
mindoffeverything.With
anyluck,workwouldallow
metodojustthat.Books
weremystressrelievers.
“Great.I’llpickyou
upafteryouclosetonight.”
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Callahanpeekedathiswatch.
“IguessIshouldgetbackto
theshop.”
Callahanhadhireda
part-timeemployeetohelp
him,whichgavehimalittle
morefreetime.
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“I’llseeyoutonight,”
Isaid.
Thewordshadbarely
leftmylipswhenbooks
startedflyingofftheshelves
allaroundus.Marilyn
screamedandIducked,
coveringmyhead.Thesound
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ofbookshittingthefloorand
wallsechoedthroughoutthe
store.Afterwhatseemedlike
forever,thebarrageofbooks
finallystopped.Acouple
secondspassedandIlooked
up.Hardbacksand
paperbackscoveredthefloor.
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Almosteverybookatthe
frontofthestorehadbeen
knockedofftheshelves.
“Whatthehellwas
that?”Rogerasked.
Thatwasexactlywhat
Iwantedtoknow.
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Callahanranoverto
me.“Areyouallright?”
Hehelpedmetomy
feet.“I’mokay,butlookat
themess.”
Hecaressedmy
cheek.“Thatcanbefixedjust
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aslongasyou’reokay.”
MarilynandRoger
werestillthere.They
appearedjustasstunnedas
me.
Mylegsshookfrom
therushofadrenaline.“What
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happened?”
“Doyouthinkitwas
anearthquake?”Marilyn
asked.
Itwasn’tunheardof
tohaveanearthquake.There
hadbeenoneafewyearsago,
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butwe’dbarelyfeltit.
“Iguessitcouldhave
been,butonlythebooksare
offtheshelves.”Ipointed.
Callahanscannedthe
roomandsawthatpictures
werestillonthewalls.
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Iknewbythelookin
hiseyesthathewasthinking
thesamethingasme.
Somethingnotofthisworld
hadmadethishappen.I
immediatelygazedatRoger,
butIreallydidn’tthinkhe’d
hadanythingtodowiththis.
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Hewasapaininthebutt,but
Ifiguredhewouldn’tdo
anythingasmeanasthis.I
thoughtabouttheshadowy
figure.Ithadtohavebeen
associatedwiththis.But
why?Ihopeditdidn’t
happenedagain.
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“Iwillhelpyouclean
up,”Callahansaid,picking
booksfromthefloor.
“No.”Istoppedhim.
“Itwilltakealongtimeand
youneedtoreturntowork.”
Heglancedoverhis
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shoulder.“Okay,butI’ll
comebacktohelpassoonas
Ican.”
Ikissedhimgoodbye
andstartedthelongprocess
ofcleaningup.
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Chapter5
Itwasalmosttimeto
closewhenIfinallyfinished
placingthebooksonthe
shelves.I’devengottenin
somereadingtimefor
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Marilyn.Iploppeddownon
thestoolbehindthecounter
androlledmyshouldersinan
attempttoeasethetension.
Thecustomerswho’dcome
intotheshoptodaywerea
littleconfusedbythemess,so
IwassureI’dmissedouton
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somebusiness.Rogerand
Marilynstoodinfrontofme
asiftheywerewaitingforme
tosaysomething.I’dbeen
wonderingifRogerhadseen
thedarkshadowI’dseenin
thehouseonmorethanone
occasion,sonowitwasmy
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timetoask.
“Roger,didyou
noticeanotherspiritinthat
houseoften?”Iasked.
Hestaredatmeasif
hehadnocluewhatIwas
talkingabout.
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Iaskedagain,“Did
younoticeotherspiritsinthe
houseyouwerehaunting?”
Icouldn’tmakemy
questionanyclearer.Istared
athim,waitingforananswer.
Heshrugged.“No,I
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neversawanything.”
Ihadn’tknownRoger
long,butIcouldalreadytell
whenhewasn’tbeinghonest.
Hewasdefinitelyhiding
something.HowwouldIget
himtotellmethetruth?
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Iaskedagain,“Roger,
Didyouseeanythingatthe
house?”
Heturnedandwalked
acrosstheroom.“Whenare
wegettingoutofhere?Iwant
toseesomethingelse.This
placeisboring.”
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Isteppedoutfrom
behindthecounterandover
towherehestood.Hisback
wasstillturnedtome,soI
movedinfrontofhim,
placingmyhandsonmyhips.
“Whatareyou,my
motherorsomething?”he
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snapped.
Ipointedmyindex
fingerathim.“Iwillkeep
askingyouuntilyoutellme
thetruth.”
DealingwithRoger
wasexhausting.
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Marilynmovedover
besideus.“Youtellherthe
truthrightnow.”
Rogerseemedstunned
thatMarilynhadscoldedhim.
Shequirkedaneyebrowasif
shedaredhimtodefyher.
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Hethrewhishandsup
intheair.“Okay,maybeI
sawsomething,butIdon’t
knowwhatitwas.That’sallI
know,soleavemealone,
okay?”
Iwatchedhimfora
moment,buthewouldn’t
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meetmystare.Istillthought
hewashidingsomething.It
didn’tappearasifwe’dbe
abletoforcehimtotellus
morethough,evenwith
Marilyn’shelp.
Ireleasedadeep
breath.“Fine.”
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Imightlethimoffthe
hookforthetimebeing,butI
wouldrevisitthistopicsoon.
Rightnow,Ineededtoclose
theshopandheadhome.I
hadadatetogetreadyfor.
Iwonderedwhere
Callahanwastakingme.
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Thereweren’talotofoptions
inMagnolia.Itwasasmall
townandnotalottodo.
Maybehewastakingmeto
themovies.Thatwouldbe
fun,althoughitseemeda
littlemoremysteriousthan
that.Marilynwaswhispering
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toRoger.Iwonderedwhat
shewastellinghim.Ifanyone
couldgethimtotalk,itwould
beher.I’dleavethemalone
andseeifshecouldget
throughtohim.Ishutdown
thecomputerandgrabbedmy
purse.
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I’dalmostmadeitto
thefrontdoorwhentheman’s
facepoppedupatthe
window.Hehadglowing
greeneyesandhisskinwas
ashengray.Heglaredatme
andsnarledshowinghis
mouthfulloffang-liketeeth.
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Iscreamedandjumpedback.
Ihadn’texpectedtoseehis
face.I’dbeentryingtoput
thethoughtoutofmymind
andnowhewasback.Roger
andMarilynstoppedtalking
andracedovertome.
“Whathappened?
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Marilynasked.
AllIcoulddowas
pointtothewindow.
“Yousawtheman,”
shesaid.
Iracedoutthedoor
andontothesidewalk.Iwas
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scared,butIhadtofacemy
fearsandseeifthismanwas
reallyoutthere.Iknewhe
wasaspirit,butIwantedto
confronthimtoseewhathe
wanted.Whywashelooking
intothestore?Whatdidhe
want?Ipeeredtomyleftand
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tomyright,butIdidn’tsee
him.RogerandMarilynstood
besidemeasIstareddown
thesidewalk.
“Wheredidhego?”
Marilynasked.
Ishookmyhead.“I
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don’tknow.”
Carsdrovebyand
peoplewalkedupanddown
thesidewalkontheotherside
ofthestreet.Nooneacted
likeanythingunusualhad
happened.Theyhadn’tseen
thespookyspecter.Itriedto
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calmmynervesasIreleased
adeepbreath.
“Larue,”Mindycalled
out.
Iturnedaroundtosee
Mindycomingtowardmeon
thesidewalk.WasIeverglad
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toseeher!Justthen,agrowl
soundedfrommyright.I
lookedoverandsawtheman
standingrightbesideme.My
heartspedup.Hemovedina
flashandrushedtoward
Mindy.Ididn’tknowwhatto
dotostophim.Idashed
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forward,reachingouttograb
him,butImissed.Instead,I
felltotheground,catching
myselfwiththepalmofmy
hands.
WhenIglancedup,I
sawthemanflytoward
Mindyandthenmoveright
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throughher.Oncehe’d
passedthroughherbody,he
disappeared.Shefellback
ontotheground.Ijumpedup
andracedovertoher.
“Areyouokay?”I
askedasIhelpedherup.
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Mindyseemed
stunnedandunabletofocus
onmyface.Shedidn’tspeak
andherhandswereshaking.
Iloopedmyarm
aroundher.“Comeon,let’s
goinsideandsitdown.”
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Shestaredstraight
aheadwithoutsayingaword,
butshefollowedmeintothe
shop.
“Issheokay?”
Marilynasked.
“Ithinkshe’llbe
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fine,”Isaid.“Itprobably
knockedthewindoutofher.”
IhelpedMindyover
tothestool.“Areyoubetter
now?”
Shefinallylookedat
me.Hereyesweredarkand
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blank,butthen,theychanged
backtothebigbrowneyes
I’dalwaysknown.
Shepushedthehair
outhereyeswithhershaky
hand.“Yeah,I’mfine.”
Apparently,she’d
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snappedoutofit.
“Whathappened?”
sheasked.
Iwasn’tsureifI
shouldtellherwhatreally
occurred,butIdidn’tknow
howelsetoexplainit.
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“Itwaslikethe
strongestwindI’deverfelt.”
Sheshookherheadasif
tryingtogetridofthe
thought.
Hadshenotseenthe
man?Ofcourseshehadn’t.
Hewasaghostwhichmeant
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onlyI’dseenhim.Well,
Marilynandme.
IknewIhadtobe
honestwithher.Iwouldwant
hertodothesamewithme.
“Ithinkaghostran
throughyou.”Irushedthe
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wordssomaybeitwouldn’t
soundsobad.
Hereyeswidened.“A
ghost?”
IhopedMindywould
stillcomearoundme.Ifshe
wasstillmyfriendafterall
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this,thenIknewshe’dnever
stopbeingmyfriend.
“Istheghoststill
around?”sheasked.
Ishookmyhead.“No,
he’sgone.”
“Good,Ihopethat
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neverhappensagain.”She
straightenedhershirtand
brushedoffherpants.
“Metoo,”Isaid.
Mindytuckedaloose
strandofhairbehindherear.
“Ifeelbetternow.I’llbe
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fine.”
Istaredatherfora
moment.
“Ipromise,”she
added.
“So,whydidyoustop
by?”Iasked.
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“Icamebytocheck
onyou.Afteryoutoldme
whathappenedwiththe
books,Iwasconcerned.
Lookslikeyougotitalltaken
careofthough.”Shepeered
aroundtheplace.“I’msorryI
didn’tgetheresoonerto
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help.”
Iwavedmyhand.It
wasnobigdeal.“I’musedto
puttingthebooksup
anyway.”
“Yeah,butnotthat
manyallatonce.”Shepicked
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uponeofthebooksandsetit
backdownagain.“Doyou
thinkwhathappenedtomeis
relatedtotheeventwiththe
books?”
IwishedIcouldtell
herno,butIcouldn’t.I
nodded.“Ithinktheyare
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related.”
“So,youthinkitwas
thesameghost?”Mindy
asked.
Istudiedmyshoesfor
amomentandthenfinally
metherstare.“Yes,Ido.”
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Shesighedandthen
asked,“Wheredoyouthink
hecamefrom?”
IglancedatRoger,
butheavoidedeyecontact.
“I’mnotsure,butplan
onfindingout.”
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Mindypushedtoher
feetandgrabbedherpurse
fromthecounter.“Well,I’d
bettergetoutofhere.”
“Areyousureyou’re
okay?”Iasked.
Sheplacedthepurse
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strapoverhershoulder.“You
knowI’mtough.”
Sometimesbeing
toughwasn’tenoughwhen
thesebadspiritswere
involved.
Shewalkedtoward
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thedoor.“Callmewhenyou
canandletmeknowwhat
Callahan’sbigplanswere.”
Somethingwas
makingmenervousabouther
leaving.IguessIwasworried
theghostwouldbeoutthere
waitingorher.Shewaved
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andthensteppedoutontothe
sidewalk.Mindypausedand
lookedtotheleftandthento
theright.Iknewshewas
searchingfortheghosttoo.
AfterIsecond,sheturnedto
theleftanddisappearedfrom
view.
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“Let’sgetoutof
here,”Rogersaid.
Inodded.“Fine.We’ll
gotomyhouse.”
“Cool,”hesaidashe
followedmeoutthedoor.“I
hopetheplaceisn’tadrag.”
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Marilynsatinthe
frontwithmeandRogerwas
inthemiddleofthebackseat
withhisbodyleaning
forward.
“Doyouhavetobeso
close?”Marilynasked.
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Heleanedback
slightly,butnotalltheway.I
waslikethemomtryingto
makethekidsbehaveonthe
carride.Ifeltlikesaying,
“Don’tmakemeturnthiscar
around.”
Graycloudsformedin
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thedistanceasifawarningof
thingsyettocome.Icouldtry
tooutrunthem,butIknew
theywouldeventuallycatch
up.Aftertheshortdrive,we
arrivedatmyhouse.
“Thisisanadorable
littleplace,”Marilynsaidas
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wegotoutofthecar.
Iopenedthedoorand
motionedortheghoststo
enterfirst.“Makeyourselfat
him.”
WhatelsecouldIsay?
Theywouldmakethemselves
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athomewhetherIinvited
themtoornot.Myplacewas
asmalloldfarmhouse.The
roomshadbeenredone,soI
wasproudofthehardwork
I’dputintoit.Rogerplopped
downontomyoversized
whitesofa.Ifhehadn’tbeen
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aghost,Iwouldhavetold
himtotakehissneakersoff
first.Buttherewaslittle
chancehecouldgetitdirty
anyway.
“Hey,canyouturnon
theTV?”heasked.
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Isighedandthen
grabbedtheremote.“Whatdo
youwanttowatch?”
“Theguyatthelast
housewatchedESPNalot.
Doyouhaveit?”
Iflippedthroughthe
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channels.Ican’tbelieveI’m
turningthetelevisionfora
ghost.”
“Youneedtoget
readyforyourdate,”Marilyn
placedherhandsonherhips.
“Where’syourmakeup?”
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“It’sallinmy
bedroom,”Isaidand
motionedforhertofollow
me.
WasIreallygoingto
getfashionadvicefrom
MarilynMonroe?Istepped
intotheroomandshecame
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behindme.AtleastRoger
wasoccupiedwiththeTV.
Thiswaslikeagirls’night.
“Whatareyou
wearing?”sheasked,
scanningmyroom.Mybed
satonthefarwallbetween
twowindows.Ontheother
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sideoftheroomwasa
fireplacewithacomfychair
nexttoit.Asunnyyellow
colorthatremindedmeof
summercoveredthewalls.
Thesmallbathroomwas
attachedtotheroom.
“IguessIhadn’t
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thoughtaboutit,”Isaid.
Shemotionedtoward
theclosetdoor.“Well,let’s
seewhatyouhave.”
Iopenedthedoorand
Marilynsteppedcloser.She
wassilentforalongtimeas
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shepeeredintothedepthsof
mycloset.Itookthatasabad
sign.Ihopedshedidn’tlook
inthebackwhereIhadstored
theoutdatedjeansandT-
shirts.
“Iguesswecancome
upwithsomething.Youwant
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ittobesexy,butleavehim
wantingmore,too,”shesaid
inhersexkittenvoice.
Sheobviouslyknew
morethanmeaboutthis,soI
woulddoasIwastold.She’d
madeacareeroutofbeinga
sexsymbol,soIknewshe
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knewwhatshewastalking
about.
“Whataboutthis?”I
asked,holdingupayellow
dressforhertoexamine.
Sheshookherhead,
blondecurlsbouncingwith
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themotion.“Doyouhave
anythinginadeepblue?I
thinkthatcolorwouldlook
greatonyou.”
“Oh,Ihaveadress.”I
fishedaroundinthecloset
andpulleditout.“Hereitis.”
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Sheeyedthedressup
anddown.“Thatwillbegood
fornow.Weshouldgo
shoppingthough.”
Inodded.“Okay.”
IfiguredIshouldtake
heradviceonfashionand
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glamour.Soon,Ifound
myselfwearingthebluedress
thathitjustabovemyknees.
Ithadafullskirtandsmall
straps.Iworeblackstrappy
heelswithit.Marilynhad
helpedinstructmewithmy
makeup.Ofcourse,I’dbeen
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wearingmakeupforyears,
butIdidn’targuewithher.I
didfeellikeImightbealittle
overdressed.Whatif
Callahanwasjusttakingme
tothemovies?Whatifhe
wantedtogotothelocalpub?
IguessI’djustbe
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overdressed.
EventhoughIwas
excitedforthedate,I
couldn’tstopthinkingabout
Mindy.Ishouldhavegone
withherandmadesureshe
wasokay.
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Thedoorbellrangand
mystomachdidalittledance.
“Lookslikeyourdate
ishere,”Marilynsaid.“Now,
gogethim.”
Ihurriedtowardthe
door.Rogerwasalready
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standingbesideit.How
wouldIconvincethetwoof
themtostayatmyhouse
whileIwentoutwith
Callahan?
WhenIopenedthe
door,Callahan’seyes
widened.“Wow,youlook
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gorgeous.Notthatyoudon’t
alwayslookgorgeous.”
Hischeeksblushed
andhegrinned.Iknewwhat
hemeant.
“Thankyou,”Isaid.
IturnedtoRogerand
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Marilyn.“Okay,I’llbeback
later.”
Marilynmoved
aroundCallahanandnow
stoodonmyfrontporch.“I’m
goingwithyou.”
Iwouldn’teven
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botherarguingwiththem.I
justwantedtohaveanice
evening.Thechatterofghosts
inmyearwouldbe
distracting,butIhaddealt
withitinthepast.Whatwas
onemoretime,right?
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Chapter6
Westeppedoutonto
theporchandIlockedthe
doorbehindus.Atleastthe
rainhadheldoff,butIfeltthe
stormbrewingintheair.
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“Areyougoingtotell
mewherewe’regoingyet?”I
askedasIwalkedwith
Callahantowardhiscar.
Heopenedthedoor
formeandIslippedinside.
“You’llseewhenweget
there.”
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“Ihatesurprises,”
Marilynsaidfromtheback
seat.
Rogerwasbackthere
already,too.
Callahangotbehind
thewheel.Hepausedwithhis
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handontheignitionand
studiedmyface.“Areyou
okay?Itseemslike
somethingisbotheringyou.
Isitstillwhatoccurredthis
morning?”
Ihadn’ttoldhim
aboutwhathadhappenedto
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Mindyyet.Isighedandthen
recountedtheincident.
“Ifit’sbotheringyou
thatmuch,thenweshouldgo
checkonher,”Callahansaid.
“Whataboutour
plans?Idon’twanttoruinthe
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eveningforyou.”
Hestartedengine.“As
longasI’mwithyou
nothing’sruinedever.”
Mystomachdida
littledance.Healwaysknew
whattosay.
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Hepulledoutontothe
streetandheadedtowardher
house.“Whatkindofthings
canhappenwhenaspirit
travelsthroughyou?”
“Theiremotionscan
staywithyouforquitea
while.Insomecases,the
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spiritactuallytakes
possessionofthebodyand
theyhangaroundforawhile,
waitingforachancetotake
overthemind.”Iwatched
himforareaction.
Callahanflashedmea
worriedlook.“Doyouthink
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thishappenedtoMindy?”
“Ithinktheghostleft,
butIsuspectshe’sstill
feelingtheaftereffectsofthe
spirit.”Ileanedmyheadback
againsttheseat.
“Kindoflikea
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hangover?”heasked.
“Exactly,”Isaid.
Aftertheshortdrive,
wepulleduptoherhouse.I
wasrelievedtoseeMindy’s
carparkedinherdriveway.
CallahanandIgotoutand
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walkeduptothedoor.Afew
sprinklesofrainhadstarted
tofall.MarilynandRoger
camewithus.
“IhopeMindyis
okay,”Marilynsaid.
“Ihopeshehasthe
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TVon,”Rogersaid.“Iwant
tocatchthelasthalfofthe
game.”
Iknockedonthedoor
andcalledout,“Mindy,it’s
Larue.”
Therewasalotof
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noiseontheothersideofthe
door.CallahanandI
exchangedaglance.
“What’sgoingonin
there?”Rogerasked.
Ishookmyhead.“I
don’tknow.”
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Iwasstartingtoreally
worrywhenshefinally
answeredthedoor.Mindy
steppedoutontotheporch
givingusafunnylook.She
haddarkcirclesunderher
eyesandablankstareinher
eyes.NowIwasmore
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worriedthanever.Theattack
reallyhadaneffectonher.I
hopeditwouldn’tlastmuch
longer.Callahanlookedatme
worriedly.Hecouldtellthis
wasn’tgood.
“Mindyareyou
okay?”Iasked.
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Atthesoundofmy
voice,sheseemedtosnapout
ofit.Hereyesseemedto
focusandsheacknowledged
me.
“Oh,Larue.I’mglad
you’rehere.”
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“What’sgoingon?”I
asked.
“Ican’tshakethis
feeling.Ikeepgettingangry
andIdon’tknowwhy.”
Mindyrubbedherarms.
She’dbarelyfinished
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thesentencewhenthefront
doorslammedshut.Theforce
hadmadethewreathfallfrom
thehanger.Mindyjumped
andmovedclosertous.With
wideeyes,shereachedout
andheldontomyarm.
“Cool,”Rogersaid.
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Thiswascertainlynot
cool.Iwasn’tlikingwhatwas
goingon.
“Howdidthat
happen?”Marilynasked.
“There’sobviouslya
ghostinmyhouse,”Mindy
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saidwithfearinhervoice.
“Idon’tthinkMindy
shouldbealoneuntilshe
recovers,”Callahansaid.
Hewasright,she
didn’tneedtobebyherself.
Asforaghostinherhouse,I
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wasabouttofindout.
Mindywrappedher
armsinfrontofherwaistasif
thatwouldsomehowmake
hersafe.“Ireallydon’twant
tostayhererightnow.”
IlookedtoCallahan.
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Callahantouchedmy
arm.“Whydon’tyouallgo
backtoyourplace,Larue?
YoucanhangoutuntilMindy
feelsbetter.”
“Areyousureyou
don’tmind?”Iasked.
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Heshookhishead.“I
havealotofpaperworktodo
anyway.Wecandothis
anothernight.”
Inodded.“Ifyou’re
sure.”
“I’mpositive.”
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“Wherewerewe
going,bytheway?”I
whispered.
“Ithoughtwe’dgoto
thatnewrestaurantintown,”
Callahansaid.
“Oh,Iwouldhave
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lovedthat,”Isaid.
“We’llgosoon.Just
letmeknowwhenyouwant
togoandwe’rethere.”
Callahantouchedmychin
withhisindexfinger.
Rogerhurrieddown
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thesteps.“Good,maybeifwe
hurryhomeIcancatchthe
lastofthegame.”
Ihadnewsforhim,
MindyandIweregoingto
watchagoodmoviesoshe
couldtakehermindoff
things.Maybehavesome
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junkfoodanddrinks,too.
Mindytwistedthe
doorknobanditopened.“I
needtogetacouplethings.”
“I’llberightbehind
you,”Isaid.
Callahancradledmy
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headwithhishands,leaned
down,andsoftlyplacedakiss
onmylips.Iopenedmyeyes
andlookedathim.Thewarm
imprintofhislipslingeredon
mymouth.
“Nowthat’sakiss,”
Marilynsaid.
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“Doyouwantmeto
driveyoualltoyourhouse?”
Callahanasked.
“That’sokay.Wecan
takeMindy’scar.Everything
willbefine,”Isaid.
Hestudiedmyface
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foramomentasifhewas
tryingtoseeifIwasbeing
honest.“Callmeifyouneed
anything.”
IwavedasCallahan
climbedintohiscarand
droveaway.Iwalkedinside
tohelpMindygatherher
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things.Sheemergedfromthe
bedroomwithabigbag
packed.
“Howlongdoesshe
thinkthiswilltake?”Marilyn
asked.
Ididn’tthinkitwould
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takethatlong,butifitmade
Mindyfeelbettertobring
halfofhercloset,thenthat
wasfinewithme.She
grabbedhercarkeys.
“You’renevergetting
hertoleaveyourhouse,”
Rogersaid.
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Iignoredhim,and
said,“Areyouokay?Ican
driveyourcarifyouwantme
to.”
Shehandedmethe
keys.“Maybethat’sagood
idea.”
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AfterMindylocked
thefrontdoor,weheadedto
hercar.Afewdropsofrain
stillsputteredfromtheskyas
ifitwastryingtodownpour,
butcouldn’tgetstarted.The
windhadpickedupmaking
thetreebranchessway.The
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rustlingoftheleavessounded
likethewhisperofvoices,
onlyIcouldn’tmakeoutthe
words.Ireachedouttograb
thedoorhandlewhen
suddenlythelocksshut.
“Didyoudothat?”I
whispered.
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Sheshookherhead.I
punchedthekeyfobagain.
“MaybeIaccidentally
hitit,”Isaid.
IknewthatIhadn’t
though.
Somethingwas
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playingtrickswithus.
“Idon’tthinkhe
wantsyoutoleave,”Marilyn
said.
“Who?”Ilookedat
her.
Shepointedtoward
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Mindy’shouse.Ipeeredup,
butdidn’tseeanythingoutof
theordinary.
“Whowasit?”I
asked.
“Itwasthesame
man,”shewhispered.
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Herwordssentachill
downmyspine.Whywasthe
manhere?Ithoughtwe’dleft
himonthesidewalkinfront
ofthebookstore.Ididn’t
thinkhe’dactuallyfollow
Mindyhome.Ipushedto
unlockthedoorsagain,but
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nothingwouldhappen.
“Maybeitneedsa
newbattery,”Mindysaid.
“Doyouhavethe
otherone?”Iasked.
“Ithinkit’sinthe
kitchen.”Shepeeredbackat
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thehouseandIknewshe
didn’twanttogointhere
alone.
“Ifyoutellmewhere
itis,Icangogetit,”Isaid.
“It’sinthetopdrawer
bytherefrigerator.”She
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pointed.
“Okay,I’llberight
back.”Ihurriedupthepath
andtothefrontdoor.
Ishovedthekeyin
andunlockedthedoor.I
wantedtogetthekeyfoband
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getout.Thehousewassilent
andthesensationofbeing
watchedfollowedmewith
everystep.Icouldhave
brusheditoffasmy
imagination,butitwasnever
myimagination.Something
orsomeonewasobserving
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me.
WhenIreachedthe
kitchen,IgaspedwhenIsaw
thatallthecabinetdoorsand
drawerswereopen.There
wasnowayMindyhadleft
themlikethat.Whatreason
wouldshehavetoleavethem
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open?Ineededtocheckout
thedrawersasquicklyas
possibleandthengetoutof
there.Onethingwasforsure,
Ihadaspiritproblemonmy
hands.
Iinchedintothe
kitchen,prayingnothing
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wouldhappenwhileIwas
there.Theroomwasalot
biggerthanIrealized.It
seemedlikeforeverbeforeI
reachedthecabinets.Peering
intotheopenedthedrawerby
therefrigerator,Ispottedthe
keyfobrightaway.Ishoved
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myhandintograbit,butthe
drawerslammedshut.It
almosttookmyhandoff.
Iwhippedaround
expectingtoseethespirit
behindme,buttherewasno
onethere.Afterreleasinga
deepbreath,Igrabbedthe
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drawerhandleandyankedit
openagain.I’dexpectedit
nottoopen,butmuchtomy
surpriseitdid.Now,Ihadto
stickmyhandinthereagain.
OnceI’dshovedmyhandin,
Igrabbedthekeyfob,and
thenrushedoutofthekitchen
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backtothefrontdoor.
Footfallsechoedbehindme.I
didn’thavetimetoturn
aroundtoseewhoorwhat
wasthere.
PantingasifIwas
losingamarathon,Irushed
outofthehouseandoverto
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thecar.Mindystaredatme
withwideeyesasIran
towardher.Isloweddown
longenoughtofinallypeek
overmyshoulder.I’dbeen
confidentsomethingwas
behindme,butnothingwas
there.
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“Iseverythingokay?”
Afrownsnappedbetween
Mindy’seyebrows.
Aftercatchingmy
breath,Iheldupthekeyfob
likeitwasatrophy,andsaid,
“I’mfine.”
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Notwantingtoworry
heranymorethanshealready
was,Idecidednottoshare
thecabinetdoorfiascowith
her.Ipushedthekeyfoband
itstilldidn’twork.Icursed
undermybreath,butMindy
releasedanexpletivethatthe
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neighborsprobablyheard.I
didn’tknowwhattodotoget
inthecar.
“Thisoneisn’t
workingeither,”Isaid.
Thewordshadbarely
leftmylipswhensuddenly
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thedoorsunlocked.Mindy
andIexchangedalookof
shock.Iwasatalossfor
words.MarilynandRoger
stoodinsilence,too.
Ididn’twanttorisk
beinglockedoutagain,sowe
hurriedintothecar.The
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thoughtcrossedmymindthat
thesamethingcouldhappen
again.Whatifnexttimethe
doorswouldn’tunlockand
wewereinthecar?Whatif
thedoorswouldn’tunlock
andwewerestuckinthecar
likesardinesinatincan.
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Okay,Ineededtocalmdown
andnotpanic.Ihadtobe
strongforMindy.After
startingthecar,Ibackedout
ofthedriveway.
“Whatdoyouthinkis
goingon?”Mindyasked.
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“Iguesstheremight
besomethingwrongwith
yourlocks.”Ikeptmyeyes
ontheroad.
IknewifMindy
lookedinmyeyes,shewould
knowIdidn’tbelievewhat
I’djustsaid.
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“IguessI’llhaveto
getitcheckedout,”shesaid.
Everyonewassilent
fortheshortdrivetomy
house.Iguesswewereall
thinkingaboutwhathad
happened.AtleastIknewwe
couldrelaxalittleatmy
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place.AfterparkingMindy’s
carbehindmine,weall
climbedoutofthecarand
hurriedinsidebeforetherain
camedownharder.Thedrops
werefallingatasteadypace
now.
WhenIsteppedinto
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thelivingroom,Rogerwas
alreadywaitingbytheTV.
Withoutsayingaword,I
grabbedtheremoteand
flickeditontohisfavorite
channel.Atleastitkepthim
entertained.
“ForRoger,”Isaidto
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MindywhenInoticedher
surprise.
“HewatchesTV?”
Mindyasked.
Ishookmyhead.“It’s
betterthanhimtalking.”
Mindylaughed.“Is
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Marilynhere?”
Igesturedbesideme.
“Shehelpedmegetreadyfor
mydate.”
Mindyeyedmeup
anddown.“Youlookgreat
bytheway.Ifeelbadabout
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messingupyourevening.”
“Thankyou,anddon’t
worryaboutit.”Iwavedmy
hand.“We’llgooutanother
night.”
“WillCallahanbe
upset?”sheasked.
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“YouknowCallahan
isasweetiepie.Hejustwants
toknowyou’renotupset.
Nowhowaboutwegointo
thekitchen?”Isaid,tryingto
talkoverRoger’syellingat
theTV.
“Goodidea,”Mindy
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said.
Nowitwasjustthe
girlshangingout.
“Howaboutwehave
strawberrydaiquiris?”I
wiggledmyeyebrows.
“Yougetthemixand
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I’llfindthevodka,”Mindy
marchedtowardthecabinet.
“Ihaven’tdonethis
foryears.”Marilynleaned
againstthecounter.
MindyandI
exchangedalook.
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“I’mgoingtochange
intomysweats.I’llberight
back.Marilyn,youcankeep
Mindycompany?Whydon’t
youtellheraboutyourmovie
SomeLikeItHot,”Isaidwith
asmile.
Ihurriedintomy
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roomtochangeoutofthe
bluedress.Iwouldhaveto
saveitforanotherday.When
Ipassedthroughtheliving
roomagain,Rogerwasstillin
thesamespotonthesofa.
Mindyhadalready
madethedrinksandwas
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pouringthemintomyfavorite
glasses.Theoneswiththe
swirlystemsandred,yellow,
andbluesstripesaroundthe
top.Iploppeddowninthe
chairacrossfromMarilyn
andtookabiggulp.Thisday
seemedtohavetwenty-five
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hoursanditwasn’tevenbed
timeyet.
Afterlickingthe
daiquirifrommylips,Iasked
Mindy,“Didanythingelse
happenatyourhouse?”
“Nothingotherthanit
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feltasifIwasbeing
watched.”
Atleastitseemedasif
Mindywasfeelingbetter
now.MaybeI’dleftthespirit
atherhouse.Iwouldhaveto
getitoutoftherethough.She
hadtogohomeeventually.
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“Ifanythingwas
there,it’sprobablygone
now.”Ihopedshedidn’task
whyIthoughtthatbecauseI
wouldnothavealogical
answer.Iwantedtomakeher
feelbetter.
“Can’tyoutellthe
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thingthat’stheretogetout?”
Marilynasked.
Iknewshe’dseenthe
spiritI’dseen.
“Ifthereisanentity
there,thenIdon’tthinkhe
willlistensimplybyme
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asking.Iwouldhavetodo
somethingmoresevere.”I
tookanotherbigdrink.
Justthenthesoundof
footstepscamefrom
overhead.
Mindypointedup.“Is
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someoneupthere?”
“No,unlessRoger
wentupthere.Ijustsawhim
inthelivingroom,though.
Whywouldhebeupstairs?”I
asked.
“Weshouldgocheck
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onhim,”Mindysaid.
“I’mgladhe’sleaving
mealone,”Marilynsaid.
Ipushedtomyfeet
andheadedtowardtheliving
room.MarilynandMindy
wererightbehindme.The
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televisionwasstillplaying,
butRogerwasn’taround.
“Iguesshewent
upstairs,”Isaid.
Weinchedthrough
thelivingroomandintothe
hallway.Imotionedand
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Mindypaused.
“I’llgoupandsee
whathe’sdoing,”I
whispered.
Mindynodded,but
sheseemedalittletense.Just
whenshe’dstartedtofeel
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better,nowRogerwantedto
showoff..Iwouldtellhimto
cutitout.Ididn’twantany
moregamestonight.We’dall
hadalongdayandIwasn’tin
themoodforit.Iclimbedthe
stairstomysecondfloor
whichwasjusttwobedrooms
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andasmallbathroom.
“Roger,areyouup
here?”Icalledout.
Hedidn’tanswer.It
wasjustlikewhenI’dfound
him.Apparently,hefeltlike
itwastimeforanothergame
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ofhide-n-seek.
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Chapter7
Onceatthetopofthe
stairs,thefootstepssounded
again.Yes,thiswasalotlike
whathadtranspiredatthe
housewithRoger.Icouldn’t
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believehewasdoingthis
again.Iwouldlethimhaveit
whenIcaughthim.Imarched
downthehallwaytothe
bedroomontheright.Whena
rustlingnoisecamefromthe
othersideofthedoor,I
figuredthiswaswherehe
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was.Iwasn’tevengoingto
callouttohim.Iwouldpop
inandthengivehimapiece
ofmymind.Aftergrabbing
theknob,Iswungthedoor
open.Tomysurprise,Roger
wasn’tthere.Hemustbe
hidingagain.
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Itiptoedovertothe
closetsohewouldn’tknowI
wasabouttocatchhim.I
grabbedthehandleand
yankeditopen.Rogerwasn’t
thereeither.Ipushedthe
clothingIhadhangingin
theretothesidetomakesure
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hewasn’tattheback.Nosign
ofhim.Hemustbeunderthe
bed.Iflungthecomforterup
fromthefloorandpeeked
underneath.StillnoRoger.
Thatmeanthemustbeeither
inthebathroomortheother
bedroom.Aftereasingoutof
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theroom,Iwenttothe
bathroomfirst.Iinchedinto
thesmallspaceandgrabbed
theblueandwhitestriped
showercurtain.
Withoneswift
movement,Iyankeditback.
“Ah-ha!”
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NoRoger.Hethought
hewasbeingsoclever.He
wasprobablyinonespotand
immediatelydisappearing
whenheheardmecoming.I
neededtobequieter.
Therewasonlyone
roomleft.Now,Iwasreally
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angryI’dhadtochaseRoger
allaroundthehouse.Iwould
forgetaboutbeingquiet.I
stormedintotheother
bedroom.Unfortunately,
Rogerwasn’tthereeither.He
musthavealreadygoneback
downstairs.Iwastootiredto
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playhisgametonight.I
massagedmytemples,trying
tokeepthedullheadache
fromgrowing.
Iwasreadytoleave
theroom,butIinstantlyhad
thatcreepyfeelingIwasn’t
alone.Therewassomeoneor
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somethingtherewithme.I
wasafraidtoturnaround,yet
IknewIhadto.Iwasn’tso
surethispresencewasRoger.
Itfeltmuchmorepowerful
thanhismanifestationhad
everfelt.Istoodfrozenonthe
spot,unsureofwhattodo
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next.IdecidedIwouldspin
aroundquicklybeforethe
thinghadachancetoslipup
onme.Iinhaledadeep
breath,preparingmyselffor
whatImightsee.
Onthecountofthree,
Iwouldturnaround.1…2…
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3…Iturnedaround.Ispotted
itinstantly.Therewasachair
inthecorneroftheroomand
therewassomeonesittingin
it,exceptthepersonhada
sheetoverthem…likethey
werewearingitfortrickor
treating.
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“Roger,isthisyour
ideaofplayinglikeyour
CaspertheFriendlyGhost?
Well,it’snotfunnyandI
don’thavetimeforgames
rightnow.Takeitoffand
let’sgo,”Isaidwithmy
handsonmyhips.
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Imarchedovertothe
chair,stoppingafewsteps
away.Thatsameeeriefeeling
surroundedme.Itfeltlike
whenI’dfoundRogerat
Elisa’shouse,exceptthe
creepyfactorwasintensified
byaboutahundred.I’dnever
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beenthiscreepedoutby
Roger.Whywasn’thesaying
anything?Whatifitwasn’t
himunderthere?Iswallowed
hardandinchedacouple
stepscloser.Iwasrightup
nexttothechairnow.Roger
orwhoeverwasunderthere
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stillhadn’tmovedaninch.
“You’dbettercome
out.I’mstartingtogetreally
agitated,”Isaid.
Apparently,thatwas
oflittleconcerntotheperson
hidingbeneaththefabric.I
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wasstalling,butIknewIhad
topullthatsheetoff.This
littlegamehadtoend.I
willedmyselftobestrong.
I’dbeendealingwiththe
paranormalforyears.Surely,
Icouldhandleaprankster
ghost.Itwasfreakingmeout
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thoughthatthisghostwasn’t
evenmoving.Myheartrate
increasedandmystomach
flutteredwithanxiety.
Ireachedouttoward
thesheet.“Okay,Roger,I
gaveyouachance.I’mnot
playingniceanymore.Igave
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youachance,youshould
havetakenit.”
Igrabbedthesheet
andyankedonit.Itfluttered
totheground.Igaspedand
stumbledbackward,
managingtoremainupright.
Therewasnoonethere.How
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hadtheghostgottenaway
withoutmeevenseeinga
glimpseofhim?Iwasalmost
surethiswasRogeruptohis
shenanigansagain,butinthe
backofmymindIknewit
hadfeltdifferent.Ifthiswas
Rogerthenhehadalotof
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explainingtodo.Inallthe
yearsI’dbeendealingthe
paranormal,I’dneverhada
spiritplaythatkindoftrick
onme.Istaredatthechairfor
amomentlongerandthen
decideditwastimetogetout
ofthere.
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ThatwaswhenI
noticedthehatonthefloorby
thewindow.Wherehadthat
comefrom?Isteppedcloser,
thenreacheddownand
pickeditup.Itwasabeige
fedorastylehat.Itwasn’t
mineandRogerhadn’tworn
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ahat.Iglancedaroundthe
room.Achillwentdownmy
spine.Iexaminedunderthe
bedandinthecloset,butno
onewasthere.
IknewIprobably
shouldn’ttellMindyabout
this,butIhadtotell
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someone.Iclutchedthehat
andwentbackdownthe
hallwaytowardthestairs.It
feltasifsomeonewas
walkingbehindmetheentire
time.Ikeptglancingovermy
shoulder,buttherewas
nothingvisible.Ifthespirit
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wasreallythere,thenhewas
hidingfromme.Thatwas
whenIrememberedwhere
I’dseenthehatbefore.The
spiritthathadattackedMindy
hadbeenwearingit.Now,
shewouldreallyfreakout
whenItoldher.
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Apparentlytheentity
hadfollowedushere.
“Whydon’tyoushow
yourself?”Iasked.“Areyou
acoward?”
Withthewayithad
attackedMindy,maybeI
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shouldn’tprovokeit.But,I
wasmad.Howdarehedo
thattomybestfriendand
thenmessaroundwithme.
“Iwantyououtofmy
housenow,”Idemanded.
Silencesurrounded
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me.Iexpectedthespiritto
popupatanymoment.
“Larue,areyou
comingbackdown?”Mindy
calledoutfromthebottomof
thesteps.
“Coming,”Isaid,
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tryingtosoundcalm.
Ihurrieddownthe
stairs.WhenIreachedthelast
step,Rogerwasstanding
behindMindy.Marilynwas
ontheothersideofher.They
allstaredatmeexpectantly.
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“What’sthat?”Mindy
pointedatthehatinmyhand.
Ishowedherthe
fedora.“Ifoundthis
upstairs.”
Hereyeswidened.
“Mygosh,itlookslikethe
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oneFreddyKrugerwears.”
Ihadn’tthoughtof
that,butitdid.
“Whoseisit?”she
asked.
Herecamethehard
part.
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“Ithinkitbelongsto
thespiritthatattackedyou.”
Sheimmediately
tensedup.“Ohno.He’shere?
Hecamehereforme?Whyis
hedoingthis?Whydoeshe
wantme?IshelikeFreddy
Kruger?Ishecomingforme
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inmydreams?”
Mindywasfreaking
out.Ihadtocalmherdown.
“WhoisFreddy
Kruger?”Marilynasked.
“It’safictional
character,”Iexplainedina
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hurry.
Itriedtohidethehat
behindmybacksoMindy
couldn’tseeitagainuntilI
hadachancetostashit
somewhere.IknewI
shouldn’thavetoldherabout
it.
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IledMindywithmy
otherhandtowardtheliving
room.“Here,let’sgosit
down.”
Istuffedthehatinthe
tabledraweroncewegotinto
thelivingroom.Igrabbedthe
remoteandturnedofftheTV.
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Thatwasenoughsportsfor
Rogerforoneday.He
actuallyseemedconcerned
aboutMindywhichsurprised
me.
Isatbesideheronthe
sofa.“Takeacoupledeep
breaths.Thisspiritisnot
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FreddyKrugerandhe’snot
comingforusinourdreams.”
Herbrowsknitted
togetherinafrown.“Areyou
sure?”
Inodded.“I’m
positive.”
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Mindywasstilltense,
butitseemedasifshehad
calmeddownabit.Speaking
ofcalm,therewerenoother
footstepsandthingswere
quiet.Ihopeditstayedthat
way.
“Weneedtogetsome
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sleep,”Isuggested.
Mindy’seyes
widened.“Yourealizewhat
happenswhenyougoto
sleep,right?”
“Yes…wegetrest.
Thereisnospiritcomingfor
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youinyourdreams.”Ishook
myhead.
Shesighed.“Well,
justthesame,thereisnoway
Iamsleepingupstairsby
myself.”
IguessIcouldn’t
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blameherforthat.
“Youcansleepwith
me.”Ipointedmyfingerat
Roger.“Keepthecomments
toyourself.”
Heheldhishandsup.
“Iwasn’tgoingtosay
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anything.”
Iknewthatwasalie.
“Larue,Icankeepa
watchoutwhileyouallsleep.
WillthatmakeMindyfeel
better?”Marilynasked.
Inodded.“Thatis
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verysweet.Thankyou,
Marilyn.Marilynisgoingto
watchforthespirit.Shewill
wakemeifhecomesaround.
Doesthatmakeyoufeel
better?”
Mindywrappedher
armsinfrontofherwaistasif
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givingherselfacomforting
hug.“Yes,thathelps.Thank
you,Marilyn.”
“You’rewelcome,
darling,”shesaid.
MindyandIwentto
myroom.“Thisiskindof
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likeaweirdslumberparty,”
shesaid.
“Yes,it’slike
Halloweenyouspentthe
nightbecausesomeonetold
yougirlswerebeing
sacrificedthatnight.”Ipulled
pajamasfrommydresser
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drawer.
“Thesourcehad
seemedcreditableatthe
time,”shesaidasshe
removedthepillowsfrommy
bed.
Afterbrushingmy
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teethandchangingintomy
pinkpajamaswiththelittle
whitebunnies,Iclimbedinto
bed.WhileMindywasinthe
bathroom,Ilaidtherestaring
attheceiling.Great,nowallI
couldthinkaboutwasFreddy
Kruger.Marilynappeared
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nexttome.Iknewwhatshe
wanted.Themattressmoved
downasshesatbymyfeet.
Thenovelwasonthe
nightstandbymybed.When
Mindycameoutofthe
bathroomandcaughtme
readingaloud,Ihadto
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explaintoherwhatIwas
doing.Mindysmiledand
climbedunderthecovers.
NowIwasreadingtobothof
them.Iwasn’tsureatwhat
pointI’ddozedofftosleep.
Thedarkshadow
appearedtofloatright
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throughthedoorway.The
lightcomingfromunderthe
bathroomdoorgavejust
enoughglowtohighlightthe
shadow’ssilhouette.Itglided
acrosstheroomtowardthe
bed.Thiswasdefinitelythe
manfromearlier.Hewasn’t
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wearingthehatnowthough.
Hadhecomebackforthe
hat?
Eventhoughitwas
darkIknewhewasstaring
rightatme…hisgreeneyes
glowedinthedark.Mybody
wasfrozenasifIwas
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paralyzed.Hemovedcloser
andcloserandnowhewas
rightbesideme.Thesmellof
rottenleavesassaultedmy
nostrils.Heleaneddownand
puthisfacerightinfrontof
mine,yetIstillcouldn’t
move.Whatdidhewant?
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Ihadtoscreamor
move.Therehadtobeaway
togetawayfromhim.
Willingallmystrength,I
finallyjumpedupinbed.The
manwasgoneandMindy
wasasleepbesideme.How
hadthathappened?How
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muchtimehadpassed?HadI
fallenasleep?ThebookI’d
beenreadingtoMarilynand
Mindywasstillonmylap.
Myheartbeatfastand
sweattrickleddownmy
forehead.Apparently,ithad
allbeenadream.Itwasall
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thattalkofFreddyKruger.
Surprisingly,I’drarelyhada
ghostcometomeinadream.
Iespeciallydidn’twantitto
happenifthatghostwas
goingtobemean.Ipeeredat
theclock.Itwasfoura.m.
Therewerestillacoupleof
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hoursuntiltimetogetup.
Ilaidbackinthebed
andtriedtotakemymindoff
everything.Ineededtothink
ofsomethingelse.Happy
things.Callahanpoppedinto
mymind.Thoughtsofhim
alwaysmademehappy.I
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triedtothinkofthe
bookstore,butthatmademe
rememberthespiritpeeking
inthewindow.Ididn’tknow
whenIfinallydriftedoff
again,butIwokewhenthe
suncamestreaminginthe
windowandsplashingacross
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myface.Movementcaught
myattentiontomyleftandI
thoughtforsureIspotted
Rogerdriftoutthedoor.Had
hebeenintheroom?
Iwouldbeextremely
angryifIfoundouthe’d
comeinhere.Wherewas
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Marilyn?Iguessshecouldn’t
keepaneyeonhimallthe
time.Mindywasstillasleep,
soIeasedupandheadedfor
thebathroom.Iwantedto
finishmyshowerbeforeshe
neededit.WhenIwas
finished,Mindywasalready
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awake.
“Hey.Areyoufeeling
better?”Iasked.
Shesatonthesideof
thebed.“Aslongasthat
ghostisn’there.”
Imovedovertothe
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closettopickoutmyoutfit.
“Nosignofhim.Ibethe’s
longgonenow.”
Shequirkedan
eyebrow.“Yeah,we’llsee
aboutthat.”
Ipulledoutanavy
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bluepencilskirtandawhite
short-sleevedblousewitha
fittedwaist.
Mindyshuffled
towardthebathroom.“I’m
takingashower.”
“I’llstartbreakfast,”I
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said.
Shepeekedaroundthe
door.“Oh,canyoumake
Frenchtoast?”
Ismiled.“Sure.”
OnceMindywasin
thebathroom,Islippedoutof
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myrobeandintomy
clothing.Navyblueflats
wouldcompletemyoutfit.
Usually,Iworejeans,but
sinceIwassurroundedmy
Marilyn’sglamorallday,I
decidedtodressupabit.I
rushedthroughputtingon
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makeupandpulledmyhair
backintosomesemblanceof
astyle.BeforeImade
breakfast,Ineededtofind
RogerandMarilyn.Imoved
throughthehallwayandover
tothelivingroom.
Theyweresittingat
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oppositeendsofthesofa.As
shestudiedherred
fingernails,sheseemed
extremelyboredwithhis
conversation.Hestopped
talkingandglaredatme
“Goodmorning,”
Marilynsaidasshejumped
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up.“Boy,amIgladtosee
you.”
“Goodmorning.”I
smiledather.
Iplacedmyhandson
myhipsandstaredatRoger.
“Wereyouinmybedroom?”
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Heglancedatme.
“No.”
Ismirked.“Isawyou
leaving.”
Irritationpinched
betweenhisdarkbrows..“I
saidIwasn’tthere.Now,get
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offmyback.”
Helookedaway.I
guessstaringathimwasn’t
goingtogethimtoconfess.
“Justdon’tletit
happenagain,”Iwarned.
“Whatever,”he
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mumbled.
Imovedintothe
kitchentostartbreakfast.
Marilynfollowedme.
“Ineversawthespiritagain
lastnight.”
“Well,Idid.Hecame
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tomeinmydream.”I
glancedovermyshoulderto
makesureMindywasn’t
there.
Marilyn’seyes
widened.“JustlikeMindy
said.”
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Ipulledthebread
fromthecabinet.“No,it
wasn’tlikethatatall.Itwas
onlyadreamandI’mnot
goingtotellMindy.”
“TellMindywhat?”
Iwhippedaroundto
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findMindystandingatthe
kitchendoorway.
Uh-oh.HowwasI
goingtogetoutofthisone?
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Chapter8
Ihadtothinkquickly.
“Iwasn’tgoingtotellyou
thatI’malloutofpowdered
sugar.Iknowhowyoulikeit
onyourtoast.”Myvoice
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wavered.Ihadneverbeena
goodliar.
Mindystaredatme.I
knewshewassuspicious.
“Quickthinking,”
Marilynsaid.
Yeah.Ithoughtitwas
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prettygood,too.Mindy
movedovertotherefrigerator
togetorangejuicewhileI
finishedtheFrenchtoast.Of
course,Mindykeptaskingme
iftherewassomethingI
wasn’ttellingherthewhole
timethroughbreakfast.I
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woulddenyituntiltheend.
MarilynandMindyhad
talkedmeintoreadingmore
ofthebookwhilewesatat
thetable.Notthatithadtaken
muchpersuading.Afterwe
finished,Mindyhelpedme
putthedishesinthewasher.
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Shewipedherhands
onthedishtowel.“IguessI
shouldgetoutofhere.”
Iknewshewasstill
nervous.“Thingswillbejust
fine.Okay?”
Mindyfidgetedwith
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herpursestrap.Sheshifted
fromonefoottotheother.
Herexpressionwasfilled
withuneasyworry.
“Okay,I’mgoing
now.”Sheturnedandwalked
towardthefrontdoor.
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“Callmeifyouneed
anythingthough,”Istood
withher.
Shewavedand
climbedintohercar.I
watchedasshepulledoutof
thedriveway.Forasplit
second,IthoughtIsawthe
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shadowinthebackseat.
WhenIblinked,itwasn’t
there.Thehaironthebackof
myneckrose.Thiswasreally
startingtofreakmeout.
“Willshebeokay?”
Marilynasked.
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“Ihopeso,”IsaidasI
watchedMindydriveoff.
“Okay,it’stimeformetoget
tothebookstore.”
Rogerinstantly
poppedupbesideme.
“What’shappening?”
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“Willyoustopdoing
that,”IsaidasIclutchedmy
chest.
“Sorry,”hesaid
sarcastically.
RogerandMarilyn
hurriedouttothecarasI
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lockedthedoor.
IthoughtIheard
movementasIturnedthe
key,butIwasn’tgoingto
openthedooragaintoeven
look.Ihadafeelingtheghost
wasnowinmyhouse.That
wasbetterthanbeingat
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Mindy’s,though.Istartedthe
carandpulledoutontothe
street.
Iglancedintherear-
viewmirroratRoger.“If
thereisanythingyoucan
rememberaboutthathouse,it
wouldbereallyhelpful.”
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Heshookhishead.“I
toldyouIcan’tthinkof
anything.”
Isighed.“Iknowyou
did,butifyouhappento
thinkofsomething.”
“IwilltellyouifI
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do,”hesnapped.
Ihadtofindoutmore
aboutthathouse.Iftherewas
anotherghostinthere,thenI
neededtoknow.Thatcould
bethecluetofindingoutwho
thisspiritwasandwhathe
wanted.Iwouldhavetocall
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thehomeownerthefirst
chanceIgot.
WhenIpulledupin
frontofBookNook,Inoticed
Callahan’scarparkedatthe
curb.Ismiledatthethought
ofhimbehindthecounter
makingadrink.Helookedso
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sexyinthatapron.Iglanced
atthetimeonmyphone.I
hadjustenoughtimetopop
informymorningcaffeine.
Ofcourse,thatwasmy
excusetogetachancetosee
Callahan.NotthatIneeded
one.
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TheFullCupCoffee
Shopsignhungabovethe
door.Isteppedinwith
MarilynandRogertrailing
rightonmyheels.
“Oh,thisguyagain,”
Rogersaidaroundasigh.
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Igavehimastern
look,butheignoredme.
“Don’tpayattention
tohim,Larue.Ithink
Callahanisasweetiepie.”
Marilynflashedhergorgeous
smile.
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Callahanwashelping
acustomerandhadn’tnoticed
meyet.Hisshopwasquaint
withexposedbrickwalls,the
perfectmixtureofoldand
new.Printsofdifferentstyle
cupsandmugsdecoratedthe
walls.Oversizedleather
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chairswereplacedinto
groupingswithcherry-wood
coffeetablesinfront.The
intoxicatingaromaofroasting
beansswirledthroughtheair.
ItookabigwhiffasIstepped
furtherintothespace.
MaybeIneededa
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pastryforlater.Afterall,
Mindyhadmademepromise
toattendhernewZumba
classshewasteachingthis
evening.AsbadasI’dbeenat
polefitness,IhadafeelingI
wouldbeequallyterribleat
thisclass.IwasprettysureI
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hadtwoleftfeet.
Callahanglancedup
andwaved.Hisbig,white
smilemademystomach
dance.Ihadnoproblemwith
thatkindofdancing.Justa
couplemorecustomersandI
wouldhaveCallahanallto
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myself.Ihopednooneelse
cameinforacoupleminutes
soIwouldhaveachanceto
talktohim.
“Doyoufeelthat?”
Marilynaskedwithafrown.
“DoIfeelwhat?”I
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asked.
Thewordshadbarely
leftmylipswhenIknew
whatshemeant.Itwasthe
sameeeriefeelingI’dhad
beforewhentheshadowhad
appearedandnowsurrounded
me.Ihopedthatspiritwasn’t
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aroundagain,butIknewit
was.Ishouldn’tbesurprised
ithadfoundmeagain.It
seemedasifthisthingwas
followingmeeverywhere.
WhenIglancedtomy
right,Ispottedthedark
shadowonthewallbehind
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Callahan.Ithadn’tappeared
asthecreepy-lookingman,
buttheywereoneinthe
same.Ididn’twantthisthing
tobenearCallahan,butIfelt
powerlesstostopit.Ihadto
dosomething.Obviously,it
wasn’tgoingtoleaveme
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alone.And,evenworse,it
seemedtobearound
everyoneIcaredabout.
Ididn’twanttoget
theminvolvedwiththisdark
entity.Myfriendsshouldn’t
havetodealwiththisthing
justbecauseIhadattractedit.
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Ihadtofindoutwhereitwas
comingfromandwhatit
wanted.Thatmightnotbeso
easy.
Nooneelseinthe
shopseemedtonoticethis
thing,onlymeandtheghosts.
Ifthecustomershadseenit,I
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wassuretheywouldhaverun
outofthecafewithouteven
lookingback.Thething
movedclosertoCallahan.I
wantedtoyelloutforitto
leavehimalone,butIknew
thatwasn’tpossibleright
now.
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Iwatchedthething,
hopingitwouldgoaway
soon.Nosuchluckthough
becauseitrushedforwardand
movedrightintoCallahan’s
body.
“Ohno!What’sit
doing?”Marilynaskedwith
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panicinhervoice.
Callahanstopped
makingthecoffeefora
momentasifhe’dforgotten
whathewasdoing.Hehada
blankstareandhiseyes
turneddark.Thiswasthe
samethingthathadhappened
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toMindy.Whywasthisspirit
attackingthem?Iwantedto
screamout,butthecustomers
wouldprobablythinkIwas
crazy.Iwantedtotellthe
spirittoattackme,butto
leavethemalone.
Ithinkthespirit
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wantedformetoseethis
assaultonCallahan.Asifit
enjoyedtargetingthepeopleI
caredabout.Ihadtodo
somethingtogetthespiritto
leaveCallahanalone.But
what?Ididn’twantthe
customerstothinkIwas
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crazy,buttheywerealready
lookingatCallahanstrangely.
Ineededtocausea
distraction,soImovedcloser
tothedisplayofbiscottion
thecounter.Whenthe
customersweren’twatching,
Ireachedoutandknockedthe
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packagesontothefloorwitha
loudcrash.
Everyonelookedmy
way.Thatseemedtocapture
thespirit’sattention,too.At
thatmoment,thedarkshadow
zippedfromCallahan’sbody.
Itmovedswiftlyacrossthe
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coffeeshoptothefront
windows.Asifitpushedthe
fastforwardbutton,the
shadowzoomedouttheglass.
Itwasgonefornow,
butwoulditbeback?Iknew
itwould.Whateverthisthing
wantedithadn’tgottenyet.
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AsIwatchedthefrontofthe
shop,Inoticedsomething
odd.Themaninthecornerof
theroomhadbeenobserving
thespiritasitleft,too.He
hadseenit;Iwassureofit.
Howcouldheseeitwhenno
oneelsecould?Theman
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focusedhisattentiononthe
newspaperagain.
WhenIglancedback
atCallahan,hewasacting
completelynormal.Hiseyes
hadchangedbacktothe
stunningblue.Hefinished
withthecustomersandthen
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turnedtome.
“Goodmorning,
gorgeous,”hesaid.
“Gag,”Rogersaid
fromovermyshoulder.
“Bequiet,Roger,”
Marilynscoldedhim.
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“Areyoufeeling
okay?”Iasked,asIpickedup
thepackagesI’dknocked
ontothefloor.
Hegrabbedatowelto
wipehishands.“Well,Iwas
fine,butaminuteagoIhada
strangefeeling.LikemaybeI
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wascomingdownwith
something.I’mallrightnow
though.Howareyou?”
Itracedthelittlecrack
inthewoodcounterwithmy
indexfinger.“I’mfine…”
Iwasn’tabouttotell
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Callahanwhathadhappened.
Notyet.First,Ineededto
wrapmymindaround
everythingbeforeIshared
thisnewswithanyone.I
wouldhavetokeepthespirit
awayfromMindyand
CallahanuntilIfiguredout
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howtogetridofit.Callahan
grabbedacupandpouredmy
favoritecoffee,chocolate
coveredcherry.Hemadeit
withlove,whichmadeittaste
evenbetter.
Hehandedmethe
papercup.“Hereyougo.”
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Iimmediatelytooka
sipandresistedtheurgeto
spitouttheliquid.
Callahan’sbrows
liftedquestioningly.“What’s
wrong?Doesittastebad?”
Icouldn’ttellhimthe
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truth…itwasawful.This
wasthefirsttimethishad
happened.
Iforcedasmile.“No,
it’sperfectasusual.”
“Icanmakeyou
anotherone.”Callahan
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gestured.
“I’dbettergettothe
store.”Imotionedwiththe
cupinmyhand.
Iwantedtogetoutof
therebeforethespirit
returned.And,soIcouldtoss
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thecoffeeinthetrash.
“I’llcomebyandsee
youinabit,”Callahansaid
withasmile.
Iinchedawayfrom
thecounter.“Imightbetoo
busy.I’llcallyousoon,
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okay?”
Thesparkleof
happinessfadedfromhiseyes
andhislipscurved
downward.“Yeah,okay.”
Iturnedandheaded
towardthedoor.Thedark-
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hairedmanwhohadseenthe
spiritwasgone.Itwastoo
bad,becauseIwantedtoask
himwhathe’dseen.Fornow,
Ineededtokeepthespirit
away.ThatmeantIwould
havetostayawayfrom
CallahanandMindy.That
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wouldn’tbeeasy,butitwas
forthebest.
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Chapter9
I’djuststeppedoutof
thecoffeeshopwhenI
spottedthemanwhohadseen
thespirit.Heworejeansand
afadedblueT-shirt.A
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newspaperwastuckedunder
hisarmandhehadhiscoffee
cupinhisrighthandashe
walkeddownthesidewalkon
theoppositesideofthestreet.
“Whoareyou?”I
askedundermybreath.
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“Youshouldgoout
afterhim,”Marilynsaid.
“You’reabsolutely
correct.”Isteppedcloserto
thestreet,waitingfortraffic
topass.
Themanhadstopped
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infrontoftheantiqueshop.
Afteracoupleseconds,he
startedwalkingdownthe
sidewalkagain.Ineededto
hurrybeforehegotaway.
Morningrushhourtrafficwas
heavy.Okay,notManhattan
styletrafficjam,butIstill
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hadtowaitforachanceto
crossthestreet.
“You’regoingtolose
him.”Rogerpointed.
“Thanksfor
remindingme,Roger,”Isaid.
Finally,therewasa
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breakintraffic,soIran
acrossthestreet.
“You’regoingtohave
topickupyourstepifyou
wanttocatchhim.”Roger
movedwitheasebesideme.
“Ihaveshortlegs,”I
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saidbreathlessly.
“I’lltakecareofthis.”
Marilyntookoffdownthe
sidewalk.Theskirtofher
dressgentlyswayedbackand
forthasshemoved.
“Whatisshedoing?”
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Rogerasked.
Ishrugged.“Your
guessisasgoodasmine.”
WhenMarilynfinally
caughtuptotheman,she
lungedinfrontofhim.He
immediatelystopped.
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“Hecanseeher,”I
whispered.
“She’stalkingto
him,”Rogersaid.
Irandownthe
sidewalk,gettingmorethana
fewstrangelooksinthe
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process.BeforeIcouldreach
theman,hestartedmoving
again.Marilynrushedback
overtome.Themanducked
insideanotherbuilding.
“Whathappened?”I
asked,stoppingbrieflyto
catchmybreath.“Whydidhe
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leave?”
Sheplacedherhand
onherhip.“Hedoesn’tthink
I’mreal.”
“Whatdoesthat
mean?”Iasked.
Shetossedherhands
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up.“Idon’tknow.That’sjust
whathesaid.”
“Buthecouldseeyou,
right?”
Shenodded.“He
spoketomewhenIaddressed
him.”
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“Ihavetofindhim,”I
saidcontinuingtowardthe
boutique.
Thismanwasodd.
Howcouldheseethespirits
yetnotbelievetheywere
real?
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Isteppedinsidethe
clothingshop.Theplacewas
decoratedwithturquoiseand
whitewithwallspaintedin
stripesandracksofexpensive
clothingdottedthespace.
Dressingroomswereonthe
leftmiddlewaydownthe
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roomandthecheckout
counterwasacrossfromthem
ontheright.CooperGarrett
ownedtheplace,buthewas
out-of-townonvacation.A
fewpeoplewereshopping
aroundthespace,butIdidn’t
seetheman.Wherehadhe
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gone?Hecouldn’thave
simplydisappeared.
Thepetiteblonde
workingtheshoptoday
approached.“Hi,Larue.CanI
helpyoufindsomething?”
“Didamanjustcome
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inhere?”Iscannedthespace
again.
“No,Ididn’tseea
man.”Shelookedaroundthe
shop,too.
“Isthereaback
door?”Icouldn’tremember.
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Someofthebuildingshad
rearentranceswithparking.
Shegestured.“Yes,
wedohaveabackdoor.”
“Oh,thanks.”I
weavedaroundracksof
clothingandrushedtoward
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therear.
She’dprobablytell
everyoneintownhow
strangelyI’dacted.Ohwell,
nothingnewthere.WhenI
reachedthedoor,Ishovedit
openandsteppedoutintothe
brightsunshine.Ispottedthe
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managainrightaway.
“Heyyou,”Icalled
out.“Ineedtospeakwith
you.”
“Isheaghost?”
Marilynasked.
Iglancedather.“I
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don’tthinkso.”
Whatwouldmakeher
thinkthat?Themanglanced
myway,butkeptwalking.I
ranacrosstheparkinglotand
finallycaughtupwithhim.
“Excuseme,”Isaid
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whenIwasnexttohim.“I
needtospeakwithyou.”
Hestoppedandstared
rightatme.“Yes?”
Mymotherwouldcall
hisdarkeyes“bedroom
eyes.”Hismessyblackhair
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seemedasifhehadn’tspent
muchtimestylingitthis
morning.Ashestaredatme,
therewasnosignthathe
wouldoffertheslightestof
smiles.Hisfulllipswere
pressedtogetherintoa
straightline.Hetowered
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abovemyfivefootone
height.Iguessedhimtobe
aboutsixfoottwoorthree.
I’dneverseenthisguyin
townbefore.Ofcourse,that
didn’tmeanhewasn’tfrom
aroundhere,butIthoughtI
knewjustabouteveryone.
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“Isawyouatthe
coffeeshop,”Isaid.
“Isawyou,too,”he
saidandthentookasipfrom
hiscup.
Callahanusually
wrotetheperson’snameon
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thecup.Itriedtoreadwhat
waswritten,buttheman’s
handwascoveringmostof
theblackmarking.
Iglancedovermy
shoulder.MarilynandRoger
stoodbehindmetakinginthe
conversationwithevery
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ounceoftheirattention.
“AmItheonlyone
yousaw?”Istudiedhisface
forareaction.
Ididn’tknowhow
elsetoaskthequestion.He
regardedmeforamoment.It
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wasasifwewereina
standofftoseewhowould
speakfirst.
“Someonesay
something,”Roger
demanded.
“Yes.Isawother
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peoplethere,”theman
answered.
ItlookedasifIwas
goingtohavetogetrightto
thepoint.
“Iknowyousawthe
darkshadow,aswell.I
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watchedyouwatchit.”I
crossedmyarmsinfrontof
mychestandwaitedforan
answer.
“Ireallyneedtogo
now.”Hegesturedoverhis
shoulderandthenturned
away.
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“Please,behonest
withme.”Ijumpedoutin
frontofhim.
Whywashebeing
secretive?
Hemovedacouple
stepsbackasifhewasready
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tosprint.
“MynameisLarue
Donavan.Iownthebookstore
nexttothecoffeeshop.”I
searchedhiseyes,wondering
whyhewasavoiding
answeringme.
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Hestartedtowalk
away.“Itwasnicemeeting
you,Ms.Donavan.”
“Youcan’tlethimget
away,Larue,”Marilynsaid.
Irushedtocatchupto
him.“Iknowyoucansee
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MarilynMonroebehindme.”
Hestoppedand
peeredbackatMarilyn.
“Okay,IguessIhaveto
knowwhyyouhavetheghost
ofMarilynMonroewithyou.
ItoldmyselfIwouldn’ttalk
toghostsanymore,butnowI
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guesscuriosityisgettingthe
betterofme.”
“Iknewyoucouldsee
theghosts,”Ipointedathim.
“Areyouamedium,too?”
Hestaredforabeat
andthensaid,“Yes,Iam.
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Thename’sStoneWatkins.”
“You’renotfrom
Magnolia,areyou?”Iasked.
Heflashedtheteeniest
ofsmiles.“IliveinNew
York.”
“Hefinallysmiled,”
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Marilynsaid.
Rogerrolledhiseyes.
“Bigdeal.”
Stoneignoredtheir
comments.
“Whatareyoudoing
here?”Iasked.
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Hedidn’tmeetmy
gazewhenheanswered.“Just
visiting.”
MaybeIwasalittle
toosuspicious,butthatmade
mewonderifhewasbeing
honest.Whywouldhelie?
Therehadtobemoretoit
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thanthat.Rightnow,Imerely
wantedtoknowaboutwhat
he’dseen.
“So,yousawthespirit
inthecoffeeshop?”Iasked
again.
Hereleasedadeep
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breathandsaid,“Yes,Isaw
it.Idon’teverwanttoseeit
againeither.”
“Doyouknow
anythingaboutthespirit?”I
asked.
Hisgazemetmine.
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Therewassomethingalmost
hypnoticabouthiseyes.“I
knowit’snotgoodandI
don’twantanythingtodo
withit.Ifyouarewise,Ms.
Donavan,youwilldothe
same.”
“Idon’thavea
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choice,”Isaid.
Hisexpression
darkened.“Why?”
“Ithinkthethingis
attachedtome,”Isaidand
didn’tblink.Iwantedhimto
knowIwasdeadserious.No
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punintended.
“Goodluck,Ms.
Donavan,butIreallyhaveto
go.”Heturnedandwalked
overtotheblackcar.
Iwatchedashe
climbedbehindthewheelof
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hisMercedesanddroveoff.
MarilynandRogerstoodnext
tome.Graycloudsrolledin
coveringthesunasifStone
hadcausedthemtodosoin
hiswake.
“Whydoyouthinkhe
wasactingthatway?”
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Marilyn’slipscurved
downward.
“Becausehe’sahead
case,”Rogersaid.
“Heactedasifhe
knewmorethanheleton,”I
said.
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“Youhavehisname,
doyouthinkyoucanfindout
moreabouthim?”Marilyn
asked.
“Idon’tknow,butI’m
certainlygoingtogiveita
shot.”Imotionedforthe
ghoststofollowme.
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Chapter10
Iclosedthecoverof
thebook.“Okay,IguessI’ve
readenoughfortheday.”
“Ah,Iwasjustgetting
intoit,”Rogersaid.
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Nowevenhewas
enjoyingthestory.Ilookedat
theclock.Itwasalmost
closingtime.Thelaststreaks
ofdaylightfellacrossthesky.
Atleastthecloudshadmoved
out.Aftersuchanexciting
morning,nothingmuchhad
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happenedtherestoftheday.I
stillcouldn’tstopthinking
aboutStone.Wasitwrong
thatIthoughtaboutchecking
thehotelsintowntoseeifI
couldfindhim?Itwasn’t
oftenImetanothermedium.
And,itwasevenrarertomeet
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oneinMagnolia.Itwas
almostlikefate.Ididn’t
believeincoincidences.
I’dmanagedtoavoid
Callahanallday,butIknew
thatwouldn’tlastforlong.I
wouldhavetobehonestwith
himsoon.Plus,Ididn’twant
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toavoidhim.Thethoughtof
notseeinghimmademesick
tomystomach.
MarilynandRoger
wereroamingaroundthe
store.Iwasenjoyingthequiet
whileIfinishedmy
paperwork.Whenmyphone
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rangandIsawitwasMindy,
dreadwashedoverme.I
knewIwouldhavetodeal
withthiscallsoonerorlater.I
thoughtaboutlettingitgoto
voicemail,butIknewMindy
wouldcomelookingforme.
Plus,whatifthespirithad
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returnedandsheneededmy
help.No,Ihadtopickup.
“Areyoureadyfor
class?”MindyaskedwhenI
answered.
Ipausedandinstantly
sheknewsomethingwas
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wrong.
“Youarenotgetting
outofthis.You’vebeen
puttingmeofffortoolong.”
“No,it’snotthat,”I
said.
“Well,thenwhatis
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it?”Hervoicewasfullof
frustration.
“It’sjustthatafter
whathappenedwiththespirit,
I’mnotsureIshouldbe
aroundyou.”
Mycommentwasmet
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withsilence.
Finally,shesaid,
“Whatisthatsupposedto
mean?Youdon’twanttobe
aroundme?”
Myshoulders
slumped.Isighedandthen
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said,“No,Ido.Iloveyou,
andthat’swhyIfiguredI
shouldn’tbearound.I
broughtthespirit.Icaused
theproblem.IfIdon’tcome
around,thenthespiritwill
leaveyoualone.”
Shepausedagain.
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“It’smyfault,Larue,fornot
beingtougher.You’remy
friendandIknowthatmeans
sometimesIwillhavetoface
spiritsandotherspooky
things.Iwouldn’twantitany
otherway.So,Irefusetolet
youstayaway.”
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Iknewshemeantit,
too.Shewasstubborn.
“So,getyourbutt
overhereforclass.Thereis
nowayI’mlettingyououtof
thisone.”
Mymusclesached
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justthinkingaboutthetorture
Iwasabouttoinflictupon
myself.
Isighedandsaid,
“OkayI’llbetheresoon,but
thisistotallyagainstmy
betterjudgment.”
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“Larue,honey,
sometimesyourbetter
judgmentisn’tsomuch
better.”
“Youhaveapoint
there.Okay,seeyousoon.”I
hungupandstraightenedmy
workarea.
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RogerandMarilyn
appearedinfrontofme.It
wasliketurningontheTV.
Oneminutetherewasablank
screenandthenextwasa
perfectpicture.
“Wherearewe
going?”Marilynasked.
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Ishookmyhead.“I’m
goingtoMindy’sfitness
studio.”
Rogersnorted.“I
can’twaittoseethis.”
Rogerwaslikethe
youngerbrotherInever
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had…MaybeI’dbeenlucky
tobeanonlychild.
Iraisedaneyebrow.
“Ifyouaregoingtomakefun
ofme,thenIwon’tletyou
comeinside.”
“Asifyouhavea
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choice,”hesaid.
Ihateddealingwith
defiantghosts.Igrabbedmy
purseandheadedforthefront
door.
“Contrarytowhatyou
believe,youcan’tdo
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whateveryouwant.Ihave
waystogetridofyou,”Isaid
asIsteppedoutontothe
sidewalk.
Rogerscoffed.“Yeah,
right.”
“Pleasedon’tfight
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youtwo.Itmakesme
nervous,”Marilynsaid.
Ilockedthedoorand
peereddownthesidewalk.Of
courseIwasonedge
expectingthespirittopop
backup.Forabriefmoment,
IthoughtIcaughtaglimpse
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ofsomeonewatchingme.It
wasn’tthespiritIthoughtI
saw…itwasStone.
However,hehadducked
behindagroupofpeople
whenhethoughtI’dcaught
him.Maybeithadbeenmy
imaginationbecausehe’d
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disappearedsoquickly.Or
hadhereallybeenspyingon
me?
Iclimbedintothecar
withtheghostsandtraveled
theshortdistancetoMindy’s
studio,FitnessWorld.She’d
justinstalledthebigsign
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recently.Theplacewasdoing
reallywellandshe’dadded
evenmoreclasses.Iparkedin
thelotandshutoffthecar.
Igrabbedmybag.
“Okay,I’llbebacksoon.”
RogerandMarilyn
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werestandingbythedoor
whenIentered.Somuchfor
tryingtogetthemtostayin
thecar.IknewMarilyn
comingwouldn’tbea
problem,butIdidn’twant
Rogertotagalong.He’d
inevitablyhaveasnarky
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comment.
Afterchanginginto
myworkoutgear,Imademy
waytothefloor.Mindy
smiledandthenstartedthe
music.Ofcourse,shealways
mademetakeaplaceatthe
front.Itriedtokeepupwith
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thefastpace,butwithtwo
leftfeet,itwasreally
difficult.Insteadofdancing,
itlookedmorelikeIwas
havingamedicalemergency.
Mindywasagood
instructor,butIdidn’tfollow
instructionswell.Mybrain
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saidmovetotheright,butmy
feetwenttotheleft.Marilyn
wasstandingtotheside
hidinghereyes.Shedidn’t
wanttoseethetrainwreck.
Roger,ontheotherhand,was
laughinghisbuttoff.Iwasso
gladhefoundmytorture
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amusing.
Afterstumbling,I
managedtopushbacktomy
feet.Itriedtofocusonwhat
Mindywassayinganddoing,
butwhenIspottedthedark
shadowoutofthecornerof
myeye,itwasimpossibleto
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continue.Iknewthesilence
hadbeentoogoodtobetrue.
Thethinglookedlikea
silhouettenow.Iwasn’tsure
whyithaddecidednottotake
ontheothercreepyimage.
Maybebecauseithadlostthe
fedora?
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Theshadowrushed
fromthecorner,butitmoved
rightpastMindy.Whodid
thisthinghaveitssightsset
onthistime?Ihopedit
wasn’taninnocentstranger
fromclass.Thewomen
continueddancing,unaware
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thatthisdarkentitywas
invadingourspace.Itweaved
aroundtheroom.Ifollowedit
withmystare.Thenextthing
Iknew,thedarkmasswason
topofme.
Isensedthispresence
wasmale.Ifelltotheground
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withathud.Atthatsecond,
thelightswentoutandthe
musicstopped.
“Holdon,everyone.It
seemswe’velostpower,”
Mindysaidwithstraininher
voice.
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Becauseitwasdark,
noonecouldseeIwas
fightingtogetthisentityoff
me.Thethinghadmepinned
totheground.Itfeltasifa
tonofrockswassittingon
topofme.Hishandswere
wrappedaroundmyneckand
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Istruggledtobreath.How
wouldIgetawayfromhim?I
couldn’tevenscreamoutfor
help.Iwrappedmyhands
aroundwhatIthoughtwas
thething’sarmsandpushed.
Ishovedwithallmy
strength,butI’dneverfelt
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thiskindofforcebefore.
Surely,someonewouldbe
abletohelpmesoon…before
itwastoolate.Lightflooded
theroomonceagainandinan
instanttheshadowwasgone.
Icoughedandtriedtocatch
mybreath.Thankgoodness
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thethinghadleft.AllIcould
thinkaboutwaswhenhe
wouldreturn.I’dgottenaway
withmylife,butnexttimeI
probablywouldn’tbeso
lucky.WhenIlookedaround,
Isaweveryonewasstaringat
me.IsupposetheythoughtI
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wasnutssincetheyhadn’t
seenwhatwasattackingme.
DidnoonecareIwas
choking?
Mindyrushedoverto
me.“Larue,whathappened?”
Itriedtospeak,butI
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couldonlycough.Isatupand
finallystoppedhacking.Fear
shoneinMindy’seyes.
“Thespiritattacked
me.”
Sheheldmyarm.“Do
youneedtogotothe
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hospital?”
Iwavedoffher
comment.“I’llbefine.”
Itoldherthis,butI
wasn’tsureitwasthetruth.
“Thisspiritisgetting
worse,”shesaid.
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Icouldn’targuewith
her.Iwasthankfulithad
attackedmeandnother.
“Canyoustandup
now?”sheasked.
Ireleasedadeep
breathandthensaid,“Ithink
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so.”
“Larue,Isawthe
spiritcomingafteryou,but
therewasnothingIcould
do,”Marilynsaid.
Ismiledather,but
didn’tanswersincethe
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peoplearoundmewere
listening.Inthecornerofthe
room,IspottedRoger.He
waswatchingme,too.He
glancedawaywhenoureyes
met.Didheknowsomething
hewasn’ttellingme?There
hadtobeawaytomakehim
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talk.MaybeIcouldscareit
outofhim.
Mindyheldmyarmas
Ipushedtomyfeet.“Areyou
sureyoucanyoustand?”
“I’masgoodasnew,”
Isaid.
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Istumbledovertoa
chairatthesideoftheroom.
Mindyfollowedme,handing
meabottleofwater.
Itookabiggulpand
thensaid,“Iamgoingtogo.I
don’twanttointerruptthe
classanymore.It’snotfairto
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theothers.”
“I’msurethey
understand,”Mindysaid.
“Yes,Larue,I’msure
theyunderstand,”Marilyn
added.
Alltheysawwasa
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womanonthefloorkicking
andscreaming.
“TheythinkI’mone
crayonshortofafullbox.”I
stoodfromthechair.“I’llcall
youlater.”
Mindy’sperfectly
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sculptedeyebrowspinched
together.“Larue,areyousure
you’reokaytodrive?”
Igrabbedmybagand
threwitovermyshoulder.
“Yes,I’llbefine.”
Rogerspottedme
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leavingandhurriedoversoI
wouldn’tdriveoffwithout
him.Ifithadn’tbeenfor
stickinghimatMindy’s
place,Iwouldn’thave
mindedatallifhestayed
behind.Onceoutside,I
climbedintothecarand
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pulledoutoftheparkinglot.I
brieflyworriedIhadleftthe
spiritwithMindy,butIknew
hewouldmuchprefertobe
withme.Hewouldattack
anyoneIwaswith.He
wouldn’tgetthemwhenI
wasn’taround.No,hewanted
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metoseetheattack.
Ihadtogobacktothe
housewhereI’dgotten
Roger.
“Larue,doyouhave
anycluewhothisspiritisor
whathewants?”Marilyn
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asked.
Inavigatedaturn.
“No,butIwilldomybestto
findoutrightnow.”
“Larue,youlooked
likeyouwerehavinga
seizurebackthere.Dancingis
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notyourforte,”Rogersaid
fromthebackseat.
“Thanksfor
remindingme,Roger.”
“Noproblem.Where
arewegoing?”Rogerasked.
AsInearedthestreet,
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Ifiguredhewouldrecognize
it.
“Areyoutakingme
back?”heaskedwithpanicin
hisvoice.“Idon’twanttogo
back.It’sboringthere.”
Iglancedoverat
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Marilynandsheflasheda
widesmile.
“Areyougoingtobe
nicefromnowon?”Iasked,
lookingathimintherear-
viewmirror.
Rogerscowledand
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thenfinallysaid,“Yes,Iwill
benice.”
Ipulledupinfrontof
thehouse.
Hehuffed.“Itoldyou
Iwouldbenice.”
Iturnedoffthe
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ignition.“Relax.Imerely
wanttotalkwiththe
homeowneraboutthe
previousowners.Sinceyou
won’tgivemeany
information.”
“I’mstayinginthe
car,”hesaid,foldinghisarms
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infrontofhischest.
“Oh,don’tpout,”I
said.
“I’mnotpouting,”he
snapped.“Ijustdon’twantto
goinside.”
Ishrugged.“Suit
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yourself.Comeon,Marilyn.”
“Gladly,”shesaidas
shegotoutofthecar.
AsMarilynandI
madeourwayupthe
sidewalktowardthehouse,I
noticedamanwalkingaway.
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AllIsawwasthebackof
him,butIthoughtforsureI
recognizedhim.
“IsthatStone?”I
asked.
Marilynfollowedmy
pointingfinger.“Itlookslike
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him.”
Icalledouttohim,
buthewastoofarawayandI
wassurehehadn’theardme.
Well,Ithoughthehadn’t.
Whatwashedoingover
here?Didheknowsomeone
inthearea?Thiswasthe
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secondtimeI’dseenhim
sincemeetinghim.LikeI
said,I’veneverbelievedin
coincidences.
MarilynandImadeit
tothefrontdoor.Myclient
answeredrightaway.Elisa
Castle’sdarkhairwasstyled
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inanupdotoday.WhenI’d
seenherlast,shewas
disheveledandfearwas
evidentinhereyes.She’d
wornhersweatsanda
wrinkledT-shirt.Now,she
wasdressedinblackslacks
andabeautifulemeraldgreen
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silkblouse.
“Larue,I’msogladto
seeyou.”Elisareachedout
andhuggedme.
Sheseemedmuch
happierthanwhenI’dseen
herlast.Thatmustmeanthe
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hauntingwasgone.More
thanlikelybecauseitwas
withmenow.
“Pleasecomeinside.”
“Thankyou,Elisa.”I
followedthewomanintothe
house.
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Ilookedaroundthe
spaceanditseemedsomuch
brighterthanthelasttimeI’d
beenthere.Thesunshone
throughthewindowscasting
ayellowglowaroundthe
room.Thecolorsseemed
morevibrantandthesmellof
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flowerslingeredintheair.
“Comeintothe
kitchen.Iwasjustmaking
tea.”Elisamotionedtome.
Ifollowedherthrough
thehouse,keepingonhigh
alertthewholetimeincaseI
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spottedtheshadow.Iknewit
wasn’tstayinghereany
longer,though.Theheaviness
ofhispresencewasgone.He
wasnowwithmefulltime.I
knewthefullscopeofwhat
Elisahadbeendealingwith
beforeshehadcalledme.
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Thereprobablyhadn’tbeen
anyhauntingsinceI’dbeen
there.
“Pleasehaveaseat.”
Isatattheendofthe
oaktable.Elisapulledouta
cupandpouredwaterand
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thendippedtheteabag.
Sheplacedthecupin
frontofmeonthetable.
“Wouldyoulikesugar?”
“Yes,please,”Isaid.
Marilynsatinthe
chairnexttomeandwatched
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thehomeownerasshepoured
acupforherself.
“Larue,Ican’tthank
youenoughforeverything
youdid.”Elisapattedmy
hand.“It’sevenlighterin
here,don’tyouthink?”
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Icouldn’tgetover
howpeacefulthehouse
seemednow.IfonlyIcould
getridofthisdarkshadow
forgood.
Ilookedaroundthe
room.“Yes,itismuch
lighter.”
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Icouldonlyimagine
howbadithadbeenforherif
thatdarkshadowhadtrulyset
upresidenceinherhome.
“So,nothinghas
happenedsinceIleft?”I
asked.
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Shetookasipoftea
andsetthecupdown.“No,I
haven’tsleptthiswellin
years.IfeellikeIoweyou
mylife.”
“Larue,you’rea
hero,”Marilynsaid.
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Itookadrinkandthen
asked,“Doyouknowanyof
thehistoryofthehome?”
Sheheldaplateof
lemoncookiesinfrontofme.
“Wouldyoulikeone?”
Itookoneandplaced
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itonmyplate.“Thankyou.”
“Notmuchreally.The
neighbortoldmeafamily
usedtolivehereandthatthe
fatherleft.So,themotherand
herteenagesonmovedout
soonafterthat.Iguessthey
couldn’taffordtostay.”
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“Howlongagowas
that?”Iasked.
Shetookasipoftea,
andthensaid,“Aboutten
yearsago,Iguess.We’ve
beenhereforthreemonths.I
thinkalotofpeoplelived
herewhenitwasrentedout,
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buttheyneverstayedlong.”
“Didyouhearstories
fromanyoneelse?”Inibbled
onthecookie.
Sheshookherhead.
“No,Iguesstheywantedto
keepthestoriestothemselves
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andjustgetout.”
Isighed.“Sometimes
itwouldbebetterifthey
sharedsotheproblemcould
havebeenaddressedyears
ago.”
Sheplacedhercup
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down.“Thatwouldhavebeen
goodforme.Ihadnoidea
whatweweregettinginto
whenweboughtthehouse.”
“Doyouknowwhat
happenedtothemotherand
sonwhomoved?”Iasked.
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Shetookabiteofher
cookie.“No,Ineverheard
anything.”Shestudiedmy
face.“Iseverythingokay,
Larue?Youseemstressed.I
canimaginewhatyoudoputs
alotofpressureonyou.”
Isupposeshewas
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rightaboutthat,butIhadno
choice.ThiswaswhatIdid.
Itwasapparentlymylife’s
calling.
“I’mfine.Ijustliketo
getanswersforthehomes
I’vebeenin.”Ipickedatthe
edgeofmynapkin.
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“That’s
understandable,butatany
rate,I’mthankfulforwhat
youdid.EvenifIneverknow
whatitwas.I’mjustgladit’s
gone.”
Ihopedforhersake
thatitneverfounditsway
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backtoherhome.Iwouldtry
mybesttogetridofthe
shadowspiritbeforeithada
chancetoterrorizeanyone
else.
Itookthelastsipof
mytea.“Thankyoufor
everything.Ireallyshouldbe
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goingnow.”
Ipushedtomyfeet
andElisafollowedmetoward
thedoor.Marilynwas
directlybehindher.
“Larue,ifthereisever
anythingIcandoforyou,
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pleasedon’thesitatetoask.”
Elisapausedwiththedoor
open.
Ismiled.“Thankyou,
Iwill.Callmeifyouneed
anythingelse.”
Thesunshinebathed
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meinwarmthwhenIstepped
outside.Iwasamazedathow
brightandhappythehome
hadappeared.Elisahadbeen
right.Iscannedthearea,
wonderingifIwouldsee
Stoneagain.Apparently,he
waslonggone.
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Ineededtofindout
moreaboutthefamilieswho
hadlivedinthehousebefore
Elisa.IfIcouldtrackdown
thepreviousrentersthat
mightgivememore
informationaboutthisdark
spirit.Wherehaditcome
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from?Someonefromthe
home’spasthadtoknow
something.EvenifIfound
theformeroccupants,getting
themtotalkmightbe
difficult.Sometimes,if
peoplehadadramatic
experiencetheydidn’twant
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todiscussit.Thatwas
understandable,butthiswas
kindofaparanormal
emergency.
“Sheseemedreally
happy,”Marilynsaidaswe
walkeddownthesidewalk.
“Youhelpalotofpeople,
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don’tyou?”
Igrinned.“Itry.”
OnceImadeittothe
car,IfoundRogerwaitingin
thefrontseat.Islipped
behindthewheel.Marilyn
motionedforhimtomoveto
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thebackseat.Ofcourse,he
immediatelycomplied.IfI’d
askedhim,Iwouldhave
gottennothingbutgrief.
“Whattookyouso
long?Ididn’tknowyouwere
goingtostayallday,”hesaid
inahuffedbreath.
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Istartedtheignition.
“Iwasonlyintherefor
fifteenminutes.”
“Whileyouwerein
therehavingfun,IwassureI
sawthatshadowagain.”He
gesturedtowardthesidewalk.
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Iwhippedaroundto
lookathim.“Wheredidyou
seeit?Diditgoinsidethe
house?”Icouldn’tletthat
thinggetbackintoElisa’s
again.
“No,itwasrighthere
bythecar,asifitwaswaiting
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foryou.”Rogershookhis
head,clearlyexasperated
withme.
“Wherediditgo?”I
asked.
Heshrugged.“How
shouldIknow?Idon’twant
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thethingaroundme.”
Istaredathim.“Well,
Ithoughtyoumighthave
watchedtoseewhereit
went.”
RogersighedasifI’d
toldhimtogotohisroom.
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“Thethingjust
disappeared,okay?Icouldn’t
watchwhereitwent,”he
snapped.
Isighedandlooked
aroundforanysignofthe
darkspirit.ThankgoodnessI
didn’tseeit,butIwasstill
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worriedtheevilentitymight
trytogettoElisaagaineven
thoughIwasalmostcertain
thedarkspiritwantedme
now.Thatwasfine.Iwasa
lotmorecapableofhandling
thisthing.Ihadyearsof
experience.
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Isteeredthecaraway
fromthecurbandtookoff
downtheroad.WhenI
passedthestreetwhereI’d
spottedStone,IwonderedifI
wouldeverfindhimagain.
MycellrangandIpulled
oversoIcouldanswer.
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“Hey,honey.Just
wantedtoseehowyou’re
doing.”Callahan’ssexyvoice
reverberatedthroughmelike
alingeringkiss.“Howabout
lunch?”
Icouldn’triskseeing
himrightnow,butithurtto
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tellhimno.
“Actually,Ihavea
fewappointments.”
“Oh.Iunderstand.
We’llcatchuplater?”
Disappointmentsoundedin
hisvoice.
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“I’llcallyousoon,”I
saidandthenhungup
quickly.
“Youcan’tavoidhim
forever.”Marilynwarned
withawaveofherhand.
“He’llthinkyou’re
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dumpinghim,”Rogersaid
withlaughterinhisvoice.
Iknewalltoowell
whatCallahanwouldthink.I
didn’tneedtobereminded.I
wouldhavetothinkof
somethingtotellhimsoon.If
Itoldhimthetruth,hewould
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insisthewasstrongenoughto
fightoffthisdarkshadow.
Soon,Imighthavenochoice
buttodivulgethetruthto
him,butuntilthen,Iwould
trytosolvethisproblemon
myown.
“Everythingwillbe
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fine,Larue,”Marilynsaid.
“Don’tworry.”
Notworryingwas
impossible.
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Chapter11
Darknesssurrounded
me.Starstwinkledinthe
velvetysky.Thesilvery
mooncastaglowoverthe
gravestonesthatdottedthe
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landscape.Alargehouse
loomedinthedistance.It
lookedexactlylikethehouse
thatallthekidswoulddare
eachothertostepfootin…
abandonedlongago.But,was
itreallyempty?Thelights
illuminatingfromthe
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windowsservedasbeaconsin
thenightandmademethink
someonemustlivethere.
WherewasI?I’d
neverbeenherebeforeand
hadnoideahowI’dgotten
here.Abatflutteredfroma
nearbytreeandIduckedin
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ordertomissit.Stepping
throughthecreakyoldiron
gate,Iwalkedintothe
graveyard.Iweavedaround
headstonesandheaded
towardtheoldhouse.SinceI
hadnoideawhereIwas,I
hadtofindhelp.The
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cemeterywasagooddistance
fromthehouse,butitwasmy
onlyhopeatthemoment.
WhenIfinally
reachedthebrickthree-story,
Isteppeduptotheold
weatheredfrontdoor.My
knockechoedacrossthenight
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air.Nooneanswered.
Steadyingmyshakyhand,I
managedtowrapmy
knucklesonthetarnished
brassdoorknob.WhenI
twistedit,itimmediately
opened.Nervesdancedinmy
stomach.Iinchedthedoor
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widerandthensteppedinside
thefoyer.Instarkcontrastto
thedarknessoutside,the
roomswerebrightlylit.There
wasnofurniture,nothing.
Thecrackedwallshad
peelingpaintandfalling
wallpaper.Cobwebshungin
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thecornersoftherooms.I
movedtowardtheroomtothe
right.Beforereachingthe
threshold,thelightswentout.
Ifrozeonthespot.What
wouldIdonow?
SinceIcouldn’tsee
myhandinfrontofmyface,I
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calledout.“Hello?”
Ofcourse,noone
answered.WhathadI
expected?
Afterturningaround
inthedirectionwhereI
thoughtthedoorhadbeen,I
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inchedmywayforward,one
babystepatatime.Anoise
camefrommyleft.Itwas
rightbesidemyearand
soundedasifsomeonewas
breathingheavily.Panic
surgedthroughme.Iraced
forwardsoIcouldgetaway
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fromwhoeverorwhatever
wasintheroomwithme.
Beforemakingittothedoor,
Istumbledandfelltothe
ground,landingonmyface.
Theheavybreathingwas
rightbesidemyearagain.
Terrorrushedthroughmy
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body.Iwantedtoscream,but
thesoundwaslodgedinmy
throat.Ifumbledtogetup
fromthefloor,butIcouldn’t
getmyfooting.Thesoundof
thebreathinggreweven
louderinmyear.
Afterfinallymakingit
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tomyfeet,Iranforward,
hopingIwouldmakeittothe
doorandoutofthehouse.I
glancedback.WhyIwasn’t
sure,sinceIcouldn’tsee
anything.IguessIwantedto
knowwhatwastherewith
me.Itwasprobablyforthe
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bestthatIcouldn’tseewho
orwhatthisthingwas.I
didn’tknowifIwasgoingto
beattackedbyalivingperson
oraghost.Ihadtogetoutof
thereandgethome.
Irantowardthedoor
whenthethinggraspedmy
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shoulderfrombehind.It
yankedmebackandIlanded
onthegroundagain.The
thingwasontopofmenow.I
knewitwasthedarkshadow
thathadbeenfollowingme
around.Iwasn’tsurehowI’d
gottenherethough.HadI
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fallenasleepandthisthing
luredmehere?HadIbeen
sleepwalking?Thathadtobe
it.Rightnow,Ijusthadto
worryaboutgettingawayand
nothowthisoccurred.The
spirithaditslongarms
stretchedforwardwithhis
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handswrappedtightlyaround
myneck.IgaspedforairasI
putmyhandsarounditsarms.
Iwasn’tsureiftherewas
reallyskin,butitfeltcoldand
clammytothetouch,which
mademystomachturn.
Tryingtobreakfree,Ipushed
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ashardasIcould.
Sincethethinghadits
handswrappedaroundmy
neck,Icouldn’tscream.
Nothingcameoutofmy
mouth.IfIdidn’tgetaway
soon,itwouldbetoolatefor
me.Istruggled,pushingas
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hardasIcould.ThemoreI
foughtit,thestrongerit
seemedtoget.Itfeltasif
therewasnohopeingetting
awayfromthisthing.
Remainingpositivewouldbe
hard,butIwouldtryhard.I
fearedIwaslosingthebattle.
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ItriedtoscreamagainasI
kicked.Thethingstartedto
cacklenow,amenacingand
terrifyingnoise.Itreallyfelt
asifithadtheupper-hand.
Iwasstrongerthan
this.Iwouldn’tlethimwin.I
hadtofightharder.Usingall
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mystrength,Ishovedthe
thing.Tomysurprise,itflew
throughtheair.Iscreamedas
loudlyasIcouldandgasped
forairnowthatithad
looseneditsgrip.
Thatwaswhenthe
sunlightstreamedthroughthe
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roomandIopenedmyeyes.
Itwasn’ttheoldhouseandit
wasnolongerdark.Daylight
floodedthespaceandIwas
inthesanctuaryofmy
bedroom.Well,itusedtobe
mysafehaven.Now,itwas
beinginvadedmydemons
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thatcameformeinmy
dreams.Thisthinghadtobe
demonic.Whyelsewouldit
attackmelikethat?Iwas
wideawakeandknewthatit
hadbeenadream.Atooreal
dream.
ThebookthatI’d
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beenreadingtoMarilyn
droppedtothefloor.Ithad
beenonmylapstillfromthe
nightbefore.Ihadatendency
offallingasleepwhile
reading.MarilynandRoger
ranintotheroomwith
panickedlooksontheirfaces.
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“Iseverythingokay,
Larue?Weheardyouscream
anditscaredmetodeath…
well,itscaredme,”Marilyn
said.
“Areyouallright?”
Rogeraskedwithmore
concerninhisvoicethanI
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hadeverheard.
WasIokay?Iglanced
downatmybody.Everything
seemedtobefine.
Itossedtheblanket
offmybodyandkickedmy
legsoverthesideofthebed.
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“I’mokay,”IsaidasI
pushedtomyfeet.“SorryifI
scaredyou.Iwashavinga
baddream.”
Ididn’twanttotell
themjusthowrealthatdream
hadbeen.Marilynfurrowed
herbrowandstaredatme.By
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thelookonherface,Iknew
sheprobablydidn’tbelieve
me.Withtheghosts
followingbehindme,I
shuffledacrossthefloor
towardthekitchen.Even
thoughitwasabrightand
sunnymorning,Ifoundit
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difficulttoshakeoffthe
terriblefeelingofwhathad
gonedowninthedream.Itall
seemedsoreal.Withany
luck,somecoffeeand
breakfastwouldmakemefeel
muchbetter.
AsImovedthrough
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thehouse,MarilynandRoger
continuedtofollowme.I
knewtheywerewatchingme
withsuspicion.They
wouldn’tletmegetoffwith
thesimpleexplanationofa
dream.
“What’sonyour
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neck?”Rogeraskedashe
pointed.
Igraspedmythroat.
“Whatdoyoumean?”
“Oh,Larue,it’s
bruised,”Marilynleaned
closer.
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Iranovertothe
mirrorhangingontheliving
roomwindow.WhenIsaw
thedarkblackandblue
bruises,Igasped.Hadn’tit
beenadream?Ithadseemed
soreal,buthowelsewouldI
explainthemarks?Thisthing
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wasgettingthroughtomein
mysleepandthatwasabad
thing.
***
Afterbreakfastanda
shower,Idressedinmy
favoritepairofblackpants
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andpinkandwhiteblouse.
Tocoverthebruises,Iadded
apinkfloralscarfaroundmy
neck.Iwasstilltryingforthe
glamorouslook.
Unfortunately,Ididn’tthink
itwasworking.Withthe
ghostsinthecarwithme,I
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headedtowardthebookstore.
Ididn’tknowwhatIhad
plannedfortheday,butit
involvedsomekindof
detectivework.Ihadalong
listofthingsIneededtolook
into.
WhenIpulledupto
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BookNook,Iglancedover
andsawCallahanhadalready
openedthecoffeeshop.Of
course,healwaysopeneda
lotearlierthanme.IfIdidn’t
stopin,hewouldbeoverto
checkonme.However,Iwas
afraidthedarkshadowwould
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showupagain.Forthat
reason,Iwalkedrightpasthis
shop,avoidingpeepinginthe
windowathishandsomeface.
AsMarilynandRoger
wanderedaroundmystore,I
settledintomywork.Withall
thedistraction,Iwasbehind
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witheverythingbookstore
related.
Acoupleminuteshad
passedwhenMarilynsaid,
“Larue,thereisamanstaring
inthewindow.”
Ilookeduptoseeifit
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wasthecreepyshadowagain.
Marilynpointedattheman
withhishandscuppedaround
hiseyesandfacepressedto
theglass.
Iwalkedtowardthe
door.“Itmustbeacustomer
whowondersifweareopen
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yet.”
Ihadtheopensign
displayedinthedoor,butI
guesshemissedit.
“I’llgoseeifheneeds
help,”Isaid.
Isteppedoutontothe
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sidewalk.Traffichadpicked
upsinceitwasnowrushhour
sothestreetwasnoisier.I
didn’tthinkthemanhad
heardmecomeout.Hehad
turnedandwaswalkingdown
thesidewalkawayfromthe
store.Heworetanpants,a
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white,short-sleeveshirt,and
abeigeFedora.Whatwas
withallthehats?
“Excuseme,sir.Did
youneedhelp?”Icalledout.
AsIsuspected,he
didn’thearme.
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Iwalkedoverandwas
justabouttotaphimonthe
shoulderwhenheturned
aroundandeyedmeupand
down.“Wereyoucheckingto
seeifthebookstoreisopen?”
“Ijustwantedtoseeif
youneededanyhelp,”I
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added.
“Oh,good,it’syou,”
hesaid.
DidIknowthisman?
Hepointedatthe
BookNooksignabovethe
door.“Ithoughtthiswasthe
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placeyouwentinto.I’ve
beentryingtofindyou,”he
said.
Ismiled.“Well,hereI
am.Thebookstoreisopen.”
Iassumedhemeant
thathehadbeentryingtofind
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thebookstore.
Heshookhishead.
“No,it’snotthebookstore
I’vebeentryingtofind,it’s
you.I’vebeensearchingfor
you.”
Iquirkedaneyebrow.
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Whywashelookingforme?
“Thisguyiskindof
weird,”Rogersaid.
Iwouldn’tsayweird.
Hewasjustalittleeccentric.
“Ifollowedyoulast
night,”hesaid.
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Ishookmyhead.“I’m
confused.Wheredidyou
followmefrom?”
“Thebetterquestionis
whyhefollowedyou,Larue,”
Marilynsaid.“Youcannever
betoocareful.”
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Shewasright,butthis
littleoldmansurelycouldn’t
bedangerous.Ieyedhim
expectantly.Ihadn’tbeen
anywherelastnightother
thanaroundtown.
Helookedmeinthe
eyes.“Iwasatthecemetery
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lastnightandsawyou.”
Istaredathim,
speechless.Mystomach
twistedintoknots.
Rogerwalkedcloser
totheman.“Whatishe
talkingabout?”
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Iwasfearfulofwhat
hewastalkingabout.Sure,
I’dsuspectedwhathadreally
happened,butnowIwas
findingoutforsure.That
wasn’tpossible.Ithadbeen
inmydream.WasIstill
dreaming?
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Ichucklednervously.
“Iwasn’tatacemeterylast
night.”
Headjustedhishat.
“Yes,youwere.Ifollowed
you.”
“Yes,youalreadysaid
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that,butitcan’tbepossible.”
Iglancedovermyshoulder,
planninghowtogetaway
fromhim.
Themancontinued,
“Youwentintothathouse.I
waitedforyoutocomeout
andthenfollowedyou
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home.”
Isearchedhisface.He
seemedasifhewasbeing
completelyserious.Iwas
confusedanddidn’tknow
whattothink.HeknewI’d
beeninthehouse.Thank
goodnessacustomerwalked
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intothebookstore,soIhadto
getbackinside.
“Ihavetogo.”I
motionedasIwalkedtoward
thedoor.
“I’llgowithyou.”He
trailedalongrightbehindme.
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“Whoisthisguy?”
RogerwhisperedtoMarilyn.
AsIhelpedthe
customer,Inoticedtheman
wastalkingtoMarilyn.So,he
wasaghost,tooIhad
suspectedthat,which
explainedwhyhewasatthe
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cemetery.Butitdidn’t
explainhowhe’dfoundme.I
thoughtforsureithadbeena
dream.I’dwokenupinmy
bed,socouldIhavebeenat
thehouseinsomekindof
sleepwalkingstate?Thatwas
possibleandascarythought
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atthesametime.WhenI
finishedwiththecustomer,I
headedovertotheghosts.
Theyhadbecomeacquainted
quickly.
Themanwassmiling
andtalkingtoMarilyn.I
couldtellhewasshockedand
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excitedtoseeher.WhenI
walkedup,theystopped
chattingandpeeredmyway.
“I’mgladyou’re
back.Isupposeyouwantto
knowwhyIamhere?”he
saidasheeyedmeupand
down.
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Ihadalotof
questions,butthatwas
certainlyagoodplacetostart.
“Whydidyoufollow
me?”Iasked.
“Iknewyoucouldsee
andcommunicatewithspirits,
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soIthoughtwhynotfollow
youandhavesomeonetotalk
to.”Thelinesaroundhiseyes
deepenedwhenhesmiled.
“HowdidyouknowI
couldtalktospirits?”Iasked.
Heexchangedalook
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withMarilynandRogerand
thenbacktome.“Youwere
speakingtothedarkshadow.
Iknewyouhadtotalkto
spirits.”
“Iwasn’texactly
talkingtohim,”Isaid
nervously.
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“Whatdoeshemean,
Larue?”Marilynasked.
Isighed.“Lastnight,
inmydream,Iwenttoa
cemeteryandahouse.The
darkshadowwasthere,butI
guessmaybeitwasn’ta
dreamafterall.Whoare
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you?”
“MynameisJames
Hagerman.”Hetippedhishat
inafriendlygesture.
Bythewayhewas
dressed,Ifiguredhewas
fromthe1960s.Thestyleof
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hisshirtandpantsseemed
fromprobablyaround1961
or1962.
“MynameisLarue
Donavan.Iguessyouknow
Marilyn,”Isaid.
Marilynwavedand
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winked.Jamesswooned.
Rogermadeagaggingnoise.
Irolledmyeyes.
“That’sRoger.”
“Nicetomeetyou,”
Jamessaid,stickinghishand
outtowardRoger.
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Rogerfoldedhisarms
infrontofhischestand
staredatJames.James
seemedabituncomfortable
bytheglare,soheturnedhis
attentionbacktome.There
wasnoreasonorRogertoact
soimmature.
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“I’msorryifI
botheredyou,”Jamesadded.
“I’mjusttryingto
figureoutwhathappened,”I
said.“Idon’tknowhowIgot
tothecemetery.”
“Oh,that’snotgood,”
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Jamessaid.
“Iwouldn’thavegone
thereonmyown,”Isaid.“I
definitelywouldn’thave
talkedwiththedarkshadow.”
Jamesshruggedhis
slendershoulders.“Iknow
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whatIsaw.”
“Doyouknow
anythingaboutthisdark
shadow?”Iasked.
Heshookhishead.
“Ohno,Iwouldn’twant
anythingtodowithit.”
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Thatwas
understandable.Ididn’twant
tobeinvolvedwithiteither.
WhatwouldIdoyouwith
anotherghost?Itwashard
keepingupwhenitgotto
overtwo.
“Idon’tknowabout
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this,”Rogersaidasheeyed
Jamesupanddown.
“Whatistheproblem,
youngman?”Jamesuseda
sternvoice.
Rogerstormedaway
withoutanswering.
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“He’smoody,”Isaid.
Jamesnodded.“Ican
seethat.”
IgotthefeelingRoger
didn’tlikeanotherghost
comingaround.
“Canyoutakeme
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backtotheplacewhereyou
foundmelastnight?”Iasked.
“Isthatagoodidea,
Larue?”Marilynasked.
“It’llbeokay.”I
wavedmyhand.
“IsupposeIcould
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takeyoutothehouse.When
wouldyouliketogo?”he
asked.
“RightafterIclose
theshopthisevening,”Isaid.
Henodded.“Okay,
it’sadate.”
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I’dneverseenthis
cemeterybeforeandIhadno
ideawherethishousewas.I
thoughtIknewaboutallthe
placeslikethataroundhere.I
couldn’twaittogetalookat
it.Ihopedwecouldmakeit
beforeitwasdark.
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Thebellabovethe
doorannouncedthatsomeone
hadentered.WhenIturned
around,IsawCallahan
walkingtowardme.Histan
cargopantsandnavybluet-
shirthuggedhismuscular
bodyinalltherightplaces.
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Hislipsslippedintoa
charminggrin.
“Talkingto
someone?”heasked.
IglancedatJames.I
didn’tthinkitwasagood
ideatotellCallahanabout
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thisghostjustyet.
“Notrightnow,”I
said.
Jamesstaredat
Callahan.Icouldn’tgaugehis
thoughts.
“Oh,thisguyagain,”
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Rogersaid.
Callahanleanedin
andkissedme.Hesearched
myeyesandIknewhewas
suspiciousthatsomething
wasgoingon.WhatwouldI
tellhimwhenheaskedme
thequestion?
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Hetookmyhands
intohis.“Haveyoubeen
avoidingme?”
Itriedtoactinnocent,
likeIhadnoideawhathe
meant.“Avoidingyou?Why
wouldIdothat?”Iasked.
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“Youmissedlunch
andthenIdidn’ttalktoyou
lastnight.Ifeellike
somethingisgoingon.”He
touchedmycheek.
Ihatedthispart.I
couldn’tkeepthisup.Iwould
havetotellhimthetruth.
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“Oh,lookathissad
eyes.Youcan’tkeepasecret
fromhimanylonger,”
Marilynsaid.
Ididn’tneedtobe
remindedofhissadeyes
becauseIwaslookinginto
themrightnow.
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“IguessIhavebeen
workingtoohard,”Ioffered.
Thatwasn’talie.
Callahanwasreadytosay
somethingwhenthedark
shadowappearedoutof
nowhereandrushedhim,just
likeinthecoffeeshop.He
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felltotheground.Marilyn
screamed.Theshadowhad
attackedandthen
disappeared.
“Wherediditcome
from?”Rogerasked.
Iranovertomy
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boyfriend.“Callahan,areyou
okay?”
Hewascompletely
outofitwhenIgazedintohis
eyes.Hehadthatsameblank
stare.Ishookhimandhe
finallysawme.
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“Oh,thankgoodness
he’sawake,”Marilynsaid.
Callahansatup.
Ihopedthethinghad
gone.Itseemedtoswoop
throughquicklyandbackout
thedoor.Itwasasifitsimply
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wantedtoletmeknowitwas
stillaround.Ihadnever
doubtedthatmuch.For
severalsecondsinitswake,
I’dsmelledthestenchof
rottenleavesandmusky
earth.
Callahanrubbedhis
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head.“Whatwasthat?”
IguessIhadtotell
himnow.
Isighedandthensaid,
“Itwasadarkshadowspirit.”
“Whatisthat?”
Callahanasked.
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“It’sanot-so-nice
spirit,”Isaid.
Callahanpushedtohis
feet.Itwastoughtoseeabig,
strongguylikehimbe
attackedbythisthing.“What
wasitdoinghere?”
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Hisguesswasasgood
asmine.
Outoffrustration,I
huffedalongbreath,which
movedthebangsonmy
forehead.“Ireallydon’t
know.”
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“Doesthathappen
often?”Callahanasked.
Ishookmyhead.“No,
notreally.”
Hiseyebrows
furrowed.“I’mworriedabout
you,Larue.Howcanyouget
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ridofthisthing?”
“ThatiswhatIhave
tofindout.”Itriedtohidethe
concernonmyface,butI
knewitwasn’tworking.
Hetouchedmyarm.
“Idon’twanttoleaveyou
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hereifitiscomingback.”
“Youhaveto,”Isaid.
“I’llbefine.Ithinkitonly
wantstoattackpeoplewho
arearoundme.”
Callahanstudiedmy
face.“Whatdoesthatmean?”
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Ishrugged.“It’s
playinggames.”
Hewatchedmefora
momentlonger.
Iforcedasmileonmy
face.“Iwillbefine,I
promise.”
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Theconcernin
Callahan’seyesdeepened.“I
reallydon’tthinkIshould
leave.”
“Youhaveto,”Isaid
inamoresternvoicethis
time.
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Hefinallynodded.
“Okay,butbereadytonight.
Wearegoingout.Youneed
sometimetorelax.”
Inodded.“That
soundslovely.”
EventhoughI’d
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agreed,itwouldhavetobe
afterJamestookmetothe
cemetery.Callahan
reluctantlyleftandIfinished
upworkingfortheday.
Iclosedupandthen
askedJames.“Areyou
ready?”
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Heheadedtowardthe
door.“Yes,areyoudriving?”
“Well,Icertainly
don’twantanyofyouallto
drive,”IsaidasIgrabbedmy
bag.
Afterlockingthe
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door,Iclimbedintomycar.
IfIpickedupanymore
ghostswantingtotagalongI
wouldneedaminivan.
Marilynsatupfrontand
Jamessatinthebackwith
Roger.Ofcourse,Roger
wasn’thappywiththis
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arrangement.Mycar,my
rules.
Ipulledoutontothe
street.“WhereamIgoing?”
“Turnleftatthelight
andheadoutoftown,”James
saidashepointed.
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“Howfaristhis?”I
asked.
Suddenly,Istartedto
worryalittle.WasJames
reallywhohesaidhewas?It
wasoddhehadjustshownup
likethat.Therewasonlyone
waytofindout.
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Chapter12
Iinchedthecardown
thegravelroad.Ihadnoidea
thisareawasevenbackhere.
Wehaddrivenaboutten
milesoutsideoftownand
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nowwewereoutinthe
country.Talloaktreeslined
thelaneandanoldgraveyard
wassettotheright.Ipulled
thecarovertothesideofthe
roadandshoveditintopark.I
doubtedIhadtoworryabout
anyothercarscomingalong.
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Ibetnoonehardlyevercame
outhere.Thatwasascary
thought…beingsoisolated.I
turnedofftheignitionand
glancedintherear-view
mirror.
Theghostshad
alreadygottenoutofthecar.
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Somuchforwaitingforme.I
climbedoutandwalkedover
tothegraveyard’sentrance.I
wascarefulwhenIwentto
cemeteriesbecauseIknew
howeasilyIcouldpickupa
spirit.ThatwaswhyIknewI
wasn’tvoluntarilyatthis
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placelastnight.Notto
mentionIwouldhave
rememberedcominghere.I
stillcouldn’texplainwhat
hadhappenedthoughandthat
wastroubling.
“Thisplaceis
hauntinglybeautiful,”
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Marilynsaid.
Thestonesdatedback
totheeighteenhundreds.
Oak,magnolia,andweeping
willowtreesshadedthearea.
Birdschirpinghighabovein
thebrancheswastheonly
noise,exceptforthe
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occasionaltreebranch
rustlinginthewind.Ilooked
aroundtoseeiftherewere
remnantsofanoldchurchor
ifthiswasafamilycemetery.
Jamesshouldbeable
totellmethisinformation.I
steppedintotheburial
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ground.Thelastraysof
sunshinestreakedthroughthe
trees.Ihadtohurrybecauseit
wouldbedarksoon.When
darknessfell,itopenedthe
veiltotheothersideand
madeiteasierforthingsto
reachme.
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“James,isthisa
familygraveyard?”Iasked.
Hemotionedacross
theway.“Thereusedtobea
churchthere.Itburneddown
manyyearsago.Allthat’s
leftnowarethegraves.”He
peeredaroundasiflostin
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thought.
“Canwegetoutof
herenow?”Rogerasked.
“Whydon’tyouwait
inthecar,”Ioffered.
Hescoffed,but
remainedbymyside.
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Iwalkedthroughthe
plotsuntilIcametotheother
sideoftheyard.Thatwas
whenIspottedtheoldhouse
inthedistance.Itwastheone
frommydream.
“Thereitis,”James
said.“That’sthehousewhere
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youwerelastnight.”
“Itappearstobe
abandoned,”Marilynsaid.
Pushingmynervesto
thebackofmymind,Istarted
towardtheoldhouse.Ididn’t
knowwhatIwouldfindonce
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Igotthere,butIhadtocheck
itout.Ireachedthebuilding
andcranedmyneckupatit
toweringoverme.Theplace
hadaporchthatwrappedall
thewayaroundthefront.
“Areyougoing
inside?”Rogerasked.
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“Well,IhavetoifI
wanttolookforany
answers,”Isaid.
Iinchedupontothe
porch,carefulofmystep.It
seemedasifsomeofthe
boardscouldgivewayatany
time.Ipushedontheold
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frontdoorjustasIhadinmy
dream.ThiswaslikeDéjàvu.
IhopedIdidn’thavethe
shadowattackingmeagain.
Ofcourse,mynerveswereon
edgejustthinkingaboutit.
RogerandMarilynfollowed
meintothehouse.
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Jamespacedacross
thefrontyard.“I’llstayout
here.”
Whatwasheafraid
of?Iftheshadowwasinthis
placelastnightthentherehad
tobeaconnection.But,what
wasit?Didtheshadowwant
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meinthishouse?Maybethat
waswhyhehadsentJamesto
me?Now,Iwasbeginningto
havemysuspicionsabout
James.Demonscouldtakeon
otherforms.Maybeithad
takenontheformofasweet,
littleoldmantofoolme.
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Plus,therewasthefedora.I
steppedfurtherintothehouse
andspottedtheroomIhad
enteredlastnight.Atleastit
wasstilllightout.
Ididn’tthinkIwas
braveenoughtocomeinhere
inthedark.Iwouldhaveto
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findoutwhatJamesknew
aboutthishouse.Whatwas
thereasonhedidn’twantto
comeinside?Ifhewasthe
demonthenhewouldn’thave
anyproblemcominginside.
Infact,itwouldgivehimthe
perfectchancetoattackme
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again.Ithoughtitwasmore
likelythatthedemonhad
recruitedJamestobringme
here.MaybeJamesdidn’t
evenrealizewhatwas
happening.
“There’snothinghere,
howmuchlongerareyou
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goingtostay?”Roger’svoice
wasfullofanxiety.
“Stopbeingso
impatient,”Isaid.
Justthen,Ispotted
somethingmoveoutofthe
cornerofmyeye.
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“Didyouseethat?”
Marilynasked.
Herawarenesswas
highlysensitive.Sheusually
sawthingslongbeforeIdid.
“Ididseeit,”Isaidas
Imovedovertowardthe
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othersideoftheroom.
Itlookedasifithad
disappearedrightoutthe
wall.Itseemedalittle
differentthantheshadowthat
hadbeenattackingme,
though.Ithadtakenona
differentshape.Almostasif
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itwasintheformofaperson,
butdifferentfromthemale
withthehat.Theotherwas
moreofamistyform.I
walkedovertothewindowto
seeifIspottedtheshadow.
WhenIlookedoutbythetree
line,Icaughtsightofnotonly
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thatshadow,butseveral
others.
Igasped.“Therearea
bunchofthem.”
Thiswasmakingme
verynervous.Ididn’twantto
besooutnumberedbythem.I
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wouldn’tbeabletofight
themoff.Theywouldalsotry
totakemyenergyandI
didn’thavethatmuchto
spare.
“Ithinkit’stimefor
metogetoutofhere,”Isaid.
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“Well,it’sabouttime.
Ithoughtyou’dneversay
that,”Rogermotionedforus
toleave.
AsIwasreadytoturn
toleave,theshadows
disappeared.Itwasasifthey
hadneverbeenthere.
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“Wheredidtheygo
to?”Marilynasked.
“I’mnotsure,butI
thinkIshouldgetoutofhere
beforetheycomeback.”I
turnedandrushedtowardthe
door.
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Iwantedtocheckout
therestofthehouse,butit
wastoorisky.Flashbacksof
lastnightcamerushingtomy
mind.Icouldn’tshakethe
imageofthatshadow
attackingmeandhavingme
pinedtothefloor.Noise
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soundedfrombehindme,but
Iwastooafraidtoturn
aroundandlook.Thank
goodnessIgotoutofthere
withoutanythingattacking
me.
Thesunhadsetwhile
Iwasinside.Shadesofnavy
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bluestreakedacrossthepink
sky.Thecarcameintosight
asIrushedawayfromtheold
house.Ihadtohurrybefore
darkcompletelyconsumed
myview.Halfwaythrough
waswhentheghosts
appearedaroundus.Ididn’t
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knowwhotheywere.There
werewomenandmen.The
spiritsofthepeopleburied
there?ForamomentIwas
frozen.Thereweresomany
ofthem.Ifeltoverwhelmed
andIknewifIdidn’tgetout
oftheresoon,theywould
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takeeveryounceofmy
energy.Iwasn’tsureIcould
recoverfromthat.Irushed
forwardanddidn’tlookat
them.WhenIlookedback,
theyhaddisappeared.
Imadeitthroughthe
graveyardagainwithout
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seeingthespiritsagain.Iwas
alsogladthatnootherghosts
hadattachedtomeonthis
trip.Oncebackinthecar,I
turnedaroundandheadedfor
home.
“Whathappenedback
there?”Jamesaskedaswe
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drovehome.
Maybethiswasmy
chancetofindoutjusthow
muchheknewaboutthis
spirit.
“Isawothershadows
inthehouse,”Isaid.
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“Really,”Jamessaid,
soundingsurprised.“There
wasmorethanone?”
Ifocusedmyattention
onthecurvesoftheroad.
“Yes,several.Theydidn’t
attackmeliketheotherone,
though.”
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“That’sgoodnews,”
hesaid.
“Exactlyhowmuch
doyouknowaboutthis
spirit?”Iasked.
“Whatdoyoumean?”
Jamesasked.
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Iglancedinthe
mirror.“Iwashopingyou
couldshedsomelightonthis
forme.Sinceyousawthe
shadowandall.”
“Isawit,butIdon’t
knowanythingaboutit,”he
saiddefensively.
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WhenIpulledupto
myhouse,IsawCallahan’s
carinthedriveway.Iwould
havetoquestionJamesmore
later.WhatwouldIsayto
Callahan?Hewasstanding
onmyfrontporchwaitingfor
me.
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Isteppedoutfrom
behindthewheel.
Callahansmiledand
heldupabag.“Ibrought
dinner.”
“Idon’tthinkhe’s
goingtoletyougetawayso
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easily,”Marilynsaid.
Well,Ididn’twantto
getaway.Imerelywantedto
keepthedarkspiritaway
fromhim.Therewasabig
difference.
Isteppedupontothe
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porch.“Youshouldn’thave.”
“Shereallymeans
that,”Rogersaid.
Callahanleaneddown
andkissedme.Hissoftlips
mademybodytingle.“You
needtoeat.”
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“Whatdidyou
bring?”IaskedasIopened
thedoor.
“Chinese.Ihope
that’sokay.”Heheldupthe
bags.
“Soundsperfect.”
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Callahanwalked
aheadofmetowardthe
diningroomtable.“Youtake
aseatandIwilldo
everything.”
“Howgreatis
Callahan?”Marilynasked.
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“He’sapeach,”Roger
saidsarcasticallyunderhis
breath.
Itwasalwayshardto
beromanticwithghosts
hangingaround.Ihopedthey
wouldtakeahintandgiveus
someprivacy.Isatatthe
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tableandwatchedCallahan
gatherplatesandutensils
fromthekitchen.Hesmiled
ashesetthetableandtook
thefoodoutofthebags.
“Nowforsomething
todrink.Ibroughtyour
favorite.”Hepulledthesoda
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outofthebag.
Ilaughed.“You
thoughtofeverything.”
Hetookacandleout
fromanotherbagandthen
matches.“Yes,Idid,”hesaid
withawink.
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Aftersettingthetable
andpouringthedrink,
Callahansatnexttome.I’d
missedhavingthistimewith
him.CallahanandIhadalot
incommon.Themainthing
wasthatwehadbothleft
nine-to-fivejobstopursue
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ourdreams.Itwasasiffate
hadbroughtustogether.
Maybethatwasjustme
romanticizingthingsthough.
HowelsecouldIexplainmy
goodfortuneofhaving
Callahanopenhiscoffeeshop
rightnexttomyplace?
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“Youdidn’thaveto
doallthis.”Ipickedupmy
glass.
“Iwantedto,”
Callahansaid.
Iglancedovermy
shoulderandspottedMarilyn
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motioningforJamesand
Rogertofollowher.They
walkedlikezombiesbehind
herasshesashayedoutofthe
room.Sheknewweneeded
alonetime.Howeasilyshe
couldgetthementofollow
her.
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Somehow,Imanaged
toavoidthetopicofghosts
andevilspiritsthrough
dinner.IknewIwouldn’tbe
abletogetaroundthesubject
forever,though.We’dhada
relaxingdinnerandchatted
aboutthefutureandthings
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we’dplanned.Ihopedthese
thingswouldcometrue,but
sinceI’dbeenonguardfor
thedarkshadow’snext
appearance,Iknewourfuture
wasinjeopardy.
Afterdinner,Callahan
andIsnuggleduptogetheron
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thesofa.Callahanturnedto
mewithdesireinhiseyes.He
leanedcloserandpressedhis
lipsagainstmine.Myeyelids
flutteredshutandIgaveinto
thepleasureofCallahan’s
kiss.Hismouthwasfirmand
strong,butthekisswasgentle
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andpassionate.Callahan
madehiswaytomyneck.His
lipsglidedovermyskin,and
thenhemoveduptomyear.
Henippedlightlyatmy
earlobe,makingmeshudder.
Iwassavoringthesubtle
variationsofhispassion
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whenmypleasurewas
interruptedbythesensation
thatwewerebeingwatched.
Thistimeitdidn’tfeelasif
thedarkshadowwasthere.I
glancedovermyshoulderand
spottedRogerwatchingus.
Hegrinnedand
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chuckled.“Makingout,I
see.”
“Getoutofhere,”I
demanded.
Rogerchuckledand
thenwalkedaway.Whata
waytokillthevibe.
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“Sorryaboutthat.The
ghostwaswatching.”
Callahangrimaced.“I
guesshewascurious.”
IlayinCallahan’s
arms,tryingtotellmyself
everythingwouldbeokay.
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ThenextthingIknew,
darknesssurroundedme.It
wasanotherdream.Iwasstill
onthesofa,butwhenI
lookedover,thedarkshadow
wasattackingCallahan.I
screamedatthething,butit
didn’tstop.Ireachedover
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andtriedtograbthething,
butIwasunsuccessful.
“Getoffhim,”I
yelled.
Callahanpushedand
shoveduntiltheshadow
brokeaway.Thethingflew
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outthewindow,butIknewit
wouldbeback.Iwokeup
withagasp.WhenIglanced
atCallahan,hewasstill
sleeping.
Ishookhim.“Areyou
okay?”
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Heturnedtome,
dazedatfirst.“I’mfine.”He
rubbedhishead.“What’s
wrong?”
Ipeeredaroundfor
thedarkshadow.“IguessI
wasdreaming.”
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Atleasthehadn’t
reallybeenattacked.Ithad
beenadream.Icouldn’ttell
whatwasrealoradream.
Thisthingwasplaying
seriousmindgameswithme
andithadgoneonlong
enough.Therehadtobea
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waytostopit.
Callahanstretched
andyawned.“Wemusthave
fallenasleep.”
Marilyn,Roger,and
Jameswerenowhereinsight.
Itwasunusuallyquietinthe
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housewithouttheghost
chatter.Whatweretheyup
to?
Sunlightfloodedthe
roomandIrealizedwe’d
sleptclearthroughtothe
morning.Imassagedmyneck
totrytogetthecrickout.
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Callahanjumpedup.
“I’mgoingtobelatetoopen
theshop.”
I’dtotallyforgotten
aboutthetime.
Heshovedhisfeet
intohisshoesandthenkissed
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meonthelips.“I’llseeyou
later,okay?”
Iwasstillinabitofa
dazefromthedreamas
Callahanracedtowardthe
door.Somethingmademe
uneasyabouthimleaving,but
Iwroteitoffastheafter
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effectsofmydream.Ithad
seemedsorealandIfiguredI
wasonlyworriedbecauseof
that.
Callahankissedme
againandthenracedoutthe
door.Iwatchedhimdriveoff
downthestreet,butthe
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anxietyremained.Whilethe
ghostsweren’taround,I
decidedtocheckthedrawer
forthehatthatI’dhidden
fromMindy.Jamesstillwore
hishat,sowastheoneI
foundtheevilentity’s?I
pulledopenthedrawer.The
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fedorawasgone.
“Goodmorning,”
Jamessaidfromovermy
shoulder.
Iwhippedaroundand
sawthattheghostswereall
standinginthelivingroom
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behindme.
“Ithoughtmaybeyou
allhadleftforgood,”Isaid
asIhurriedtowardmy
bedroom.
Rogersnorted.“You
wish.”
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“Shedoesn’twantus
toleave,doyou,Larue?”
Marilynsaid.
Ididn’tknowhowto
answerthatonesoI
pretendedIhadn’theardher.
Afterdressinginmyfavorite
jeansandT-shirt,Ihurriedto
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mycar.Yes,I’dgivenupon
thewholeglamorousthing
thismorning.Mysteriously,
thebruisesonmyneckhad
alreadydisappeared.There
hadbeennotimetoselecta
fashionableoutfitorworry
withabunchofmakeup.Lip
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glossandmascarawould
havetodo.IfiguredI’dstop
bythecoffeeshopfor
breakfast.
Ijustwantedtomake
sureCallahanwasokay.
“Youguysleadan
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excitinglife,”Rogersaid
fromthebackseatasIdrove
towardtown.
“Whatdoesthat
mean?”Iasked.
“Youfellasleepon
thecouch.”
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“Yeah,well,wewere
tired,”Isaid.
Callahan’scarwas
parkedinfrontwhenI
arrived.AtleastIknewhe’d
madeittowork.Iparked
behindhimandheaded
towardtheshop.Theplace
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waspackedandCallahanwas
behindthecounter,soI
decidednottobotherhim.I
couldskipbreakfastaslong
asIknewhewasokay.
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Chapter13
Iunlockedthedoor,
turnedonthelights,and
flippedthesigntoOPEN.At
leastbeingintheshopmade
mefeelbetter,althoughI
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wasn’tsafeanywherefrom
thisdarkshadow.OnceI
settledintoworkthatwould
helptakemymindoffthings.
WhenIhadtime,Iwould
lookintofindingoutmore
abouttheoldhousefrommy
dream.Plus,Ineededtofind
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thepreviousoccupantsof
Elisa’shouse.
AsIrearrangeda
displayofthelatestfiction
titles,Stonepoppedintomy
mind.Iwonderedwhathad
happenedtohim.Iwishedhe
wouldhavetoldmemore
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aboutspeakingtospirits.Had
somethingterribleoccurred
thatmadehimneverwantto
speakofitagain?Ifthatwas
thecase,thenIcould
understandwhyhewouldn’t
wanttotalkaboutit.
Igrabbedastackof
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paperbacksandbeganplacing
themontheshelf.Iwasina
zoneasIstraightenedthe
volumes.I’dalwaysfound
thispartofmyjobsoothing.
Ahandwrappedaroundmy
shoulderandItossedthe
booksintotheairasIspun
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around.Mindyscreamedand
thenMarilynfollowedwith
thesamescreech.Iwaspretty
sureMarilyndidn’teven
knowwhyshewas
screaming.Icouldn’tbelieve
thatIhadn’theardthebell
jinglewhenMindyhad
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openedthedoor.SometimesI
slippedintoatrancewhile
working,butneverthatbad.
Iclutchedmychest.
“Whatareyoudoing?”
Mindyblewouta
deepbreath.“Wow.Youare
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onedge.”
Darkcircleslined
underMindy’seyesasifshe
hadn’tsleptawink.
Ipickedthebooksup
fromthefloor.“Areyou
okay?”
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“Whydoyouask?”
Sheforcedasmile.
Iwasn’tsureifI
shouldtellherwhyIasked,
butwewerebestfriendsandI
wouldwanthertosharewhat
sheknewwithme.ExceptI
wasn’ttellinghereverything.
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Ihadn’tdivulgedthenews
thatIhadbeenavoidingher
becauseoftheevilspirit.
“Youjustlookalittle
tired,”Ioffered.
Mindyshrugged.“I
guessIdidn’tsleepwell.”
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Afteralltheseyears,I
knewMindywasn’tbeing
completelyhonestwithme.I
guesswewerebothhiding
things.
Sheheldupabagof
doughnuts.“Ibroughtyour
favorite.”
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Blueberrydoughnuts
fromDad’sBakeryweremy
absoluteweakness.Theglaze
thattrickleddownthesidesof
themelt-in-your-mouthcake
mademytastebudsdance.A
burstofblueberryfilledmy
mouthwitheverybite.
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Callahanknewhispastries
couldn’tcompetewithmy
loveforthedoughnuts.
Itriednottostareat
thebag.“Youshouldn’t
have.”
“Idon’tcareifyou’ve
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hadbreakfastalready,you
cantreatyourselfandthen
cometoclasstonight.”
“Iknewtherewasa
reasonyoubroughtthe
doughnuts,”IsaidasImoved
overtotheregister.
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Mindywas
determinedtokeepmein
tiptopshape.
“Youknowyouwant
one.”Sherattledthebag.
“Mindy,Ihavetwo
leftfeet.”
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Shegrimaced.
“Actually,Ithinksayingyou
havetwoleftfeetwouldbea
compliment.You’reeven
worsethanthat.”
“Thanks,”Isaiddrily.
Rogerlaughed.“You
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dosuck.”
Igrabbedadoughnut
fromthebag.“Afterthe
insults,Ineedthis.”Itooka
bite.
Mindynibbledona
doughnutandthenasked,
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“So,wherehaveyoubeen?”
Iquirkedaneyebrow,
tryingtoplayinnocent.
“Whatdoyoumean?I’ve
beenhere.”
“You’vebeen
avoidingmycalls.Iknow
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you,Larue,andIknow
somethingiswrong.”
“Youshouldjusttell
herthetruth,”Marilynsaid.
“Trustme,youwillregretnot
doingit.”
“IguessI’vebeen
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dealingwithalotofghost
issues,”Ioffered.
Ihadavoidedbeing
completelyhonestforthe
timebeing,butIwasn’tsure
howlongthatwouldlast.
“Whataretheghost
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issues?”sheaskedasshebit
offabiggerpieceofthe
doughnut.
Iglancedoverat
Jameswho’dbeenstaring.“I
haveanewghost.”
Mindycasually
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glancedaroundthestore.
“Anotherone,huh?Where
didthisonecomefrom?”
Ipaused,tryingto
figureouttheanswertoher
question.“I’mnotsure.”
Jamesmovedcloser.
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“Whatdoyoumeanyou’re
notsure?Itoldyouwhere
I’mfrom.”
“Youhaven’tgiven
mealotofdetails,James,”I
said.
Mindylookedinthe
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directionwhereIwastalking.
“HisnameisJames?”
Ishrugged.“That’s
aboutallIknowabouthim.”
Jamescrossedhis
armsinfrontofhischest.“If
youwanttoknowmore,
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Larue,Iwouldbehappyto
giveyoutheinformation.”
“Yes,laterwouldbe
nice,”Isaid.“Hesayshe’ll
tellmeadditionalinformation
abouthimself.”
Shenoddedand
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flashedahalfsmileinhis
direction.
Jameswinked.“Pretty
girl.”
“Hethinksyou’re
pretty.”Iwiggledmy
eyebrows.
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Mindytwirledtheend
ofherponytailaroundher
indexfingerandgiggled.
“Thanks.”
Iwavedmyhand.
“Enoughaboutmethough,
youseemstressed.”
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Shelookeddownand
pickedatthedoughnut
crumbs.“I’mfine.”
Iknewshefeltmy
stare.BeforeIhadachance
toaskhermorequestions,the
bellchimedannouncinga
customer.Icouldn’tbelieve
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I’dbeensozonedoutbefore
thatIhadn’theardMindy
comein.
Atleastthistime,I
hadarealcustomer.The
youngwomanworealong,
blackdressthatreachedto
heranklesandblacksandals.
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Herdarkhairwasupina
ponytail.Sheseemedasifshe
wasaboutRoger’sage,
maybeseventeen.
Sheglancedourway,
andIsaid,“Welcometo
BookNook.Pleaseletme
knowifyouneedhelp.”
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Shestaredatmefor
severalsecondswithherbig,
blackeyeliner-rimmedbrown
eyes.Finally,shegaveahalf-
heartedsmileandthen
headedtowardthenon-fiction
section.MindyandI
exchangedalook.
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“Weird,”Mindy
mouthed.
Yes,theyoung
womanhadeyeballedus
oddly,butmaybeshethought
wewerestrange,too.Mindy
andIwatchedherasshe
moveddowntheaisle,
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perusingthebooks.Shedid
seemtoputoffanoddvibe,
butIwasonedgeandright
now,Imightthinkeveryone
gaveoffanoddvibe.
“Maybeyoushould
gooverandaskifsheneeds
help.Thatwayyoucanfind
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outwhatmightbecausing
thatspookyfeeling,”Marilyn
said,asisshewasreadingmy
mind.
Goodidea.Afterall,it
wasmyjobtohelpmy
customers.Ineverwantedto
actasifIwashoveringover
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them,though.Peoplewanted
achancetoperusethetitles
withoutaworkerbothering
themeveryfewseconds.
Imovedaroundthe
counterandovertoher.“Are
youfindingeverything
okay?”
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Shestaredatthe
booksforamomentwithout
answering.Finally,sheeyed
meupanddownandthen
said,“I’mlookingforany
booksyouhaveon
witchcraft.”
Aftermyhistorywith
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thewitchcraft,justtheword
mademepause.I’dbeen
askedtobetheleaderofthe
localcoven,buthadturned
downtheoffer.I’dfoundout
throughaflukethatIwas
actuallykindofgoodwith
spells.Thatdidn’tmakeme
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qualifiedenoughforthe
leaderposition,though.
Thegirlglancedover
atmeandIknewIhadto
answersoon.
“Whatkindof
witchcraftbookareyou
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lookingfor?”
“Um,Iwant
somethingthatcanhelpme
reversenegativespells.”She
avertedhereyes.
I’dgottenalotof
practicewithspellsrecently.
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I’dalsohadmyfairshareof
badonesdirectedatme.I
knewshe’dthinkIwas
meddlingifIaskedtoomany
questions,soIhadtotryto
remaincasual.
Iscannedtheshelf
andpulleddownahardback.
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“Thisonewouldprobablybe
agoodplacetostart.”
Shetookitfromme
andimmediatelyopenedit.
Whatkindofnegativeenergy
wasshetryingtogetridof?
Imotioned.“Iknow
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ofsomeothersIcouldorder
foryouandtheywouldbe
herewithinafewdays.”
Sheleafedthroughthe
pagesforabitandthen
clutchedthebooktoher
chest.“Yeah,howmany
otherscanyouget?”
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“Well,Icanthinkof
aboutthreeoffhand.”The
mentionofspellbookswas
bringingbacksomepainful
memoriesofthewitchwho
hadownedtheshopacross
thestreet.Thankgoodness,
shewasnolongerinmylife.
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“Okay,I’lltakethose,
too.”Sheadjustedthetote
bagstraponhershoulderand
thenstartedgazingatthe
othertitlesontheshelves.
“I’llgoorderthosefor
you.”Igesturedovermy
shoulder.
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Shenodded,but
didn’tlookatme.Iheaded
backovertowhereMindy
stood.Ofcourse,Mindyand
theghostshadbeenwatching
thewholeexchange.
WhenIsteppedup,
Mindywhispered,“What
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happened?”
Ileanedcloseso
Mindycouldhearme.“I’m
orderingmorewitchcraft
booksforher.Idon’tknow
whysheneedssomany.With
thehistoryhereinMagnolia,
thatmakesmenervous.”
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Mindylethergaze
wanderovertothegirl.“I
thinkshe’suptosomething.”
Itappedonmy
keyboard,findingthetitlesI
thoughtshe’dlike.Theghosts
stoodspeechlessasthey
watchedthissceneplayout.
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Unknowingly,Mindywas
doingtheexactsamething
withhermouthhangingopen.
Whenthegirlturnedand
headedtowardtheregister,
theyalltriedtopretendthey
hadn’tbeenstaring.Of
course,thegirlcouldonlysee
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Mindy.
Whenshereachedthe
counter,Isaid,“Iorderedthe
booksforyou.”
“Thisonewilldofor
now.”Sheplacedthe
hardbackshewaspurchasing
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ontothecounter.“Howmuch
doIoweyou?”
Iglancedatthe
screen.“That’llbetwenty
foursixtyfive.”
Shepulledthecredit
cardfromherpocketand
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handedittome.Itookitand
rangupthepurchase.Of
courseImadesuretocheck
outthenameonthecard.
BethanyMcCarthy.I
wonderedifshewasnewin
town.
WhenIpulledouta
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bagtoputthebookin,she
grabbeditfromthecounter.
“Idon’tneedthat.”
“Oh,okay,”Isaid,
stickingitbackunderthe
counter.“CanIcallyouwhen
thebooksarein?”
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“I’llbebacktopick
themup.”Sheglaredatmeas
ifshedidn’twantmetoask
again.
Ihandedherthecredit
card.Withoutanotherword,
sheturnedandheadedforthe
door.Weallstoodinsilence
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andwatchedherwalkout.I
wasn’tsurewhatitwasabout
her.Maybethestrangeaura?
Maybeitwasjusttheinterest
inthewitchcraftbooks.
“Comeon,let’ssee
whereshegoes.”Mindy
motionedassherushed
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acrosstheroomtowardthe
frontwindow.
Ihurriedafterher,
weavingaroundanon-fiction
displaytableandarackof
paperbacks.Oncewereached
thewindow,MindyandI
pressedourfacesuptothe
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glass.Ifeltkindofridiculous
spyingonacustomerlike
that,andIwassureIlooked
morethanalittleridiculous,
too.Thatwasn’tgoingtostop
mefromdoingit.
“Doyouseeher?”
Mindyaskedwithhernose
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practicallytouchingtheglass.
Iwatchedinthe
directionwherethegirlhad
walked.“Idon’tseeher.She
mustmovereallyfast.Maybe
shewentinastore.”
“Howcanwefindout
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whereshewent?”Mindy
asked.
“Idon’tknow,”Isaid
withmyfacestillpressed
againsttheglass.“Wait,I
thinkIseeher.”
Mindymovedcloser
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towhereIstood.“Where?”
Ipointed.“Shewas
downthereattheendofthe
sidewalk.”
“Didshegointoa
shop?”Mindyasked.
“Ican’tbelieveyou
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two,”Rogersaidfromover
myshoulder.
“Leavethemalone,”
Marilynwavedherhand.
“Iseeher,”Mindy
shouted.
Justthen,movement
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caughtmyattention.Stone
wasgettingintohiscar
parkedneartheshop.He
staredrightatme,whichwas
embarrassingsinceIstillhad
myfacesmashedupagainst
theglass.Heprobably
alreadythoughtIwasweird,
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nowhesawmedoingthis.
Mindydidn’tevenrealize
someonewaswatchingus.I
wantedtomotionforhimto
stopsoIcouldtalktohim,
buthewouldprobablyrunthe
otherdirection.
“Theresheisagain.
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Shejustcameoutofthat
store,”Mindyyelledagain,
takingmyattentionaway
fromStone.
Theyoungwoman
disappearedaroundthe
corner.Hermovementsdidn’t
tellusmuch,shejustseemed
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asifshewasenjoyingaday
ofshopping.Nothing
mysteriousaboutthat.I
lookedbackintheother
directionandspottedStone
pullingawayfromthecurb.
“Darnit,hegot
away,”Isaid.
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“Don’tyoumean
she?”Mindyaskedasshe
quirkedaneyebrow.
“Nother.Him.”I
indicatedtowardhiscar.
Mindyfollowedmy
finger.“Who?”
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“Stone,thepsychic.
Hewasstandingthere
watchinguslooklikefools.”
Isighed.“I’vebeenwanting
totalktohim.”
“So,youneedtotrack
downtwopeoplenow,”
Mindysaid.
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Myshoulders
slumped.“Morethantwo.”
“Well,thewitchcraft
stuffwasprobablynothing
anyway,”Mindysaidwitha
flickofherwrist.
“Ihopeyou’reright.”
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Imovedacrossthestorewith
myfriendbehindme.
Shepickedupher
purse.“Okay,Ihavetogo.
I’llseeyoutonight.”
NotifIcouldfinda
waytogetoutofit.
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“Goodbye,ghosts.”
Mindywavedoverher
shoulder.
Iwouldn’tbeableto
forgetaboutthewitchcraft
stuff.Plus,Ihadthegirl’s
namefromthecreditcard.At
leastIthoughtitwasher
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name.Technically,itwas
probablywrongformetotry
tofindherwiththeinfoIhad,
butwhatifIaccidentally
bumpedintoherintown?I
couldwaituntilshecame
backinforthebooks,but
maybeIdidn’thavethatlong
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towait.ItwouldbebetterifI
searchedforherrightaway.
AssoonasIfinishedwith
worktoday,Iwouldtryto
trackherdown.
“Idon’tthinkIlike
what’sgoingonaround
here.”Jamesscowled.
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Whatwasthat
supposedtomean?
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Chapter14
Mypart-time
employeeGinahadagreedto
workthestoreforawhilesoI
couldrunerrands.Sheliked
togetallthehoursshecould
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whenshewasn’tinschool.
ThefirstthingIwantedtodo
washitthecourthouseand
researchthenamesof
previousownersofElisa’s
house.Thecourthousewasa
shortdistancefromBook
Nooksotherewasnoneedto
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drive.Withghostsoneach
sideofme,Imoveddownthe
sidewalktowardthelargeold
brickbuilding.Wouldn’tthe
peoplewalkinganddriving
aroundtownbeshockedif
theycouldseetheghosts?
EspeciallytoseeMarilyn
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Monroe.
Afterreachingthe
courthouse,Iwenttothearea
whereIcouldfindtheland
deeds.Sinceitwassucha
smalltown,therewasnoone
elseintheroomwaitingtobe
helped.Thebrown-haired
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womanbehindthecounter
peeredoverherglassesatme
whenIwalkedin.I
recognizedherfromcoming
intothebookstore,butI
couldn’trememberhername.
“Howareyou?”she
askedwithasmile.“CanI
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helpyoufindsomething?”
Shelookedeagerto
help,butbytheexpressionon
herfaceIfiguredshecouldn’t
remembermynameeither.
Ourconversationcouldbe
awkwardifwedidn’tknow
whattocalleachother.
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“Ineedtolookup
informationfor121Heritage
Street,”Isaid.
Shestudiedmyface
foramomentandthen
smiled.“Whatacoincidence.
Igrewupin122.”
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“Oh,maybeshecan
giveyouinformation,”
Marilynsaidfromovermy
shoulder.
“It’sasmallworld,”I
said.
Shewenttothefiles
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andpulledoutthe
informationIneeded.“I’ll
makecopiesofthisforyou.
Areyouplanningonbuying
thehome?”
“Actually,I’mjust
doingsuchresearchforthe
currentowners.”Itappedmy
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fingersagainstthecounter
whileIwaited.
Shebroughtthepages
overtome.“Really?What
kindofresearch?”
“That’satricky
question,”Jamessaid.
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Ijumpedalittle
becauseI’dmomentarily
forgottenabouttheghosts
standingbehindme.That
didn’thappenoften,but
occasionallyIdidforgetthey
werewithme.Luckily,I
didn’tthinkthewomanhad
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seenmejump.“Well,my
researchisreallyonthe
previousowners.”
Shestaredfora
momentandthensaid,“I
rememberthewomanandher
sonwholivedthere.”
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“Bingo,”Rogersaid.
ThiswaswhatIhad
hopedshewouldsay.Finally,
maybeIwouldgetgoodinfo.
“Theymusthave
madeanimpressionifshe
remembersthem,”Marilyn
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said.
“Hernamewas
KatherineWatkins.Herson’s
namewasStone.”
Thebloodmusthave
drainedfrommyface.
Marilyngasped.
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“Hey,that’sthat
dude’sname,”Rogersaid.
“Whatdude?”James
asked.
“Thepsychicdude
Laruejustmet,”Roger
answered.
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Thenamescouldn’t
beacoincidence.Now,more
thanever,IhadtofindStone.
NowonderIhadseenhim
walkingaroundthathouse.
Whywasheback?He’dsaid
hewasfromNewYork.
“Thankyou,”Isaidas
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Iclutchedthepapersand
hurriedforthedoor.
“You’rewelcome,”
shecalledoutasIrandown
thehall.
“Shemustthink
you’renuts,”Rogersaid.
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“That’snothingnew.
HalfofMagnoliaprobably
thinksI’mbonkers,”Isaid.
“Howareyougoing
tofindhim?”Marilynasked.
“Idon’tknow,but
therehastobeaway,”Isaid
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asIstormedoutofthe
courthouse.
AsIrusheddownthe
sidewalk,IspottedCallahan
headedmyway.Hewasn’t
lookingatme,soIdidn’t
thinkhehadseenmeyet.I
couldn’ttalktohimright
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now.BesidesthefactthatI
hadtofindStone,Ialsofelt
thatintenseenergyaroundme
again.Iknewthedark
shadowwouldpopupsoon.
TherewasnowayIwantedto
putCallahanindangeragain.
Iduckedbehindthenearby
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buildingandwaiteduntilhe
walkedby.
“That’snotverynice
toignorehimlikethat,”
Rogersaidinateasingtone.
“Oh,mindyourown
business,”Isaid.
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Rogerheldhishands
up.“Touchy.Touchy.”
WhenIthought
Callahanwasgone,Ipeeked
outagain.ThatwaswhenI
spottedtheteenagegirlwith
thewitchcraftbook.Wow,
everyonewasshowingup.I
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steppedoutfromthebuilding
soIcouldfollowher.With
anyluck,shewouldn’tnotice
me.IfsheknewIwastrailing
her,shewouldprobably
cancelherbookorder.
“Don’tlethersee
you,”Marilynwhispered,as
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ifthegirlwouldhearher.
Itwouldbekindof
hardformetohidefromher
ifshehappenedtoturn
around.Nottomentionthe
girlwasalotfasterwalker
thanme.
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Shecontinueddown
thesidewalkandpastthe
bookstore.Howfarwasshe
going?Maybeshewas
headedtothepark.What
wouldIdoifshestopped
there?IcouldactasifIwas
goingthere,too,andIjustby
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chancehadrunintoher.That
wouldgivemeanopportunity
totalktoher.Iwantedtofind
outmoreaboutherinterestin
witchcraft.Apparently,she
feltasifsheneededtogetrid
ofanegativespell.Had
someoneplacedoneonher?I
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wishedshewouldslowdown.
ItwasasifsheknewIwas
backthereandhadspedup
onpurpose.
Shehadn’tnoticed
me.Justthen,sheturnedto
theleftandheadedacrossthe
street.Whenshepractically
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walkedoutinfrontofacar,
theyhadtoslowdown.I
lookedbothwaysandthen
headedacrossthestreetafter
her.Shetookoffrunningand
Ithoughtforsurenowshe
knewIhadbeenfollowing
her.Thiswouldn’tbegood
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forbusiness.Stalking
customerswasprobablynot
thebestbusinessplan.Maybe
Ishouldn’thavefollowedher
atall.Icouldhavewaited
untilwhenthebooksshe’d
orderedhadcomein.Ifthat
hadn’tbeentoolate.
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“Larue,watchout,”
Marilynyelled.
WhenIturnedtolook
ather,someonepushedme.I
landednexttothecurbin
frontofacar.Myfacewas
pressedagainstthepavement.
Apebblepokedmeinthe
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cheek.Icouldn’tbelieveI’d
almostbeenhitbyacar.It
wasn’tthefirsttimeacarhad
comeoutofnowhereand
almostrunoverme.
“Thatwasaclose
one,”Jamessaid.
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“Larue,areyou
okay?”Marilynleanedin
closetome.
“Whatthehellis
wrongwithyou,Larue?
Didn’tyouseethatcar?”
RogerscoldedmeasifIwas
theteenager.
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Wherehaditcome
from?I’dcheckedbothways
tomakesuretherewereno
cars.Thecarpausedafter
narrowlymissingme,but
thenthedrivertookoff.The
personhadn’tevenstoppedto
makesureIwasokay.Icould
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havebeenkilledforallthey
knew.Noothercarsseemed
tocarethatIwaslyingonmy
facenexttothecurbeither.
Couldn’tanyoneseeme?
Someonehadcared
enoughtohelpme,though.
Whohadpushedmeoutof
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theway?Igazedup,stillina
bitofadazefromwhathad
happened.ThatwaswhenI
sawthefaceoftheperson
whohadsavedme.Iblinked,
tryingtomakesuremyeyes
weren’tdeceivingme.WasI
reallyseeingthisperson?Had
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thisreallytakenplace?Stone
waskneelingnexttome.He
smelledgood,likeapplesand
vanilla.MaybeIwas
delirious.
“Areyouokay?”He
staredatmewithhishaunting
eyes.
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Ifrowned,but
managedtonod.“I’mokay.”
“Here,letmehelpyou
up.”Hegraspedmyarmand
helpedmetomyfeet.
Iwipedoffmypants
andadjustedmyshirt.It
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reallywasamiracleIhadn’t
beenhurt.
“Yousavedmylife,”I
said.
Hisfaceeased,the
tenseexpressiondisappearing
slightly.
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“Heisabashfulone,
isn’the?”Marilynsaid.
“Iwasintheright
placeattherighttime,”he
said.
“Apparently,Iwasin
thewrongplaceatthewrong
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time.”Ireleasedalong,tired
breath.SuddenlyIwas
exhausted.
“Ortherighttime,”
Jamesadded.
“Well,isthere
anythingIcandoforyou?Do
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youneedaridesomewhere?”
Stoneasked.
“Now’syourchance,
Larue,”Marilynsaid.
Wasshetellingme
nottoscrewthischanceup?
Iattemptedtomake
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eyecontact.“Asamatterof
fact,you’rethepersonI
wantedtosee.”
Hestaredatme,but
didn’tseemsurprisedatwhat
I’dsaid.
Whenhedidn’t
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respond,Isaid,“Iwanttoask
youafewquestions.”
“Ifthishasanything
todowiththeotherdayand
whatIsaw…”Therewasan
edgeofhauntedsorrowinhis
voice.
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Iheldmyhandupto
stophim.“It’snotthat.”
Well,notrightnow
anyway.I’dgetaroundto
askinghimmoreaboutthat
later.Iwasn’tevensurehow
toapproachthetopic.
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“I’mresearchinga
houseandIwastoldyoumay
havelivedtherewithyour
motherwhenyouwerea
teenager.It’sthehouseon
HeritageStreet.”Istaredat
him,waitingforhisreaction.
Hisexpression
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changedbacktothetense
versionI’dseenwhenI’dfirst
methim.“I’mafraidIdon’t
knowwhatyou’retalking
about.”
“Idon’tbelievehim
fortwoseconds,”Rogersaid.
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“Larue,Ihaveto
agreewithRoger.Thismanis
notbeinghonest.”Marilyn
glaredatStone.
“Don’tbesoquickto
judge.Maybehe’stellingthe
truth,”Jamessaid.
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“Ifyou’resureyou’re
okaynow…”Heglanced
overhisshoulderasifhe
couldn’twaittogetaway
fromme.
Ishowedhimthe
deed.“So,youdon’tknow
anythingaboutthehouse?”
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Hewouldn’teven
lookatit.
“Here’sthenameon
thedeed.Thewomanatthe
courthousesaidthislady
livedthereandhersonwas
namedStone.That’snota
commonnameandIknowI
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sawyouatthathouse
yesterday.Doyouwanttotell
mewhatisgoingon?”I
placedmyhandsonmyhips.
“That’sthewaytotell
him.”Marilyngestured
towardStone.
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“Youprobablyjust
scaredhim,”Rogersaid.
“LikeIsaid,Idon’t
knowwhatyou’retalking
about.Anyway,doyouneed
help?Idon’twanttoleave
youhereifyou’rehurt.Are
yousureyou’reokay?”he
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askedagain.
Ihatedtolie,butifit
wouldgethimtostickaround
longerI’dhavetogiveita
try.
“Actually,Imayhave
insuredmylegalittle.Do
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youthinkyoucouldhelpme
acrossthestreettomy
bookstore?”Iflashedhimmy
bestsmile.
“That’sthewayto
workhim,”Marilynsaid.
“Useyoursexappeal.”
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MarilynandRoger
stoodsomedistancebehind
me.Iftheyweren’tcareful,
Stonewouldhearthemand
thenhe’dknowwhatIwas
doing.
Rogerthrewhishands
up.“That’sterrible.Ican’t
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believeyou’redoingthatto
thispoorschmuck.”
Stonepeeredaround
andthensaid,“Yeah,sureI
willhelpyou.”Hewrapped
hisarmaroundmyshoulders
andthencheckedbothways.
“Areyouready?Justtakeit
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easyonthatleg.”
Igrinned.“Thank
you.”
“Makesuretouse
moreofawhisperinyour
voicewhenyoutalktohim,”
Marilynwhisperedinmyear.
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Stoneloopedhisarm
throughmineandguidedme
crossthestreet.Luckily,this
timeweweren’talmostrun
downbyacar.
Hehelpedmestepup
ontothesidewalk.“Areyou
feelingokay?”
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“He’ssocaring,”
Marilynsaid.
“I’msureitwillbe
okayonceIrest.”Irubbed
myleg.
“Don’tlethimofftoo
soon,”Marilynsaidasshe
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wavedherhandthroughthe
air.
Iftheykepttalkingso
loudlyhewouldbesureto
hearthem.StoneandIhad
justreachedBookNook’s
doorwhenIfeltsomeone
watchingus.Iglancedtomy
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rightandspottedCallahan.
Hewasstaringrightatus.Of
course,itdidn’thelpthat
Stonehadhisarmwrapped
aroundmyshouldersnow.
Surely,Callahanwould
understandwhenItoldhim
whathadhappened.It
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appearedasifhewasn’t
goingtogivemeachanceto
explainrightnowthough.He
turnedandwalkedinthe
oppositeway.
“Itlookslikesomeone
isn’thappywithyou.”
Roger’stonewasfullof
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mockinglaughter.
Rogerseemedhappy
aboutmypredicament.I
wouldhavetotalkwith
Callahanlaterandexplain
whathadhappened.Ifhe
thoughtIwasavoidinghim
andnowhesawmeinthe
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armsoftheotherman,I
supposeIcouldseewherehe
wouldgetthewrongidea.
Stonepushedthedooropen
andhelpedmeinside.
Ginaspottedusand
rushedover.“Areyou
okay?”
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“I’mokay,justhada
littlemishaponthe
sidewalk.”Igesturedovermy
shoulder.
“Acaralmosthither,”
Stonedadded.
Iwishedhehadleft
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thatpartout.
Hereyeswidened.
“That’sterrible.CanIhelp
youtothestool?”
“That’sokay.Iknow
youneedtogethome.”I
wavedoffheroffer.
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Itriedtogivehereye
contactsoshewouldgetthe
hint.
Shecaughton
quickly.“Ithinkthisstrong
guywouldprobablybeof
morehelp.I’llgrabmythings
andheadout.”
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“Thankyou,Gina.”
“Noproblem,”she
saidoverhershoulder.
“Thestoolisright
overthere.”Ipointedand
smiledatStoneagain.
“Maybeyoushould
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haveadoctorcheckyouout,”
hesaidasheguidedme
towardthecounter.
Hehelpedmeoverto
thestool.
“Thankyou,”Isaid.
“Youaresobad,
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Larue,”Rogersaid.
“Goodwork.”
Marilynwinked.
Stoneregardedthe
ghosts.“Whatarethey
talkingabout?”
Iknewhewould
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eventuallyhearthem.
Ilookedhimrightin
theeyes.“Ihavenoidea.”
Iwasprettysurehe
didn’tbelieveme.
“Bye,Larue.Youtoo,
handsomestranger.”Gina
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smiledatStoneandwalked
outthedoor.
“Sorryagainabout
thatrecklessdriver.”Stone
glancedoverhisshoulder
towardthefrontoftheshop.
“Letthepoorman
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leave,”Jamessaid.
Notwithoutasking
againIwouldn’t.
“It’sokay,Iwantto
helpher,”Stonesaid.
Stonehadnoidea
whatJameswasreallytalking
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about.Theghostshadbetter
nottellhimeither.
IleanedforwardsoI
wasclosertoStone.Iwanted
himtolistentowhatIhadto
say.“Isenseyoudon’twant
totalkaboutthehouseandI
cansympathize,butIreally
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needtoknowmore.It’sfor
thecurrentowners.Surely,
youwanttohelpsomeone
elseifyoucan.”
Heshookhishead.“I
wishIcouldhelpyou.”He
searchedmyeyesasifhe
wantedtosaymore.“Ihave
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togo.”Heturnedaround,and
thenextthingIknew,hehad
walkedoutthedoor.
Isighed.“Thatdidn’t
gowell.”
“MaybeMarilyn
shouldhaveaskedhim,”
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Rogersaid.
MaybeRogerwas
right.Marilynwouldhave
probablyhadbetterresults.
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Chapter15
Afterclosingupthe
bookstore,Iimmediately
walkedtothecoffeeshop.Of
course,itwasclosed,butI
peeredinthewindowtoseeif
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Callahanwasstillinside.The
lightswereoff,soIassumed
he’dgonefortheday.IfI’d
wantedtoavoidhim,Ihad
nowofficiallyfiguredoutthe
bestwaytodoit.He’dseen
mewithanothermanandI
wassureheassumedthe
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worst.Ididn’twantittobe
thisway,though.
Iwouldhavetogoto
hishouse,althoughthat
openedupthechanceforthe
darkshadowtoattack
Callahanonhisownterritory,
whichwasevenworse.I
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climbedintomycarwiththe
ghostsintow.I’djuststarted
theignitionwhenmycell
rang.Ididn’trecognizethe
number,butIpickedup
anyway.
“LarueDonavan,”I
said.
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“IhopeIhavethe
rightnumber,”thewoman
said.“Areyoutheparanormal
investigator?”
“Yes,that’sme.”
Shesighed.“Oh,
good.Ineedyourhelp.My
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nameisBonnieMcCarthy.”
WherehadIheard
thatnamerecently?
“What’sthe
problem?”Iasked.
“Thereisalotofstuff
goingoninmyhouse.Idon’t
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knowwhattodoanymore.”
Hervoicewasfullofanxiety
andherfearcamethroughthe
phone.
“Icouldcomeby
tomorrow.Areyouintown?”
Iasked.
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“No.Ineedhelpright
away.Couldn’tyoucomeany
sooner?”Shepleaded.
I’dreallyhopedtogo
byCallahan’splacenow,but
itsoundedasifBonniewas
desperate.
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Ishiftedthephoneto
myotherear.“Yeah,Ican
comenow.Whereareyou?”
“Thankyousomuch.”
Aslightreliefsoundedinher
voice.
Shegavemethe
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addressandIpointedthecar
inthatdirection.Itwasonly
aboutafiveminutedrive.
“What’sthe
problem?”Marilynasked.
Ipulledoutontothe
road.“Anotherghost
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dilemma.”
“Ihopeyoudon’tpick
upanymore.There’sno
roomleftinthecar,”Roger
said.
Hewastellingme.
“I’lltrymybestnotto
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attractanynewones,”Isaid.
“Irefusetorideinthe
trunk.”Frustrationlaced
Roger’svoice.
Ichuckled.“Idon’t
thinkthatwillbenecessary.”
Afterlocatingthe
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house,Ipulledupinfrontand
shovedthecarintopark.It
wasatwo-story,redbrick,
newerhome.Ithadablack
frontdoorandsmallporch
withnodecorations,flowers,
oranysignthatsomeone
livedthere.
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“It’sprobablybetterif
Igoinalone.”Iturnedoffthe
car.
IfiguredMarilyn
wouldlistentome,butI
wasn’tsureaboutJamesor
Roger.Oh,whowasI
kidding?Iknewthey
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wouldn’tstayput.Iclimbed
outofthecarandheadedto
thefrontdoor.WhenIlooked
back,theghostswerestill
sittinginthecar.Theysmiled
andwaved.Theywereupto
something.Onceinfrontof
thedoor,Iknocked.
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Thewomananswered
rightaway.“Youmustbe
Larue.”
“AreyouBonnie?”I
asked.
Sheseemedfrazzled
asshenodded.Herbrown
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hairwasloosedowntoher
shouldersandshewore
wrinklednavypantsandan
evenmorewrinkledblue
shirt.
“Won’tyouplease
comein?”Sheopenedthe
doorwider.
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Isteppedinsidethe
house.Atelevisionplayedin
thedistance.
“Wecantalkinthe
kitchenifyou’dlike.”She
gestured.
Inodded.“Thatwould
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begreat.Thanks.”
Wemovedthrough
thelivingroom.Theshades
weredrawn,makingthe
spacedim.Boxeswere
stackedinthecornerofthe
room,asifshewaseither
movingoutorin.Asofa,
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chairs,andcoffeetablefilled
thespace,soIassumed
maybeshewaspackingto
leave.Ifollowedherthrough
thediningareaandintothe
kitchen.Thekitchenwas
largeandsincetheshadewas
uponthewindow,thespace
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wasmuchbrighter.Thewalls
werepaintedalightbeige
color.Dark-coloredcabinets
andmodernstainlesssteel
appliancesmadetheroom
seemnotasforebodingasthe
restofthehouse.
“Ispendmostofmy
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timeinhere.”Bonnieglanced
overhershoulder,asif
someoneshedidn’twantto
hearhermightberight
behindher.
Therewasasmall
tablebythepicturewindow
atthebackoftheroom.
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Shegesturedtoward
thetableandchairs.“Please
haveaseat.Wouldyoulike
somethingtodrink?”
“No,I’mfine,thank
you.”Ipulledoutthewhite
woodenchairandsat.“Can
youtellmeaboutwhat’s
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goingoninthehouse?”
“Itstartedoutaslittle
things.”Shepickedatthe
edgeoftheyellowfloral-
patternedplacematinfront
ofher.“Doorsshuttingon
theirownorthingsmoving.
Butnow,it’sloudfootsteps
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withadarkshadowfigure
appearing.”
Ifrozewhenshe
mentionedthedarkshadow.I
neverlikedtohearthat
descriptionwhensomeone
wasdescribingahaunting.It
neverwentwell.Footsteps
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soundedfromtheotherroom
andIturnedtoseewhowas
walking.
“That’sprobablymy
daughter,”Bonniesaid.
Justthen,theyoung
womanwalkedintothe
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kitchen.Ialmostfellontothe
floor.Itwasthegirlwhohad
orderedthebooks.Theone
I’dalmostgottenkilled
followingjustashorttime
ago.
Hereyeswidened
whenshesawme.
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“Whatareyou
doing?”sheaskedangrily.
“Sweetie,Icalledthis
ladytohelpwiththe
paranormalactivityinour
house.”Bonnieforcedasmile
ontoherface.
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“Whydidyoudo
somethingstupidlikethat?”
shesnapped.
“Bethany,don’ttalk
thatway.”Bonnienarrowed
hereyes.
“Whatisshesoangry
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about?”Rogersaid.
Ilookedtomyleft
anddiscoveredtheghosts
werenowintheroomwith
me.Iknewtheywouldn’t
listen.Bethanyturnedaround
andstompedoutoftheroom.
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Bonniefrowned.“I’m
sorryaboutthat.Shedoesn’t
liketotalkaboutwhat’s
happeningheremuch.It
makeshernervousandIcan
understandthat.I’mjust
tryingtohelp.I’mtryingto
dosomethingtomakeour
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livesbetter.”
Thefrontdoor
slammedshut.Silencefilled
thehouseonceagain.
“Lookslikesheleft,”
Marilynsaid.
“Teenagers.”Roger
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scoffed.
“She’llbeback,”
Jamesadded.
Inthemeantime,Ihad
tofigureoutwhatallthis
meant.Thehauntinghadto
berelatedtothewitchcraft
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booksshehadordered,right?
Obviously,shewas
tryingtogetridofthe
negativespiritwiththe
witchcraft.Iwasgladthe
womanhadcalledmewhen
shedid.
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“Hasthespiritbeen
harassingyourdaughter?”I
asked.
Bonnietappedher
fingersnervouslyonthe
table.“Yes,Ibelieveitis
afterherthemost.Although,
itdoesn’texactlyleaveme
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aloneeither.Mydaughterhas
becomemoreandmore
withdrawnastheactivity
increases.”
“Doyouknowifshe
hasusedaOuijaboard?”
Bonnieshookher
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head.“NotthatIknowof.”
ItwasimportantI
foundoutforsureifshehad
usedone.
“Ijustwantthingsto
bebacktonormal,”Bonnie
said.“Iwantquietinthe
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houseagain.”
“Whendidallofthis
start?”Iasked.
Shesighed.“About
twomonthsago.Itwasfast
whenitstarted,too.LikeI
said,itwasthelittlethingsat
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first,butitquicklygot
worse.”
“Ibroughtsomeof
myequipment.Icantakea
lookaroundyourhouseand
seeifIcangatherany
evidence,”Isaid.“Thatmay
helpmefigureoutthesource
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ofthehaunting.ThesoonerI
knowwhereit’scoming
from,thefasterIcangetrid
ofitforyou.”
Shepushedtoher
feet.“Thatwouldbe
wonderful.”
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Igrabbedmybagof
equipmentandpulledouta
couplepieces.“It’lltakemea
minutetosetup.”
“I’llleaveyoutoyour
workthen.Ifyouneedme,
I’llbeinthelivingroom.”
Thelookonherfaceletme
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knowshewasn’tthrilled
aboutgoinginthere.
“Youdon’thaveto
leave,”Isaid.
“I’llgolookoutthe
windowandseeifIspot
Bethany.”Bonnieheadedfor
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thefrontofthehouse.
“Isitreallynecessary
touseallofthose?”James
asked.
Ipulledoutmydigital
recorder.“IfIwanttoprove
topeoplethatghostsarereal,
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yes.”
SinceBonniehad
steppedintotheotherroom,
theghostswerenowextra
chatty.
“IthoughtItoldyou
alltostayinthecar,”Isaid.
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“Thatisjusttoo
boring,”Rogersaid.
Marilyngavemea
lookasiftosay,“Sorry,but
it’strue.”
Bonniewalkedback
intothekitchen.“What
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shouldIdonow?Doyou
needmyhelp?”
“Youcanstaydown
here.Trytorelax.Iwon’tbe
long.Thisisformetogetan
initialfeelforwhat’s
happeninginyourhouse.”
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Shenodded.“Thanks
again.”
Isteppedoutofthe
kitchenandthroughtheliving
room.TheplaceIwantedto
startwasupstairs.Ifeltlike
mostoftheactivitywas
takingplaceupthere.The
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ghostswererightbehindme.
“Doyouallhaveto
followsoclose?”Iasked.
HowwasIsupposed
toinvestigatewiththeghosts
actingthisway?Ireachedthe
staircaseandheadedup.Of
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course,theghostswerestill
righttherewithme.James
didn’tactquiteasconcerned
asRogerandMarilyn.They
werepracticallyholdingonto
thebackofmyshirt.Ifthey
couldhaveclimbedintomy
clothingwithme,theywould
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have.
“Youallactasifyou
arescared.What’sthe
matter?”Iasked.
“Ghostsarescary,”
Rogersaid.
“But…”Istudiedhis
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face.“Youdorealizeyou’re
ghosts,right?”Ilookedfrom
RogertoMarilynandthento
James.
“Yes,butthatstill
doesn’tmeanwe’renot
scaredofghosts,”Marilyn
said.
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Icouldn’tunderstand,
butIdidn’thavetimeto
discussitrightnow.
Sofar,noneofthe
equipmenthadshownany
activity.Ihadtherecorderon,
somaybeitwaspickingupa
voiceorotherunexplained
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soundIcouldn’thearatthe
moment.Notallghosts
wantedtotalktomeright
away.Iwouldn’tfindoutif
I’dcaughtanythinguntilI
playeditbacklater.
Italwaysfeltstrange
goingthroughpeople’s
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homes,butIfocusedonmy
jobandtriedmybestneverto
accidentallybreakanything.I
spottedthatadooronthe
rightwasslightlyajar.Ithad
soundedasifsomeonewas
shufflingaroundintheroom.
“Didyouhearthat?”
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Marilynasked.
“Idid,”Iwhispered.
“Ineverhear
anything,”Rogersaidfrom
rightnexttomyear.
AsInearedtheroom,
Ispottedthatithadtobe
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Bethany’sbedroom.Iglanced
overmyshoulderasifI
wouldseeherstandingthere
watchingme.Ihadn’theard
hercomeback,soIsupposeit
wouldbeokaytogoinand
havealookaround.Afterall,
Iwasinvestigatingthe
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paranormalandithad
soundedasiftheremightbe
activityintheroom.Ieased
thedooropenandinched
inside.
“Ifshefindsyouin
herroom,shewillkillyou,”
Rogersaid.
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“Well,Ihopetoget
outofherebeforeshecomes
back,”Iwhispered.
Theroomlooked
femininewithapink
comforterandpinkwalls.
NothinglikethewayBethany
dressednow.Herfavorite
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colorseemedtobeblackat
themoment.Theonlything
thatstoodoutwasthecandles
onasmalltableinthecorner
oftheroom.Imovedcloser
forabetterlook.
“Whatisallthat?”
Marilynasked.
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Ipickeduponeofthe
meltedcandles“She’sbeen
practicingwitchcraft.”
“Whatdoesthat
mean?Doesithaveanything
todowiththeparanormal
activityinthehouse?”
Marilynasked.
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“Itmighthave
somethingtodowithwhyshe
wantedspellstogetridof
negativity,buthowshegot
thenegativestufftobegin
withisthequestionIwant
answered.”
“Whatwillyoudoif
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shecomesbackandcatches
youinherroom?”Worry
filledRoger’svoice.
IfiguredIcouldsneak
outbeforesheevenknewI’d
beenthere.Thewindownext
towhereIstoodwasopen.I
steppedoverandpeered
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downintothebackyard.
Treeslinedtheedgeofthe
propertywithalargegrassy
areainthemiddle.
“Look,”Marilynsaid,
directingmyattentionoutthe
window.
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Ifollowedher
pointingfingerandspotted
whatshewastalkingabout.
Thesilhouetteslooked
exactlyliketheshadowsI’d
seenatthehouseIhadvisited
inmydream.Werethey
hauntingthishouse?How
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couldtheyhavebeeninmy
dream,too?
Maybeitwasmy
imagination,butitseemedas
ifthespiritswerestanding
outtherelookingupatme.
Sincetheyhadnofacial
features,Icouldn’ttellfor
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sureiftheywerewatching
me,butitseemedthatway.I
turnedawayfromthe
window.Icouldn’twatch
themanylonger.Itwastoo
spooky.Thatwassayingalot
consideringIhadghosts
standingrightbehindme.The
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spiritsseemedmenacing,
though.NotliketheghostsI
hadwithme.Thishousewas
goingtotakemore
investigating.Iwouldhaveto
spendmoretimehere,butfor
now,itwastimeformeto
leave.
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Imademywayoutof
theroom,andthank
goodness,Ihadn’tbeen
caught.Orcourse,Ihadan
excuse,butIdoubted
Bethanywouldwanttohear
it.Basedonherreaction
whenshesawme,Iknewshe
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didn’twantmehereandI
wasn’tsurewhy.Wouldn’t
shewanthelptogetridofthe
spirits?WhenIreachedthe
bottomofthestairs,Bonnie
waswaitingforme.
Shefidgetedher
hands.“Didyoufind
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anything?”
Ididn’twanttoscare
herwithwhatI‘dseenjust
yet.
“Notreally.Ineedto
comeback,ifthat’sokay.
Wouldyourdaughterbe
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availabletotalkwithme?”I
asked.
“I’llmakesureshe
is,”shesaid.
“Thankyou.”Iplaced
myequipmentbackinmy
bag.“Inthemeantime,please
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callmeifanythingworse
happens.Itseemslikethings
arecalmrightnow.”
Thefactthatit
seemedcalmwasalittleodd.
UsuallywhenIcameintothe
hauntedlocationstheghosts
weresuretoactup.
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“Thankyou,Larue.”
Shefollowedmetothedoor.
Imovedoutontothe
porch.“I’llbeintouch.”
AfterIsteppedoffthe
porch,Islippedaroundfora
peekintothebackyard.
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“We’llwaitover
here,”Rogercalledoutfrom
thesidewalk.
Theghostsdidn’t
wanttocomeanywherenear
thebackyard.WhenIpeered
backthere,Isawnothing
unusual.Nospirits.Where
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hadtheygone?
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Chapter16
Lastnight,Ihad
explainedtoCallahanwhat
happenedwithStone.Hesaid
hebelievedmeandfeltbad
aboutnotbeingtheretohelp
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mewhenthecarhadalmost
hitme.Iknewhewasstill
unhappywiththeamountof
timewe’dspenttogether
lately,orthelackthereof,but
Ihadnootheroptionsright
now.
Thedarkshadow
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didn’tcometomeinmy
dreamslastnight.Maybeit
wasfalsehope,butI
wonderedifithaddecidedto
leavemealone.Itcouldhave
gottenboredandmovedon.
Maybeitfoundsomeoneelse
toharass?Thatwouldmake
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mefeelbadsinceIwouldn’t
beabletohelpthatperson.
AfriendofGina’shad
foundtheaddressforStone’s
mother,soIwasheadedover
therethismorning.Iwasn’t
surewhatIwouldsaytoher,
butIhadtotrytofindout
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moreabouthim.Maybehis
motherwouldbemore
helpful.Shecouldtellme
whathadhappenedinthat
house.Eventhoughthedark
shadowhadleftmealonefor
thepastday,itdidn’tmeanI
wouldletmyguarddownjust
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yet.Ihadtobepreparedfor
itsreturn.Ialsohadtofind
outwheretheothershadow
spiritshadcomefromand
whattheywanted.
Theghostswerewith
meagainthismorning.
Marilynwasintheseatnext
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tomeandJamesandRoger
wereintheback.Theywere
allquietastheylookedout
thecar’swindowsatthe
passinglandscape.
“Thiswasallfarm
landwhenIwasayoung
man,”Jamessaidfromthe
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backseat
“Ohno,herewithgo
withthe‘whenIwasyoung’
stories,”Rogersaid.
“Don’tberude,
Roger,ifJameswantsto
reminisce,hecan,”Isaid.
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“Iwishwewerein
Hollywood,”Marilynsaid.“I
misstheglitzandglamour.”
Rogerleanedforward
fromthebackseat.“You
shoulddriveusto
Hollywood,Larue.Road
trip!”
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Ishookmyhead.“I
can’tgotoHollywoodright
now.Ihaveresponsibilities
here.Ihaveabusiness.”
“ShehasaCallahan,”
Marilynsaidwithasmile.
“ThatStoneguyishandsome,
too,”sheadded.
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Finally,wearrivedat
thehouse.Atleasttheghostly
chit-chatwouldstopnow.
WhowasIkidding?They
wouldfollowmetothe
house.Aftershovingthecar
intoparkandcuttingthe
engine,Iclimbedoutand
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headedtowardthedoor.
Shiftingfromfoottofoot,I
knockedandwaitedforan
answer.
“Whyareyouso
nervous?”Rogerasked.
“Ijusthopehetalksto
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menow,”Isaid.
Ihadnoreasonto
believethistimewouldbe
anydifferentthantheothers.
Stonewasjustbeingplain
weird.Whatwasthebig
secrethecouldn’ttalktome
about?Thedooropened,
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breakingmefrommy
thoughts.Awoman,whomI
assumedwasStone’smother,
stoodinfrontofme.With
shortgrayhair,shewasalot
olderthanI’dexpected.
Maybeitwasn’therafterall.
“AreyouSabrina?”I
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asked.
Shenarrowedher
lightblueeyes.“Yes.”
“I’mlookingforyour
son,Stone.Ishehere?”I
triedleaningoverforaview
intothedarkenedhouse.
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Shefurrowedher
browatmeasifI’daskedher
aboutaliens.OrmaybeIwas
aderangedkiller.
“Isthisajoke?Why
wouldyouaskmesucha
thing?”Sheslammedthe
doorinmyface.
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“Wow,thatwas
rude,”Rogersaid.
WhathadIdonethat
wassobad?
“I’mguessingStone
isn’there,”Jamessaid.
“Apparently,Stone
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doesn’thaveagood
relationshipwithhismother,”
Marilynadded.
“Thenwhywashein
Magnoliaifnottoseehis
mother?Iguessthere’sno
senseinknockingonthedoor
again.”
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“Goaway,”the
womanyelledfromtheother
sideofthedoor.
“You’dbetterdowhat
shesaysbeforeshecallsthe
policeonyou.”Roger
motioned.
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Yeah,hewasright.I
hadtofindoutwhatwas
goingonbetweenStoneand
hismother.Isteppedoffthe
porchandheadedtowardmy
car.WhenIlookedbackat
thehouse,Isawherwatching
mefromthewindow.
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“She’smakingsure
youleave,”Marilynsaid.
Istartedthecarand
pulledaway.“IfStoneisn’tat
hismother’s,thenwhereis
he?”
“Howcanyoufind
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out?”Marilynasked.
Inavigatedthestreets
headingtowardtown.“He’s
probablyslightlyolderthan
me.Howolddoyouthinkhe
is?”Iasked.
“Probablyabout
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sixty,”Rogersaid.
Mymouthdropped
open.“Oh,shutup,Roger.
I’monlytwenty-eight.”
Rogershrugged.I
knewhestillthoughtIwas
old.
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“Helooksaboutlate
thirties,”Jamessaid.“Maybe
thirtyeight.”
“Thatwouldmake
himtenyearsolderthanme,”
Isaid.
“You’reold,”Roger
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said.
Iwasn’tevengoingto
acknowledgehiscomment.
“Ididn’tgotoschool
withStoneorIwould
remember.”Ipulleduptothe
gasstationtofillupthecar.
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“IbetIcanfindsomeonein
townwhodid.”
BeforeIhadachance
togetoutofthecar,mycell
rang.Ipulleditoutofmybag
andswipedthescreenwhenI
sawMindy’spicture.
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“Youmissedclasslast
nightandIamnothappy,”
Mindysaid.
Hearinghervoice
remindedmethatshehadan
olderbrother.Hewouldhave
gonetoschoolwithStone.
Theywerethesameage.
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“Haveyoutalkedto
yourbrotherlately?”Iasked.
“Okay,youcomeup
withthemostrandom
questionstoavoidtalking
aboutclass,”shesaid.
“Ineedtofindoutif
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yourbrotherwenttoschool
withStoneWatkins.”
Shesighed.“I
supposeIcouldaskhim,but
don’tthinkthatgetsyouout
ofcomingtoclass.”
“Ofcoursenot,”I
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said.“Areyougoingtobribe
mewithdoughnutsagainthis
morning?”Iasked.
“Obviously,my
briberydoesn’twork,so
what’sthepoint?”sheasked.
Nowshewastryingto
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makemefeelbad.
“Iwillcometoclass,
butI’dratherdothepole
fitness,”Isaid.
Icouldn’tbelieveI
hadsaidthat.Iwasterribleat
both.Makingmedothe
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Zumbawasprobablyherway
oftrickingmeintothepole
fitnessclassesagain.Iwould
besobadatonethattheother
wouldstarttolookgood.
“I’mgoingtohold
youtothat,”Mindywarned.
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“Iknowyouwill,”I
said.
“I’llcallyouwhenI
findoutanything.”
“Talktoyousoon.”I
tossedthephonebackinto
mybag.
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Ifilledthegastankup
andthenheadedtothestore.I
wouldbeanxiousuntilI
heardfromMindyagain.
Whentherewasapuzzlelike
thisinmylife,Ihadtosolve
it.Mymindwouldn’tletme
forgetaboutthesekindsof
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things.
“There’sastopsign,”
Rogeryelledout.“AndI
thoughtmydrivingwasbad.”
Iglaredathiminthe
rear-viewmirror.“Isawthe
sign.”
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“You’reagreat
driver,Larue,don’tlistento
him,”Marilynsaid.
Roger’sexpression
changedtoadroopypout.
Ipulledupinfrontof
BookNook,parked,and
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jumpedout.Callahanwas
busyagainthismorning,soI
skippedvisitingAtleastthat
wouldbemyexcuseofwhyI
didn’tstoptoseehimwhen
heasked.
Iwasbusystacking
bookswhenmycellphone
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rang.Dashingovertothe
counter,Igrabbedthephone,
hopingitwouldbeMindy.
“I’mgladit’syou,”I
saidwhenIanswered.“What
didyoufindout?”
“Aren’tyougoingto
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tellmewhatagreatfriendI
am?Howluckyyouareto
havesuchagreatfriend?”she
teased.
“Okay,youmusthave
goodinfoifyou’regoing
throughallthat.Sospillit.
Whatdidyoufindout?”
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“Somegratitude,”she
saidinahuff.“Yes,Ididtalk
tomybrother.”
“And?Stoptorturing
meandtellmewhatyou
foundout.”Iwavedmy
handsasifshewouldsee.
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“Well,youguessedit.
Mybrotherdidgotoschool
withStoneWatkins.”
“Thesuspenseis
gettingtome.Whatisshe
saying?”Marilynasked.
“Whatdidhesay?”I
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asked.
“Hesaidhewas
weird.”
Iwasn’tsurprisedby
that.Mindy’sbrotherthought
everyonewasweird,sothat
didn’ttellmemuch.
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“Whatelse?”I
pressed.
“Heclaimedheleft
schoolsuddenly.”
“Thatmusthavebeen
whentheymoved,”Isaid.
“Whatelse?”
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“HesaidStonetold
somepeoplehecouldsee
ghosts.”
“Well,Ialreadyknew
thatmuch.”Thiswasn’t
givingmeanynewdetails.
“WhenIpushedmy
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brotherformoreinformation
abouttheparanormal,hesaid
herememberedStonehad
usedtheOuijaboardinthe
past.Apparently,hetalked
aboutitinschool.”
Ileanedagainstthe
counter.“Hemusthaveused
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itinthehouse.Whatifhehad
unleashedadarkspirit?That
mightexplainwhyhedidn’t
wanttotalkaboutit.”
I’dhadnoidea
Magnoliahadanother
medium.
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“Isthatall?”Iasked.
“Ican’twaituntilshe
getsoffthephonesoIcan
hearthedetails.”Marilyn
pacedbackinforthinfrontof
me.
“That’sallhetoldme.
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Hedidn’tknowmuchelse.
Ohwait,therewasonemore
thing.”Mindy’svoicewasa
bitmoreexcited.
“What’sthat?”I
asked.
“HesaidStone’sbest
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friendstilllivesintown.Over
onLelandStreet.”
“Maybethat’showI
canfinallytrackdownStone.
Ibethe’sstayingwithhis
friend,”Isaid.
“Orattheveryleast,
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thefriendhasseenhim.”
“Ihopehisfriendis
moretalkativethanStone’s
mother.MaybeIshouldgo
paythefriendavisit,”Isaid.
“Ihaveafeelingyou
willdoexactlythat,”Mindy
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said.
“Doyouwanttocome
withme?”Iasked.
Ididn’twanttogo
aloneandtheghostsdidn’t
count.
“YouknowIwill
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comewithyou.Whendoyou
wanttogo?”
“Assoonas
possible?”Icheckedthetime
ontheclock.“Whendoyou
haveaclass?”
“Well,youcould
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comebyandtaketheclass
andwecouldgofromthere.”
IknewMindywasgivingme
hersad-eyedlookthroughthe
phone.
Ugh.Icouldn’tsayno
tothat.Shewasdoingmea
favorandtheleastIcoulddo
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wasgotoclass.Mindywas
alwaysafraidnoonewould
showupforherclasses.I
reallydidn’tthinkshehadto
worryaboutthatnow.Her
businesswasasuccess.
Peoplearoundtownloved
whatsheoffered.
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Isighed.“Sure,I’llbe
there.”
“You’dbetterget
morepepthanthatbeforeyou
gethereoryou’llnever
survive,”shesaid.
“Yeah,whateveryou
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say.”Ihungupandfoundthe
ghostswerestandingright
behindme.
“Whatdidshesay?”
Marilynaskedexcitedly.
“StoneusedaOuija
boardandIthinkheprobably
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diditinthathouse.That’s
probablywherethedarkspirit
camefrom.”Igrabbedastack
ofbooks.
“That’snotcool,”
Rogersaid.
“Hestillhasabest
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friendintown.IfStoneisn’t
athismother’sthenmaybe
he’sathisfriend’shouse,”I
said.
“Goodthinking,
Larue,”Jamessaid.
Ihadtogetmywork
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finishedandcloseupsoI
couldmaketheclassontime.
AsmuchasIwouldenjoy
beinglate,Iwouldn’tdothat
toMindy.Now,ifIcouldget
theghoststostayoutofthe
studio.Thatwouldnever
happen,though.Theincident
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withthedarkshadowduring
thelastclasscameflooding
backtomymind.Ihopedit
didn’thappenagain.Istill
thoughtitwasstrangethe
shadowhadn’tappeared
recently.Insteadof
questioningit,Iwouldjust
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enjoythetimeawayfromthe
shadowbeforeitdidcome
back.
Iwasturningmy
computeroffwhenthe
strangefeelingcameoverme.
Itwasn’texactlylikewhen
thedarkshadowhad
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appeared,butitwassimilar.I
scannedtheroomexpecting
toseeit,buttherewas
nothing.Iwentbacktomy
work,butthesensationonly
increased.Forsomereason,
myattentionwasdrawntothe
frontofthestore.
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“What’swrong,
Larue?Doyousee
something?”Marilynwaved
herhandinfrontofmyface
tograbmyattention.
“No,notyet.Ihopeit
staysthatway,too,”Isaid.
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NosoonerhadI
spokenthewordsthenI
noticedher.Bethanywasn’t
lookinginthestore,though.
Whatwasshedoing?I
watchedherwalkbyandI
hurriedtothedoortoseeifI
couldfindoutwhereshewas
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headed.Idashedoutthedoor
andpeereddownthe
sidewalk.Ispottedher,but
Bethanydidn’tglanceback.I
gotthesensethatsheknewI
waswatchingher.Itwas
almostasifshehadwanted
metoseeher.Didshewant
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metofollowher?Icouldn’t
rightnowbecauseIhadn’t
evenlockedthestoreyet.
And,I’dleftthekeyonthe
counter.Bythetime,Igotthe
keyandlockedthedoor,
she’dbegone.
Suddenly,Ispotted
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shadowsformingbehindher.
Iwasalmostsuretheywere
theshadowsI’dseenather
home.Theywerefollowing
herdownthestreet,floating
slightlyabovethepavement.
“Wow,lookatthat,”
Marilyngesturedwithatiltof
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herhead.
“That’stoocreepy,”
Rogersaid.
“Idon’teventhink
sheknowsthey’rewithher,”
Iwhisperedasifthespirits
couldhearme.
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“Ifshedid,shewould
probablyruntotrytoget
awayfromthem,”Marilyn
said.
“Idon’tthinkthereis
anygettingawayfromthem,”
Isaid.
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Bethanyturnedthe
cornerandthespiritsglided
withher.Itwascreepyto
watchthemfollowherlike
that.ThankgoodnesswhenI
glancedovermyshoulderI
didn’tseeanyadditional
shadows.Ihadtohelp
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Bethanybeforeitwastoo
late.
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Chapter17
Onemoretwirl
aroundthemetalpoleandI’d
befinished.Theotherwomen
intheclassmovedwithease,
likerainglidingdownthe
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sideofawindow.My
movementsweremorelikea
carrunningoutofgas,
chuggingalongtheroad
tryingtomakeittothe
station.Theghostswere
watchingme,buttheonly
wayIcouldgetthroughclass
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wastoignorethem.Iwas
prettysureI’dheardRoger
laughing.Atthispoint,I
shouldhavebeenalotbetter
atthis,butIwasn’tmuch
bettersincethefirsttimeI’d
evertrieditwhenMindyhad
firstopenedherstudio.
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HadMindyadded
versestothissong?Ithought
forsurewewerealmost
finished,butshekeptgoing.
Timeseemedtostandstill.I
wasn’tsurehowmuchlonger
IcouldholdonbeforeI
wouldcompletelycollapse
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ontothefloor.Sweattrickled
downintomyeyesandmy
hairwhippedaroundand
stucktomyface.Iseriously
neededtotalktoMindyabout
addinganeasierkindofclass
toherschedule.Wasthere
suchathing?Iftherewas,I
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wasgoingtofindit.Maybe
sheshouldaddmeditation
wherewesatquietly.Now
thatIcouldhandle.Iwasn’t
againstexercise,perse,but
walkingorridingabikewas
moremystyle.
Themusicstopped
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andIinstantlytumbledtothe
floor.MindythoughtIwas
beingdramatic,butseriously,
Ineededanambulanceor
something.Sheshouldinvest
inoxygentanks.I’dpaygood
moneyforonerightnow.
Maybeadoughnutwould
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help.ForamomentIclosed
myeyes,wishingIcouldnap
rightthere.Ifeltsomeone
staringatme.WhenIopened
myeyelids,Marilyn,Roger,
andJameswerehovering
overme.
“Thatwas…that
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was…well,don’teverquit
yourjobandbecomea
dancer,”Rogersaidarounda
laugh.
“Yougaveityourbest
shot.”Marilyngavemea
pityinglook.
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Jamesstaredbut
remainedspeechless.That
wasprobablyforthebest.I
finallystumbledupfromthe
floor,adjustingmypantsand
workoutbra.
“Thankyou,
Marilyn,”Isaidbreathlessly.
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Icouldalwayscount
onhertohavesomethingnice
tosay.Evenifshehadto
makeitup.
Peopleslowlyfiled
outoftheroomandMindy
walkedovertome.“Good
job,Larue.”
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Iwipedmyforehead
withthetowelI’dpulledfrom
mybag.“Oh,don’tlie.You
knowIsucked.”
Sheshookherhead
andthennodded.“Okay,you
did,butyougotexerciseand
that’sthemostimportant
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thing.”
“Great,nowI’m
starving.”
“Well,goodnewsisI
foundoutwherethisguy
worksanditjustsohappens
tobethatnewrestaurantover
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onPotterStreet.He’sthe
managerthere.”
“Pleasetellmethat
meanswegettogothereand
eat.”Iclaspedmyhands
togetherasifpraying.
Sheshrugged.“Idon’t
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seewhynot.Grabyourbag
andlet’sgo.”
Shedidn’thavetoask
metwice.MindyandI
climbedintothefrontseatof
mycar.Withherinthe
passengerseat,thatleftthe
ghostsoutsidestaringatthe
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backseat.Rogerscowledand
Marilynjustappeared
confused.
“Youwillallhaveto
sitbacktheretogether,”Isaid
asIstartedthecar.
Jamesmotionedfor
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Marilyntogofirst.WhenI
glancedintherearview
mirror,theyhadallfiledin
withMarilyninthemiddle.
Jamessatonherleftand
Rogeronherright.Rogerhad
asmileonhisfacefromear
toear.Marilynscootedtothe
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left.Shedidn’tseemas
thrilled.
“It’sreallycramped
backhere,Larue.Youneeda
biggercar,”Rogersaid.
“MaybeIshouldgeta
bus?”Ishiftedintodrive.
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“Yes,thatwouldbe
perfect,”Rogersaid
excitedly.
“Iwasbeing
sarcastic,”Isaid.
Heshrugged.“It’s
stillagoodidea.”
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Ipulledoutontothe
roadandheadedforthenew
restaurant.IfeltbadbecauseI
knewCallahanhadplanned
totakemethere,butitwasa
casualplace,somaybehe
wouldn’tmindifIwentwith
Mindyfirst.
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“Ihatethatwe’reso
underdressed,”Isaid.
MindyandIstillhad
onourworkoutgear.Of
course,shewasalwayssoput
together.Myhairlookedlike
I’dbeeninatornadoandmy
cheekswerestillflushedfrom
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theworkout.
Aftertheshortdrive,I
pulledintotherestaurant’s
parkinglot.MagnoliaGrille
wasinanewbuildingthat
wasmadeupofmostly
windows.Theyweretinteda
darkblacksowecouldn’tsee
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inside.Theplacewasvery
modern,buttheadded
flowersanddelicatepatio
furniturehadaSouthernflare.
Iadjustedmywhite
T-shirtasIgotoutofthecar.
“Ihopetheydon’tkickusout
forbeingsocasual.”
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Mindywavedher
hand.“Welookfabulous.”
Wewalkedthrough
thedoorandthehostess
greetedusrightaway.The
petiteblondedidn’teven
seemtonoticehowwewere
dressed.Sheledustothe
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tableinthecornerofthe
room.Theplacewasso
packedIdidn’tthinkanyone
elsepaidattentiontous
either.
“Yourserverwillbe
heresoon,”thehostesssaid,
leavingthemenusonthe
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table.
MindyandIsatdown
andimmediatelyperusedthe
dinnerchoices.Iwasjust
gladwewerefinallygetting
food.Iwantedoneof
everything.
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Withinaminute,the
servercameover.Thetall
brunetteplasteredahuge
smileonherface.“Hello,
ladies.Areyoureadyto
order?”
Mindydidn’twaste
anytimeaskingforthe
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manager.Thewaitress
probablythoughtshe’ddone
somethingwrong.
“Sure,I’llgetthe
manager”shesaidwitha
forcedsmile.
MindyandIstudied
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thefoodchoicesagainwhile
wewaitedforthemanagerto
comeover.
“I’malittlenervous.I
wanttofindoutmoreabout
Stone.”Isaid,peekingover
thetopofthemenu.
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“Wellhere’syour
chance,Ithinktheguyis
headedourway.”Mindy
gesturedwithatiltofher
head.
Themanapproached
ourtable.Heworeablack
suitandblueshirt.Hisdark
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hairwascombedtotheside.
“Hello,ladies,how
mayIhelpyou?”
“Ithinkyouknowmy
brother,AdamWinters?”
Mindyasked.
Heshookherhand.
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“Ohyes,youmustbe
Mindy.”
Mindygestured
towardme.“Thisismy
friend,LarueDonavan.”
Hesmiledandstuck
outhishand.“Nicetomeet
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you.MynameisMike
McLaughlin.”
Bythequirkedbushy
eyebrow,Iknewhestill
wonderedwhywehadasked
forhim.
“We’reactually
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lookingforsomeoneyou
mightknow,”Isaid.“His
nameisStone.Watkins”
Heeyedmestrangely.
“Yes,areyoufriendswith
Stone?”
“Wemetbriefly,”I
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said.
Hefoldedhisarmsin
frontofhischest.“Oh,well,
yesheisstayingwithme
whilehe’sintown.
MindyandI
exchangedalook.
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“Bingo,”Rogersaid
fromovermyshoulder.
Thatwasexactlywhat
Ihadwantedtohear.Now,if
Stonewouldjustgiveus
moreinformation.
“I’msureStonewould
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lovetotalktoyou.”Mike
smiledwidely.
Hemusthavethought
IwashuntingStonefor
romanticreasons.
Whateverworked.
“Icangivehimacall
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andseeifhecancomeright
over.Idon’tlivefarfrom
here.”Hemotionedoverhis
shoulder.
Ididn’tknowwhatto
say.Iwantedtotalkwith
Stone,butIwasn’tsurehe
wouldcomeoverherewhen
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hefoundoutitwasme
searchingforhim.Now,I
probablyseemedlikesome
kindofcrazedstalker.
“I’llgocallhim,”
Mikesaidandturnedaround
beforeIhadachancetostop
him.
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“Doyouthinkhe’ll
comeoverhere?”Mindy
asked.
“Notachance,”Isaid.
Whilewewaited,
MindyandIorderedfood.I
gotagrilledchicken
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sandwichandMindygottuna
salad.Iwasn’tsureifIwould
beabletoeat,though.Iwas
toonervousovertheprospect
ofmeetingStoneagain.
Wouldheevenshowup?
Evenifhedid,hewould
probablyleaveassoonashe
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sawitwasme.Ididn’t
understandwhathehadto
hide.
Soon,thefoodarrived
andItriedtoeat,butIended
uppushingitaroundthe
plate.Ihadbeensohungry
before.Itwasunlikemeto
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losemyappetite.
Mindygesturedwith
herfork.“It’simportanttoeat
afteryouworkouttogetyour
energyback.Thisiswhen
you’reburningthemost
calories.”
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Itookabiteand
forcedmyselftochew.Once
Iswallowed,Isaid,“Happy
now?”
Shesmirked.“Yes.
Don’tworry,everythingwill
beokay.”
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“Yes,Larue,trynotto
worry,”Marilynsaid.
Ikeptglancingatthe
doorwaitingforanysignof
Stone.Agroupofpeople
enteredandIsighed.Ihad
hopeditwasStone.
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“Watchingthedoor
won’tmakehimgethereany
sooner,”Mindysaid.
“He’sprobablynot
coming,”Rogersaid.
Whydidhehavetobe
suchajerk?
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Ilookedatmywatch.
“It’sbeenlongenoughfor
himtogethere.”
“Whoa,checkhim
out.”Mindygesturedtoward
thedoor.“He’satallglassof
water.”
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Iturnedaroundinmy
chair.Stonewasstanding
therescanningtherestaurant
asifhewaslost.
“He’shandsome,
huh?”Mindysaid.
“That’sStone,”I
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whisperedasifhewouldhear
me.
“Really?He’sgood-
looking.Whydidn’tyoutell
mehe’sgorgeous?”she
pretendedtodrinkwater
whilestaring.
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“IguessIdidn’tthink
aboutit.”
Hehadn’tlookedour
wayyet.Iturnedbackaround
sohewouldn’tseeme
staring.
“Letmeknowwhat
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he’sdoing,”Isaid.
Mindytookanother
bite,butkepthereyesonthe
door.“He’stalkingtothe
managerrightnow.Hejust
pointedoverhere.”
“Don’tmakeeye
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contactwiththem.”Ihunched
downinmychair.
“Ifhecomesover
here,thenhewillknowit’s
you,”Rogersaid.
“Shedoesn’twant
himtothinkshewastoo
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anxioustotalktohim,”
Marilynsaid.
“Exactly.Thankyou,
Marilyn,”Isaid.
Mindyappearedtobe
confusedaboutmycomment,
butdidn’taskmetorepeat
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whatwassaid.Theghosts
werestandingbehindthe
partitionthatledbacktothe
bathrooms.Stoneprobably
couldn’tseethemfromwhere
hestood.
“Whataretheydoing
now?”Iasked.
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“They’restillstanding
theretalking.Itappearslike
themanageristryingto
convinceStonetocome
over.”Mindypretendedto
takeabiteoffood.
“I’mreallybeginning
tothinkhedoesn’tlikeme,”I
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said.
“Beginningtothink?
It’sliketheguybelievesyou
haveacontagiousdisease,”
Rogersaid.
“Thanks,”Isaiddrily.
“Oh,they’recoming
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thisway.”Mindypeered
downatherplate.
“Justactcasual.”I
tookadrinkofwater.
“Heretheycome,”
Rogermovedaroundtothe
othersideofthetablefora
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betterview.
“Hello,ladies,”Mike
said.
EventhoughIdidn’t
wantto,IfinallymetStone’s
gaze.
“Wouldyouliketosit
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down?”Mindygesturedat
thechairbesideme.
Mikemotioned
towardthekitchen.“Ihaveto
getbacktowork,butI’msure
Stonewouldloveto.”
Stonepulledouta
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chairandsatdown.He
stretchedhishandacrossthe
table.“Myname’sStone.”
“Mindy,”shesaid,
shakinghishand.
Heshiftedhisfocusto
me.“Howareyou?”
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“I’mokay.”Itook
anotherdrink,tryingtoact
casual.
“How’syourankle?”
Hestudiedmyface.
“Muchbetter.”I
wonderedifIsounded
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convincing.
“Iwasn’tgoingto
comeheretonight.WhenI
sawyouatthetable,Ithought
aboutturningaroundand
leaving.”
“Wow,Larue,he
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reallylikesyou.”Roger
laughed.
“Sowhatchanged
yourmind?”Iasked.
Helookedasifthere
wassomethinghedidn’twant
totellme.“Thedarkshadow
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washerebesideyou.”
Ihadn’texpected
Stonetosaythat.Iscanned
theroom.“Idon’tsee
anything.”
Whyhadn’ttheghosts
seentheshadow?
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Stonemotionedwitha
nodofhishead.“Itwas
standingbehindyou.I
couldn’tleaveyouhereto
dealwithit.”
“I’vebeendealing
withitforsometime.I’m
gettingusedtoitbynow,”I
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said.
“Nonetheless,Ijust
couldn’tleave.”
“Well,I’mgladyou
didn’t.”
Hepeeredatmeover
thetopofhisdarkeyelashes.
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“IthoughtIcouldignorethe
shadowwhenIsawit,but
nowIrealizeIcan’t.Wehave
togetridofit.”
Iquirkedaneyebrow.
“We?”
“Obviously,Ican’tdo
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itbymyself,”Stonesaid.
Mystomachflipped.
“Whatdowedotogetridof
it?”
Hestudiedhisshoes
foramomentbeforemaking
eyecontact.“Wehavetoget
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theshadowbacktothe
portal.”
“Whoa,whatdoes
thatmean?”Rogerasked.
“Idon’tlikethesound
ofit,”Marilynsaid.
“Theportal?Whereis
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thisportal?”Iasked.
Heranhishand
throughhisthickhair.“Atthe
housewhereIgrewup.”
Thiswasgetting
serious.
“Iknewtherewas
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somethingwronginthat
house,”Rogersaid.
StoneandIlookedat
Roger.
“Whydidn’tyousay
somethingthen?”Iasked.
Rogershrugged.
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“Howdoyouknow
there’saportalthere?”I
glaredatRoger,asifthat
wouldmakehimtalk.
Hewasn’tbudging
thoughandremainedtight-
lipped.
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Stonewavedoff
Roger’ssilence.“Nevermind
that.Justmeetmelater,
okay?”
Iexchangedalook
withMindy.Iexpectedherto
tellmenottogoortotellme
thiswasalltoostrange.
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However,bytheexpression
inhereyes,shewastelling
metogoforit.
“WhereshouldImeet
you?”Iasked.
Stonestoodfromthe
table.“Meetmeattheparkat
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ten.Ihavetogonow.”
Hewalkedawayand
outthedoor.
“Iwonderwhyhe
wantstomeetyou?”Marilyn
asked.
I’dfindoutsoon
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enough.
Mindyrubbedher
armsasiffightingoffgoose
bumps.“Thisiskindof
scary…knowingthisevil
spiritisaroundandyouhave
togotoahousewitha
portal.”
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Yes,itwasscary,but
nowthatIknewthisportal
wasthere,Ihadtohelpthe
homeowner.Itwouldonlybe
amatteroftimeuntilanother
spiritpoppedthrough.Elisa
wouldbedealingwitha
hauntingalloveragain.Ionly
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hopedIcouldgetridofthe
spiritsandtheportal.I
neededtoforceStonetotell
mehowheknewofthis
gatewaytotheotherside.
Whathadoccurredwhenhe
livedthere?Thathadtobe
thereasontheyhadmoved.
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Hecouldhavetoldmeabout
theportalthefirsttimehe
sawthedarkshadowat
Callahan’s.
“Idon’tthinkIwant
togobackintothathouse,
Larue.”Rogerpacedaround
thetable.
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“Ihaveabonetopick
withyou,”Isaid.
Heheldhishandsup.
“WhatdidIdo?”
“Youdidn’ttellme
abouttheportal.Youdidn’t
tellmetherewereother
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ghostsinthehouse.”
“Whatdiditmatter?I
justwantedoutofthere,”he
said.
“ItmattersbecauseI
neededtohelpthe
homeowner,”Isaid.
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Hetossedhishands
up.“You’repsychic,Ifigured
you’dknow.”
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Chapter18
Afterweleftthe
restaurant,Mindywent
straighthome.SheaskedifI
wantedhertogowithmeto
meetStone,butjustincase
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thingsgotcrazywiththe
wholeportalthing,Itoldher
itwasn’tnecessary.Ihadno
ideawhatIwoulddountilI
methim,though.Therereally
wasn’tenoughtimetogoall
thewayhome,soIfigured
I’djusthangoutatthe
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bookstore.Mindyhad
droppedmeoffandIwas
browsinginthewindows
alongMainStreetwhile
walkingtowardBookNook.
Callahanhadcalledand
wantedtogoout,butof
course,IhadtotellhimIhad
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plans.
Whenmycellrang,I
figureditwashimcalling
back.Isawthenumber
displayedandrealizedit
wasn’thim.I’dseenthe
numberbefore,butcouldn’t
placewhoitwas.
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“LarueDonavan,”I
saidwhenIanswered.
“Larue,thisis
Bonnie.”
Iknewbythetoneof
hervoicethatsomethingwas
wrong.
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“Hastheactivity
increased?”Iasked.
“It’saboutthesame,
butIfoundsomethingI
thoughtIshouldtellyou
about.”
Istoppedinfrontof
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theantiquestorewindow.
“Oh,what’sthat?”
“IfoundaOuijaboard
inmydaughter’sroom.”
Thiswasn’tgood.I
wasgettingabetterpictureof
whythedarkshadowswere
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inthehouse.
“Doyouthinkshe’s
beenusingitforalong
time?”Iasked.
Bonniesighedand
thensaid,“Idon’tknow.
She’salwaysbeenagood
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kid,butnowIdon’tknow
what’sshe’sdoing.”
“Lotsofkidsplay
withtheboards,butitcan
turnbadquickly.”
“Doyouthinkyou
canstillhelpus?”sheasked.
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“IwilldoeverythingI
cantohelpyou.”
“Youdon’tknowhow
muchthismeanstome.”
Myvoicehadsounded
confident,butIwasanything
butconfident.IhopedIcould
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help.Iwasn’tsurewhatIwas
dealingwith.Maybeitwould
betoomuchformetohandle.
“Ineedtotalkwith
her,”Isaid.
“Ihaven’tseenher
sincethisafternoon.I’m
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beginningtoworry.”
“Haveyoucalledher
friends?”Iasked.
“Yes,buttheyhaven’t
seenhereither.”
Iwasn’tsurewhatto
do.ShouldBonniecallthe
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police?Ididn’twantherto
freakout.
“I’msuresheisfine
andwillbehomesoon.Can
youcallmewhenshedoes
returnsoIcanaskherafew
questions?”
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Bonniesighedagain.I
knewshewasfullofworry.
“Yes,I’llcallyou.
Thanksagain,Larue.”
“You’rewelcome,”I
said.“Oh,waitaminute.I
justsawyourdaughter.”
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“Whereareyou?”
Bonnieasked.
“I’mdowntownby
mystore.I’llgoafterherand
callyouback,”Isaidand
thenhungupmyphone.
“Wecan’tletherget
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awaythistime,”Marilyn
said.
Ipracticallyrandown
thesidewalkafterBethany.“I
don’tintendto.”
Icalledout,butif
Bethanyheardme,shedidn’t
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turnaround.
“Teenagers,”Roger
saidashehurriedalong
besideme.
Shewasn’trunning,
butshewaswalkingalot
fasterthanIcould.Itwas
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hardtokeepupwithmyshort
strides.
“Youhavetospeed
up,”Rogersaid.
“Shecan’twalkany
faster,”Jamesremindedhim.
“Thankyou,”Isaid.
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Iwasgettingstrange
looksasIrusheddownthe
sidewalk.
“Wheredoyouthink
she’sgoing?”Marilynasked.
“Idon’tknow,butshe
isn’tslowingdown.”
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Shewasmovingaway
fromthebusiersectionof
town;awayfromtheshops.
“Ibetshe’sgoingto
thepark.Thatplacewas
alwaysspooky,”Rogersaid.
“IfsheismaybeIcan
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finallycatchher,”IsaidasI
pantedforbreath.
IhadtohurryorI’d
missher.Onceshegotinto
theparkshecouldgoinany
directionandI’dloseher.As
muchasIhatedit,Ihadto
run.Anythingmorethana
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briskwalkandIlookedlikeI
wasdoingabadimpression
ofthewayawoundedspider
wouldwalk.However,itwas
theonlywayIwouldcatch
her.Aftertheclasswith
Mindy,Iwasinnoshapeto
exertthatmuchenergy,butI
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hadtodoitanyway.Iforced
mylegstomovefaster.They
protestedinpain,butI
managedtopushthrough.
EventhoughIwasgetting
close,Bethanystillhadn’t
turnedaroundtoseeme.
“Doyouthinkshe
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sensesyou’rehere?”Marilyn
asked.
“Iguessnot,”I
answeredbreathlessly.
Iheldmysidetoease
thecramp.Iprobablylooked
likethewalkingdeadasI
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scuttleddownthesidewalk.
Finally,Iwaswithin
reach.Igrabbedhershoulder.
Shespunaroundwithher
eyeswideandmouthopen,as
ifshe’djustencounteredthe
grimreaper.
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“Shealmostpeedher
pants,”Rogersaid.
AtleastI’dfinally
beenabletostopher.
“Ididn’tmeanto
scareyou,”Isaidstilltrying
tocatchmybreath.
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Bethanyseemedasif
shewasscaredofjustabout
everythingrightnow.Her
handsshookandherlegs
trembled.Shedartedher
eyes.“Theyarefollowing
me.”
Ididn’tevenneedto
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askwhotheywere.Iknew
whotheywere.
“Ineedtoaskyou
abouttheOuijaboard,”Isaid.
Hereyeswidened.
“Howdidyouknow?”
Iwasn’tsureIshould
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tellBethanythathermother
hadbeeninherroom,soI
said,“Ijustknowthese
things.”
Thatmademeseema
lotsmarterthanIreallywas.
Shewouldprobablyfindout
thetruthsoonerorlater
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though.
Shehuggedherbag
closertoherbodyasifthat
wouldofferprotection.“I
usedthething.Itwasjustfun
atfirst,butthenthingsturned
badwhenthedarkshadows
showedup.”
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“Howlonghavethey
beenaround?”Iasked.
Shetuckedaloose
strandofhairbehindherear.
“Foracoupleweeksnow.
Theyjustcamealittleatfirst,
butnowtheyarefollowing
meallthetime.”
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Iglancedaround.“I
don’tseethemnow.”
“Youcanseethem?”
sheasked.
Inodded.“Mostofthe
time.Ihaveonefollowing
me,too.Havetheytriedto
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attackyou?”
Hermouthdroppeda
little.“Notyet.Youmean
theycanreallyattack?”
Isighed.“I’mafraid
so.”
Jamespacedaround
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Bethany.“Shereally
shouldn’thaveusedthat
board.”
Rogerglaredat
James.“She’sjustakid.
Leaveheralone.”
Bethanypickedatthe
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hemofhershirt.“Iwasonly
doingthewitchcraftforgood
spells.Whenthedarkspirits
came,Itriedtouseittoget
ridofthem.”
“So,thatwaswhyyou
wantedtheotherbooks?”I
asked.
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“Sofar,ithasn’t
worked,ofcourse.Doyou
thinkyoucanhelpme?”Dark
circleslinedunderhereyes.
“I’mgoingtotrymy
best,”Isaid.
Sheattemptedasmile.
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“Thatwouldbesogreat.
Thankyou.”
IhopedIreallycould
helpher.IfIcouldn’twhat
wouldshedo?WhatwouldI
do?
Ineededtoknow
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something.“Ihaveaquestion
foryou.”
Shenodded.“I’lltry
toanswerthebestIcan.”
“Whowereyoutrying
tocontactwiththeOuija
board?”Iasked.
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Sheshrugged.“No
oneinparticularreally,Iwas
justcallingouttoanyspirits
whomightbeinthehouse.I
thoughtitwouldbefun.”
“That’sneveragood
idea,”Isaid.“Thereare
alwaysbadspiritswaitingfor
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someonetocallonthemand
assoonastheyfindaperson
whomightbevulnerableat
thetime,they’llslipright
through.”
“So,Ireallyscrewed
up.”
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“Don’tbesohardon
yourself.”Ipattedher
shoulder.
“Yeah,butIputmy
momthroughalotandshe’ll
neverletmeliveitdown.”
“Theyneverdo.”
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Rogershookhishead.“They
neverdo.”
Oh,hewasso
dramatic.
“I’msureshedoesn't
feelthatway,”Isaid.“We
willbeabletoworkitout
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somehow.Idon’tknowwhat
willdo,butI’llfigureout
something.”
Shesighed.“Ihope
you’reright.”
“First,wewillhaveto
findoutaboutthespirits.”
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“Howwillwedo
that?”sheasked.
“Imayactuallyhave
tousetheboard.It’llbeable
toletmecommunicatewith
thedemonsincethat’s
obviouslyhowitcame
through.”
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Hereyeswidened.
“Idon’trecommendit
atallandItrytoavoidit.But
nowthatIknowthat’show
yougotthatspirithereto
beginwith,thenthat’show
we’llcommunicatewiththem
fromnowon.”
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Sheglancedoverher
shoulder.“Whendowedo
this?”
Icheckedthetimeon
myphone.Itwasalmosttime
tomeetStone.“Ihave
anotherappointmentright
now.Wouldyouliketocome
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totheparkwithme?I’m
meetingsomeonewhomight
haveinformationaboutthe
shadowwho’sfollowingme.”
“Yeah,sureIdon’t
haveanythingelsetodo.”
Sheshiftedthebagonher
shoulder.
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“Well,onethingwe
havetodoiscallyourmom
andletherknowyou’re
okay.”
Shewavedherhands.
Thebraceletsonherwrists
jingledwiththemovement.“I
don'twanttofaceherafter
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whatI’vedone.”
“Yourmomlovesyou
andshe’sworriedaboutyou,
soyoureallyneedtopickup
thephoneandgivehera
call.”
Ihandedhermy
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phoneandshedialedher
mom’snumber.Shestepped
awayforasecondsothey
couldtalk.
“Wow,thisispretty
heavystuff.”Rogershoved
hishandsinhispockets.
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“Ihopethisallworks
outwithStone.I’mso
worried.”Marilyntwistedher
handstogether.
“Laruewillfigureit
out,”Jamessaid.“Shehasa
littlehelpthatsheprobably
doesn’tevenknowabout.”
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IeyedJames,buthe
avoidedmystare.Whatwas
hetalkingabout?
Afteracouple
minutes,Bethanystepped
backoverandhandedmethe
phone.
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“Everythingokay?”I
asked.
Sheblewoutadeep
breath.“Yeah,everything’s
goingtobeallright.Atleast,
Ihopeso.”
Imotionedforherto
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followme.“Comeon.Let’s
go.”
Wewalkedtheshort
distancetothepark.Itwasa
gatedentrancewitha
walkwayleadingtoabig
bubblingfountaininthe
middle.Aroundthepark
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wherebenches,sowewalked
overtothenearestone.I
wonderedwhatStonewould
beabletodo?Nighthad
settledallaroundus,sothe
shadowswouldbealot
hardertoseelurkinginthe
dark.Atleastwehadabitof
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lightfromthefullmoon
castingawhiteglowallover
thepark.
“Allwecandoright
nowistositandwait,”Isaid.
Sheshiftednexttome
onthebench.Iknewshewas
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nervousaboutseeingthe
shadowsagain.
“Don’tworry,Iwon’t
letthemgetyou.”Myvoice
soundedalotmoreconfident
thanIfelt.
“Icankeepwatch,”
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Marilynoffered.
“Youlookonthatside
andI’lllookontheother
side.”Rogergesturedto
Marilyn.
Ismiledtomyself
knowingtheghostswere
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keepinganeyeonmeand
hadmyback.
“So,youdothe
witchcraft?”Bethanyasked
aswesatonthebench.
Iwavedmyhand
dismissively.“Idoalittlebit,
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butnotalot.Ihavetoworry
mostabouttheparanormal
investigating.Ittakesupmost
ofmytime.”
“IthinkIsaw
something.”Marilyn’svoice
rose.
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“Whereisit?”Roger
asked.
MarilynpointedandI
lookedoutacrossthepark,
pastthebubblingfountain.
ThatwaswhenIsawthe
shadows,too.Theymoved
closerandBethanyscooted
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nexttomeonthebench.She
hadseenthematthatpoint,as
well.Theshadowsfloated
justabovetheground.Their
silhouetteshighlightedbythe
moonlightanddistantstreet
lights.
“Whatdowedo
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now?”sheaskedwitha
tremblingvoice.
Ipattedherhand.
“Trytostaycalm.Wedon’t
wantthemtoknowwe’re
scaredofthem.”
“But,Iamscaredof
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them,”shewhispered.
Ikeptmyeyesonthe
shadows.“Wecan’tletthem
knowthat.Theyfeedoffof
fear.That’swhytheyhave
gottenstronger.”
Bethanyheldmyarm.
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“Idon’tknowwhattodoso
thattheydon’tsensemy
fear.”
“Takeadeepbreath,”
Isaid.
Weshouldn’thave
watchedthespirits,butatthe
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sametime,Iwantedtoknow
whattheyweredoing.Ifthey
movedcloser,Iwantedto
knowaboutit.Relyingon
RogerorMarilyntotellme
wasn’tgoodenough.Ihad
toldBethanynottobescared,
butdeepdownIwas
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frightened,too.Therewasno
waytoencountersomething
likethisandnotbeatleast
slightlyscared.
BethanyandIsaton
thebenchmotionless,well,
exceptfortheslighttwitching
ofherlegs.Thespiritshad
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movedcloser,butsuddenly
theyhadstartedtofadeaway
asiftheenergytheyneeded
toappearwasbeingdepleted.
Whytheyhaddecidedto
leaveIwasn’tsure,butI
wasn’tabouttoquestionit.I
wasgladtheyweregoing.
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“Ithinkthey’re
leaving,”shewhispered.
“Ithinkyou’reright,”
Isaid.
Wespokeinhushed
tones,asifthespiritsheardus
thentheywouldreturn,sowe
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hadtobequiet.
“They’regone,”
Marilynsaid.
“Yeah,butforhow
long?”Rogerasked.
Hewasright,Iknew
theywouldn’tstayawayfor
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long.Themoreenergythey
got,themoretheywouldbe
abletocomeback.Iftheyhad
enough,thentheywouldstay
forgood.Ididn’tknowwhat
wouldhappeniftheystayed
aroundpermanently.I
checkedthetimeagain,
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hopingStonewouldappear
soon.Whatifhedidn’tshow
up?Whatwouldwedothen?
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Chapter19
Stoneappeared
walkingfromaroundthe
fountain.Howhadhebeen
backthere?Thatwaswhere
theshadowshadbeen.He
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hadsteppedoutofthenight
likehehadbeenapartofthe
darkness.Hisgazesettled
rightonus.Ihopedhedidn’t
leavewhenherealizedI
wasn’talone.Hehadn’ttold
menottobringanyoneelse,
buthewassomewhatstrange,
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soIfiguredhemaynotlike
thatBethanywashere.
BethanyandIsatin
silenceaswewatchedStone
cometowardus.Icouldn’t
waittohearwhathehadto
say.Hadheseentheshadows
thathadjustbeenhere?They
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haddisappearedalmost
exactlywherehehad
appeared.Itwasalmostasif
thespiritshadleftwhenthey
sawStone.Iknewthatwasn’t
possible,though.Whywould
hispresencemakethem
disappear?Thedarkshadow
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followingmedidn’tseemto
mindwhenStonecame
around.Thatdarkshadow
wasn’tafraidofanything.
Stonewasdressedin
blackpantsandablackshirt,
sohekindofblendedinwith
thenight.Hehadchanged
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sinceI’dseenhimatthe
restaurant.Iwantedtoask
himabouthisabilitytosee
andtalktospiritssobadly.I
hopedhewashonestwithme.
Stonesteppedupto
us.“Iwaswonderingifyou’d
showup.”
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HewonderedifI
wouldshowup?Ihad
expectedhimnottoshow.
“Heseemsasifheis
reallytroubledby
something,”Marilynsaid.
Stoneacknowledged
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Marilynwithanod,but
didn’trespond.
“Hecouldjustbe
weird.Ineverlikedtheguy,”
Rogersaid.
Amuscleflickedin
Stone’sjawandhiswhole
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bodytensed.“Well,Ididn’t
likeyoueither.”
“Roger,youactedas
ifyoudidn’tknowhim,”I
said.
Rogerwavedhis
hand.“OfcourseIknowhim.
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HewaslivinginthehouseI
washaunting.”
Ididn’tliketheway
Rogerkeptsecrets.Whatelse
washenottellingme?
Stonedirectedhis
attentiontoBethany.
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“Ihopeyoudon’t
mindthatIbroughtsomeone
along.ThisisBethany
McCarthy.She’shavingabit
ofaproblemwithspirits
followingher.”Iquirkedan
eyebrow.“They’resimilarto
theoneIhave.Sheuseda
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Ouijaboard.”
Bethanystareddown
athersneakers,avoidingeye
contact.
Stonenodded.“Nice
tomeetyou.”
“Nicetomeetyou,
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too,”shemumbled.
Istoodfromthe
bench.“I’mgoingtohaveto
usetheOuijaboardtocontact
thespiritsshebrought
through.”
Theexpressionon
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Stone’sfacewasshadowed
withdeepconcern.“I’mnot
surethatissuchawise
decision.”
“Iagreewithhim,
Larue,”Marilynsaid.
“Whatotherchoicedo
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Ihave?”Iasked.
“Youruntheriskof
bringingotherspirits
through.”Trepidation
thickenedhisvoice.
“Oh,thatisthelast
thingyouneed,Larue,”
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Rogersaid.
“Iunderstandthe
risks,butIdon’tknowofany
otherway.Doyouhave
suggestions?”
Ifheknewsomuch
aboutit,thenheneededto
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offerupsomeadviceinstead
oftellingmewhatnottodo.
“Imighthaveanother
idea.Ifyouarewilling.”He
studiedmyface.
Iwatchedhim.
“Dependsonwhatitis.”
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Ifitwassomething
completelyweird,thenI
wasn’tgameforthat.
“Itinvolvesgettingrid
oftheportal,”hesaid.
Thatsoundeddifficult
andIwasn’tsureitwouldbe
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possible.
“Wesawtheshadows
rightbeforeyoushowedup.”
Imotionedtowardthe
fountain.
Henodded.“Isaw
them,too.”
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“Didyoumakethem
goaway?”Marilynasked.
Heturnedtoher.“I
askedthemtoleave.”
Thatwasallittook?I
wasn’tsureifIbelievedhim.
“Justlikethatthey
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left?”IeyedStoneupand
down.
Heshrugged.“Just
likethat.”
Iscoffed.“Something
doesn’tseemrightaboutthis
wholething.”
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“IsaidIwouldnever
gobacktothathouse.”Stone
peeredoutacrosstheparkas
iflostinthought.
Whathadhappenedin
thathousewhenhelived
there?
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“Whydoyousay
that?”Ipushedforananswer.
Heshovedhishands
intohispockets.“Needlessto
say,itwasn’tagoodtimefor
me.OnceIgotaway,Ididn’t
wanttogothroughthatagain.
I’vetriedmybesttoblock
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outthespiritseversince.”
“That’simpossible.
Whywouldyoueventrysuch
athing?”Iasked.
“It’swhatIhadtodo
forme,”hesaid.
“Whathappenedin
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thathouse?”Itriedtohide
theanxietyinmyvoice.
Heranhishand
throughhishair.“Iinvited
thespiritin.”
Itsoundedfamiliarto
whatBethanyhaddone.
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“Didyouusethe
Ouijaboard,too?”Iasked
her.
Ifhehadbeena
teenageratthetime,thenthat
wasapossibility.Stone
turnedandwalkedtowardthe
fountain.
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“Isheleaving?”
Marilynwhispered.
Stoneturnedtoward
meandwalkedback.“Ijust
invitedthespiritin,okay?It’s
notsomethingIshouldhave
done.”
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“Well,duh,”Roger
said.
Jamespacedinfront
ofthefountain.Heappeared
asifhewasgrowingtiredof
ourconversation.Icouldn’t
worryaboutkeepingthe
ghostsentertainedatthe
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moment.
“Whatwentonafter
youinviteditin?”Iasked.
“Alotofbadthings
happenedandthenweleft.I
gotoutofthereandIsaidI
wouldnevergoback.I
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shouldn’thaveleftitthere,
though;notknowingwhatI
know,”hesaid.
Jameswalkeduptous
asifhewasgoingtosay
something,butturnedaway.
Hewasactingawfully
strange.
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“That’swhyIcame
backnow,”Stonesaid.
“Youcameback
becauseofthespirit?”
Hereleasedadeep
breath.“Iwantedtoknow
whathadtakenplacesince
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I’dleft.Then,Imetyouand
sawthethingagain.”
“Iguessyouweren’t
expectingthat,wereyou?”I
asked.
Heshookhishead.
“No,notintheleast.Ifelt
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guiltyfornottryingtogetrid
ofitwhenIhadthechance.”
“So,youcameback
nowtogetridofit?”Iasked.
Heshrugged.“Ifit’s
possible.”
“Whatdowedo
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now?”
IknewwhatIwould
do,butIwasn’tsurewhat
wasonStone’smind.Hesaid
hehadn’tusedtheOuija
board,butIfeltforsurehe
had.Heprobablydidn’twant
toadmitit.
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“Weshouldgoback
tothehouse,”Stonesaid.
“Idon’tthinkIlike
thesoundofthis,”Marilyn
said.
IrepeatedMarilyn’s
sentiment.“Idon’tlikethe
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soundofthiseither.”
Stonemovedtoward
theentranceandthenturned
tomeagain.“Wehavetogo
backthere.LikeIsaid,we
willtrytogetridofthe
portal.”
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Imovedafewsteps
andpaused.“Youknow,
that’snotagoodideaifwe
don’tgetridofthespirits
first.Wedon’twantthe
spiritsstuckhereforever.”
“No,Iknow,butI
thinkwecangetridofthe
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spiritsfirst.”
“Getittoreturnwhere
itcamefrom?”Iasked.
Henodded.“Yes,
exactly.”
Hemadeitsoundso
easy,butIknewitwas
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anythingbut.Itwouldbeone
ofthehardestthingswe’d
everdone.
Stonemusthave
noticedthesuspicioninmy
eyes,sohesaid,“It’sprobablytoolatetogotothe
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housetonight.”
“You’reright.We’ll
havetowaituntilthe
morning.”
Bethanywalkedafter
us.“Whataboutme?”
“Yes,weshouldhelp
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herfirst,”Isaid.“Your
motherwillbeokaywith
that?”
Bethanyhurriedahead
ofus.“Sheshouldbemore
thanokaywithit.Shejust
wantsthingsbacktonormal
andsodoI.”
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“Icandriveusthereif
youtellmewheretogo.”
Stonemotionedtowardthe
street.
Icouldn’tbelieve
Stonewasofferingtohelp.
Whatmadehimchangehis
mindsoabruptly?Something
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hadtohavehappened.
Wewalkedtherestof
thewaythroughthepark
towardthestreet.Iwason
highalertthewholetime,
waitingtoseethedark
shadowsagain.Itfeltasif
theywerewatchingus,soI
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knew,beyondtheedgesof
thepark,theyhadtobethere
waiting.Iftheycameforus
wouldStonesimplytellthem
toleave?Afterall,hesaidhe
simplytoldthemtoleaveand
ithadworked.Grayclouds
hadquicklymadetheirway
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overthemoon,blockingout
whatlittlelightwehadover
thepark.Atleasttheclouds
hadwaiteduntilwewere
leavingtomakean
appearance.
“Thisismycar,”
Stonesaidwhenwereached
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theMercedes.
Iremembereditfrom
thatfirstdayintheparking
lot.
“Niceride,”Roger
said.
“Whereareweall
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goingtosit?”Marilynasked.
“You’llhavetoride
somewhereintheback,”I
said.
“There’snoroom,”
Rogerproclaimed.
Bethanyclimbedin
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thebackseatandIgotinthe
frontpassengerside.The
ghostsstoodonthecurb
lookingconfused.
“Can’tyoujustzoom
andbethere?”Imotioned
withawaveofmyhand.
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“No,weneedto
followyou.”Jamescrossed
hisarmsinfrontofhischest.
Isighed.“Okay,
Marilyncansitupherewith
meandtheothertwocan
squeezeintheback.”
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Theghostsnodded,
satisfiedwithmysolution.I
didn’tfeelher,ofcourse,but
Iscootedovertogiveher
roomanyway.I’dnever
thoughtI’dbesittingthat
closetoMarilynMonroeina
carasIwasheadedtofight
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offdemons.Suchwasmylife
withghosts.
AftergivingStone
directions,withinafew
minuteswehadarrivedat
Bethany’shouse.Weall
headedtowardthefrontdoor,
eventheghosts.I’dfigured
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thismightbetheonetime
they’dstayinthecarsince
theyhadn’tseemedtookeen
onfacingthedarkshadows.
Bethanypausedwhen
shereachedthedoor.“Ihope
mymomisn’tmad.”
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“Youtalkedtoher.
She’sfinenow.”Iputmy
armaroundhershoulders.
BeforeBethanyhada
chancetograbthedoorknob,
hermotherpulleditopenand
thenembracedBethanyina
hug.
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Bonnielookedatme
andsaid,“Thankyou.”
“Iseverythingquiet
now?”Iasked.
“Iheardsome
footstepsafewminutesago.”
Shemotionedoverher
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shoulder.
BonnieeyedStoneup
anddown.
“Thisis…”Ipaused
unsureofwhattocallhim.
“Acolleague…Stone
Watkins.Isitallrightthathe
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camealong?Weneedto
comeinandcheckoutafew
things.Maybewecangetrid
oftheproblem.”
Shewavedherhand.
“It’sperfectlyfine.Please
anythingyoucando.”
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Bethanyeasedintothe
house.StoneandIfollowed
herintothedimlylitliving
room.
“Icangogetthe
boardifyou’dlike?”Bethany
scannedtheroomwhile
asking.
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“You’regoingtouse
theOuijanow?”Bonnie
asked.
Inodded.“Yes,I’m
afraidit’ssomethingwehave
todo.”
Shesighed.“Well,I
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guessyouknowbest.”
Rogersnorted.“I
wouldn’tbesosureabout
that.”
Igavehimadirty
look.Bethanyboundupthe
stairstoretrievetheboard
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whileStoneandIarranged
chairsinacircle.Aftera
coupleseconds,Bethany
returnedwiththeboard
clutchedinherhands.
Anxietydancedinmy
stomachatthethoughtof
usingthething,butIhadused
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oneinthepast,sowejusthad
tobecareful.
Igesturedtowardthe
chairs.“BethanyandBonnie,
whydon’tyousitthere,and
StoneandIwilltakethetwo
chairsacrossfromyou.”
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Oncewe’dformedour
circle,weplacedtheboardon
thesmalltableinfrontofus.
Bethanyknewhowtousethe
board,butBonnieseemed
confused.
“Weplaceourfingers
ontheplanchette.”I
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motionedtowardtheplastic
pointer.Itookadeepbreath.
“Ihopethisworks.”Turning
toBethany,Iaskedher,“Did
thisdemongiveyoua
name?”Iasked.
Bethanynodded.
“Yes,hedid.”
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MuchasIdidn’twant
toknow,Ihadtofindout.
“What’sthename?”I
asked.
“Itsaiditsnamewas
Hilson.”
SinceI’dneverheard
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ofthisdemonbefore,Iwasn’t
surewhatIwasdealingwith.
“Ifyou’rehere,can
youtalktous?”Icalledout.
Wewatchedthe
board,waitingforthe
planchettetomove.Nothing
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occurred.Thistime,Stone
calledouttothedemon.Still
therewasnoanswer.Itfeltas
ifsomethingwaswatching
us,though.
“Ithinktheboardis
broken,”Rogersaidashe
pacedacrossthefloor.
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IstaredatRoger.
“Thethingismessingwith
us,youshouldknowthat
Roger.”
Heheldhishandsup.
“Hey,I’mnotademon.”
Ismirked.“No,you
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justactlikeonesometimes.”
Thatshuthimup.He
didn’tsayanotherword.Of
coursenowBonnieand
Bethanywereeyeingmeasif
Iwasasandwichshortofa
picnic.
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“Ihaveacouple
ghoststhatfollowedme,but
they’renice,Ipromise.”I
attemptedasmile,asifthat
wouldmakewhatIsaid
soundcompletelynormal.
BonnieandBethany’s
eyeswidened.Theydidn’t
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sayanything,butIwassure
theywantedtorunawayfrom
menow.Theyreallywould
beshockediftheyknewone
oftheghostswasMarilyn
Monroe.
AnervousMarilyn
fidgetedonthesofa.The
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ghostsweren’tparticipating
intheOuijaboardsession,
butshewasuneasyjustthe
same.Still,weweren’t
gettingaresponsefromthis
thing.Ididn’tknowwhatwe
couldtrynextifthisdidn’t
work.Iwasalloutofideas
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andIwasn’tsureifItrusted
Stone’sideaofclosingthe
portal.Imightnothavea
choicebuttogiveitatry.
“Weneedtotalkto
you,”Isaidagain,hopingI
wouldgetananswerthis
time.
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Suddenly,the
planchettestartedtomove.
Weexchangedalookof
excitementaboutwhatwe
mightfindout.Well,
excitementblendedwith
terror.
“Weneedtoknow
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whyyouarehere.”Iscanned
theroomasifsomething
wouldappear.
Ofcourse,itwas
neverthateasy.The
planchettemovedtotheletter
F.Itcontinuedonuntilit
reachedtheletterO.Next
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wasR.Afterafewmore
timesofmovingtodifferent
letters,ithadspelledout
YOU.
“Foryou,”Isaid,
almostatawhisper.
SinceIhadaskedthe
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question,didthatmeanthe
demonwasthereforme?
Thathadtobeit,asmuchasI
didn’twanttoadmitit.It
wouldn’tbeunheardoffora
demontogetmebyother
means.Theywouldhave
someoneelseseekmeout
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unknowingly.
“Whydoyouwant
me?”Iyelled.
Tobehonest,Iwas
afraidtofindoutwhatthe
answerwas.Ihadtopush
forward,though.Weplaced
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ourfingersontheplanchette
again.Thethingmoved
aroundtheboardlikeaship
lostatseaduringastorm.
Thistimeithadspelledout
FORYOURSOUL.The
wordssentashiverdownmy
spine.Marilyngaspedwhen
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sherealizedwhatthedemon
hadsaid.Inspiteofthe
message,Ihadtobetough.
Thisthingwasjustplaying
gameswithme.Yes,thatwas
whatIkepttellingmyself.IfI
gaveintothefear,itwouldall
beover.Itwouldbeableto
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trulygetmysoul.
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Chapter20
Therewasanother
questionIwantedtoaskthis
darkshadow.
Imotionedfor
everyonetoplacetheir
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fingersontotheplanchette
again.“Istheremorethanone
demonhere?”
Theobjectmoved
acrosstheboardtotheyes.
“Oh,that’sit.We
shouldgetoutofhere.”
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Rogermotionedformetoget
up.
“Juststaycalm,”I
said.
“Yeah,right.”Roger
pacedacrosstheroom.
“Howmanymoreare
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here?”Iasked.
“Idon’tevenwantto
knowtheanswertothat
question.”Marilyncrossed
herarmsinfrontofherwaist,
givingherselfahug.
Theplanchettemoved
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acrosstheboardandstopped
onthe“2.”
“Well,thankheavens
forsmallfavors,”Rogersaid.
“Whatisthenameof
theotherdemonwhois
here?”Icalledout.
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Wewatchedtheboard
andnothingmaterialized.The
tricksthatthesethingsplayed
wasfrustrating.JustwhenI
wasabouttogiveup,the
thingstartedtomovearound
theboard.However,it
appearedasifitwasn’treally
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goingtostoponanything.
Finally,theplanchettehalted
onlettersagain.Sofar,ithad
pausedontheLandtheA.I
feltStonetenseupashesat
nexttome.Wecontinuedto
watchthelettersuntilithad
spelledoutaname.LASME
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wasthenameithadgivenus.
Stonejumpedupfrom
hischairandbackedaway
fromthetable.Healmost
stumbled,butmanagedto
keephimselfupright.His
facedturnedpale.
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“What’swrong?”I
askedasIranovertohim.
Stonelookedasif
he’dseenaghost.Well,what
apersonwhodidn’tsee
ghostsonaregularbasis
wouldlooklike.Ithad
somethingtodowiththe
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nametheOuijaboardhadjust
givenus.Heswayedabitas
ifhemightpassout.Bonnie
andIledhimbackovertothe
chair.
“Here,sit,”Ipushed
onhisarm,forcinghim
down.
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Stonedidashewas
told,buthestillhadn’t
spoken.Itwasasifhehad
beenstunnedintosilence.
“Talktome,Stone.
Tellmewhat’swrong,”I
said.
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Hestaredmeinthe
eyes.“That’sthesameone.”
“Thesameoneas
what?”Iasked.
Hisexpression
darkened.“Thedemonfrom
thehouse.Theonethathas
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beenfollowingyouaround.”
ThatwaswhatIwas
afraidhewastalkingabout.
Ofcourse,I’dknownthe
demonwasstillaround.At
leastnow,Ihadanameand
maybewiththatknowledgeI
couldfigureouthowtoget
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ridofit.
Apparently,hearing
thenamehadbroughtbacka
lotofemotionforStone.I
reallywantedtoknowmore
aboutwhathadhappenedto
him,butrightnowitseemed
asifhewantedawayfromthe
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room.
“Doyouthinkthe
demonsareconnected?”
Bethanyasked.
“Idon’tknow,butI
thinkthere’sagoodchanceof
it,”Isaid.
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HowhadStone
invitedthisspiritin?Hadit
beenwiththeOuijaboardand
hewasn’ttellingme?
Whateveritwas,heneededto
behonestsowecouldfigure
outhowtogetridofit.
ItouchedStone’sarm.
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“Doyouthinkyoucanask
morequestions?”
Heappearedtohave
calmeddownsome,buthe
said,“Idon’tthinkIwantto
talktoitanymore.”
Wecouldtrytogetrid
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ofthedemonswithouthim,
butitwouldbestrongerifwe
hadhim.Ididn’twantto
seemweaktothedemon.
Thatwashowthethingswere
abletocomethroughinthe
firstplace.
“Ithinktheremustbe
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aportalinthishouse,too,”
Stonesaid.
“Whatisthat?What
doesthatmean?”Bonnie
askedwithabitofpanicin
hervoice.
“It’slikeaholeinthis
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dimensionforspiritstocome
throughfromtheirworld,”I
explained.
Shefrowned.“How
doesthathappen?”
Anoisesoundedfrom
thehallwayandIturned
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around.Nothingwasthere.I
focusedonBonnieagain.
“Well,itcouldhaveoccurred
naturallyorsomeonecould
havecausedit.”
BonnieandIfocused
onBethany.Bethanystudied
hershoes,butdidn’tofferan
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explanation.
“Howcanwegetrid
ofit?”Bonnieasked.
“LikeIsaid,IthinkI
haveawaytocloseit,”
Stone’svoicewaslow,asif
hebarelyhadtheenergyto
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speak.
“Yeah,butbeforewe
dothat,wehavetogetthe
demonsintotheportal.”
Everymuscleinmybodyfelt
asifitwascoiledwith
tension.
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“Thatsounds
impossible.”Marilyn
sashayedacrosstheroom.
Stonewatchedher.
“It’snotimpossible,butit
isn’teasyeither.”
“Howsooncanyou
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dothis?”Bonnieasked.
“Wecantrynow,but
Ican’tguaranteeitwill
work,”Isaid.
Ireallyneeded
Stone’shelp.Isensedthathe
justwantedtoclosetheportal
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andbedonewithit.Without
gettingridofthespirits
though,itwouldbeabad
idea.IlookedtoStoneforan
answer.
Finally,henodded
andsaid,“IwillhelpallI
can.”
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Justthen,alargeglass
vaseflewoffthemanteland
throughtheair.Thething
landedatmyfeetbreaking
intoamillionpieces.Weall
gaspedinshock.Apparently
thisevilspiritwantedmy
attentionand,worstofall,to
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possiblyhurtme,aswell.The
roomfellsilentaswestared
attheshardsofglass.
“I’mscared,”Bethany
whispered.
Itouchedherarm.
“RememberwhatIsaid.You
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can’tbescared.Youcan’tlet
themknowyouareafraid.
That’showtheygettheir
energy.”
Bonniesteppedover
toherdaughterandhugged
her.Itwaseasiersaidthan
donewhenItoldthemnotto
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befrightened.Iwasfighting
itwithallthepowerinme.
Thedemonswantedthat
power,too.Theywantedus
tobetiredbecausewewere
morevulnerablethen.Things
wereonlygoingtogetworse
beforetheygotbetter.Ididn’t
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wanttotellBonnieand
Bethanythat,though.Wehad
toprepareourselvesfora
battle.
“Whereshouldwe
start?”Moreuneasecame
intohiseyes.
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IhopedIhadtoright
answerforhim.Everyone
waswaitingformyanswer
expectantly.
“First,wehavetolet
itknowitcan’thavemysoul.
Oranyoneelse’sforthat
matter.Weshouldgather
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aroundandgivethedemon
themessage.”Imotionedfor
everyonetojoinmeinthe
middleoftheroom.
Weclaspedhandsand
movedintoacircle.The
energyweavedaroundusand
achargeshotupmyarm
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whenIheldStone’shand.I’d
neverfeltanyonehavethat
muchenergybefore.I’donly
feltitwithinmyownbody.
“Wehaveamessage
foryou,”Isaidintheloudest
voiceIcouldmuster.I
wantedmyintentionstobe
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loudandclear.“Youarenot
welcomehere.”Ipausedfor
amomentandthenadded,
“Youcan'thavemysoul,”I
saidevenlouder.
Imademyintent
perfectlyclearnow.There
wasnowayIwouldallow
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thistohappen.Wecontinued
toholdhandsandthen,
suddenly,onebyone,the
picturesfellfromthewalls.
Theyflewacrosstheroom
ontothefloor,landingbyour
feet.Bonnieheldmyhand
tighterononesideandStone
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tensedupevenmoreonmy
other.Iwasn’tsurehowlong
wecouldcontinueifthings
escalated.Ididn’twanttoput
everyoneindanger.
Ihadtostopthis
beforeitgotoutofcontrol.I
releasedtheirhandsand
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steppedback.“Weshouldgo
searchforthespotwherethe
portalislocated.”
“You’resurethere’sa
portalhereinthehouse?”
Bonnieasked.
“Wethinkthereis.Do
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youthinkyoucanfindit?”I
askedStone.
Henodded,but
lookednervous.“Icantry.”
ThatwasaboutallI
couldhopeforatthemoment.
StoneclosedhiseyesandI
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knewhewastryingtogetin
tunewiththesupernatural
aroundus.Thatinitselfwasa
dangerousthing.
Afteracoupleof
seconds,heopenedhiseyes
andreleasedadeepbreath.“I
thinkIknowwhereitis.”
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Iexchangedalook
withBonnieandBethany.
“Youshouldn’tdo
this,”Jamessaidinastern
voice.
He’dbeenquietas
he’dwatchedusfromthe
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corneroftheroom.Now,
JamesglaredatmewhenI
focusedmyattentiononhim.
Iwasn’tabouttoletaghost
tellmewhattodo.
Stonestartedwalking
towardthehallwayandwe
followedhim.Whenthe
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ghostsdidn’tcomealong
withus,Ifiguredthey
decidedtostaybehind.I
wasn’tsosureitwasany
saferintherethanitwasout
inthehallway.Jamescastan
agitatedexpressionmyway
whenIwalkedby.
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Stonemoveddownto
theendofthehall,pastthe
staircase,andintoasmall
areathatledtotherear
entranceofthehouse.Onthe
leftwasasmalllaundry
room.Hepausedandlooked
aroundforamomentandthen
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peeredupattheceiling.
Hepointed.“Thereit
is,rightthere.”
Weallgazedup,but
therewasnothingthere.Of
course,itwouldn’tbe
somethingwecouldseewith
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thenakedeye.Istepped
closertoStone.Now,Iwas
supposedlystandingright
underthespotwherethe
portalwaslocated.Instantly,
thepulloftheenergycame
downonme.
Inodded.“Thisisit.I
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canfeelit.”
“Oh,Larue,don’t
standunderit.Getoutof
there.”Marilynstoodatthe
endofthehallwaywhilethe
otherspeekedoutfromthe
room.
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EventhoughIwas
nervous,Ineededtofeelwhat
itwaslike.IsupposeIwas
inspectingit.Wasthereaway
totrulyclosethisthing?
Then,anotherthought
crossedmymind.
“Doyouthinkit’s
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connectedtotheotherportal
thatwasinthehouseon
HeritageStreet?”Iasked.
Stonestudiedmyface
foramoment.Finally,he
nodded.“Yes,Ithinkthey
couldberelated.”
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“Ifeellikeyoucould
enteroneandthenendupat
theotherhouseontheother
side.Idon’tthinkthisistwo
separateportals.Ithinkit’s
onethat’sconnected,”Isaid.
“Thisistooheavyfor
me,”Rogersaid.
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“Youshouldleavethe
portalalone,”Jamessaid.
Theghostsnowstood
closertous.Theyhadn’tbeen
abletostayaway.Therewas
nowayIwouldleavethe
portalalone.Ithadtobedealt
with.Stoneturnedand
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walkedtowardthefrontdoor.
“Whereyougoing?”I
chasedafterhim.
Hetossedhishandup.
“Ican’tdothis.”
“Whatdoyoumean
youcan’tdothis?”Iasked.
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Hehadtodothis.My
lifedependedonit.Didn’the
care?
“Wait.Stop,”Isaidas
Iranoutthedoorafterhim.
Stonepausedathis
carandleanedagainstthe
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hood.
“Areyouokay?”I
asked,touchinghisarm.
Heranhishand
throughhishair.“Yeah,Ilost
itthereforaminute.”
“Maybeyouhada
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panicattack,”Isuggested.
Itwasobvioushe
couldn’treturnrightnow.We
neededaresttimetofigure
outwhatwewoulddonext.It
wasgettinglateanywayandI
wantedtogohomeandwrap
mymindaroundwhatwas
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happening.Myphonebeeped
andIpulleditoutofmy
pockettoseeamissedcall.
Icheckedthe
message.Itwasfrom
Callahanandhesounded
evenworsethanIthoughthe
would.HewasconvincedI
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wasavoidinghimonpurpose.
Ineededtocallhimbackand
explain,onceandforall,why
Ihadn’tbeentalkingtohim.
Itwasn’tfairformetoleave
himinthedarklikethis.
However,Iwastornabout
alsowantingtosavehim
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fromdealingwiththedark
shadows.
“Weshouldgohome
forthenight,”ItoldStone.
Heappeareddefeated,
butnoddedinagreement.
“Yeah,you’reright.We
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shouldcallitanight.”
Theghostshadmoved
outofthehouseandwere
standingbythedoor.Itwas
niceofthemtogivemesome
timealonewithStone.
“Weshouldplanto
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meetinthemorning.Wecan
gotothehouseandcheckout
theportalthere.”Ididn’t
wanttogivehimtheoption
ofbackingoutofdoingthis.
Hewouldhavetohandleit.
Hestudiedhisshoes
forafewseconds,andthen
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metmystare.“Okay,we’ll
checkouttheportalinthe
morning.”
Afterheadingbackto
theporch,ItoldBonnieand
Bethanywewereleavingfor
theevening.Ihatedto
abandonthemaloneinthe
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house,butIdidn’tknowwhat
elsetodo.
“We’llbegoing
now.”Imotionedovermy
shoulder.
“Ithinkwe’llstayat
myfriend’shouse,”Bonnie’s
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voicewaveredasifshewas
abouttobreakdown.
Itouchedherarm.
“That’sprobablybestfor
now.I’llcallyoutomorrow.”
AfterhuggingBonnie
andBethany,theghosts
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followedmebacktoStone’s
Mercedes.
“Ishegoingtobe
okay?”Marilynwhispered.
“Icertainlyhopeso,”
Isaid.
Wehoppedinso
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Stonecoulddrivemebackto
mycar.Afterridingin
silence,wefinallypulledup
infrontofBookNook.
Stoneglancedatme.
“Icanpickyouupinthe
morning,ifyou’dlike.”
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“That’llbegreat.”I
openedthedoor.
Beforethatmeeting,I
hadsomeoneelseIneededto
see.
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Chapter21
KarynBentleyhad
beenthecovenleaderfor
Magnolia.She’dmovedaway
andwantedmetotakeover
thattitle.LikeIsaid,just
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becauseIshowedatalentfor
spells,didn’tmeanIcould
takeonsuchabigjob.Aftera
longsearch,thecovenfinally
foundsomeonetoreplace
Karyn.IthoughtI’dmadethe
rightdecisionbynottaking
theposition.Theyneeded
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someonewithmuchmore
experiencethanme.Plus,
withthebookstoreandthe
ghosthunting,Ididn’tknow
whenIwouldhavehadtime
foranythingelse.
Thenewleaderofthe
covenwasMelanieBlack.
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She’dbeenpartofthecoven
foranumberofyearsandI
knewwhenhernamewas
firstmentionedthatshe
wouldmakeagreatcoven
leader.Afterthevotebythe
covenboardmembers,she
waspickedtotakeoverfor
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Karyn.Now,Ihadtoconsult
withheraboutthedark
shadows.Iftherewasaspell
thatwouldhelpgetridof
them,thenIneededtoknow
aboutit.Ifanyonecouldgive
methatinformation,itwould
beMelanie.AsfarasIcould
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tell,sheknewjustaboutany
spellthatwasoutthere.
Ipulledupto
Melanie’scondobuildingand
parkedinthefirstspot
available.
“Wherearewegoing
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now?”Rogerasked.
“Youaresoimpatient.
Itoldyouwherewe’regoing.
Youcanalwayswaitinthe
car,”Isaid.
“Asif,”hesaidashe
floatedrightoutthecardoor.
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Iheadedtowardthe
frontdoorwiththeghosts
behindmeagain.They
weren’tabouttoletmegoin
bymyself.Irangthedoorbell
andwaitedforMelanieto
answer.Icalledaheadoftime
tomakesureshewouldbe
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home.
Sheansweredthedoor
andmotionedformetocome
in.“Larue,it’ssogoodtosee
you.”
Melaniehadshort,
blackhairandbigbrown
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eyes.Withherflawlessskin,
sheappearedmuchyounger
thanherforty-fiveyears.I
wouldhaveguessedhertobe
twenty-five.Sheworeblack
pantsandablackandwhite
blouse.Isteppedinsideher
home.Thespacehadlarge
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ceilingsandmanywindows
allowinginamplelight.
Melaniehadalotoffurniture
inasmallspace,though.
Straightaheadwasthedining
roomwiththekitchen
attachedtotheleft.
“So,tellmewhat
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bringsyouheretoseeme
today.Iknowit’snotbecause
youmissme.”
Ilaughed.“Well,Ido
enjoytalkingtoyou,but
you’reright,Ihaveareason
forcomingby.”
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Sheleanedbackinthe
chair.“Okay,I’mallears.
HowcanIhelpyou?”
“IthinkI’vegota
darkshadowattachedtome
andthereareotherones
followingaclientaround
town,basicallyeverywhere
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shegoes.Shetriedtousea
spelltogetridofthem,butit
didn’twork.Iwaswondering
ifthere’saspellthatcanhelp
togetthemtomoveonfrom
thisdimension.”
“Didsheuse
witchcrafttogetthespirits
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here?”Melanieasked.
“Youmeandidshe
callthemwithaspell?”I
asked.
Melanienodded.
“Yes,that’swhatImean.”
“Shesaysno,butshe
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usedaOuijaboardandI
thinkthatwashowtheygot
through.”
Shetappedherfingers
onthetableforamomentand
thensaid,“IthinkIknow
exactlywhatwillhelp.Ihave
abookwithaspell.”
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“Oh,that’swonderful
news,”Marilynsaid.
Iwasthankfultohear
that.Iwasworriedshewould
tellmeshecouldn’thelp.
Melaniegotupfrom
thetable.“I’llberightback
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withtheinformation.”
Melaniewalkeddown
thehallwayandleftme
sittingwiththeghostsall
aroundme.Ofcourse,she
didn’tknowtheywerethere.
Marilynstoodbeside
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mewithherhandsonher
hips.“Isurehopethisworks,
Larue.”
“Soundslikeabunch
ofhocus-pocustome,”James
said.
Ifiguredhewouldsay
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asmuch.“It’snothocus-
pocus,”Iwhispered.
“Didyousay
something,Larue?”Melanie
asked.
“Um,no,wasn’tme,”
Isaid.
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NowMelaniewould
thinkshewashearingvoices.
Afteracoupleofminutes,she
returnedwithasmallbookin
hand.Itwasbrownleather
withgoldtrimandwords
etchedonthecover.
Sheplaceditonthe
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tableandturnedtoapagein
themiddle.“ThisisthespellI
thinkwillwork.Youcould
tweakthewordsabit,butI
thinkitwillbefine.”
Ipeereddownatthe
pageandreadoverthespell.I
reallydidn’tknowifwhatshe
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saidwastrue,butIhadto
trustheronthisone.I
couldn’tjustseeaspelland
knowifitwouldworkornot.
ThatwaswhyIknewthey
hadpickedtherightcoven
leader.Isurehopedthespell
worked.
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“Youcantakethe
bookwithyou,butIdoneed
itback.Iknowyouofall
peoplewilltakecareofit.”
Ipickedupthesmall
hardcoverandclutcheditto
mychest.“Ofcourse.Ican
makeacopyofthespelland
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thenreturnthebooktoyou.”
“Takeyourtime,it’s
nohurry,”shesaid.
“Ireallyappreciate
it.”Istoodfromthetable.“I
shouldgoandtrythespell
beforesomethingbad
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happens.”
Herexpressionturned
serious.“Youdon’thave
muchtime,doyou?”
Iwouldn’tevenask
howsheknewthat.She
probablysensedmyfear.She
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wasrightthough.Ireally
didn’tthinkIhadmuchtime.
“Thankyouagainfor
everything,”IsaidasI
walkedtowardthedoor.
“Letmeknowifyou
needanymorehelpwiththe
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spell.”
Ididn’twanttoput
herinthemiddleofthis.I
hadneededthehelpofthe
entirecovenbeforetobreak
thespellthathadbeenplaced
onCallahan.Ihopeditdidn’t
cometothatthistime.With
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anyluckmyskillshad
developedenoughsoIcould
handlethisonmyown.
Iwavedandheaded
formycarwiththebook
undermyarm.
“Youhavetogetthis
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right,Larue,oritwillbe
bad,”Rogersaid.
“Thanksfor
remindingmethatalotisat
stake,Roger.Iwouldhave
neverknownifnotforyou.”
Herolledhiseyes.
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“Justtryingtohelp.”
Ipulledthecaraway
fromthecurb.“Iappreciate
it.”
“She’sbeing
sarcastic,”Jamessaidto
Roger.
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Ibitmyliptokeep
fromlaughingattheghosts.
Atleasttheykeptme
entertainedandthatwasabit
ofastressreliever,Isuppose.
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Chapter22
ItwaslatesoIfigured
IwouldcallCallahaninthe
morning.Althoughitwould
probablyhavetobeafterwe
wenttoElisa’shouse.Ifthat
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portalwasliketheotherone,
thenIhadafeelingIwas
rightaboutthembeing
connected.Ilayinbedstaring
attheceilingwonderinghow
Icouldfindoutforsure.
Sincetheportalwasmeant
forghoststotravelthrough,
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thenitwouldmakesensethat
aghostcouldgoinandhave
alookaround.But,wouldI
beabletoconvinceoneofthe
ghoststodothatforme?
Theywerescaredof
theirownshadows,soI
figuredtherewouldbeno
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wayIcouldgetthemtogo
intoit.Iftherewassomeway
formetoentertheportal
myself,Iwould.Sure,I
wouldbescared,butIwould
giveitatryanyway.Ihadto
getridofthesedemons.I
stayedawakeforhourstrying
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todeviseaplanthatwould
allowmeawayintothe
portal.Ifthedemonwas
attachedtomeandIwentin,
perhapsIcouldleavehim
there.Icouldpossiblyoutrun
him.
OnceIwasoutofthe
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otherside,Stonecouldclose
uptheportalentryononeend
andIcoulddoitontheother.
Maybethewholeideawas
crazy,butitwasallIhad
comeupwithasasolution.I
doubtedtheghostswouldgo
fortheidea.Stoneprobably
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wouldn’teither.Theproblem
wouldbetofindawayforme
togainentry.Sincetheportal
hadbeenontheceilingat
Bonnie’shouse,Iassumed
thisonewas,too.Itwouldbe
impossibletogetinsidethe
portalifitwasontheceiling.
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I’dsettledintothe
normalroutineofreadingto
Marilynbeforebed.Of
courseI’dfallenasleepwith
thebookinmyhandagain.
AtleastIhadn’tdreamed
again,notthatIremembered
anyway.Whenthesun
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poppedupthenextmorning,
I’donlygottenafewhoursof
sleep.I’dplacedacallto
makesureitwasokaythatwe
stoppedbytheElisa’shouse.
Ididn’ttellherwewere
lookingforaportaltoanother
dimension,though.That
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crazykindofinfowasbetter
lefttoldinperson.I’dquickly
showeredandhadcoffee.I
wastoonervoustohave
breakfast.
“Youshouldeat
something,”Rogersaidashe
trailedalongbehindme.
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“Youneedyourenergy.”
“Lookatyoubeingall
grownup.”Ilaughed.
Hesmirked.
“Now,there’sthe
RogerIknow.”Iwiggledmy
fingerathim.
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Marilynlaughed.I
hadnoideawhereJameswas.
Ihadn’tseenhimyetthis
morning.Maybehewasstill
madatme.I’djustfinished
mycoffeewhenmycell
phonerang.Ireallyhopedit
wasn’tStonecallingto
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cancel.ThatwasablowI
didn’tthinkIcouldhandle.
“I’mgladit’syou,”I
saidwhenIanswered
Mindy’scall.
“Well,that’swhatI
liketohear.Howdidthings
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golastnight?”
Isighedandsatdown
atthekitchentable.“Weran
intothegirlwhoboughtthe
witchcraftbooks.Wewentto
herhouseandfounda
portal…it’salongstory.”
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“Allthisparanormal
stuffiswaybeyondme,”
Mindysaid.“Isthere
anythingIcandotohelp?”
ThelastthingI
wantedwastoputherin
danger.Thedoorbellrang.
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“Listen,Ihavetogo.
Stoneishere.IfIneed
anythingI’llcall.”
Iwouldn’t,butit
madeMindyfeelbetter.
“Justbecareful,”she
saidbeforeshehungup.
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Ihurriedtothedoor
withtheghostsfollowingme.
Jameshadfinallyappeared.
Wherehadhebeen?Stone
wasstandingonmyporch
whenIopenedthedoor.His
hairwasabitdisheveledasif
hehadn’tsleepawink.He
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worejeanswithholesinthe
kneesandawrinkledwhite
T-shirt.
“Whathappenedto
him?”Rogerasked.
“Goodmorning,”
Stonesaidwithahalf-smile.
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Ifiguredthatwas
aboutascheerfulashecould
sound.
“Letmegrabmy
purseandwecango,”Isaid.
Isnatchedmypink
walletthathadjustmy
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essentials.Ididn’twantto
takeafullpurse,butIalso
hatedtoleavehomewithout
mylicense…and,I’lladmit
it,somelipbalm.Softlips
wereimportantinfighting
demonsandother
supernaturalpowers,didn’t
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youknow?Iclimbedinthe
frontseatofStone’scarand
theghostsgotintheback,as
usual.
“Areyounervous?”
Stoneaskedasweheaded
towardElisa’shouse.
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“I’mokay.What
aboutyou?”
Hewatchedtheroad
aheadofus.“I’dbelyingifI
saidIwasn’t.”
Atleasthewas
honest.Hewasn’ttryingtobe
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atoughguywhoshowedno
fear.Sometimesitwasokay
tobeafraid.Wepulledupin
frontofthehouseandhecut
theengine.Hestaredatthe
house.Wouldhegoinortry
todriveoff?
Finally,heopenedthe
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cardoor.“Okay,let’sdo
this.”
Ifollowedhimtothe
frontdoor.Elisaansweredon
thefirstknock,asifshehad
beenwaitingforusright
there.
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“Pleasecomeinside.”
Shegestured.
FollowingElisainto
herhome,westeppedintothe
livingroom.Sunshine
streamedthroughthe
windows.Thingsseemed
peaceful,buthowlongwould
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thatlast?
Shefoldedherarmsin
frontofherwaist.“Things
havebeenquietthis
morning.”
Ihatedtotellher,but
thatwasprobablyaboutto
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change.
“Didyoufind
somethingnew?”sheasked.
“Actually,wethink
thereisanentryareaforthe
spirits.Stoneisgoingtolook
forit,ifthat’sokay?”
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Hereyeswidened,but
shenodded.“Sure.But,what
willyoudoifyoufindit?”
Elisaactuallyseemed
prettycalmaboutthenews.
Ipaused,andthen
said,“Wehopetogetridand
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thespiritforgood,aswell.
They’llbenochancethatit
willeverreturn.”
Ididn’twanttotell
herhowdangerousthisspirit
was.Stonestartedwalking
aroundthehouse,hopingto
pickupontheportal.
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“Ican’tremember
exactlywhereitwas.It’s
beenalongtime.”Hestepped
intothehallwayandmoved
towardthebackofthehouse.
WatchingStoneashe
stoppedattheendofthe
hallway,Ithoughtitmightbe
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inthesamelocationasthe
otherone.Ipeeredup,
wonderingifIwouldfeelit,
too.
WhenIlookedat
Stone,hewasstaringdownat
thefloor.“Hereitis.”
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Ifrowned.“It’snoton
theceiling.”
Heshookhishead.
“No,thisonewillbeonthe
floor.Theyenterhereand
comeoutattheotherone.”
Ididn’tunderstand
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whytheyweretravelingfrom
onehousetotheother
anyway.
“Whatdotheywant?”
Elisainchedalittlecloser.
“Ithinktheywant
souls.”
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Elisa’seyeswidened.
“Rightnow,theywant
mysoul.”Itriedtosound
casual.Honestly,howblasé
couldIsoundwhen
discussingsoul-sucking
demons?NotexactlyasifI
wastalkingaboutapicnicin
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thepark.
“Whatwillyoudo?”
Elisaasked.
She’dhandledthe
newssurprisinglywell.No
runningandscreamingoutof
thehouse.
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“Well,IthinkIhavea
plan,”Isaid.
Stoneraisedan
eyebrow.“Really?Whatis
it?”
“IfiguredIcan
somehowgetinsidethe
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portal.Thedemonwillcome
withmeandthenIcanleave
itthere.WhenIcomeout,
we’llcloseuptheentry.”
“That’sthecraziest
ideaI’veeverheard,”Stone
said.
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“ Doyouhaveany
otherideas?”Iasked,placing
myhandsonmyhips.
Hestudiedmyface.
“No,IguessIdon’t.”
“That’swhyyouhave
totrymine,”Isaid.
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Stonewavedhishand.
“No.Besidethefact,Idon’t
thinkitwillwork,Ialsothink
itistoodangerous.”
IglancedatElisa.
“Sometimeswehavetotake
risks.”
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“Larue,Idon’twant
youtotakethatkindofrisk,”
Elisasaid.
“Yes,Larue,thisisn’t
agoodidea,”Marilynsaid.
“Idon’tthinkyou
shoulddoit,”Rogersaid.
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“Ithinkyoushouldgo
forit,”Jamessaid.
Everyonegapedat
himlikehewascrazy.
“Weshouldn’teven
bedebatingthis.Getting
insideisimpossible,”Stone
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said.
Ididn’twanttothink
thatway.Iwantedtokeepa
positiveattitude.Aswestood
theredebatingwhattodo,I
felttheairturncold.Itwasa
bitterchillthatwentdownto
thebone.
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“Whereisthatcoming
from?”Elisaasked.
“Idon’tfeelthecold,
butIcanseeyourbreath,”
Marilynsaid.
Justthen,thedark
massappearedattheendof
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thehall.Ithadbeensome
timesinceI’dseenit.Ihad
beenstupidtothinkithad
goneorthatitwasgoingto
leavemealone.Theshadow
hadstartedoutsmall,butit
grewinsizerapidly.Silence
filledtheroom.Stoneturned
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tofacethedarkshadow,
placinghimselfinfrontof
Elisaandme.Idoubtedthis
thingwasgoingtoletStone
comebetweenus.Ifitwanted
me,thenitwasgoingtoget
tomeanywayitcould.The
thingrushedforward.Elisa
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gaspedasitwentthrough
Stoneandattackedme.Ifell
backandhitthefloor.The
nextthingIknew,theghosts
werestandingoverme
peeringdown.Stonewasnext
tome.Itdidn’tregisterwhat
hewassayingforaminute.
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Hepulledmeup.“We
needtoleave.”
“Whatareyoutalking
about?”Irubbedmyhead.
“Untilwefigureout
whatwe’redoing,thenwe
needtoleave.”
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Igottomyfeet.
“Whataboutthething
thatjustattackedyou?What
ifitattacksme?”Elisa
soundedmorepanickednow.
“Itwon’t,”Isaid.“I
knowthat’shardtobelieve,
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butitjustwantsme.”
“Howcanyoube
sure?”Elisaasked.
“I’vebeendoingthis
alongtimeandIknow,”I
said.
Shesighed.“Iguess
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youdoknowwhatyou’re
doing.”
AfterpromisingElisa
wewouldbeback,Stoneled
metothecarandweheaded
towardthestore.
OncethereStone
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asked,“Areyoufeelingbetter
now?”
Igazedoutthe
window.SinceIwasusually
driving,itwasn’toftenIgot
totakeinthescenery.The
viewwascomfortingata
timewhenIneededitthe
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most.“Yes,I’llbeokay,but
pleasethinkaboutwhatI
proposed.”
“It’snotpossible,”he
said.
“YouknowI’mgoing
totryitanyway.”Istaredhim
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straightintheeyes.
Hedidn’ttakehis
attentionawayfromme.
“Yes,Iknowthatnow.”
“So,areyougoingto
helpme?Ireallyneedit,”I
said.
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Hereleasedadeep
breathandthensaid,“Okay,
I’llhelp.”
Iopenedthedoorand
gotoutofthecar.“I’llcall
youwhenIhaveasolid
plan.”
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AsIheadeddownthe
sidewalk,IspottedCallahan
waitingatthedoorforme.I
hopedhehadn’tseenmein
thecarwithStone.Itwasbad
enoughhealreadythoughtI
wasavoidinghim.DidI
reallyneedtoaddcheatingto
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that,aswell?Hisgorgeous
smilemademystomach
dance.Heleaneddownand
plantedakissonmethat
mademywholebodytingle.
TherewouldbenowayI
couldavoidCallahan’s
questionsforlong.Hemoved
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insidetheshopwithme.
“Hedoesn’tlook
happy,”Marilynsaid.
Shewasright.He
didn’tseemcheerfulandit
wasallmyfault.Sofar,
CallahanandIweretalking
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abouttheusualthings.What
hadbeengoingonwithhis
businessthismorningand
otherchit-chat.Hewas
gettingreadytoaskaboutthe
moreseriousquestions,
though.Thesamecoldfell
overusandIstartedtosee
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mybreath.
“Istheairconditioner
broken?”Callahanasked.
BeforeIhadachance
toanswer,thedarkshadow
appeared.Thethingdidn’t
givemeachancetoeven
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issueawarning.Itrushed
towardmeandknocked
Callahandownintheprocess.
Thiswasgettingworse.
WhenIclimbedtomy
feet,Callahangotupand
rushedovertome.“Areyou
okay?”
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“Thatthingattacked
me.”Irantothefrontdoor
knowingthathewouldfollow
me.
“Larue,whatareyou
doing?”FearfilledCallahan’s
voice.
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Ihadtogethimoutof
here.Thedarkshadow
wantedmysoul,butitwould
wantthesoulsofthepeopleI
caredaboutthemost,too.For
thatreason,Callahanhadto
leave.Iopenedthedooras
Callahanapproached.
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“Youhavetogo.”I
gestured.
“Larue,whatareyou
saying?Yousaidthatthing
attackedyou.”Hisvoicewas
morepanickedthanI’dever
heard.
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Ipushedhimandhe
stumbledoutthedoor.Just
thenMindywalkedup.
Hereyeswidened.
“What’sgoingon?”
Iclosedthedoorand
lockedit.Theyweretalking
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tome,butIcouldn’thear
whattheyweresaying.Tears
filledmyeyes,runningdown
mycheeks.Irantotheback
ofthestoresoIcouldn’tsee
them.Ihadtothinkofwhat
todonext.Mycellphone
rangwithMindy’sname
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poppingup.Tearsrolledeven
fasterwhenIsawherpicture
onthescreen.Now,Iwas
stuckinthestorewiththe
darkshadow.Itcouldattack
meagainatanytimeandI
wasalonewithnoonetohelp
me.
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Iclutchedmysweater
andwrappedittighteraround
mybody.Itwastheonly
thingIhadtooffermeahug
atthemoment.Islippedto
thefloor,overwhelmedwith
emotion.I’djustkickedmy
boyfriendandbestfriendout.
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Wouldtheyeverforgiveme?
Whatwouldhappenifthis
thingreallygotholdofmy
soul?WhenIsteppedout
fromthebackroomafteran
hour,MindyandCallahan
weregone.WhatdidI
expect?I’dtoldthemtogo
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away.Icouldn’tblamethem
forreallydoingit.Ireached
formyphone.Ihadtocall
Stoneandsetinmotionthe
plantogetridofthedemon.
Mylifedependedon
it.
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Chapter23
Theghostsstood
besideme.
“Larue,whatareyou
goingtodo?”Marilynasked
inherpanickedvoice.“I’m
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sonervous.”
Iscannedmy
surroundingstoseeifthe
shadowwasgettingreadyto
strikeagain.Itwaswatching
andwaitingfortheright
moment.Itwouldtoywith
meandmakemefeel
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somewhatsafeagainandthen
itwouldpounce.
“Thenexttimeittries
something,Iamgoingtoget
it.”Rogerpumpedhisfistin
theair.
Iwavedmyhands.
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“Everyonetrytostaycalm.
I’mcallingStonesowecan
gobacktoElisa’shouseand
dothis.”
Aftertalkingwith
Stoneandconvincinghimwe
hadtodothisrightaway,I
calledElisaandarranged
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anothermeeting.Itwasa
goodthingshewasso
understanding.Iwalkedover
tothewindowtocheck
outside.Therewasstillno
signofMindyorCallahan.I
hadreallymadethemmad
thistime.IwatchedforStone
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andhopedthedarkshadow
didn’ttacklemefrombehind.
Everyfewminutes,Ipeeked
overmyshoulder.Thenot
knowingwhenitwouldstrike
wastheworst.
JustwhenIwasready
togiveuponStone,Isawhis
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carpullupinfrontofthe
store.Iunlockedthedoor,
hurriedout,andlockedit
backbehindme.Aftera
quickglancearoundfor
CallahanorMindy,Iranto
hiscarandjumpedin.
“Youlooklikehell,”
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hesaid.
“Thanks,”Isaidand
motionedahead.“Let’sget
outofhere.”
“Whathappened?”he
asked,ashepulledaway
fromthecurb.
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Iexplainedwhathad
transpiredwithCallahanand
theshadowattackingme.
“Ishouldhaveknown
nottoleaveyoualone.This
thingisgettingworse.”Stone
madeaturn.
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“Idon’twanttosee
whatit’sfullycapableof,”
Marilynsaidfromtheback
seat.
Weheadedoutofthe
downtownsectiontowardthe
house.Cloudsformedinthe
distance,asifanomenof
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whatwastocome.
EverythingIsawintown
remindedmeofeither
MindyorCallahan.HadI
ruinedourfriendships?
“Youknow,Ithink
thatcarmightbefollowing
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us?”Stonesaid.
Iadjustedtheside
mirrorforabetterview.“The
blackone?”
“Yeah,that’sthe
one.”
“I’llkeepaneyeon
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it.”Rogerleanedforwardin
theseat.
“Idon’tthinkso,”I
said.“Whywouldanyonebe
followingus?It’snotlikethe
demoncandrive.”
“Itcan’tdrive,can
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it?”Rogerasked.
“No,ofcoursenot.
Unlessithastakenover
someone’sbody.”
“Youmeanpossessed
them?”Marilyn’svoiceshot
up.
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Inodded.“Yeah.
Somethinglikethat.”
Thatgotmethinking,
butIshookoffthethought.
Wefinallyarrivedat
Elisa’shouse.StoneandI
hurriedtothefrontdoorwith
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theghostsrightbehindus.I
halfwayhadthoughtthey
mightstayinthecar.Ikept
thinkingthat,butitnever
happened.WhydidIkeep
thinkingthat?NowthatI
thoughtaboutitthathadbeen
asillythought.ButIknew
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theydidn’twanttoencounter
thespiritagain.IfidgetedasI
waitedforElisatoanswer.A
breezepickedupand
whisperedacrossmyskin.A
restlessnessfoldedoverme.
Wasthisasignofwhatwas
tocome?Finally,sheopened
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andletusin.
Whenshesawthe
expressiononmyfaceshe
said,“Diditgetworse?”
“Yes,itattackedme
again.Ihavetodothisnow.I
can’twaitanylonger.”
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“Itriedtoexplainshe
shouldhaveagoodplanfirst,
butshewon’tlisten.”Stone’s
mouthtwisteddownatthe
corners.
“Thereisn’ttime,”I
said.
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“Larueneverlistens,”
Rogersaid.
“That’strue,”James
addedsarcastically.
Irushedovertothe
spotwheretheportalwas
located.
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“Isitstillthere?”
Marilynasked.
“Ifeelit.Doyoufeel
it?”IaskedStonewhenhe
walkedover.
Henodded.“Yes,it’s
stillthereandevenmore
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powerfulthanever.It’s
feedingoffsomething.”
Itookadeepbreath
forcourage.“Ithinkit’sus.”
Hetouchedmyarm
gently,justwhenI’dneeded
itthemost.“You’reprobably
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right.”
“Well,it’stimetoget
started.”Imovedovertothe
spotonthefloorandstood
rightontopofit.Ihopedthe
darkshadowwasstill
attachedtome.
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Rogerreachedformy
arm,but,ofcourse,he
couldn’tactuallytouchme.
“Larue,Idon’twantyouto
dothis.”
“It’llbeokay,”Isaid,
tryingtoreassurehim.
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Ihadnoideahe
wouldcaresomuch.Maybe
hewasn’tsuchanannoying
teenagerafterall.
“Yes,Larue,Idon’t
wantyoutodothis.”Marilyn
frowned.Shedidn’tdothat
often.
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Thepresencecircled
methen.Iknewthatthedark
shadowwasaroundme.As
muchasIhatedtoadmitit,
thiswasagoodthingthis
timebecauseIcouldtakeit
intotheportal.
“Itwantstokeepyou
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intheportalonceyouget
there.”Stone’sbrowwrinkled
withworry..
“That’swhyIhaveto
makesurethatdoesn’t
happen.”Ipushedmy
shouldersback.
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Heshookhishead.“I
hopeitworkslikeyouhave
planned.”
Didn’tanyonehave
anyfaithinmyabilities?
Okay,soIhadabitofdoubt,
too,butifIletthathesitation
stopmeeverytimeIwanted
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todosomething,Imightnot
evergetanythingdone.
“Okay,thisisit.Wish
meluck,everyone,”Isaid,
tryingtoofferasmile.
Icalledouttothe
spirittoguidemeintothe
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portal.“Comeandgetme.
Takemewithyou.”Nothing
washappening,though.
Ifthisdidn’twork,I
didn’tknowwhatIwoulddo.
“Okay,I’mcoming
withyou,”Rogersaidashe
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movedovernexttome.
Hewasnowstanding
withmeintheportal’s
entrance.
“LetRogergowith
you.Idon’twantyoutodo
thisalone,”Stonesaid.
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“Whatareyou
doing?”Iasked.
“Ican’tletyoudothis
byyourself.”Rogerwinkedat
meandsmiled.
“Oh,Idon’tknowifI
canwatchthis.”Marilyn
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coveredhereyeswithher
hand.
Ismiled.“Thankyou,
Roger.”
Ireallyhadn’twanted
togointherealone.Itwas
nicetoknowIwouldhave
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someonewithme.Evenifit
wasRoger.Nomatter,my
stomachwastwistedinto
knots.
Stonerushedoverto
me.Hegrabbedmyarmsand
pulledmeclosetohisbody.
BeforeIknewwhatwas
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happeninghe’dplacedhis
lipshardagainstmine.With
anurgency,hekissedme.It
wasafullcontact,wet-lipped,
tongue-probingkiss.Theway
hismouthmovedacrossmine
wasrawandunapologetic.
Nottomentionsexy.When
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hefinallyreleasedme,Istood
thereinadaze.Whatjust
happened?Whyhadhedone
that?Wasitlikesomekindof
lastkiss,asifIwasgoing
awayandhewouldneversee
meagain?Iwasfreakedout
morethanevernow.
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“Whydidyoudo
that?”Iasked.
Stoneshrugged.“I
justfeltlikeitwassomething
Iwantedtodo.”
He’dseemedso
reservedandenigmatic.Isaw
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himinadifferentlightnow.
“Thisreallyisn’tthe
timeforyoualltohavethis
conversation,”Rogersaid.
Thekidhadapoint.
I’dhavetoaskStoneabout
thislater.Withthewayhe
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kissedmethough,Iwasn’t
suretherewouldbealater.I
hadtopushthatthoughtout
ofmymind.Nowwasnotthe
timetoreflectonthoughtsor
feelings.
“We’llseeyouonthe
otherside,”Rogersaidto
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everyoneashepulledmeinto
theportal.
Thesuckingmotion
pulledonmeandthena
swooshsoundaswewent
inside.Darknessencircledus
atfirstandIdidn’tsee
anything.Then,abrightlight
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suddenlyappeared.Justas
quicklyasitappeared,it
dimmed.Icouldsee,but
everythingwasmurky.It
wouldbehardtofindour
wayaroundinthere.I
couldn’tbelieveIwasdoing
this.
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“Wheredowego
now?”Rogerasked.
Iwashopinghe
wouldhaveasuggestion,but
thenagain,thiswasmyidea.
Outfromtheshadows,Isaw
theotherspirits.Theywere
allaroundus.Icouldn’tmake
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outanyfeatures.Theywere
justshadows,unlikewhatI
sawwiththeghostswho
lookedlikelivingpeople.
“Doyouseethem?”I
askedRoger.
“Iseewhateverthey
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are,”hewhispered.
“They’rethedark
shadows.Ithinkthey’rethe
onesIsawattheother
house.”
“Howdoyouknow?”
heasked.
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“Becausetheyallput
offadifferentenergyand
withthatcomesandimagein
mymind.Theyallhavea
uniqueimage.”
“Aretheyallevil?”he
asked.
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Hisvoicewassosoft,
itwasalmostasifhedidn’t
wanttoknow.Itwasunlike
Rogertobesosubdued.He
wouldneveradmittobeing
scared,though.Ithoughtit
wasprettytoughofhimto
volunteertocomewithme.
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Hedidn’thavetodothat.
“Yes,theyareallevil
ones.Somemoresothan
others.”
“Canyoupointout
thereallybadonessoIcan
avoidthem?”
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“Let’sjusthurryup
andgetoutofhere,”Isaid.
“Actasifyoudon’tsee
them.”
“It’skindofhardto
dothat,”hesaidoutofthe
cornerofhismouth.
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Wemovedfurther
intotheportal.Myfearwas
quicklyrising.Themore
shadowsthatappeared,the
morefearfulIbecame.I
didn’tevenknowifwewere
goingintherightdirection.I
assumedifIwalkedina
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straightlinewhenIentered,I
wouldmakeittotheexit.
However,withthedark,it
washardtoknowwhereI
was.Itwasdisorienting.
“Howwillweknow
whenwereachtheexit?”
Rogerasked.
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Iwasafraidhewas
goingtoaskthat.
“Ireallydon’tknow,”
Isaid,keepingmyeyeson
thespirits.
Sofar,theywere
simplywatchingus.
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Sincetheyhadno
faces,wecouldn’tseethem
watchingusdirectly,butI
knewthatwaswhattheywere
doing.
“Whatdoyoumean?
Larue,Ithoughtyouhada
plan.”
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“Well,itwasn’texact.
IknewIwouldhaveto
improviseonceIgotinhere.
Beforeweworryabout
gettingoutofhere,Ihaveto
makesurethespiritishere
withus.Sofar,Idon’tsense
it.Ifit’snothere,thenwe
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haveaproblem.Allofthis
willbefornothing.Andwe
mightbetrappedinherefor
good.”
“Larue,stoptelling
methebadstuffplease.So,
whatdrawsthespirittoyou?”
Rogerasked.
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“TheonlywayIknow
todothatisforittothinkI
amscared.Itfeedsoffthe
fear.”
RogerandItalkedas
wewalked.
“So,youneedtoact
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likeyou’reterrified?”
Thespiritswere
inchingclosertousnow,soI
figureditwouldn’tbetoo
difficulttoactafraid.They
weremakingmeterrified.I’d
triedtoactasifIwasn’t,but
nowIneededforthespiritto
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sensemyfear.Iletdownmy
guardandgaveintothe
alarmandpanic.Myheart
rateincreasedandmylegs
andhandsshook.
ThatwaswhenI
sensedthespirit.Itsdark
emotionssurroundedme.
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Suddenly,hopelessness
overwhelmedmeandthen
thatfeelingturnedtofear.
“It’shere,”I
whispered.
“Where?”Roger
asked.
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“Ithinkit’sbehind
me.”
Heslowlylookedover
myshoulder,bythe
expressiononhisfaceI
figureditwasdefinitelyback
there.
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“Justkeepwalking,”I
said.“WhenItellyoutorun,
thendoit,okay?”
Henodded.“Gotit.”
HowwouldIever
outrunthedarkshadow?
Wouldtheothershadows
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stopme?WouldIevenreach
theexit?Ididn’tknowifI
wasgoingintheright
direction.
Sincetheshadows
wereclosinginonus,Iknew
itwastimeforustorun.
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“Go,”Iyelledto
Roger.
Imovedmylegsas
fastasIcould.Weranfor
whatseemedlikeforever.
“What’shappening?
Whereistheexit?”Roger
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asked.
Hesoundedas
panickedasIfelt.Icouldn’t
eventhinkstraight.Thedark
shadowwasrightbehindme
now.NottomentionIwas
beginningtofeellight
headed.
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“Ithinkwe’rein
trouble,”Rogersaid.
Hewasright,butI
couldn’tallowmyselfto
admitit.Thisdarkshadow
wasgoingtogetmysoul
afterall.Ihadbroughtmy
soultohim.Hedidn’teven
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havetoworktogetit.When
theexitdidn’tcomeinto
view,Iknewwewerelost.I
couldn’tstoptochecknow.I
glancedtomyleftandthento
myright.Ihadtomakea
decision.DidIkeeprunning
forwardordidIturntoeither
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side?Imadeadecisionto
keeprunningforward.At
leastforalittlewhilelonger.
Rogerdidn’taskwhatIwas
doing,hejustkeepfollowing
me.Ididn’twanttobealone
rightnow.
“Howwillwefindthe
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wayoutofhere?”Roger
asked.
“We’llhavetofinda
way.”
Ididn’thavean
answerforRoger.Rogermust
haverealizedthatIdidn’t
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knowwhatIwasdoing.Ifelt
theshadowonme.Itwould
probablyreachoutandgrab
meatanymoment.MaybeI
shouldhavelistenedtoStone,
butwhatotherchoicedidI
have?HowlongwouldStone
waitbeforehestartedto
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realizeIcouldn’tfindmy
way?Wouldhetrytorescue
us?Ihopedhedidn’ttryto
comeinhere,too.Hewould
onlygetlost.
ThatwaswhenIsaw
thelight.Oh,thankgoodness!
Maybethiswasthewayout.
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Now,Ijusthadtokeepup
mystrengthlongenoughto
makeittotheexit.Mylegs
werestartingtoshakeeven
moreandIdidn’tknowhow
muchlongerIcouldpresson.
Iwasalreadystartingtoslow
down.
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“Roger,areyoudoing
okay?”Iasked.
“I’mokay.What
aboutyou?”Hisvoicewas
strained.
Ilied.“I’mfine.”The
lightgrewbrighteruntilit
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washardtoseeanythingelse
aroundus.Ididn’tknowif
thiswastrulythewayout.
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Chapter24
EventhoughI
couldn’tseetheother
shadowsanymore,thedark
onewasbehindmestill.My
sixthsensewarnedmeofthe
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approachingdanger,butIfelt
helplesstostopit.Icouldn’t
gooutifitwasstillfollowing
me.Yet,Ididn’tknowwhat
todotomakethethingstop.
Thiswasn’tworkingoutlike
Ihadplanned.BeforeIhad
timetothinkofwhattodo
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next,ablowtomyback
forcedmeforward.I
stumbledasagroanescaped
mylips.I’dbeenkickedin
theback.Agrowlechoed
aroundme.Theshadowhad
attackedmefrombehind.Its
icypresencewasallaround
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me.Itwasovertakingme,no
doubttotakemysoul.I
swungmyarms,onlyhitting
theair.Iwasdefenselessto
stopit.AllIcouldthinkabout
rightnowwasmyfamilyand
friendsandparticularlythe
wayI’dleftthingswith
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CallahanandMindy.
WouldIeverseethem
again?
Rogercalledoutmy
name.Iwasn’tevensure
wherehewasnow.The
darknesssurroundedme,
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blockingoutthelight.Roger
calledmynameagain.That
waswhenIspottedpopsof
lightbreakingthroughthe
dark.Washetryingtohelp?I
didn’tthinktherewas
anythinghecoulddo.The
darkshadowwasalotmore
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powerfulthanhim.I
shouldn’thaveletRoger
comeinherewithme.Itwas
toolatenow,though.I
wantedtotellRogerifhesaw
thewayouttogoforit.He
didn’twanttogettrappedin
hereforeverwithme.
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Thefaceofthedark
shadowflashedbeforeme.I
recognizeditastheoneI’d
seenatthebookstore.This
wasnomanthough.Itwasa
demonicmonster,tryingto
taketheimageofahuman.It
wouldn’tworkthough.Its
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eyesglowedgreenandits
blacklipscurledback
revealingfangs.Itshands
weremorelikeclawsandthe
facewaselongated,makingit
lookasifthisthingwas
melting.Therewasnowayit
couldgetridofthedarkness.
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Justlookingatitmakemy
skincrawl.
Thingsweregetting
fuzzierthelongerthisthing
attackedme.Itfeltasificy
handshadgrippedmyarms.
Thegrowlingcontinuedand
thenitfeltasifclawsran
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acrossmyskin.Anotherhit
struckme.Thisonewasa
blowtothestomach.Ithad
knockedthewindoutofme
andrattledmywholebody.It
washardtoeventhink
straight.Someonecalledout
mynameagain.But,thistime
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Ididn’tthinkitwasRoger.It
wasdefinitelymale,butit
wassofarawayIcouldn’t
tellwhoitwas.Maybeitwas
thedarkshadowscallingout
myname.Iwasonthe
groundofthisportal
whereverthatwas.Italmost
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feltasifIwasfloating.I
couldn’tletitendthisway.I
hadtoatleasttrytofight
untiltheveryend.
Imovedmyarms
forwardandpushedonthe
shadow,tryingtobreakfree.
IfIcouldgetthrough,then
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maybetherewasachanceto
getawayfromthisthing.I
pushedwithmyfeetand
somehowmanagedtogetup.
Itriedtomovetowardwhere
Ithoughttheexitwas,butit
wasasifthisthingwas
suckingmeback.Iwas
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consumedbythedark
shadow.Usingallthe
strengththatIcouldmuster,I
pushedforward,butstumbled
andthenthelightappeared
onceagain.
“Roger,areyou
there?”Icalledout.
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“Larue,Ithoughtyou
weregoneforgood.I’mright
here,”hesaid.
Roger’sfaintoutline
appearedtomyright.
“Wehavetokeep
movingandgetoutofhere,”I
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said.
Themissionwasn’t
workingandIneededtoget
outoftherebeforeitwastoo
late.I’donlygottenashort
distancewhenthedark
shadowsurroundedmeagain.
Thechillofitspresenceslid
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overmybody.
“No!”Rogeryelled
out.
Icouldn’tbelievethis
thinghadgottenmeagain.I
wasn’tsurewhyIhadn’t
realizedIwasmakingit
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easierforthedarkshadowto
continuetoattackmeby
showingmyfear.Ihadtobe
toughagain.Itwastimefor
metoshowthisthingwhatI
wasmadeof.
“Neverunderestimate
me,demon,”Isaid.
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Ifloodedmymind
withpositivethoughtsand
toldmyselftherewasnothing
tobeafraidof.Thisthing
couldn’tcontrolmeandthere
wasnothingitcoulddoto
me.Ipushedforwardagain,
butsomeonegrabbedme
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frombehind.Thisfeltlikea
livingpersonwithasolid
touch.Iknewbythesizethis
wasaman,butIstillcouldn’t
see.Thebrightlight
surroundedusagain.Without
sayingaword,werushed
ahead.Ionlyhopedthiswas
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therightdirection.Butwhat
ifthiswasn’tarealperson
whohadme.Ithadtobe,
right?
Nospiritcoulddo
that.Wemovedintothelight.
Thebrightglowgrewdimmer
andsmalleraswemoved.It
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feltasifwewerefalling.This
personhadatightholdon
me.Thetouchfeltfamiliar,
butIcouldn’tsee.Iwasstill
groggyfromthefightwith
thedarkshadow.Thewind
whippedarounduslikea
tornadoanditfeltasifwe
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werefallingevenfasternow.
WherewasRoger?Hadhe
cometoo?
“Roger,whereare
you?”Itriedtocallout.
ItwassoloudthatI
knewhewouldn’thearme.
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Thelightgrewdim
untilitwastotallygonenow.
Thespacewasclosinginon
us.Thenoisewasdeafening
andsuddenly,Ihitsomething
hard.Igroanedandopened
myeyes.Iwasonthefloor
againlookingupatthe
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ceiling.
BonnieandBethany
racedovertome.“Larue,are
youokay?”
Actually,Ididn’t
knowifIwasornot.Aslong
asIwasoutoftheportal,
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thenIwasbetterthanIhad
been.Whohadhelpedmeout
oftherethough?Iremained
onmybackonthefloor.
“I’mfine.”Isatup
andlookedtomyright.
Callahansawmeand
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pushedtohisfeet.
“Whatareyoudoing
here?”Iasked.
“Icametogetyou
out.”Herushedoverand
huggedme.“Areyouokay?”
Tearsformedinthe
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cornersofmyeyes.Nowwas
notthetimetocry.“I’m
fine,”Imumbledintohis
chestasheheldmetight.I
leanedbackandpeeredupat
him.“Ican’tbelieveyou
wentinthere.”
“Stonedidn’twantme
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to.Hewasgoinginafteryou,
butItoldhimhehadtobe
theretoclosetheportal.”
“Youknowaboutthe
portal?”Iasked.
Callahannodded.
“Hewasn’tsupposed
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todothat,”Isaid.“Howdid
youknowwherewewere?”
“MindyandI
followedyou,”Callahansaid.
“Thatwasyouinthe
blackcar?Whosecarwas
that?”
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“Iborrowedmy
employee’scar,”hesaid.“I
didn’twantyoualltoknowit
wasmebehindyou.”
“WhereisMindy?”I
askedinapanic.“Shedidn’t
gointhere,didshe?”
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Hepushedthehair
awayfrommyface.“Don’t
worry,she’swithStone.”
“Thatremindsme,I
havetoclosetheportal.
WhereisRoger?”Ilookedto
myleft.
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Rogerwavedashe
stoodtheresmiling.“I’m
righthere.”
“Thankgoodness
you’reokay,”Isaid.
AsIgottomyfeet,I
wasneverhappiertoseea
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ghost.
“Bethany,doyou
wanttohelpmedothespell
toclosetheportal?”Iasked.
“I’mnotsureIknow
whattodo.I’mnewtoallof
this…remember?”sheasked.
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“Don’tworry,I’lltell
youeverythingwehaveto
do.”
Shestaredatmefora
moment,hereyeswide,and
thenshefinallysaid,“Yes,
I’lldoit.Justgiveme
instructions.”
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“Youneedtostand
withmeundertheportal.We
havetoholdhands.Callahan
canhelp,too.”Imotionedfor
themtocomeclose.
“Youwillhaveto
instructme,”Callahansaid.
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Wejoinedhands
underneaththeportalsowe
couldcastthespellthat
wouldhopefullycloseoffthis
exitforgood.
“Doingthespell
won’tbeeasy.Youhaveto
concentrateonthewordsI’m
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saying.”
Ihopedthiswas
correctandthespellMelanie
hadgivenmewouldwork.
Usually,thespellsinthepast
hadrequiredcandlesand
herbs.Thisonewasjustwith
wordsandourenergy.The
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mostimportantthingwasfor
metoremainincontrol.I
couldn’tshowfear.
“Closetheentryinto
thisworld,nevertobe
openedagain.Spiritsgo
away,thisentryissealed
forever.”Irepeatedthis
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severaltimeswithCallahan
andBethanysayingthewords
withme.
Astheincantationleft
mylips,theenergyzoomed
throughtheair.Ithadtobe
working.Thepowerfeltso
strongIthoughtImightfall
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tothefloor.JustasIthoughtI
couldn’tstanditanylonger,
thefeelingstartedtofade.
Soon,ithadevaporatedand
theairreturnedtonormal.At
leasttheheavinessI’dfelt
beforehaddissipated.That
hadtomeansomething,
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right?
“Doyouthinkit
worked?”Bethanywhispered.
“Idon’tthinkwewill
knowforsometime.”Istared
atthespotwheretheportal
hadbeen.
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Theenergysubsided
oncewestoppedthespelland
thefeelingIhadgottenabout
theportalwasn’tthereany
longer.Itookthatasagood
sign.
“Fingerscrossedthat
we’resafenow,”Isaidsoftly.
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“We’lljusthavetowaitto
seewhathappensandkeepon
alerttoseeifthedarkshadow
comesback.”
Callahankissedmy
cheek.“Youdidagreatjob,
Larue.”
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“Ineedtoseewhat’s
happeningontheotherside
becauseiftheydon’tgetthat
closed,thenthiscouldcause
abigproblem.They’llall
comeoutontheotherside.I
wouldhatetodothatto
Elisa.”
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Callahanhandedme
hiscellphone.“Here,give
himacall.”
Ismiled.“Thank
you.”
Hewinked.“Anything
foryou.”
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IdialedStone’s
number.Icouldn’tbelieveI
actuallyrememberedit.
Unfortunately,Stonedidn’t
answerthecall.
“Ileftamessage,”I
saidasIhandedthephone
backtoCallahan.
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“Whatdowedo
now?”Bonnieasked.
“Wehavetodrive
overthereandseewhat’s
happening.But,Idon’thave
acar.Callahandoesn’thave
hiseither.”
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“I’lldriveyou,”
Bonniesaid.“Comeon,let’s
go.”
“Thankyoufor
everything,Bonnie,”Isaidas
wegotintohercar.
Shestartedtheengine.
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“Ishouldthankyou.”
Callahan’sstrong
presencebesidemeinthe
backseatwascomforting.We
madetheshortdriveoverto
theotherhouse.Stone’scar
wasstillinthedriveway.We
gotoutandwalkedtothe
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door.Iknocked,butIwas
reallyimpatienttoseewhat
wasgoingoninthere.Itwas
kindofstrangelyquiet.My
anxietywasatanall-time
high.Nooneansweredthe
doorandthathadme
terrified.WherewasStone?
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WherewasMindy?Where
weretheotherghostsforthat
matter?Whennoone
responded,Itwistedtheknob.
Surprisingly,itwasunlocked,
soIturnedandpushedthe
dooropen.
Westeppedintothe
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houseandimmediatelyI
peereddownthehallway,but
didn’tseeanyone.
“Theywereherewhen
youleft,right,Callahan?”I
asked.
Heheadedtowardthe
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endofthehallway.“Yes,we
weredownthereatthe
entrancetotheportal.”
Irushedovertothe
spot.Itfeltdifferentthanit
hadwhenwewerefirsthere;
asifitwasnolongeraportal.
Stonemusthavecompletedit
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andclosedtheportal,but
whereiseveryone?Even
Elisawasn’taround.
“Youcheckoutthe
houseonthatsideandI’llgo
overhere.”Callahan
gestured.
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BethanyandBonnie
walkedtowardtheupstairs.
“We’llcheckup
there,”Bonniesaid.
Iwasn’tsureif
separatingwassuchagreat
idea,butitwastheonlyway.
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Aftersearchingaroundthe
insidethehouse,Icouldn’t
findanyone,noteven
MarilynorJames.Thathad
mereallyconcerned.Imet
Callahanatthefrontofthe
houseagain.Bonnieand
Bethanycamedownthe
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stairs.
“Wheredowelook
now?”Iasked.
SinceIcouldn’tsense
theportal,Ididn’tknowwhat
exactlyhadhappened.What
ifthey’dgottenclosetoitor
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ifsomethinghadhappened
whenIclosedtheotherside.
“Weshouldgo
outsideandlookforthem,”
Callahansaid.
Ididn’thaveany
otherideasastowhattodo,
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soIwouldhavetogivethata
try.Ihadnocluewhythey
would’vegoneoutside.We
filedoutthedoorandthen
wentaroundthehouse.
Unfortunately,wedidn’tsee
anysignofthem.Evenmore
puzzlingwasStone’scarwas
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stillinthedriveway.
Wecamebackaround
tothefront.
“Whatdowedo
now?”Bonnieasked.
Ireleasedadeep
breathandthensaid,“Idon’t
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know.Ihavetofigureout
wheretheywent.”
“Callahan,canIuse
yourphoneagain?Iwantto
dialMindy’snumberandsee
ifIcanreachher.”
Callahanhandedme
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thephoneandIimmediately
dialedMindy’snumber.
Mindydidn’tanswerthe
phoneeither,andnowIreally
waspanicking.
“Juststaycalm,”
Callahansaid.
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Iwouldtry,butthat
waseasiersaidthandone.
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Chapter25
“Didyouhearthat?”I
asked.
BethanyandBonnie
shooktheirheads.
Callahanasked,
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“Whatdiditsoundlike?”
“IthoughtIheard
someonecallmyname.”
Wemovedaroundto
thesideofthehouseagain.I
spottedMarilynandJames
standinginthemiddleofthe
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backyard.Theydidn’tnotice
wewerewatchingthem.Iran
overtothem.WhenMarilyn
spottedmeahugesmile
spreadacrossherface,but
worryfilledhereyes.
“Wethoughtwehad
lostyouforever,”shesaid
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whenIreachedher.
“It’sokay,I’mhere
now.Iwouldn’tleaveyouall
forgood,”Isaid.
“Thankgoodnessyou
cameback,”Marilynsaid.
“WhereisStoneand
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Mindy?”Iasked.
Jamesshrugged.“We
don’tknow.Wehaven’tseen
them.Idon’tthinkit’svery
niceofthemtoleaveus
here.”
Theycould’vegone
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withStone.Iwasn’tsurewhy
Jameswassoupset.
“Doyouknowwhich
directiontheywent?”Iasked.
Marilynwavedher
hand.“Theygotinthecar
andtookoff.”
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Yeah,thatstilldidn’t
tellmemuchofwherethey
wentto.“Butwhosecardid
theytake?”
“Theyleftinthe
Elisa’scar.”
“Wastheresomething
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wrongwithStonethathe
couldn’tdrive?”Iasked.
“Iguesshewastoo
groggyanddazedfrom
whateverhewastryingto
do.”
ApparentlyIwasn’t
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goingtogetmuchmore
informationoutofthem.I
didn’tknowifheactually
closeduptheportalorwhat.
“Istillcan’tbelieve
theyleftushere,”Jamessaid,
obviouslystillupset.
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“What’simportantis
I’mherenowandwe’re
togetheragain.”
Icouldn’tbelieveI’d
justsaidthat.GladIwaswith
ghosts?WhatwasIthinking?
Iwonderedwhatwas
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wrongthatmadeStone,
Mindy,andElisatakeofflike
that.Hadtheybeensoscared
thattheywantedtogetoutof
thehouseimmediately?
“Canyoutellmewhat
happened?”IaskedMarilyn.
“Didthedarkshadowscome
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outoftheportal?”
“Idon’tthinkso,”she
said.“HowwouldIknow?”
“I’mprettysureyou
wouldhaveseenthem,”I
said.
“Don’tworry,Larue,
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I’msurethey’reokay,”
Callahanreassuredme.
“Yes,trynottothink
theworst,”Bonniesaid.
Ialwaysthoughtthe
worst.Itwasmynatural
instincttodothat.Ihopedit
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wasn’tanythingbad,butI
wasalmostafraidtofindout
whathadtranspiredtomake
themleave.Standinghere
wasn’tgoingtohelp,soI
neededtofindoutwherethey
went.Ihadtogoafterthem
andseeiftheyneededmy
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help.DidStonejustgetsick
ofallofthisandtakeoff?
WhywouldMindyandElisa
gowithhim?
“Areyousurethey
didn’tsaywheretheywere
going?Anyhintofwhere
theymayhavetakenoffto?”
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Iasked.
“No,wewenttothe
frontroombecauseIcouldn’t
standwatchingeverything.It
wastoostressful,sowhenwe
wentbackintothehallway
wesawtheyhadgone.We
cameoutsidetolookfor
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them,buttheywerelong
gone.”
“Whatshouldwedo
now?”Bonnieasked.
“Wehavetogofind
them.”Iturnedaroundand
headedtowardthefrontofthe
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house,motioningfor
everyonetofollowme.
“Comeon,let’sgo.Bonnie,
doyouminddrivingbackto
yourhouse?Maybetheywent
there.”
IwassureBonnie
wouldbemorethanhappyto
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gethomeandprobablyaway
fromme.
“Sure,wecango
whereveryouneedtogoto,
Larue.”
CallahanandIgot
intothebackseat,while
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BonnieandBethanywerein
thefront.Rogerwassitting
betweenCallahanandme.
JamesandMarilynwere
standingonthesidewalkwith
scowlsontheirfaces.
“Whataboutus?”
Jamesasked.“Wealwaysget
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leftbehind.”
Marilynplacedher
handsonherhips.“Yeah,
whataboutus?Weare
comingwithyou.Yousaid
youweren’tgoingtoleaveus
here.”
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Thisthingwiththe
carswithmakingitvery
inconvenient.
“There’snotroom
enough,”Isaid.
Theirunwillingnessto
useanyoftheirsupernatural
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powerswasastonishingto
me.Iknewtheyweren’t
goingtostaybehindthough,
soIknewIhadbetterfigure
outsomethingquickly.Then,
theroarofanenginepulling
upcaughtmyattention.I
lookedovermyshoulderand
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said,“Thankgoodness.”
“You’renotgoingto
beabletoleaveusbehind
now,”Jamessaid.
Ijumpedoutofthe
caralongwitheveryoneelse.
StoneandMindyracedoutof
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thecartowardus.
Mindyreachedout
andhuggedmetightly.
“Larue,Iamsogladtosee
you.Ithoughtyouweregone
forgoodinthere.”
“I’mfine.Imadeit
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out.Callahansavedme.”
Shemovedoverand
huggedhim,too.“I’msoglad
toseebothofyou.”
ImetStone’sgaze.
“Didyougetachanceto
closetheportal?”
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Iheldmybreath
waitingforhimtospeak,
prayinghehadtheright
answer.Icouldn’ttellbythe
expressiononhisface.
Heranhishand
throughhishair.“Yes,Ithink
Iclosedit.Whathappenedon
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yourside?”
Inodded.“Callahan
gotusoutofthere.Ifithadn’t
beenforhimIdon’tknow
whatwouldhavehappened.
Hesaidyouwantedtocome
inafterme?Thankyou.”
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“Iwasjustdoingwhat
neededtobedone.”Asmall
grintwistedthecornerofhis
mouth.
“Justthesame,thanks
forhelpingmewiththis.I
couldn’thavedoneanything
withoutyou.Doyouthinkwe
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stoppedthem?”
“Aslongasthey
didn’tgetoutwhenyoudid,
thenIthinkwedid.Iwas
worriedaboutclosingmy
sidewithoutknowingwhat
wasgoingonwithyourend,”
hesaid.
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Isawthestrainof
stressonhisface.Nowallwe
coulddowaswaittoseeif
thedemonseverreturned.
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Chapter26
Thesunshonebright
thenextday.Therewasn’ta
cloudinthesky.Everything
seemedalotbrighternow
thatthedarkshadowswere
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gone.Well,atleastIthought
theywere.Iwasalreadyat
thebookstoreandtheghosts
werestillwithme.Sofar,I
hadn’tseenanysignofthe
darkshadow.And,theones
followingBethanyaround
seemedtohavegoneaway,
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too.Itlookedasifourplan
hadworked.Stonehad
doubtedme,butIhadproved
himwrong.Now,Iwondered
whattheghostswoulddo?
Wouldtheystickaround?
Iwasn’ttakingany
chanceswiththedark
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shadowsthough.Ihadtodo
somethingtoatleastkeep
themawayfrommyhome
andbookstore.After
encounteringtheevilentity
andknowingwhatitwas
capableof,Idecidedtousea
bitofmagic.Ineededaward
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aroundtheplacetokeepthe
badthingsaway.I’ddoneit
severaltimes,butthespells
potencyfadedwithtime.I’d
justgivetheplacealittle
refresher.Ididthespellby
myself,somaybeIwasn’t
evendoingitcorrectly,
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althoughitdidseemtohelp
forawhile.
“Whatareyoudoing,
Larue?Tryingtoburnthe
placedown?”Rogerwaved
hishandsacrossthe
flickeringflameofthecandle.
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Surprisingly,hewas
abletoproduceanicesize
windforaghost.Theflame
dancedabit,butdidn’tgo
out.
“I’mcastingaspellto
keepthebadspiritsaway.”
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“It’salittlelatefor
that,don’tyouthink?”He
smirked.
Iflashedhimoneof
thosesmirkshe’dbeengiving
mefordays.“Thespirits
couldcomeback.Duh.”
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Hismouthtwistedto
oneside,asifhecouldn’t
believeI’dtalkedtohimthat
way.Isprinkledtheginger
intothewater.Thiswas
supposedtobanishtheevil.
“Protectthisspace
fromevilspirits.Oneswith
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badintentionsmaynotenter.
Stopthematthedoor.Protect
thisspacefromevilspirits.
Somoteitbe.”Irepeatedthe
wordsseveraltimes.
Marilynsighed.“I
hopeitworks,Larue.You’ve
dealtwithenoughbadfora
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lifetime.”
Iknewthespell
wouldn’tlastforever,butit
wasbetterthannothing.Ijust
neverknewwhenanotherbad
onewouldbewaitingforme.
Mindybreezed
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throughthedoorwiththe
usualspringinherstep,
poisedtoaskmetocometo
classtonight.Sheworeher
workoutgearofblacktank
andblackyogapantswith
brightpinksneakers.Ineeded
abreakafterwhatI’dbeen
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doingwiththeportal.Istill
didn’thaveallmyenergy
back.IdoubtedMindywould
buythatexcuseandallowme
toskipZumbathough.Mindy
heldupthebagofblueberry
doughnuts.Thatwasusually
thesignthatmeantIwas
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headedforclassthatnight.
“Ibroughtyou
doughnuts,”shesaidina
sing-songyvoice.
Iimmediatelypulled
oneoutofthebagandsunk
myteethintoit,acceptingher
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bribeofsweets.
“Wow,takingonthe
demonsmust’vereally
increasedyourappetite.You
needatroughorsomething.”
Ilaughed.“Hey,you
bringmemyfavorite
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doughnuts,whatdoyou
expect?And,yes,fighting
evilisalotofwork.Ineed
myenergy.”
Mindygesturedwitha
tiltofherhead.“So,arethey
stillhere?”
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“We’rerightbehind
you,babe,”Rogersaid.
Hewasfeelingreally
machosincehe’dgoneinto
theportalwithme.
Imotionedtothem
withatiltofmyhead.
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Mindyglancedover
hershoulder.Marilynwaved
andRogerwinked.Jamesjust
lookedlikehisusualgrumpy
oldself.
“Whataboutthedark
spirits?Haveyouseenanyof
them?”Mindyasked.
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“No,thankgoodness,
Ithinkthey’regonefor
good.”
“Whatabout
Callahan?Isheokay?”
Mindyasked.
“Thingsarebackto
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normalwithhim,too.”I
smiled.
“Hewasreallyupset
afterwhathappened.”She
pickedattheedgeofher
doughnut.
“Idon’tevenwantto
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thinkaboutit.I’mgladit’sin
thepastnow.”
“Aretheystillbehind
me?”Mindywhisperedasshe
glancedovershoulder.
“No,they’reoverby
thewindowtalking.It
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appearsthey’reinadeep
conversation.Idon’tknow
whatthey’replanning.”I
narrowedmyeyes.“Yes,
they’redefinitelyplanning
something.”
“Youdon’tknow
whatthey’regoingtodo
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aboutgoingintothelight?”
Mindyasked.
Ishookmyhead.“No.
Theyactasiftheyaren’t
readytogoanywhere.”
Marilynwasnolonger
wearinghericonicdress.
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WhenIaskedherwhy,she
saidshedecidedshewanted
tobeherself,whichmeant
casualjeansandababyblue
sweater.Shelookedmore
relaxedandatease.
“Whatwillyoudo
withthem?”Mindyasked.
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Ilookedtowardthe
frontoftheroomtomake
suretheyweren’tlistening.
Theghostswerestill
engrossedintheirown
conversation. “Well,I
usuallywaitforthemto
decidewhentheywantto
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leave.That’sworkedinthe
past.Now,I’mnotsosure.If
theydon’tdecidetogo,I’ll
havetotrytopersuadethem
toleave.”
“Or,youcouldlet
themstayaround,”Mindy
saidandthentookanother
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biteofdoughnut.
“Great,butwhatwillI
dowhenmoreghosts
enviablyshowup?”Iasked.
Mindychewedand
thensaid,“Youhaveapoint.
Maybetheycouldhangout
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hereinthebookstorewhen
thenewghostsappear.”
“So,they’dbe
hauntingthebookstore?”I
asked.
Mindyshrugged.
“Yeah,whynot?Theywere
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hauntingotherlocations
beforetheymetyou.Whynot
justhaunthere?”
Itookanotherbite
whileIponderedthethought.
“Thatwouldbetoomany
ghostsformetotalkto.They
takealotofenergy.Plus,
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theywouldneverstayhere.
Theyfollowmehome.
Insteadofthecrazycatlady,
I’mthecrazyghostlady.”
“Yeah,Iguessyou’re
rightaboutthat.”Sheglanced
atthemagain.“But,theydo
actasifthey’restaying,don’t
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they?”
Thedooropenedand
grabbedourattention.
Mindy’sdadwalked
in.“Hey,ladies!Guess
what?”
MindyandI
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exchangedalook.
“Heseemsexcited,”I
said.“What’sgoingon?”
Sheshrugged.“Ihave
noidea.”
Heapproachedthe
counter.Theghostscame
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over,too,wantingtoknow
whathehadtosay.
“What’sthebignews,
Dad?”Mindyasked.
“I’mgoingtothe
MarilynMonroemuseumin
Hollywood.Ican’twaitto
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seeeverything.”
Marilynmovedcloser
tohim.Hereyeswidened.
“You’regoingtoamuseum
forme?”sheaskedasifhe
couldhearher.
“That’scool.When
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doyouleave?”Mindyasked.
“Yes,whendowe
leave?”Marilynasked.
Myeyeswidened.
Mindynoticed,butdidn’task
sinceherfatherwasthere.
“I’mleavingthis
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afternoon.”
“Sosoon?Whendid
thishappen?”Mindyasked.
“Afriendofmine
wonacoupleticketsto
Hollywoodwhenheentereda
contest.Someoneelsebacked
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out,soheaskedifIwantedto
comealong.Ofcourse,Isaid,
‘yes.’”
“Ofcourse,”Mindy
said.
“IthoughtI’dstopby
andtellyou.”Heleanedover
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andkissedMindyonthe
cheek.“I’llbringyoubotha
souvenir.”
“Thanks,Dad.Have
fun.”Mindyseemed
surprisedathissuddentrip.
“Thanks,Mr.
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Winters,”Isaid.
“Thanksfor
everything,Larue,butIhave
togowithhim.I’llseeyou
later.”Marilynwaved.
“Marilyn,westill
haveafewchaptersleftinthe
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book.”Ipointedtothenovel
onthecounterbesideme.
Aluminoussmilelit
herface.“I’llbearound,
Larue.”
Iwasn’tsurewhat
thatmeant.
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“Bye,kid.”Marilyn
winkedatRoger.
“But,Marilyn,you
can’tleaveme.”Heran
towardher.
Shewavedoverher
shoulderasshefollowed
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Mindy’sdadoutofthestore.
“Ihavetogo.”
Rogerrushedback
overtomeandwavedhis
handsinfrontofmyface.
“Youhavetostopher.”
“Ican’tdothat,”I
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said.“You’llbefinewithout
her.”
“Shewasthegirlof
mydreams,”hesaidina
poutyvoice.
“You’llmetsomeone
else,”Isaid.
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Heslumpedhis
shoulders.“Yeah,right.”
JamespattedRogeron
theback.“Larue’sright.
You’llfindsomeoneelse.”
“MarilynMonroejust
leftwithyourdad.”Ibrought
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Mindyuptodateonthe
ghostlyactivity.
“You’rekidding?”
Iquirkedaneyebrow.
“WouldIkidabout
somethinglikethat?”
Mindylaughed.“No,I
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guessnot.Whydidshego
withhim?”
“Shesaidshewanted
toseethemuseumandgo
backtoHollywood.”
“Well,thatisher
home.Iwonderifshewill
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stay.”
“Ihaveafeelingshe
will.”
Mindypickedupher
canofDietCoke.“I’moffto
class.So…I’llseeyou
tonight?”
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“What’stonight?”I
frowned.
“Anewclassthatwill
reallyhelpfirmyourbutt.”
Shepattedherbackside.
RogerlaughedandI
glaredathim.
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Mindywaved.“See
youthen.”
Ifellbackontothe
stoolbehindme.Butt
firming?Ididn’tlikethat
soundofthat.
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Chapter27
Iwasplacingbooks
ontheshelfwhenInoticeda
brightlight.Theglowwasso
intensethatitbouncedoffthe
wallinfrontofme.Iturned
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aroundandsawthatthelight
wascomingfromtheceiling.
I’dseenitbeforewiththe
otherghosts.Abeamcame
downtothefloor,growing
wideratthebottom.Whowas
thelightfor?Wasitfor
RogerorJames?Neitherone
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hadmentionedanything
aboutleaving.Ithoughtthey
wouldhavetoldmebefore
theyleft.Iwalkedovertothe
counterwhichwascloserto
wherethelighthadappeared.
Jamesturnedtome.In
thatmomentIknewthenthat
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itwashimwhohadintentions
ofleaving.
Henodded.“Thanks
foreverything,Larue,it’s
beenfun,butit’stimeforme
togo.”
“I’mconfused,”
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Rogersaid.“Whereareyou
going?”
“It’stimetogotothe
nextdimension.”James
motioned.“And,you’re
comingwithme.”
“Iam?”Rogerasked.
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Jamesnodded.“Yes,
youare.You’llloveit.I
promiseyouwillmeetagirl
whoyou’lllikeevenbetter
thanMarilynMonroe.”
“Idon’tknowifthat’s
possible,”Rogersaid.
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“Justtrustme.”James
placedhisarmaround
Roger’sshoulders.
Rogerfrownedand
said,“I’llmissyou,Larue.”
Iwipedawayatear.
“I’llmissyou,too,Roger.”
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Sayinggoodbyewas
alwaysthehardestparteven
thoughIneededthemto
moveon.Igotattachedtothe
ghostswhiletheywerehere.
ThatwaswhenIremembered
Ihadafewunanswered
questionsbeforetheyleft.
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“Wait,James.You
nevertoldmewhyyouwere
reallyhere,”Icalledout.
I’dalwaysthought
he’deventuallyreveal
somethingtome,butnowhe
wasleavingwithoutsayinga
word.Didn’thehave
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unfinishedbusinesshe
wantedhelpwith?What
aboutRoger?He’dnever
reallysaidwhyhewas
hangingaroundeither.Wasit
tofindthegirlofhisdreams?
Aslysmilespread
acrossJames’face.“I’myour
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spiritguide,Larue.”
Iquirkedaneyebrow.
“Whydidn’tyousay
something?”
JameseyedRoger.
“Rogerwassupposedtobe
Stone’sspiritguide,buthe
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wasn’tdoingthejob.Now
he’sgoingbackformore
trainingbeforehereturns.”
Mymouthdropped.I
hadn’texpectedthatbitof
information.Rogerstoodby
Jamesandthentheystarted
walkingtowardthelight.It
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didn’ttakelonguntilthey
werecompletelyimmersed
withinitandthenthey
disappeared.Withinseconds,
thelightgrewsmallerand
wascompletelygone.Ididn’t
getthealltheanswersthatI
hadwanted.DidStoneknow
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Rogerwashisspiritguide?I
knewIhadseveral,butI’d
neverhadoneshowuplike
James.
Thestorewasquiet.
Nocustomershadcomein
yet.Itwasstillearly.Iwasall
aloneonceagain,butthat
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probablywouldn’tlastlong.
Itneverdid.Therewas
alwaysaghostnotfaraway
waitingforachancetotalkto
me.Theyjustneeded
someonewhocouldhear
them.Iwasthatperson.Who
knewwhichghostwould
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showupnext.Wouldanother
celebrityghostcomeby?
Thathadtostopatsome
point.NotthatImindedatall
becauseitwaskindoffun
andreallycool.
***
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Iwaskindofsad
whenIdidn’thaveanyoneto
talktowhileIworked.A
coupleofcustomershad
comeandgoneandIwas
finishinguppaperworkatthe
registerwhenthedoor
announcedanotherarrival.
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WhenIglancedup,Ispotted
Stonecomingtowardme.I
knewsomethingwasupby
thelookonhisface.It
seemedlikeeveryonewas
pickingtodaytoleavetown.
Nowthattheparanormaljob
wasover,therewasnoneed
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forhimtostay.
“IthoughtIwould
stopbyandthankyoufor
everything.”Stone’ssmile
seemedtocomealoteasier
now.Hisexpressionseemed
somuchlighternowthatthis
wasallbehindus.
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“Whydoyouwantto
thankme?Ishouldbe
thankingyou.You’retheone
whohelpedmegetridofthe
darkshadows.”
“Well,technically,
I’mtheonewhocausedthe
darkshadowstobeginwith,”
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hesaid.
“I’mnotgoingto
arguewiththat.Youdohave
apointthere.”
Helaughed.“You
aren'tgoingtofightmeon
thatone?Seriously,thanks
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foreverything.”
Ismiled.“I’mjust
doingmyjob.”
“Oneyou’regoodat,”
hesaid.“Ifyoueverneed
anything,justletmeknow,
okay?”
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Inodded.“Ipromise
I’llgiveyouacall.Ihope
theynevercomeback.WillI
everseeyouagain?”
Hereachedoutand
touchedmyhand,which
caughtmeoffguardbecause
he’dneverdoneanythinglike
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thatbefore.Well,otherthan
thewhooperofakisshe’d
plantedonme.
“You’llmost
definitelyseemeagain.I
havesomebusinesstotake
careof,orIwouldn’tleave
now.”
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Iwonderedifhis
businesshadanythingtodo
withmoredarkshadows.
“Areyougoingtotalk
toyourmotherbeforeyou
leave?”Iasked.
Itwasnoneofmy
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business,butIreallywanted
toknow.
“There’snotimefor
thatnow.I’llhavetodoit
someotherday,”hesaid.
Ireallyhopethathe
meantthatbecauseIfeltlike
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heshouldworkoutwhatever
problemstheyhad.
Ipickedatapieceof
paperonthecounter,
wonderingifIshouldbring
upthetopic.
Finally,Isaid,“Why
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didyoukissme?”
Hischeeksturned
slightlypink.“Aboutthat…
I’msorry.Ishouldn’thave
donethat.Itwasthesituation.
Iwasn’tthinkingclearly.”
Iwasn’tsureI
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believedhim,butwhatelse
couldIsay?
Inodded.“Whereare
yougoing?”
Hestudiedmyface
foramoment,andthensaid,
“Anothersmalltown.”
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Itdidn’tseemasifhe
reallywantedtosharethose
details.
Isteppedoutfrom
behindthecounter.“You
havetogivemeahugbefore
yougo.”
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Iwrappedmyarms
aroundhim.Hewastenseat
first,butthenherelaxed.He
heldontomeforawhile,as
ifhehadn’thuggedanyonein
alongtime.
Finally,hebrokefree.
“Ihavetogonow.”
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WiththatStone
walkedoutthedoor.
IwonderedifIreally
wouldeverseehimagain.
Theend.
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AbouttheAuthor
RosePresseyisa
USATodaybestselling
author.Sheenjoyswriting
quirkyandfunnovelswitha
paranormaltwist.The
paranormalhasalways
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capturedherinterest.The
thoughtoffindinganswersto
theunexplainedfascinates
her.
Whenshe’snot
writingaboutwerewolves,
vampiresandeveryother
supernaturalcreature,she
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sprinkles,reading,spending
timewithfamily,and
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Rosesuffersfrom
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Roselivesinthe
beautifulcommonwealthof
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