2 New Orleans Nightmare by Alison Golden

Author:Alison Golden [Golden, Alison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

“WHO WANTS A reading?” Sage said.

“Ooh, me please,” said Sylvia immediately. She was clutching onto the frothy blue scarf wound around her neck, a point of elegance that elevated an otherwise bland outfit of beige button-down shirt and brown slacks. Roxy looked at her with new, appraising eyes. Sylvia had seemed more down-to-earth than this enthusiasm for crystals suggested. “I’ve never done anything like this before. Is it okay if I record it for my channel?” Sylvia added.

“Of course,” said Sage. She paused and watched Sylvia for a moment as if she were reading her. “I warn you, though. It may get personal. Very personal.”

“That’s okay,” Sylvia said. “My followers know just about everything about me anyway. I’m pretty much an open book.”

The group sat down in the lounge. Sage and Sylvia sat in the center. Earlier, Roxy had arranged two chairs on either side of the coffee table for this very purpose. The atmosphere in the room became serious, and as they prepared themselves, a sense of gravity and purpose swept through the lounge like a draft.

Sage whipped a deck of tarot cards from a pocket in her robes and began to shuffle them. She closed her eyes. Nobody said a word as she concentrated. “I have a feeling we need to delve into the past, to bring something to light that needs to be cleared. Then, and only then, will the future be revealed.”

Sylvia gulped. Her eyes flitted around the others sitting around the room. “Okay.”

Roxy leaned forward. “Are you fine with doing this, Sylvia?”

Sylvia sat a little straighter in her seat. “Yes. Yes. It’s no problem.”

Sage spread the cards face down on the table in a long line. Dr. Jack hung back next to Roxy, looking on intently. He was the only one who remained standing. Roxy shivered. She sensed someone looking at her from behind and turned around. There was no one there. Dr. Jack caught her eye and raised one eyebrow.

“Choose three cards,” Sage said, a heavy tone giving her already low voice even more gravitas.

Sylvia reached out tentatively and slid three cards toward her. Sage packed up the rest of the deck and slid it back into her pocket. She laid the three cards out in a row, still face down. With three quick flicks of her wrist, movements so swift everyone jumped, she turned them over.

Sage gasped. “The Three of Swords, a betrayal by a lover. The Justice card in reverse, meaning justice not served, and the Death card, meaning the end of something, or…”

Sylvia burst into tears. “Oh my goodness! This stuff really works!”

Kathy gave Roxy a triumphant nod. “If only that Ada was here to see this,” she whispered.

Roxy didn’t reply. Her heart had dropped. Now one of the influencers was crying. And she was recording! Roxy breathed in deeply and exhaled through her nose. There was nothing she could do so she kept smiling and clasped her hands together tightly in her lap. Her mind wandered to Michael. Where was he?

Sage leaned forward and took Sylvia’s hands.

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