A Song to Remember by Dara Girard

Author:Dara Girard [Girard, Dara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction
Publisher: Ilori Press Books LLC
Published: 2015-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Marina took her new arrival to the police station. "I could really use your help," she said to the clerk at the front desk, a woman with finely shaped brows and fading lipstick. "I have an older woman here who's lost. She doesn't seem to speak English and I don't know where to put her."

"Okay. Where is she?"

Marina turned and nodded at the woman, whose feet barely reached the ground. "She's sitting right there."

The clerk looked in the direction Marina gestured to and frowned. "Where?"

"Right there," she pointed, not understanding the other woman's confusion since there was no one else there."The woman right there."

"What woman?" the clerk said suddenly cautious, licking the rest of her faded lipstick from her mouth.

Marina turned and saw the older woman flash a strange smile. "You don't see her?"

"Do you need somewhere to stay?"

"No, I'm fine."

"Have you been drinking?"

"No."

"Taking anything?"

"I'm perfectly lucid." At least I think so. Her mother's suggestion was playing with her thoughts. It couldn't be. How could she have picked up a witch? They didn't exist. Not like this. They weren't invisible. Then why couldn't anyone else see or hear her?

She turned to the woman. "Why are you doing this to me? At least say something."

Her smile remained.

"What have I done wrong to deserve this?"

The clerk cleared her throat. "Why don't you just take a seat? I'll get someone to help you."

Marina spun around and glared at her. "I'm not crazy."

"Of course you're not," the clerk said in an indulgent tone.

Marina was about to take umbrage with her tone when a man came from around the corner. He looked as if he'd had a worse night than she'd had. He hadn't shaved in a while and his tie had the crooked look of a man who just didn't care. If Marina had been in the mood she would have noticed that he was good looking, in a rugged way, but she just didn't care. She wanted to get rid of the old woman and go back to sleep. Or wake up from this nightmare, whichever was faster.

"Idris what's the name of the local shelter?" the clerk asked.

"It's going to be pretty full," he said. "What's that other lady here for?"

The clerk stared at him stunned.

Marina jumped with joy, wanting to grab his sleeve but refraining. She wasn't imagining things. "You see her too?"

He sent her an odd look. "Of course I see her. She's sitting right there. How could I miss her?"

The clerk shook her head. "Idris you've had a long night."

"I know."

"There's no one there."

"Maybe you need a rest. It's two to one."

"There's one way to decide this." The clerk took out her phone and took a picture. Then she grinned with triumph. "I'm right." She turned the image to them. They saw the wall and an empty chair.

Marina turned to the woman then the image on the tiny screen. "I don't believe this."

"There's something wrong with your camera," Idris said.

The clerk took the phone and tucked it away. "It's Christmas Eve and it's a crazy night, weird things happen.

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