Blood Creek Witch by Jay Barnson

Author:Jay Barnson [Barnson, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780999020562
Publisher: Immortal Works
Published: 2018-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

The front door opened. Evelyn stepped in, regal in jeans, a purple blouse, and hiking boots. She swept the kitchen and living room with her oversized flashlight, inspecting it all and finding it lacking.

“It’s a fixer-upper, isn’t it?” she said.

Sean stood and faced her. “You followed me?”

She laughed. “Like I told you, I’m really good at finding people. I suspected you’d found something. I just needed to wait until you led me to it. Thanks for breaking that seal on the door. I might have been months finding this place otherwise.”

He clenched his “You were waiting for me to come up here again?”

“Get off your high horse, kid. You knew I was trying to find Annabelle Rose, and you never said a word to me about finding her house. As far as partnerships are concerned, ours needs to work on our communication skills, don’t you think?”

“What do you want here?”

“I need to find where she went. Or, more precisely, how to get there. I can’t imagine she left without leaving clues for her daughter. I do enjoy puzzles, but this one may be a challenge.”

“You shouldn’t be in here.”

“Oh? And you should?” She laughed, but her eyebrows narrowed. “We’re both trespassing, sweetie. But don’t worry. I’m just going to be in and out. Behave yourself, and I’ll let you stay and entertain your dead girlfriend.”

She pointed her flashlight at the short hallway. Sean stepped in front of her. “Nothing here belongs to you,” he said, with more bravery than he felt.

There was no laughter in her voice or eyes. “You will step out of my way right now, Sean Williams, or I will make you regret it. I have no wish to harm you. But if I need to teach you a lesson the hard way, I will.”

He maintained his bravado for a few more seconds of looking into her eyes. She meant it, and he was no match for her. He lowered his gaze and stepped aside.

“Good choice, kid.” She passed him and began searching the rooms.

He considered fleeing. They were in a thick, dark forest on a mountainside. If he was lucky, he wouldn’t break anything too important within the first fifty feet. Or run into anything that would tear him to ribbons. Whatever the case, he wouldn’t get far. What purpose would it even serve?

“Did you find her?” she called from the bedroom.

“Who?”

“Duh! The dead girl’s ghost. Did you find her?” When Sean didn’t answer, she called, “Ah, you did! That’s wonderful, Sean. I’m honestly happy for you. I’d say that I hope things work out for you two, but I suppose that’s not possible.”

Her one-sided conversation trailed off with the sounds of thumping and moving things around. Then she continued. “Why would you find her here, I wonder? I knew she was born here, but I didn’t realize how close she was to Annabelle. You’d think my boss would have told me about that. He and I have some communication problems of our own.”

More thumping came from the master bedroom, and Evelyn returned, shining her flashlight in his face.

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