Christmas Cookies- Noel, No Way by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Format: epub
Published: 2010-02-13T07:27:03+00:00

Chapter Three

A second skeletal creature, one that made the first one look plump and jolly in comparison, took hold of Carlie as if she were the wand in some sort of bizarre tag team relay. Imprisoned in its grip, Carlie was dragged through the night air back to the library. Well, good. Maybe they’d leave her alone after all so she could finish her work. But Creature Two didn’t appear to be going anywhere.

“Okay, I’ve learned my lesson,” Carlie lied. “You can go home and tell whatever sent you mission accomplished.”

Suddenly Creature Two grew in size until it nearly burst out of the deserted library, causing Carlie to flinch away. Carlie wasn’t one to cower, but the weird actions and the thick sulfurous smell the thing released threw her off balance. “Don’t you even think about lying to me.” It swept massive bony fingers against where its chest should have been.

Though she was accustomed to other vampires reading her mind, having this creature do it unnerved Carlie. She bowed her head and braced herself.

First she saw herself in the library, hunched over her work as she’d been before. “Right. That’s what I should be doing. What’s the point?”

No response. Then the scene shifted and she saw a large, glittering crowd at a party. Bright lights and a load of Christmas baubles and a massive floor to ceiling tree at least two stories tall decorated the huge room. Lots of familiar faces, some she didn’t know. “That’s the party Tracey went to. She wanted me to go with her.”

“Yes, and you turned her down.”

“I have work to do.”

“So you turn your back on your friends.”

Tracey didn’t seem to be feeling any pain. “Look, she’s talking to a friend and drinking vintage blood.”

“Let’s listen to what she’s saying to her friend.”

“Uh, I’m not in favor of eavesdropping on private conversations.”

“Nobody asked you.”

If only Carlie could turn down her super-sensitive hearing. She winced listening to Tracey’s words. “She’s getting worse and worse. Vincenzo was the only one who could drag her away from her books and the archives. I’m worried about her. If she doesn’t get a life soon, she’ll start growing mold.” Mold?

Tracey’s friend said, “You’ve done enough. I’d say you should just declare Carlie a lost cause and find someone else to be your condo-mate. Even another night’s too long to hang out with a Scrooge Diva. She practically ruined your Christmas, and that’s not acceptable.”

Tracey actually wiped a tear away from her eye. “You know me, I hate to give up. I don’t want to declare her hopeless, but I’m getting really depressed.”

Carlie shook her head. Talk about a meddler. “I’ve told her to lay off. Hey, I’m a big girl, and my life is none of her business.”

“You think that will stop her worrying?”

“Not my problem. Are we done yet?”

“I’ll tell you when we’re done.”

Against her will, Carlie’s head turned to take in another sight. She gasped. Vincenzo, whom she’d thought dead. Instead he lay buried beneath his mansion,

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