Dark Angel of Selma by M. L. Bullock
Author:M. L. Bullock [Bullock, M. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-29T00:00:00+00:00
And I had a sinking feeling that the worst was yet to come.
Chapter EightâRachel
The storm clouds had rolled in quickly, swallowing up the late afternoon sun and casting everything in an eerie twilight glow. It felt too dark for this time of day, as though the storm was feeding off the energy in the air, off the secrets buried beneath the land.
Iâd had the brilliant idea to head back to the house after dark without Ash and CJ. Adam thought it was a great idea and it would give us the chance to search for answers together.
Weâd poured over the online library. Thankfully the internet at the hotel worked beautifully. I did find a census with both Venita and Josephâs names on it but there wasnât anything else about them. Strangely enough, I could confirm the disappearance of the Millsteads.
What had happened to them? Nobody knew and I doubt I would be able to sus that out.
Call me crazy but I like a man that likes adventure.
The humidity hung in the air like an invisible wet blanket, the kind that makes it hard to breathe. Inside the slave quarters, the air was thicker, heavy with history, regret, and the weight of things left unsaid. I shined my flashlight in Adamâs face briefly, long enough for him to complain about it.
âSo weâre looking forâ¦â
âAdam, focus. Anything unusual. Weâre looking for hidey holes, places where someone could stash stuff. If we could find that gris-gris, we would have a power object. Thatâs got to be important, huh?â
My fingers brushed against the floorboards but there was nothing to see. I kept looking, pushing on walls, opening doors, searching in crawl spaces. I went out the back door and I spotted a loose stone lying on the ground next to a pile of stones. They looked old and crusty.
Hmmâ¦this might be something. Stranger things have happened.
I lifted up the decorative stone and was surprised to find another one. I lifted it up and there was another one.
âFind something?â Adam asked as he returned the favor and shined his light on my face.
âWell, Iâm not sure now that Iâm blind. Hey, there is something!â There was a larger stone about a foot down.
âLet me get that, Rachel.â I leaned back from the hole and let him show off his muscles. He lifted the stone and we found a small wooden chest at the bottom of the hole. He lifted it out of the hole. Together we studied it briefly and decided to open it.
âWait! Is this a bad idea?â
âMaybe,â he said with a grin.
âLetâs open it!â I lifted the lid and revealed the yellowed parchment tucked inside. âWe did it! We found something, Adam!â
âWhat is it? What kind of writing is that?â His voice was low, but the excitement in it was unmistakable.
I unrolled the parchment carefully, the old paper brittle under my touch. âLooks like... blueprints? Maybe for the original Ivy House.â I squinted in the dim light filtering through the small, grimy window.
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