Death's Shroud by Robbie Cox

Author:Robbie Cox [Cox, Robbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Paranormal Story
Publisher: Sandy Shores Publishing
Published: 2020-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

Laci stood outside the morgue, staring at the bland dirty-white walls. Again, she had to face death; only this time, she wasn’t fighting it or running away with it, but rather, walking toward it in order to have a conversation. She really didn’t want to talk to the dead.

She had Jayden drop her off and then sent her sister home with the story that Laci was helping at the morgue as part of some community internship based on her desire to do more in the line of social work. Jayden didn’t understand how working at a morgue would have anything to do with helping people on the street, but she didn’t question it. She did, however, give Laci weird looks as she drove away.

The front door opened, and the detective leaned out, waving Laci inside.

She sighed. Why did I agree to do this again? With a deep breath, she left the safety of the parking lot for the unknown of talking with dead people, her arms crossed over her chest. Wasn’t there a movie about this?

“Hey, there,” the detective said, smiling at her. He glanced behind her. “Are you by yourself? Is that wise?”

Laci gave a soft laugh. “I’m not even sure if this is going to work. I didn’t see any sense in dragging others here to see me fail.”

“You doing all right? You look a little on the pale side. And you sound kind of down.”

“I’m fine,” she assured him. “To be honest, I was trying to step away from all this fantasy, supernatural-type stuff.” She shrugged as she passed through the open doorway. “Doesn’t seem to be in the cards for me.”

“I’m sorry,” Mark said as he closed the door behind them. “I tried getting Rhychard’s help, but I couldn’t find him. Do you want to call this off?”

Laci shook her head. “No, I offered to give it a shot, and I really want to know if I can do it.” The truth was, she was afraid of finding out if she could do it, not wanting to prove Nazareth right, but she had to know, if for no other reason than her own sanity.

“This way,” Mark said, gesturing down a hall off to the left. “Bryan, who works nights, is gone for now, so you should have some time to do whatever it is you need to do.”

Whatever that is. Laci tried to clamp down on her nerves, but she could feel her whole body shaking. This is so not a good idea.

Once the detective led her into a sterile room smelling of antiseptic over a thin layer of death, she noticed two metal tables with bodies draped with white sheets stretched out on them. One was a dark-haired man, probably in his late forties, and the other an elderly woman a little on the heavier side. Their eyes were closed, arms stretched out along their sides, legs parted ever so slightly. Laci stared at their chests, waiting to see if they rose and fell with breathing, but the sheets never moved.

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