Ghost Trackers by Jason Hawes & Wilson Grant & Tim Waggoner

Author:Jason Hawes & Wilson Grant & Tim Waggoner [Hawes, Jason & Grant, Wilson & Waggoner, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Speculative Fiction Suspense
ISBN: 9781451651171
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

“I’ll see you at the banquet.”

Drew looked at Greg, struggling to comprehend what the man had said.

Greg gave his hand a last pump before releasing it and starting to walk away. He got a few feet before he stopped and turned back around to face Drew.

“You know, I used to consider you something of a rival,” Greg said. “You weren’t as smart as I was, but Trevor and Amber looked up to you and followed your lead.” His smile verged on a leer. “Especially Amber. I was jealous. I didn’t want to just be a member of your group; I wanted to be its leader. I suppose in a way, I wanted to be you.” He paused and looked thoughtful. “Seems silly now, doesn’t it?”

Without waiting for an answer, he turned and walked away. Drew watched him go, dazed and struggling to reorient himself to his surroundings.

You’re in the hotel lobby, he reminded himself. You were sitting and talking with Greg when . . . when whatever it was happened.

His shirt was damp under the arms and at his lower back, and he felt drained, as if he’d sprinted a mile without stopping.

“Contemplating the mysteries of the universe?”

He looked up to see Trevor and Amber standing in front of him. Trevor smiled, but it seemed forced, much like his opening comment, and Amber was looking at him with an expression of concern. Drew wondered how bad he appeared. If it was even close to the way he felt, he figured it was pretty damned bad.

“You just missed Greg.” Drew was surprised by how steady his voice sounded. “We had a nice little chat. And in the middle of it, I . . . experienced something.”

Trevor exchanged looks with Amber. “Yeah, there’s a lot of that going around,” he said.

Amber and Trevor sat, and the three friends spent the next half-hour catching each other up on what had happened since they left Flying Pizza. They kept their voices low in order to prevent being overheard by anyone passing through the lobby. When they were finished, Trevor said, “Still doubt something paranormal is going on?”

Drew gave him a weak smile. “Let’s say that while I retain the right to be skeptical, I’ve decided to concur with your diagnosis.” He hadn’t told his friends that he’d been considering leaving before his—for lack of a better word—vision of the Lowry House. Whatever was going on here, it had become clear that the three of them were bound not only by what had happened to them fifteen years ago but also by what was happening now. Regardless of the outcome, he would no longer consider abandoning his friends. As he’d so often told his patients, sometimes the only way out of a bad situation was to plow ahead and get through it. And one way or another, the three of them would get through this—together.

Trevor grinned. “This may be the first time you’ve completely agreed with me. Can I get it in writing? I’ll have it framed and hang it in my office.

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