Ghostly Games by K E O'Connor

Author:K E O'Connor [O'Connor, K E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K.E. O'Connor
Published: 2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

After finding Flipper in the woods, and discovering that he’d been chasing pheasants and not ghosts, we returned to the house. I didn't have time to discuss our mysterious ghost with Helen anymore, so had a quick freshen up and ate breakfast, before going to find Jasmine and starting my day’s work.

Jasmine was in the living room when I entered, a pile of papers in front of her. She was looking over the draft of the invitation I’d printed out yesterday for the children’s memorial event.

“Good morning, Lorna.” Jasmine held up the invitation. “This is excellent work.”

“Glad you like it,” I said.

“It’s got just the right tone,” said Jasmine.

“I can get some printed whenever you’re ready.” I settled on the seat next to her.

“I just need to finalize numbers and then we can go ahead with that,” said Jasmine.

“Perhaps we can go for a walk today,” I said. “You’ve not been out since I arrived, and fresh air always does a person good.”

“A walk would be nice,” said Jasmine. “And it looks like a nice day.”

I looked out of the window and saw the sun making a valiant attempt at pushing through the clouds. It was an improvement on the early morning mist I’d been running about in with Helen and Flipper. “Yes, perfect walking weather.”

“There’s a little tea room I used to visit with the children,” said Jasmine. “It’s a nice place, and they do lovely cream teas. Do you like cream teas? Or they have a lovely selection of cakes, all home-made and fresh every day.”

“I love cream teas,” I said.

“Then that’s settled,” said Jasmine. “I’ll finish here, and we can go out this afternoon.”

We worked for a couple more hours, looking at decorations and catering for the memorial event, before I stopped for a quick snack. I didn’t want to spoil my appetite for the treats I was going to have later.

I returned to the living room and found Jasmine with her coat over one arm.

“Shall we go?” she asked. “Now you’ve convinced me to venture out, I’m quite excited.”

“Ready when you are.” I grabbed my jacket, left Flipper to his slumber in the annex, and we walked out of the cottage.

“Do you know many people in the village?” I asked as we walked along the narrow country lane.

“A number of residents have been here for years,” said Jasmine. “Born and bred if you like. Most of them are friendly enough, but I think they get annoyed by outsiders coming in and spending a fortune on their properties. But there are others who live here, like Chris and me, who have worked in the City and now want a quieter life. Somewhere nice where we can raise a family. They’re usually friendlier. And I did have several friends with young children of their own. But they stopped coming around after Mirabel and Michael died.”

“That must have been difficult,” I said.

“It was. But I do understand why they did it. I’m not sure I would know what to say to someone who had lost their children.

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