Harbinger in the Mist (Arms of Serendipity) by Anabell Martin

Author:Anabell Martin [Martin, Anabell]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Horror
Publisher: Ragz Books
Published: 2012-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

Lindsey bid farewell to her mother at a quarter to six that evening. Eli was sitting in one of the rockers on the front porch waiting on her; he stood as she closed the front door.

“Shall we go and eat until out stomachs pop?” He extended his elbow.

“That’s disgusting,” she laughed as she slipped her hand through his crooked arm.

They walked slowly down the path to the Robbins’ property. They could hear laughter and glass bottles clicking in the distance. The air was still hot and thick, but there was a nice breeze blowing off the estuary. A kaleidoscope of colorful butterflies flitted from blossom to blossom as they passed.

“Is something bothering you? You haven’t said very much today and you’re being uncomfortably, no downright painfully, quiet right now.”

“I’m just… having a surreal day. The priest at the church wants me to hang a crucifix in my room and douse it with holy water. And Maddie informed me that her psychic aunt wants to come over and doing a reading in the house. You know, a few months ago I was watching my Amish neighbours tend their corn fields. Today … today I feel like I’m caught in some scary movie. I’m just wondering if my character lives or dies.”

“Ah,” was all Eli managed to say before Maddie came jogging up the path.

“Come on! Daddy’s getting ready to pour the boil!” She grabbed Lindsey’s hand and towed her to the backyard where several dozen people were mingling and sipping drinks. At least twenty round tables, each surround by six chairs, had been set up in no real order. A middle-aged couple was dancing on a parquet dance floor that had been placed near the water’s edge. A DJ had set up a booth nearby and was playing music from the 1950’s. A large banner hung from the Robbins’ deck railing that read:

CONGRATULATIONS, MADISON & MICHELLE!

Two long, rectangular tables sat in the middle of the yard. One was covered with stacks of plates, napkins, plastic ware, glasses and a punchbowl. The second had large serving platters stacked high with various dishes on each end; the middle was empty with the exception of several layers of newspaper. Two large barrels full of ice covered bottles and cans sat in the place between the two tables. Mrs. Robbins waved at them as she adjusted the newspaper on the food table.

“Clear the way, clear the way! The Frogmore Stew is ready to eat!” Mr. Robbins shouted.

He and another man struggled as they carried a humongous silver pot toward the table. They counted to three and tipped the contents of the pot onto the piles of newspaper. The contents were a hodgepodge of edibles – large slices of Italian sausage, four-inch cobs of corn, whole red potatoes, and massive amounts of huge shrimp. Murmurs of excitement went through the crowd.

“Uncle Owen always throws a great party, but I think he outdid himself this year,” a good-looking guy in his early 20’s said as he trotted up to Maddie and picked her up in a bear hug.

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