How to Survive a Killer Seance by Warner Penny

Author:Warner, Penny [Warner, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Group, Inc.
Published: 2011-02-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

PARTY PLANNING TIP #13

You may want to use a Ouija board, also known as a “spirit board” or “talking board,” during your Séance Party. No special psychic “gifts” are required for using a board; however, in the wrong hands the board can be used to summon evil “demons” instead of friendly Caspers.

It took Brad nearly an hour later to get to the office. By then I’d had enough caffeine to keep a narcoleptic awake; except for me, it did the opposite and calmed my trembling hands. Unfortunately, it didn’t keep me from looking over my shoulder for a killer.

“Thank God!” I said as he walked into my office. I grabbed him and pulled him in the door.

“Whoa!” he said, trying to put his arms around me. He was still wearing his white jumpsuit, but there were pink stains on the knees. He usually kept his uniforms ghost white. “What’s up? You sounded weird on the phone. Has something else happened?”

My iPhone rang before I could reply. I checked the caller ID. Another “unknown.”

“It’s him!” I whispered, even though I had no reason to whisper. I hadn’t answered the phone yet.

“Who?”

“That guy who called earlier.” I hushed him, then answered the phone, putting the caller on speakerphone so Brad could hear.

“Hello?” I said cautiously.

“Presley?”

This voice I recognized immediately.

“Jonathan!” I glanced at Brad. “Where are you?”

“Take me off speakerphone,” he commanded. Brad nodded, watching me intently.

“Okay.” I punched the button and lifted the phone to my ear.

“Jonathan,” I repeated. “Where are you? What’s happened?”

“Presley, I’m in trouble. Someone is trying to frame me for murder.”

I picked up a pen and starting scribbling Jonathan’s side of the conversation for Brad to read: “Someone framing him.”

Brad rolled his eyes and made a “Yeah, sure” face.

“Frame you for what?”

A pause, then, “Murdering Levi.” I wrote it down for Brad to see.

So Jonathan knew. Well, of course he knew. He was most likely the killer.

“Jonathan, you need to turn yourself in. Your dad is worried sick—”

“Listen, Presley. I don’t have much time. I didn’t kill Levi.” His voice sounded strained as he spoke.

“If you’re innocent, why not tell that to the police?” I asked. “Why call me?”

“Because I’m innocent, not stupid. The police think I did it.”

“How do you know?”

“I know some people. Listen, Presley, you’re the only one I can trust at this point.”

“Why me? I can’t do anything—”

“My dad really likes you. He told me how you solved another murder.”

“My mother talks too much,” I said.

“So do you. Stop talking and listen. You’re the only one because, well, my other relationships are . . . complicated.”

In other words, he hadn’t slept with me like he had so many of the others. I didn’t write that down for Brad to see. Instead, Brad grabbed the pen and wrote, “Ask him where he is!!!”

I held up a finger, asking him to wait. “But what can I do . . .”

“Find out who’s trying to pin this on me. I’m sure it’s someone out for revenge.”

“What

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