Intrinsical by Lani Woodland

Author:Lani Woodland
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Ghost, Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780982729700
Publisher: Pendrell Publishing
Published: 2010-08-20T05:09:24.336077+00:00

Chapter 11

The sun was rising and the air still chilly when we emerged outside. A few scattered clouds broke up the robin’s egg blue sky. Rays of sunshine made diamonds of the dew glistening in the grass and clinging to the leaves. The campus was quiet, most students still asleep.

“Did you notice all the people in the mist?” I asked Brent as we neared my former dorm. I stopped at the fire escape, contemplating if I was ready to check in on Cherie.

“Yeah.” Brent’s eyes were on me, waiting for me to decide if I was going up or not.

“I noticed them when we first saw Neal, but I hadn’t really thought of it before. They didn’t seem happy there,” I said, twisting away from the steps, moving onto the shrub-lined lawn.

Brent followed, his shoulders hunched. “Agreed.”

“So why do you think they were part of it?”

“I doubt they had a choice.” He let out a deep breath. “Probably they were captured souls, like Phil and Neal, forced to join. Soldiers being conscripted into an army. I mean we saw Neal was in it against his will.”

“Who are they?”

“I assume they’re the other victims of the curse.” Brent’s eyes glazed over with a faraway gleam as he started biting at his nails again. “I can’t shake that image of Neal.”

“But why would it capture souls?”

“Obviously for something bad. Power maybe?”

“To what end?”

“I don’t know,” Brent said tersely.

“It said it needed me. What’s so special about me?”

“No idea. I’m sure it has nothing to do with your natural talent, your family lineage, and your ability to see evil ghostly fogs,” he said sarcastically. “Then, to top it all off, your dead friend was trying to warn you and you were starting to listen. No matter why he needs you— I’m sure your attempt to contact me made him act sooner than he planned. You needed to be stopped before you figured it all out.”

I gulped loudly and my mouth went dry as something new occurred to me. “I know Cherie. She’s going to start poking around into my death. Will he go after her, too?”

“Don’t worry Yara, she won’t get far. I tried contacting her first. She has no paranormal radar.” Brent was quite for a beat. “It surprised me. I thought after all the stuff you said she saw that she’d be easy to communicate with. Imagine my surprise when I got through to you instead.”

I felt my cheeks burn in shame. “Cherie didn’t see any of that stuff. It was all me.”

Brent rubbed his temple where his bruise had been, a feeling of hurt in his eyes. “Why did you lie?”

“I was afraid you’d think I was unstable. And I was right.”

“Fair enough,” he said pulling on his gray sweater. “Well, it bothered me that people like her treat my brother’s death like a game.”

“I might be a tad touchy about the word crazy,” I admitted, tucking a curl behind my ear.

“Why?”

“Vovó. Like I said, she can see ghosts. It’s fine in Brazil— people accept it and admire her for it.

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