Janet McNulty - Mellow Summers 05 - Oh Holy Ghost by Janet McNulty

Author:Janet McNulty [McNulty, Janet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Paranormal - Ghosts - Vermont
ISBN: 1478392282
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2012-09-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

The dark apartment told me that Jackie hadn’t come home. I figured that she went to Randall’s place, wanting to avoid me and my suspect list. I dumped my things on the table. Feeling bummed, I pulled the ice cream out of the freezer. Not a healthy supper, I know, but I didn’t care. Nestling on the couch, I plunged my spoon into the frozen, creamy goodness.

It happened again. My heart pounded in my chest trying to break free. My pulse throbbed. Breathing heavily, an unknown fear rose within me, controlling me. But something different took place. A black shape materialized before me. It was inhuman, yet took a humanoid shape. No facial features. Nothing. Just a black mass. I stared at it unable to move.

“Get out!” it hissed.

Not needing to be told twice, I dropped my ice cream, snatched my keys, and bolted out the door. My feet pounded through the hallway as I made my way down the stairs and to the parking lot. As I started the engine of my car, I took one last glance at my apartment. The black mass stood in the window with the lights flickering on and off. My tires screeched as I took off.

Fiddling with my phone, I dialed Greg while trying to control the car with one hand. Panic controlled my movements. I got his voicemail.

“Greg, pick up. Call me after you get this. There is a big, scary thing in my apartment. I don’t know what it is, but it followed me from the crime scene and has been bothering me ever since. It’s fear. Pure fear. Just call me. I need you.”

The phone slipped from my grasp and landed near my feet. I bent down to grab it. Feeling around I finally grasped it. Sitting back up, I stared in horror as a set of headlights came straight for me. I had veered into the other lane. Yanking the wheel, I swerved back into my lane; adrenaline pumped through my veins.

Aimlessly, I drove not knowing where to go until I reached Church Alley. The church. Holy places were safe, right? I parked crookedly on the side of the road not caring that my car stuck out.

Luckily, the door was unlocked when I tried it. I went in. I had never noticed the vastness of the building until now. Its dim interior gave the stained glass windows new life. Empty. Good. I found a place to sit, isolated from everything. Not knowing what else to do, I just sat there alone and in the dark.

A black shape sat beside me. Startled, I jumped.

“Didn’t mean to startle you,” said Father Hillard.

I mentally tried to slow down the sudden increase in my heart rate. “I shouldn’t sneak up on people like that. But I noticed you come in here. Thought I’d see what was wrong.”

“Wrong? Nothing’s wrong.” Even in the dim light I could see the doubtful look on his face. “You wouldn’t believe me.”

“I recall you saying that once before and I ended up believing you.

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