Making the Ghost of It by Kerri Nelson

Author:Kerri Nelson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ghost, Eternal Press, paranormal, romance, suspense, supernatural, Kerri Nelson
ISBN: 9781615722525
Publisher: Eternal Press
Published: 2010-12-07T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Riley managed to get the air conditioner operating again, but he needed some parts to make the repair more permanent. He hoped his minor work would cool the house off enough for tonight anyway. After he finished, he bid the ladies good night and returned to his small bungalow.

He felt irritable and uneasy about leaving the girl there without calling in the authorities. It was his sworn duty as a medical professional to report any such incident. Avery’s quickness to hide the truth bothered him, and he wondered if she’d dealt with a similar situation in the past.

The girl was an adult, but she was very young, probably no more than nineteen at most. Nevertheless, it was truly up to her whether or not she wanted to press charges. He felt his temper flare up whenever he saw someone get hurt from being bullied by someone much larger and stronger.

He’d seen so many cases of child and spouse abuse while working in the emergency room. There were way too many to count, and it never got easier to stomach. He knew better than to try taking the law into his own hands, but he got so angry knowing men were out there who would hurt a woman or child.

Riley finished cleaning the kitchen and took out his frustration on scrubbing the counter tops and the interior of the oven. It seemed a ridiculous thing to do at almost midnight, but he needed some way to work off a little of his frustration.

Seeing the young girl hurt was just another reason why he turned away from his faith more and more in recent years. With all the bad news doctors were faced with disclosing on a daily basis, it was a wonder any physicians could still keep their faith active and alive.

He hadn’t really thought about it too much until he started telling Avery about his father. Duncan Donovan was a devout Christian man and took his religion seriously, as both a pastor and a father. Riley missed him terribly. He often wondered if he spent more time with him after becoming a doctor, perhaps his father could have shed some light on coping with the world’s misery without losing your faith in God.

He would never know because he chose to distance himself from his parents after he left for college. He only made brief and infrequent trips home throughout the past decade, and he regretted it all the more since his father passed away.

Riley shut off the lights and headed off to bed. He glanced over, one more time, at the old infirmary, which was now home to Avery and a wayward girl. All was dark and quiet and he hoped they were sleeping peacefully. He didn’t know if he’d be able to do the same.

* * * *

Avery stood at the guest room door and watched Rene sleeping. She’d checked on her about a dozen times throughout the night, and as the hour grew closer to dawn, she felt relieved they survived the night without further incident.

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