Psychopomp by Angela Roquet

Author:Angela Roquet [Roquet, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Maraya21, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban
Amazon: B00NQDQB0Q
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Published: 2014-10-13T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.”

—Elbert Hubbard

I stayed on the ship overnight, having too much pride to make the walk of shame back to Holly House. I didn’t sleep though. Instead, my mind picked at the secrets I was keeping, questioning their merit. Then I pondered over Bub’s secrets. Then I puzzled over Grim’s anxiety and whatever it was he was clearly not sharing.

Around five in the morning, Jenni called. “Where are you?” she asked gruffly.

“Good morning to you too.”

“You better have your shit together. We have a new mission, so you’re not going to have much time to break in your new unit members.”

“I’ll have Josie show them the ropes.” I grimaced. “This should go over well.”

“Make it snappy, Harvey. I’ve got an interview with Dave this afternoon, and I have souls to tend to.” She hung up without a goodbye.

I crawled out of bed and took a shower in the tiny bathroom tucked into the corner of my new cabin. Josie or Kevin had sorted my clothing out of the closet of the old cabin and left it in a box on the desk. I rummaged through it until I found a pair of jeans and a green tank top. I dressed quickly. Then I threw on my work robe and left for Reapers Inc.

“Oh, honey.” Ellen hopped up from her desk the second she saw me. “Let me get you a coffee. You look like you could use one.”

“That obvious?” I snatched the harvest list off her desk as she ducked into the break room.

“I sure hope it was worth it,” she said, poking her head around the corner as she shook a bottle of creamer. “Jenni looked like she was going to murder kittens when she left.”

“Joy.” I scanned over the day’s harvests and began filling out the dockets. The two new reapers went a long way in lightening the burden of my absence, but I was still going to have hell to pay with Josie. There was no way to get around her suspicions this morning.

Ellen returned to her desk and handed me a travel mug. “At least Grim took the day off, so I don’t have to deal with his destructo theatrics. Thought I was going to have to trade my chocolate for Xanax.” She adjusted the polka dotted scarf around her neck and hummed.

I offered her a weak smile.

“Oh! And I called a few decorators about your office. I scheduled meetings for you with three of them, but they’re a few weeks out. Busy people, decorators.”

“You’re the best.” I raised the mug of coffee at her in thanks before heading out and back to the harbor.

It was a little early yet, but the new reapers were waiting for me near the ship. It was a promising sight and made me feel both better about and guilty for having to skip out on their first day on the job.

Molly Driver was five foot nothing in her stiletto ankle boots. She had a long braid that fell over her shoulder and snaked its way between her breasts.

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