Raising the Dead by D.B. Sieders

Author:D.B. Sieders [Sieders, D. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781944728649
Publisher: City Owl Press

Chapter Fourteen

Vivian woke with a jolt when the first rays of dawn flooded the room. How she’d managed to doze off was beyond her. Glancing at the window, she wasn’t surprised to see nothing but clear glass. That message had been for her and her alone.

Remembering the events of the previous evening, she quelled the panic that had started to rise. She was safe in the Clemmens home, more specifically in their guest bedroom.

But she was not alone.

Turning to her side, she smiled at the sleeping child curled up next to her. Connor was angelic in his slumber. It was probably the only time he was angelic, but she took a moment to bask in the tranquility of his innocence. She scooted closer to the warm bundle of boy and pulled the covers around him. Wrapping her arms around him made left her warmer still. She dozed next to Connor and was able to forget all of her troubles for a few moments of blessed peace. When she woke once more, she offered a sleepy smile to Junior, who was hovering over the bed and watching over them.

“Good morning,” she whispered.

“Mornin’, Miss Vivian,” Junior whispered back. “I hope you don’t mind about Connor. He normally runs to his mama and papa’s room when he gets up, but after last night…”

“No, this is good,” she said with a sigh, stretching a bit. “Actually it’s kind of great. And Kay needs some more rest. You were right to come and get me. You did well.”

Junior must have been brimming over with pride, since the temperature rose a few degrees. He looked down at what would have been his feet and muttered something. Careful not to wake Connor, she shifted a bit and slipped from the cherubic little guy’s side so she could move to sit on the other side of the bed and speak with the spirit. That gave her the chance to get a better look at him.

“I don’t know if it’s because of the daylight or something else, but you look a little…” Vivian struggled for the right word, not wanting to offend him, but also not quite believing what she was seeing. “You look a little more…um, a little more real, for lack of a better word.”

She took a closer look as his big brown eyes got a little wider. They seemed to match his hair, which appeared to be almost amber. “Did you have freckles?”

“Yeah, I did,” he muttered, staring at Vivian in wonder. “You can see them?”

“Mhmm,” Vivian said, looking him up and down. “I can see your legs, too.” She reached out with trembling fingers and tried to grasp his arm. It wasn’t solid, but she could feel a change in the space it occupied. Junior could as well, apparently, since he shuddered.

“What’s happening to me?” he asked. He seemed scared.

“I’m not sure,” Vivian said. Then she added, “I don’t think it can be bad, though, right? It looks like you’ve got enough spirit energy to appear more substantial.

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