River of Bones by Angela J. Townsend

Author:Angela J. Townsend
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: louisiana swamp horror ghosts spirits haunting paranormal
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
Published: 2014-08-11T16:00:00+00:00

“What’s the matter?” Wolf said.

“There’s an eyeball in it!”

He grabbed the cup and the eyeball tumbled out onto the floor with a thud. Wolf bent down, picked it up, and rolled it around in his hand before handing it Sassy.

“That’s not an eyeball, child,” Sassy said. “The curse is makin’ you see things.” She held out her hand. Something bloody and white rested in her palm. “It’s a tooth,” Sassy said. “And it’s not just any tooth.” She pointed to my mouth. “It’s yours. Unless you want to lose them all, you better listen up.”

I rolled my tongue around my mouth, tasted blood and found an empty socket near the back. Pain shot into my jaw where a molar used to be. My stomach dropped. I’d always had nice teeth. Mom hardly ever took us to the dentist, and I knew if I didn’t take good care of them they’d rot out of my head. Last year, I even had them whitened.

“Look, I don’t mean any disrespect, Ms. Smit, but I really don’t feel good. I just want to get back to the house and rest. The doctor said I’d be fine in a few days.”

“It’s only gonna get worse. Don’t you wait too long to come back and see me.”

Wolf blocked the door. “Dharma, wait, listen to what she has to say. I mean, what can it hurt? I don’t like the feeling I get in that house. And what if it’s true?”

“Don’t tell me you’re buying into all this curse stuff,” I said. “I’m sorry but I don’t believe in ghosts, and I certainly don’t believe in curses. All the freaky things I saw were just hallucinations because I’m sick with some bacteria. I feel horrible and I just want to go back to the creepy house, take a hot bath and change into my sweat pants.”

“You’re not from around here,” Wolf said. “Strange things happen in these swamps. Unexplainable things. I didn't want to say anything before but there’s something wrong with that place. That’s why no one will work there except me and I do it only because Mom needs the extra money.”

I glared at Wolf for what seemed like several minutes as the world swirled around me. I could almost see a reflection of myself in Wolf’s eyes, a shell of who I once was. I didn’t want to give in. But all the same, I didn’t have the strength to fight against this guy who clearly only cared about me.

My legs wobbled beneath me. With a heavy sigh, I tore my gaze from Wolf. “Okay,” I said, my voice cracking. “What do I have to do to break the curse?”

Sassy carefully sat down in the rocking chair. “First off, you have to believe. I know you don’t, so I might be wasting my breath. But I’m going to tell you anyhow. You’ve heard the expression keep your friends close and your enemies even closer?”

I nodded.

“Well, it’s true in this case. You’re gonna have to find ol’ Sabine’s skull in that pond and you must go alone.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.