Spirit Talk: (Book One of The Fiona Series) by Colleen McManus Hein

Author:Colleen McManus Hein [McManus Hein, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Colleen McManus Hein
Published: 2018-10-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

One Friday night in mid-November, Fiona gave her first solo reading. Grandma Mary had been ill the whole day and her coughing left her weak and shaky. Fiona pleaded with her grandmother to go to the doctor; as usual, Mary refused, saying she just needed “a cup of tea and a nap.” By four p.m., though, she told Fiona that she wasn’t able to give her scheduled client a reading that night. Alarmed, Fiona followed her grandmother to the phone. She’d never seen her grandmother cancel a client.

Mary called the client, a woman named Sophia whom Nicole had referred, and offered to reschedule or have Sophia meet with Fiona instead. Sophia replied that she was happy to see Fiona, having heard about her from Nicole. When Mary hung up the phone, she raised her eyes to Fiona’s face and said, “You’re on.” Fiona felt like butterflies were spinning through her stomach, fluttering and multiplying. She wasn’t sure, either, if it was terror or excitement.

Fiona was very nervous in the hour preceding Sophia’s arrival. She sat alone in her grandmother’s spot on the couch, having seen Mary off to bed. Earlier, they’d eaten Fiona’s homemade chicken soup and Mary had actually managed to finish a bowl between coughing fits.

Mary gave Fiona last-minute tips during dinner, reminding her that what mattered most during a reading was that the client felt his or her questions were important. She also stressed that all messages and predictions had to be delivered with kindness and sensitivity.

Simplifying the goal of the reading boosted Fiona’s confidence. Mary’s requirements were things Fiona knew she could accomplish. “If you forget what a card means, just wing it,” Mary reminded her. “Don’t hesitate or look in your notebook. Remember that the client won’t know if you’ve drawn a blank. And a good way to buy time is to say, ‘Oh, this is such an interesting card.’”

As soon as Fiona saw Sophia through the glass of Mary’s Sewing Bee, though, she relaxed even more. Sophia had a smiling, benevolent face surrounded by a cloud of curly brown hair. As they made their way upstairs and settled onto the couch, Sophia’s excitement at the prospect of a reading was infectious. Fiona felt charged and confident.

She assumed that Sophia would ask about love and romance, but Sophia cheerfully relayed that she was happily married to a “dreamboat of a man.” Sophia’s question was about her cousin, Suzanne, and where she had disappeared to.

The cousin had taken a job in Seattle as a nanny and promised to get in touch with Sophia and other family members when she got settled and had a new phone number. Suzanne still had not been in touch, and weeks had gone by. Neither Sophia nor Suzanne’s mother had any information about the family Suzanne was supposedly working for, not even a name.

Sophia shuffled the cards then cut the deck into three piles. The top card in the first pile was the Four of Hearts, reflecting Sophia’s happy home life.

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