The Awakening by Yvonne Heidt

Author:Yvonne Heidt
Language: inh
Format: mobi
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781602827721
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2013-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

How the hell did she end up in the damn basement alone during the investigation? Oh yeah, that’s right. Shade asked if she was chicken when she balked at going down there. Jordan’s internal six-year-old responded before her common sense kicked in. Sunny asked her to set up a camera in her apartment and one in the basement corridor, facing the hall to include the laundry room door. When she hesitated, Shade goaded her, and Jordan didn’t want to admit she was still unnerved by the washing machine incident. But there wasn’t anything to be afraid of, damn it! She was just trying to take it all in and be cautious, that’s all. She puffed out her chest, grabbed the camera setup bag, and stalked to her building without looking back. At least it would prove there was nothing down there.

Jordan flipped the fluorescents on and put the tripod where Sunny indicated, making sure to line up the viewfinder with the laundry room.

Just as she turned the camera on, the lights went out. “Hello?” she called out. “Sunny?” No answer. “Quit fucking around. Turn the lights back on. Shade?”

Jordan kept her back against the wall as she sidestepped the length of the hallway, all the while feeling a strange sense of déjà vu. She’d just done this in her nightmare, hadn’t she? Her senses heightened in the dark, every noise amplified over her pulse, which pounded in her ears.

There. A small shuffling sound to her left. Jordan froze and kept her breathing shallow in an effort to hear over it. In the dark, she became aware that silence did indeed have a sound; it whooshed in empty space, a static that usually went unheard in a noisy society addicted to electronics.

She felt a small stir in the air that tingled across her skin, and the hair on the back of her neck rose along with goose bumps on her arms and legs.

There. Again. This time to her right. She directed her gaze to look even though she knew she couldn’t see anything. Through the inky blackness she thought she saw a shadow dart around the corner. Her imagination must be playing tricks on her. Jordan took another cautious step, then another, working her way to the stairwell and exit. It felt as if she’d been down there forever, but she knew it couldn’t have been more than a few minutes. A small breeze circled her, and Jordan caught a trace of flowers in the air.

Just as she registered Sunny’s scent, she ran into a warm body. Instinct had Jordan striking out before she could catch herself, but she had enough time to alter the direction of her fist and connected instead with the cement wall. Pain traveled up her arm to her shoulder and she gasped. “Motherfucker.”

Sunny cried out in alarm. “Jordan?”

“Uh.”

“What are you doing?” Sunny’s breath was sweet on her cheek and her hands found Jordan’s shoulders. “Are you okay?”

“Just dandy.” She cradled her hand against her stomach and hoped she hadn’t broken any bones.

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