The Diner of the Dead Books 1-4: A Paranormal Cozy Collection by Carolyn Q Hunter

Author:Carolyn Q Hunter [Hunter, Carolyn Q]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2021-06-21T22:00:00+00:00

When Sonja got back at The Waffle after savoring her mom’s home cooking, Alex was working at a frenzied pace, trying to get multiple orders done at once. She grabbed an apron and threw herself into the fray, chopping, mixing, grilling and plating alongside him. In the heat of battle, Alex and Sonja turned out to be a pretty good team.

Because they were so busy, closing time snuck up on them, mercifully. When the last customers finally wandered out, the diner duo cleaned up and made preparations for opening up the next morning. After most of the deep cleaning was complete, Sonja told Alex to take off a little early. He had taken a break during the lunch rush to be with Ally and Cynthia, but Sonja felt that he deserved more time with his family before the night was completely through. He thanked her profusely and headed out the door, whistling as he went.

Around nine-thirty Sonja was nearly done with the closing duties. All that was left was to make a few last spot-checks, in case they’d missed anything during the initial cleanup, and then check the locks on the doors and windows. Starting with the front door, she pushed on the handle to test it. The bottom locking mechanism was locked, but the deadbolt wasn’t set. Turning the bolt closed—and hearing it click into place—she walked away.

Just as she reached the kitchen door there was a quiet clicking noise. It sounded like the deadbolt unlocking. Perhaps Alex had forgotten something. Turning to look back at the door, Sonja could see that there was no one there. Operating on instinct, she went back to double check the deadbolt. Oddly, the deadbolt was unlatched, even though she would have sworn she had just latched it. Shrugging, the weary owner tried to dismiss the curl of fear unfurling in her midsection, and turned the deadbolt closed.

Walking toward the kitchen once more, she only got halfway there when she heard the sound again. This time, there was no mistaking the distinct click. It couldn’t be just her imagination. Pulse slowly beginning to accelerate, Sonja turned and walked back to the door again. It was unlatched.

Cupping her hands around her eyes, she leaned against the glass and peered outside. A dull mist seemed to hang in the air of the empty parking lot, causing the singular yellow street lamp to dim in the haze. There were no cars, no people, nothing. It was like looking out at an actual ghost town. Wondering if she was going insane, Sonja felt her heart thumping in her chest.

A low buzzing noise drew her attention back inside the diner. Her hands grew cold and clammy, and she absently wiped them on her apron as the lights in the dining area buzzed and fluctuated from bright to dim.

“What is going on?” Sonja wondered aloud, but having experienced similar events before, she had a fairly good idea what was happening—she just hoped it wasn’t true. The scared and tired owner refused to believe she was having another “ghostly” encounter.

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