The Haunting Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 4, I Declare a Demon War (The Ghosts & Demons Series) by Robert Chazz Chute & Holly Pop

Author:Robert Chazz Chute & Holly Pop [Robert Chazz Chute & Holly Pop]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ex Parte Press
Published: 2014-12-19T07:00:00+00:00

21

Sam gave me one quick wave. “If you survive the night, I’ll have more work for you. Call me.” She revved the hearse’s engine and pulled out of the parking garage in a hurry.

“Wow. That was kind of cold,” I said.

The big man spoke with a clipped accent that I guessed might be Russian. “Samantha is afraid. She knows the truth but prefers the lie. She stands with many.”

“I got that.”

“Her first child is Victor’s son, but Samantha and her husband Bryce prefer to pretend that Victor is not the father.”

“Dude! Do you say everything that comes to mind?”

“Jesus said the truth shall set us free.”

“They crucified him.”

“You have a point. Samantha does not like me. I think she is pretty. She does not think I am pretty.”

“There’s something really dysfunctional about you. I’m not sure what it is yet. Are you a robot?”

He looked down at himself and appeared to consider the question seriously. “To my knowledge, no. However, if I were a robot who was programmed without self-knowledge, and if, perhaps, I was a cyborg with organic components that could bleed and feel pain…it is possible I am a robot. I don’t think it likely, but it is possible we are all robots.” He pronounced the word possible as if he was saying pissable.

“You’re starting to freak me out. Who are you?”

“Apologies. I am Vladimir Estasia. Please call me Vlad.”

When he said please, he pronounced it pliss. My hand disappeared into his calloused palm as we shook hands and I felt an electrical shock pass between us. The feeling lingered longer than a quick spark of static electricity and I felt an uncomfortable tingling race up my arm.

Vlad held on a little too long and only let go when I ripped my hand from his grasp.

“You have suffered a terrible loss,” he said. “I am sorry.” A single tear tracked down his cheek. “Terrible.”

“Yes…uh, thanks. How did you know that?”

Vlad shrugged and wiped the tear away with scarred knuckles. “It is written on your nerves. I am sorry. I should have asked first before slipping into a reading. It is not often that I encounter such a deep love. You loved your young man so very much.”

“I did.”

“It is a tragic love.”

“It was good while it lasted.”

“That’s not what I meant,” Vlad said. “I mean you loved and continue to love him but all he has now is rage and resentment. He will not be free until you set him free.”

“What?”

Vlad bent his head and closed his eyes. “Not what. Who. You.”

“What?”

“No. Who. Or whom. Pardon my English. You must ask your young man’s forgiveness. His circumstance in the place between worlds is partially your fault.”

I looked him up and down and spoke through clenched teeth. “You should take your act over to Coney Island, man. There’s another lousy medium on the Boardwalk you could trade fortunes with and skin the rubes.”

He shrugged. “I am rarely wrong. Your nerves — ”

“You’ve got your wires crossed this time. And I’m starting to think I should kick your ass.

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