The Haunting at Morgan's Rock by M. L. Bullock

Author:M. L. Bullock [Bullock, M. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-06-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

February 1923

I’d come to the balcony to smoke and watch the fog, but I woke up sometime later. The air was cold and damp, as a heavy dew had fallen. The sky was that strange dark blue color, the color of night fading, as the sun threatened to rise. How long had I been here? I felt as weak as a kitten, and my face was wet.

“Vivian?” I whispered. She’d said goodnight to me before I walked out here. She was the last person I had seen. “Vivian?” I said a little louder. It wasn’t Vivian who answered me but Dan.

Dan without his coat, his hair a mess, his shirt not neatly buttoned. “Joanna? What happened? You’re bleeding.”

“I must have fallen. Help me up, Danny.” I said as I sat up slowly. As I did, my nose dripped blood. It spilled on my shirt, and my hand immediately flew to my face.

“Here, put your arm around my neck.” He leaned down, and I did as he instructed me. He helped me off the balcony and tucked me into a nearby chair, then raced away to find a towel and returned with Vivian in tow. The servants must be busy with Mother. Why else would I be left lying outdoors all night? Yes, it would be morning any minute now. I felt so tired, but the blood continued to pour.

Vivian said, “Tilt your head back. Dan, go pull her sheets back. She is as cold as ice. Now, now, Joanna. It will be okay. It is just a nosebleed. You won’t die from a nosebleed.”

I was in no position to argue with her, but I did feel sick and dizzy. I couldn’t have lost that much blood. But something had happened to me.

Try to remember, Punchanella. You must remember.

I stepped out to smoke. I could see the fog coming in, Father. That horrible dragon’s breath, the one that took you away from me. I watched it crawl closer and heard the whisperings, the voices. Oh, there were voices in the fog. I heard the dead talking—talking to me. Oh, Father! What do I do?

Danny returned, and I clutched his arm. “It was the dragon’s breath, Danny. I saw it, I was watching it. That’s the last thing I remember, but I heard something. I heard voices…”

“Now, dearest. Don’t fret. There’s no telling what you saw.” Despite his words, his face paled at my description. “Calm yourself, Joanna.”

“Listen to him, cousin. Keep your head back and stop talking.”

I practically jumped from the chair. “I know what I saw and what I heard. If you two hadn’t been so preoccupied, you might have known I was lying on the balcony all night.” I had a few more things to say, but the dizziness threatened to overtake me again. I wanted to go to my room, to my own bed. Emma would help me. Yes, I would wait for Emma.

“Joanna, please,” Dan said in a soft voice that warned me to keep my own voice down.

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