The Library of Souls by Richard Denney

Author:Richard Denney [Denney, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: RICHARD DENNEY
Published: 2017-08-27T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9:

GHOST TOWN SOUVENIRS

The Ghost Town Souvenirs shop was way smaller inside than the outside made it appear. There weren’t aisles or even sections, it was just one straight line full of shelves of various trinkets and town souvenirs that led toward the cash register at the very end. It was very anti-climatic, if you asked me.

I stopped in my tracks, staring at a row of mason jars that looked as if they had actual spirit orbs sitting inside. A green tag on the bottom of one of the jars read: Looking to take a spirit home with you? Grab one of these extraordinary jars complete with an actual ghost inside. Warning: Do not touch or open these jars. You’ll live to regret it.

Now, that was a pretty interesting selling point. There were several jars left and dust rings on the shelf showing that people actually bought some. I picked up one of the jars and stared into it. I could see a mass of what looked a cloud and an orb of blue light inside. I tried looking for a switch or a button, but I couldn’t find one. As I held the jar, I could feel the energy that beamed from within. It was real and it almost made me drop it. The memory of that ghost in that jar back in New York appeared in my head.

“What are you doing? You’ll make Emerson mad.” Jade took the jar from me and carefully put it back on the shelf.

“Who’s Emerson?” I asked. Instead of answering Jade took me by the arm and practically dragged me up to the check-out counter.

We stood there for a few seconds staring at an old cuckoo clock that had a ghost waiting behind the number twelve instead of a bird ready to boo instead of hoot. It was almost noon and I only had a couple more hours before I had to be back at the hotel before Monty threw a fit, if he was even back by then.

“Emerson is the owner. He’s also the town historian.” Jade explained and began banging on a bell that sat near a canister of ghost shaped lollipops.

I heard an irritated grunt and then a giant man, almost the size of a Sasquatch stepped out from a beaded doorway, swinging his arms around, knocking strings of black beads out of his way. When he saw us standing at the counter, the annoyed look on his white bearded face disappeared and was replaced with a wide, welcoming grin.

He looked familiar, like I’d seen him before somewhere, but it wasn’t registering with me. Maybe I’d seen him in my research of Childermass Public Library? Yeah, that had to be it. As if sensing my thoughts, he looked away from me and down at Jade.

“Jade Madden! It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. And who might this young fella be? I know everyone and their dog in town and I’ve never laid eyes on you before.” he switched his gaze from Jade to me and pinched one eye shut, trying to peer into me.

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