The Presence by Charlene Neil

Author:Charlene Neil [Neil, Charlene]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Affinity Ebook Press NZ LTD
Published: 2015-04-14T04:00:00+00:00

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When Kayleigh reached her house, she put Rattex in his basket on the patio, making sure he was full and warm. She didn’t want him to inhale any of the smoke.

Rebecca had taken out two pots and had laid out some sage in both. “One pot is for you, and one is for me,” she informed Kayleigh right before she produced a lighter and lit them up. “They usually burn these in these tied up bunches, but these loose pieces were all I could find.”

“Gives new meaning to smoking pot,” Kayleigh said.

The burning sage generated a lot of smoke. While Kayleigh had dropped Sarah off, Rebecca had closed all the windows and opened all the closet doors. She explained that the smoke needed to spread throughout the entire house, including dark corners. This didn’t make any sense to Kayleigh, but she didn’t ask any questions. They each took their dish of burning bush and headed for the rooms. They started in Sarah’s room. In the room it felt peaceful, but they walked around it and moved the pots around so the smoke would reach every corner. Rebecca waved her pot around inside the closet to let the smoke enter all the spaces. It was like fuming insects. Kayleigh wanted to laugh but managed to suppress it. Sarah would probably think they’d smoked dope while she was out with everything smelling of burning herbs.

They continued like this through every room, leaving the shaking shower door bathroom for last. When they finally reached the bathroom, an hour had gone by quite uneventfully. They both stepped into the bathroom and froze. The air was stale and cold. It felt sinister to Kayleigh.

With her face pale and drawn, Rebecca was the first to muster up the courage to speak. “We’re not here to harm you. We want you to leave here. You don’t belong here anymore.”

Kayleigh got the general idea and continued. “You should follow the light. Your family is waiting on the other side of the light. This is not your house anymore.”

The shower door started to have its seizure again as it had done that morning. Both Rebecca and Kayleigh stood rooted. Kayleigh wondered if Rebecca was thinking the same thing—to not run and show the spirit that they were cowards. The glass shook and rattled in the frame. It was shaking so hard that Kayleigh was sure it would break loose at any moment. But it stopped shaking as suddenly as it had stopped that morning. It was too quiet—eerie and creepy as if something was about to happen. They stood their ground. The only sound was their rapid breathing and Kayleigh was sure that Rebecca could hear the pounding of her heart as they stood there in the silence. They waited. As if something drew them at the same time they turned to face the mirror. There, in the mirror, was a reflection of a man. Kayleigh swallowed hard and started sweating. The perspiration slithered down her face. She wondered if Rebecca felt the same, because she seemed completely calm as she spoke.

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