The Seance by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham [Graham, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Paranormal Mystery
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2007-05-25T04:00:00+00:00

Dan was at the door of the old family house, about to ring the bell, when he saw Ilona come outside. She saw him, too, and waved. “Hey, there!” he called to her.

“Hey!” she called back, but she didn’t come over. Was she looking at him suspiciously? he wondered.

“Have you seen Christie?” he asked.

“She went out a while ago,” Ilona told him.

“Did she say where she was going?”

Ilona shook her head. “I didn’t ask her. I just happened to see her car drive by. Can I help you? Hey, don’t you guys all have keys to that place?”

“I’m sure I had a key at some point,” Dan told her. “Oh, well. It’s not that important. I had some spare time before work, and I just thought I’d stop by.”

“I see,” Ilona said.

Dan felt a cold sweat break out at his nape. She was looking at him suspiciously. “Well, I guess I’ll get going,” he said.

“Good to see you, Dan.”

He nodded. “Tell Tony hello for me, okay?”

“Absolutely.”

He got into his car. Just as he did, he saw Christina coming around the corner. She waved to him cheerfully as she pulled into the driveway.

Ilona was still watching them, Dan thought as he got back out of his car and waited while Christina stepped from hers, a cup of take-out coffee in her hand.

Her new dog jumped from the car. He barked happily at Dan, his tail wagging.

“Hiya.” Christina walked over, and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. “What’s up?”

“I had about an hour, so I thought I’d stop by.”

“Cool. I’m waiting for the locksmith.”

“Oh, yeah?” He looked at her questioningly. “You really think Mike or I would break in just to play a joke on you?”

“Of course not,” she told him, shaking her head. “I just don’t know how many keys might have wandered out over the years. That’s all.”

“Good point,” Dan said.

When they went into the house, it seemed to Dan that she was behaving strangely. She kept walking around, looking into every room, almost as if she expected to catch someone there.

“Are you all right?” he asked her.

“Of course.”

“Do you think the dog—and the new locks—with be enough?”

“Enough?” she asked him.

He shrugged. “I don’t know. I’m feeling edgy, I guess. The newspaper headlines, the warnings on the news…I knew her, Christie. I knew Patti Jo.”

Christina walked over to him, setting an arm around his shoulders. “I’m okay, Dan. I’m really okay. I’m always careful, and I’ve got Tony and Ilona right next door.”

Just then the dog began to bark. He really did sound quite ferocious, Dan thought.

The locksmith was at the door.

While the man worked, Christina played some of her newest tunes for Dan. He’d worked for her a few times, and he liked doing jingles. She had a nice voice herself. They had both loved singing with their grandfather when they were kids.

“Shit!” he swore suddenly.

“What?”

“Work. I’ve got to go. The Grim Reader has a gig tonight.”

When she walked him to the door, the locksmith was just finishing.

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