V.C. Andrews - Gemini 02 by Black Cat

Author:Black Cat
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-01-17T00:56:06+00:00

Epilogue

Forever at the Farm

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Mr. Bogart was the first to come. I hadn't realized almost two weeks had gone by. He said he had been calling every day and had become concerned.

The day before he arrived, my whole spiritual family joined me in the living room and we discussed the near future. To my surprise there was disagreement. Some thought things were fine the way they were, but most thought the house had been irrevocably contaminated. Auntie Helen Roe, who was in her wheelchair, thought it had to be cleansed and should be set afire. Grandpa Jordan was so outraged by the suggestion, he looked as if he could burst a vein in his neck, even though I knew such a thing was no longer possible. Daddy said nothing. He just smiled and shook his head at Mama while they all argued. I knew what he was thinking. You have a crazy family, Sarah. I always told you so.

Mama was the one who decided that if I went through the house thoroughly with two white candles and washed the walls with candle smoke, it would suffice. That threw them all into a discussion about the number of candles needed and if any had to be kept lit in the rooms. Mama relented and said. "Okay, after she washes the walls, she'll place candles in all the rooms and light them and leave them for two days and nights."

Aunt Sophie said it should be three nights.

Three was, after all, a magic number.

Mama, although she didn't look as if she believed that, agreed. I think she agreed just to end the discussion.

Grandpa Jordan was happy that a solution other than setting the house afire had been found. They all embraced me, kissed me, and wished me good fortune before they left, and then I went ahead and followed their directions.

Mr. Bogart noticed the lit candles right away and asked me about them. I explained just why I had done it and he nodded, and then, after inquiring about Mama, he went upstairs. I followed him up. He saw the lit candles even in the hallway and nodded at me.

Then he went into Mama's room, and after a few moments I heard him go to the phone in her room to call the Reverend Mr. Austin. After that Mr. Bogart and I looked in on the children. Then we went downstairs to wait for the reverend, who drove over as quickly as he could. The moment he walked into the house, he grimaced as if the odors put him in actual pain.

When he turned to me, he smiled in confusion and looked at Mr. Bogart. "Whom do we have here?"

he asked.

"This is Celeste," Mr. Bogart said, "It always was."

The reverend's eyes widened, but he didn't say anything unpleasant.

"I'll explain it to you later," Mr. Bogart said, which satisfied the reverend. He then asked after the children.

"They're both taking naps," I said.

"They're fine," Mr. Bogart told him. "We'll talk about them afterward,"

Mr. Bogart wanted to take the reverend up to Mama's room.

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