Whispers From the Grave by Leslie Rule

Author:Leslie Rule [Leslie Rule]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781449422493
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 2012-01-20T11:00:00+00:00

15

Dear Diary,

A moment ago, the phone rang. I ran out to the hallway to answer it. I knew somebody was on the line, because I heard them breathing, but they didn’t say anything. I got that icy feeling again, as if something bad was going to happen! I slammed down the phone, came back in here, and huddled up on my window seat to write in you.

Maybe it was just a crank call, Diary, but my hands are shaking so bad that my words are spilling from my pen in squiggly lines. Now my favorite song just came on the radio, “Crystal Blue Persuasion” by Tommy James and the Shondells. It is calming me as I sing along and you’11 notice that my handwriting is getting easier to read. The song is lifting me! I will write some of the words here, perhaps they hold an answer for me. “The sun is arising, most definitely...

“.. . LOVE IS THE ANSWER.”

Yes, Diary! I do believe that. Love IS the answer. But what is the question???

It was Sunday afternoon, and once again my sister’s diary held me riveted. I leaned back in my window seat and answered the question she’d punctuated with triple question marks.

“The question,” I said, “is how can I save you? How can I get the visor to work so I can go back and help you?”

“LOVE IS THE ANSWER.”

I stared at the purple capital letters she’d underlined several times as she reiterated a line in the song. It was as if she was answering my question. Love was the answer to the question of how I would save her!

If I could truly love my sister, it would immerse me in thoughts of her. And once those thoughts were sharp and clear, I would have the concentration necessary to transport myself back to her.

Clear sharp thoughts! That was the key to moving myself against the impossible walls of time.

I asked my computer to play, “Crystal Blue Persuasion.”

It was a clean melody with a light background of drums and the sweet strumming of guitar strings that sliced to my soul. Rife with messages about peace and brotherhood, “Crystal Blue Persuasion” also seemed to have a special message just for me.

I closed my eyes and let the music carry me. “Love. Love is the answer And that’s alright. So don’t you give up now…”

Was the song talking to me? Urging me not to give up on saving my sister? I shivered.

“... Look to your soul and open your mind.”

Open my mind? That was exactly what I needed to do to get the visor to work.

As I read Rita’s thoughts, I vowed to concentrate so intensely on her that she would become crystal clear in my mind—so clear I could transport myself to her side.

Diary, my favorite song is over now and an obnoxious disc jockey is telling stupid jokes so I’m going to turn off the radio.

I’m back. Now it is quiet—TOO QUIET! It frightens me. Last night I had a nightmare.

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