Witches and Waterways by Leah R Cutter

Author:Leah R Cutter
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781644704004
Publisher: Knotted Road Press

Chapter Fifteen

AJ slept fitfully that night, unsurprising given the day’s events. She’d shared all her news with Bea, then arranged to take a longer lunch break the next day, as Bea didn’t go into details but claimed that she had news as well.

That Thursday morning, the Milltown app was full of news from Lionel, who had posted about the break-in after he’d talked with the police. He announced that all of Carla’s files were gone, though he didn’t mention that the ghost box was missing.

AJ knew that it hadn’t been an act of violence, at least not at first. The person in question had been searching for something.

But what? And why had they taken the ghost box?

AJ felt as though she had more questions than answers, still.

As she put on her coat, she thought she heard music. Strange. Was someone outside, walking on the beach, listening to the radio? That had happened before. But the sound vanished as soon as she put her hand on the door.

It surprised her that when she opened her door, that day’s Valentine’s Day card fluttered down from where it had been stuck next to the hinge.

AJ reached down to pick it up, then nearly dropped it again. It felt warm and heavy in her hand, weighing more than it should against her fingers.

Looking at the envelope carefully, she didn’t see that anything was in it. Nothing but the card.

With misgivings, she slid open the envelope and took out the card.

Again, it was a kid’s Valentine’s Day card, this time with a goat. The heart-shaped sign that said, “Happy Valentine’s Day!” on it had a couple of bite marks taken out of it.

Again, someone had added their own message. It said, “You will be mine.”

That…was threatening.

Should she call the police? Before, the cards every day felt like a weird, badly executed prank.

This felt like something more.

AJ took a picture of the card from that day as well as the day before, then found the information for Officer Brendan. She sent him a quick email from her phone, explaining how she’d been receiving cards every day and that the pictures were from the last two.

She didn’t expect to get an email back right away, and she didn’t. Instead, she got through her paperwork at the inn, her meetings with Rosita, Sooli, and Payne, then eventually escaped.

The sunshine had deserted the town and once again storm clouds filled the sky. It had been raining off and on all morning, though as AJ was walking to lunch, she’d say it was merely a heavy mist, just enough to warrant something covering her head, but not much else.

The day’s special at the Storm Brew Café was homemade tomato soup served with a grilled cheese panini sandwich. It sounded perfect and AJ ordered it immediately, not bothering to wait for Bea.

Her sister was late, as always, and AJ was glad that she’d already started on her lunch. The rain must have started again, because Bea practically squelched when she sat down.

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