Alone by Eric Clay

Author:Eric Clay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: scifi, paranormal, science fiction, paranormal mystery, paranormal adventure, coming of age paranormal mystery, mystery sciene fiction and fantasy, paranormal adventure and mystery, science fiction adventure and mystery

Chapter 13: Confessions

Taylor and I became very close over the next few months. I would visit her almost every day before or after work. She had been looking for a job in Fairview, but no one was hiring. She always had a positive outlook and told me someday the right job would come along.

Taylor's mom didn't work outside the home. Her dad was a coal miner at the mine located halfway between Fort Carter and Fairview. She was an only child so she always got whatever she wanted, but she never acted spoiled. I was Taylor's closest friend and I loved it.

A few weeks after my mom's death, we walked across the street to the high school and sat on the front steps. I had come to trust Taylor, so I decided to share my strange experiences with her. I told her things I'd never even disclosed to my best friend, Matt. I told her about Miss King, the movie theater experience, the light at the high school, the mysterious man who had left the note, the dead man in the woods, and even my suspicion of foul play in my mom's death.

At first I thought she might think I was crazy, but then I could see by her expression that she believed me. It felt good to finally have someone to talk to.

She asked, "Do you have any idea how the stranger who left the note could have known stuff about you?"

I told her that I'd wondered about that myself and often speculated as to whether he'd been trying to help or hurt me.

Taylor asked, "Why do you think you keep having these out of body experiences? Do you think you can make it happen if you try?"

The thought scared me. "No way am I going to try to make it happen. I don't know why they happen and I sure don't want to voluntarily bring them on."

"Roy, have you ever told your dad that you were at the meeting at the high school?"

"No. He'd just try to make me feel like I'm crazy or making things up."

Taylor chewed her bottom lip, and said, "For sure, I think the stranger in the woods has answers for you, but we don't know anything about him. Maybe he was going to kill you. Maybe he was the one who killed the old man." She frowned. "I wonder what Miss King was trying to tell you before she disappeared? And why you can smell death when nobody else can? That's weird, Roy. Maybe you have a special gift that people in this town don't want you to know about. I don't think we can trust anyone except each other." Taylor put her arms around my neck and pulled me close, then she leaned back and stared into my eyes. "Roy, I really like you a lot and I think you're special in every way." Unexpectedly, she whispered my name and gave me my first kiss.

My heart was thumping and my adrenaline pumping so fast, I thought I might explode.

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