Diary of a Part Time Ghost (Ghosts & Shadows Book 1) by Vered Ehsani

Author:Vered Ehsani [Ehsani, Vered]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Time Traveling Ghost Story
Published: 2011-03-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

So, there we were, the three of us when there should have been five.

“I knew something was wrong,” East Wind stated as he moved rapidly around the clearing, gazing at the ground. Seemed I wasn’t the only one who had ignored his intuition.

“Me too,” I muttered, mentally kicking myself for leaving my friends / ancestors. Then, through my panic and guilt, I realized I was starting to fade. I focused on remaining as calm as possible, struggling to regain my solidity. Fortunately, East Wind had been too busy studying the ground and cursing to notice, and Sara’s eyes were downcast; she looked like she was in shock.

“It was John,” Sara finally blurted out. “He was too fast and strong.” Her shoulders slumped, and she almost lost the battle to hold back her tears as she gazed miserably at a bush.

East Wind turned away and began to jog toward the path. “We need to find them before they reach Boston or else I won’t be able to track them. They can’t be that far ahead.”

“Come on, Sara; let’s go. It’s not your fault,” I tried to reassure her as we ran across the clearing and into the forest again. While before I had admired the beauty of the untouched forest, now I felt tense. There was an oppressive and unnatural silence, and everything seemed darker, especially the shadows. I focused on ignoring everything but what was directly in front of me, which happened to be a pair of moccasins.

“How could he have gone so fast while carrying someone?” Sara demanded breathlessly as the path ahead of us showed nothing but waving branches that looked like feathery claws.

I shook my head, as much to clear the fearful imagery as to indicate that I didn’t have an answer. It wasn’t much farther along before we exited the forest and had our first sighting of Boston. I have to tell you: compared to the modern version, it didn’t look very impressive. Maybe because it was so much smaller; obviously no big buildings. We were approaching from the southwest, along a wide path that seemed to lead straight into the center of town. Actually, it was more like a large village than a town, and definitely not a city yet. I couldn’t see the Charles River or the ocean, but I could feel the humidity, which, combined with the winter’s cold, sunk through my jacket to chill my bones. Yuck. I shivered and tucked my hands under my armpits. My nose stung from the icy breeze. It had been much warmer in the forest.

“Mental note,” I muttered. “On the next trip, bring a hat and gloves.”

“For me too,” Sara added. Her nose was bright red and her teeth were chattering. “How will we be able to find Samuel now?”

I had just been thinking that very same thought, but no answer was forthcoming. The path we were trudging along soon became a busy road paved in cobblestones, over which horse-drawn carriages clattered noisily. People were

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