Ghostly Play by K E O'Connor

Author:K E O'Connor [O'Connor, K E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy mystery with animals, cozy humor, cozy murder, Cozy paranormal, Cozy ghost mystery, Cozy romance, Cozy mystery
Publisher: K.E. O'Connor
Published: 2017-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

I woke with a start, fighting the alien that had me in its horrible clutches. I reached around for my gun to shoot it, when I realized the alien was, in fact, my tangled bedsheets.

Groaning, I rolled onto my front. That was the last time I was ever playing violent video games.

I bumped into something warm and soft. Flipper lay next to me in his usual position. By his side was Lucy. It looked like I was now sharing my bed with a dog and a pig. I scratched both their heads before reaching for my mobile.

I hadn’t spoken to Zach since I’d arrived at the house and wanted to know how he was getting on with Amelia. Well, actually, I didn’t. It was the reason I hadn’t been in touch, other than a brief text message. Zach’s ghostly wife was a sore subject. I still wasn’t sure how to handle it.

He picked up on the first ring. “Good morning, beautiful.”

I smiled when I heard his voice. I missed him, despite the problems with the ghost. “Good morning. I wanted to check-in and let you know how things are going.”

“I was going to call you this morning to find out just that. How’s life in Kent?”

“I get long lie-ins. I’m making this call from my bed.” I wriggled my toes. “I’ve met two pigs, fought aliens, spent hours playing a game that involved unicorns, and met a ghost.”

Zach chuckled. “How many days have you been there?”

“This is my third day,” I said. “I know it sounds unusual. My new boss is a gamer. He insisted I play with him.”

“Is that in your job description?”

“It falls under any other duties,” I said. “I don’t mind. Alex is a nice guy. I get the impression he’s a bit lost since his best friend died.”

“This is the ghost you’ve met?”

“That’s right. Greg. I think he was shot.”

“Someone killed him?”

“That’s what Greg believes,” I said. “This might be hard to imagine, but he thinks he was shot by an armed drone. Someone chased him down with it and killed him.”

“Is that even possible?” Zach sounded skeptical.

“I don’t see why not,” I said. “Maybe Gunner knows something about how it would work. Do the police use armed drones?”

“Not that I know of. Hang on a second; let me ask him. I’m putting the phone on speaker.” There was the sound of fumbling as Zach adjusted the mobile. “Gunner get over here. Lorna wants to ask you something.”

“How’s it going, Lorna?” asked Gunner a few seconds later.

“Everything is great,” I said. “Have you ever heard of an armed drone?”

“Sure. They’re used in the military,” said Gunner. “Why do you want to know?”

“I think a friend of my boss was killed with an armed drone,” I said.

Gunner was silent for a second. “No kidding.”

“Are they easy to get hold of?”

“I doubt it,” said Gunner. “It’s specialist equipment. They’re used in battle situations, where it’s too dangerous to have soldiers. Sometimes, they’re used to scout new locations. You can’t buy something like that off the Internet.

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