Haunting Hooligans by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Author:Carolyn Ridder Aspenson [Aspenson, Carolyn Ridder]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magnum Grace Publishing
Published: 2019-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

We drove everywhere east we could think of, with no sight of Olivia anywhere. We even stopped at two barns, but neither showed any signs of a pending, previous, or current party. “I don’t know what to do.” I pulled from the second barn and headed east again.

The road winded and curved up and down the hills through the outskirts of town. It was dark, except for the light of the moon, which didn’t do much to help me see the road. I couldn’t go much over forty miles an hour, and my two look outs couldn’t see much in the dark anyway.

I’d decided to take the next right, thinking I hadn’t gone as far east as I could, when a woman in a long white gown appeared in the middle of the road. I gripped the steering wheel, whipped it to the right and slammed on the brakes. My car went veering off the road just at the start of an S-curve, and careened toward the edge of the cliff.

Del and Olivia both screamed.

My instincts kicked in, and I threw my right arm out to hold Del back as much as I could. The car hit bump after bump, and though it was going fast enough to make my stomach lurch, it played out like a slow motion movie reel. I regretted bringing them with me. We were going to die there, and there was nothing I could do to stop it.

I pumped the brakes as we all screamed. We hit a big bump and the airbags in the car blew up. Del was back far enough, thanks in part, I hoped, to my arm, but I wasn’t, and the thing shot me back, whipping my head into the back of my seat and searing a flash of heat up my arm. When the car stopped at the edge of the cliff, we all breathed a sigh of relief.

Del had a few choice words, but Del always had a few choice words. She went to open the door, and I stopped her.

“Wait. Are you two okay?”

Del nodded as she patted her body. “Nothing’s hurt.”

“Thelma?”

She groaned in the back, under her air bag. “I’m okay. I’m okay.” She coughed. “This thing tastes like the biscuits my Charlie used to make though. Dried up and powdery.”

I couldn’t help but laugh even though tears fell down my cheeks. Part relieved, and mostly shaken, I’d forgotten about the burning pain on my arm.

Del yelped. “Oh Lord, I’m bleeding blood. I think I’m dying.”

My head spun. I had to focus hard to comprehend what was going on. “You’re bleeding? Where?” I didn’t want her to move too quickly. My headlights shined through the darkness in front of us, and I had no idea how far down that cliff went. “Don’t move. Let me get my light on you.” I’d set my phone in the cup holder between us, and thankfully, it hadn’t flown out. I fumbled with it until my hands stopped shaking enough to turn on the light.

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