Haunting the Haunted by E.C. Bell

Author:E.C. Bell [Bell, E.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal Mystery
Publisher: Tyche Books
Published: 2019-07-19T05:00:00+00:00

Marie: Moving In, Part One

TODAY WAS THE day I was moving in with James. We’d decided the evening before, after listening to Dad’s horrible interview, and James said—well, shouted, really—that he’d do everything in his power to stop Patrick from hurting me or my family anymore.

Those words touched my heart, and when he asked me his usual question about when I was actually moving in, I finally said, “How about tomorrow?” He was thrilled, and I was thrilled, for a while, anyhow.

But now, today was the day, and Jasmine boohooed a little bit when I came back to her place and grabbed my pathetic boxes of stuff. She followed me out to the Explorer, and when I opened the door, she grabbed me in a frantic bear hug.

“I’m going to miss you so much,” she cried. “The place won’t be the same without you.”

“Yeah,” I said, hugging her back. “It’ll finally be quiet.”

“Quiet?” She laughed. “You do remember I have three kids, don’t you?”

“Yeah, well, it’ll be quieter. Not so many nasty phone calls and such.”

“Don’t you forget that you’re always welcome back here,” she said, and pushed away from me. She crossed her arms over her chest, and I could see that her bottom lip was quivering. I knew that if I didn’t get out of there quickly, I’d have to deal with a crying spree, and I wasn’t sure that I wouldn’t join in.

“I’m counting on it,” I said. “And remember, you’re top of the list for dog sitting.”

“Good,” she said. “I like that little dog.”

I jumped into the driver’s seat, closed the door, and waved as I drove away. I’d only been living there for a few months, but it almost felt like I was leaving home.

“I can always go back,” I muttered as I drove around the corner and lost sight of Jasmine, still standing in front of her house in her flower-patterned housecoat and slippers. “If things don’t work out.”

Then I shook that bad thought from my head. Nothing was going to go wrong. This was the beginning of the rest of my life, and it was going to be great.

Unfortunately, the rest of my life would have to wait until I picked up Sylvia Worth and went to talk to Marvin Secord again.

Sylvia had called just as I was heading to Jasmine’s to get my stuff. “I want to go talk to Marvin,” she said. “Are you free?”

I’d said yes and offered to drive. I hadn’t even told her about what I was planning on doing that day. Of course, Sylvia noticed the boxes rattling around in the back of the Explorer when I picked her up.

“Did Jasmine talk you into taking some stuff to Goodwill for her?” she asked. “We can probably stop there after we talk to Marvin, if you want.”

“Those boxes are holding my belongings,” I said stiffly. The fact that most of my stuff had originated at Goodwill didn’t brighten my mood. “I’m moving out of Jasmine’s place.”

“Did she kick you out?” Sylvia gasped.

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