Lehorn's Hollow 2 - Ghost Walk by Brian Keene

Author:Brian Keene [Keene, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror
ISBN: 9780843956450
Publisher: Leisure
Published: 2008-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

“I feel better,” Maria said. “Seriously, you can let go now. I’m fine.”

Levi released her hand. He’d been pinching the skin between the thumb and index finger on her right hand.

“Are you still light-headed?”

“No. Honestly, I’m okay. Just sweaty and thirsty. My senses are coming back again. Whatever you did, it worked. What was that anyway? Acupressure?”

He nodded. “Something like that. It wasn’t magic, though, if that’s what you’re thinking. A lot of what I do—a lot of powwow in general—has no basis in magical theory and discipline. It’s just herbs and prayer.”

“But you’re not just practicing powwow. You admitted as much yourself.”

“No,” Levi admitted. “I’m not. Some of the places the Lord has led me over the years—well, let’s just say that powwow wouldn’t have been effective. I’ve had to use other methods.”

“But doesn’t that fly in the face of God?”

“Not if I’m using those methods to further His will.”

They were sitting in Levi’s buggy, which was still positioned at the rear of the parking lot. He’d led Maria there after she regained consciousness, so that she could lay down. Her car didn’t have enough space for that, and despite the time of year, it had been hot and stifling inside the vehicle. The buggy sat beneath several trees, and it was better for her to be in the shade rather than the sun. Maria laid down on the long, wide bench at the front of the buggy. Once he’d gotten her situated, Levi crossed the street to the local gas station, bought her a bottle of water, and then hurried back. While Maria sipped the water, he’d applied slight pressure to her hand until her dizziness and nausea passed.

“Do you…” he hesitated. “Do you want to talk about what happened?”

“I don’t know,” Maria admitted. “I mean, it’s not every day that you hear…whatever that was.”

“Oh, God—or Allah, as you think of Him—speaks to us every day. We just don’t listen.”

“But not like this.”

“No,” Levi agreed. “Not like this. Not in a long time. These days, there are no burning bushes or voices from the mountaintop.”

Maria breathed a heavy sigh. “Part of me still thinks it was a trick. Maybe you got to my recorder earlier or something—except I know that’s not true.”

“I promise you that I did nothing of the sort.”

“And part of me believes it really happened. That G…” She paused. “That whoever…somebody left a message.”

“I can’t sway your belief one way or the other, Maria. All I ask is that you believe what I’ve told you. For anything other than that, you’ll have to look to your own heart.”

“Listen, I’m sorry about my behavior earlier. I don’t think you’re some psycho killer or Amish rapist or anything like that. At least, not anymore. And yes, some things have happened that I can’t explain. But I just don’t know what to think yet. I’m overwhelmed and exhausted. I got no sleep last night. I was already in a bad mood and then all this…this weirdness started up. I just need to chill for a bit.

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