mystic caravan mystery 01 - freaky days by amanda m lee

Author:amanda m lee [lee, amanda m]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2016-01-05T05:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Sundays at the circus aren’t fun. No one is excited about the show. No one looks forward to the games. Everyone dreads packing and loading. No, Sundays are the day when everyone looks forward to the future while they’re still mired in the present.

This Sunday was a little different.

My afternoon was full. I gave more than forty readings, although I took the easiest route possible with most of them. I didn’t have the energy to argue with anyone. I was too worried about Kade and his decision.

After closing up my tent, I aimlessly walked around the circus grounds. I’m a wanderer at heart, and yet the idea of someone else wandering away crushed me.

I was lost in thought and didn’t sense Kade’s approach until he was almost upon me. I swiveled quickly, taking him by surprise as his handsome face popped into view.

“Did you sense me coming?”

“I’m not sure I want to answer that,” I said, forcing a shaky chuckle. “You already think I’m a freak. I don’t want to give you more fodder for your imagination.”

“I don’t think you’re a freak,” Kade argued. “That’s not a nice thing to think or say about anyone. I never said that.”

“You didn’t have to. It’s written all over your face.”

“You know, Poet, this is new for me,” Kade said. “I never imagined things like this could be real. I never thought monsters existed except in nightmares. I guess when I think about it analytically it makes sense … in a very weird way. There are a lot of unexplained things out there. Now some of them have explanations.

“It’s still hard for me to wrap my mind around,” he continued. “You’ve known about this your entire life. I’ve known about it for fifteen hours. I think I deserve time to come to grips with it.”

“I didn’t say you didn’t.”

“You’re acting as if I’m walking around kicking puppies,” Kade said.

“If you were walking around kicking puppies I would behead you.”

Kade made a face.

“Too soon?” I didn’t mean to tease him. Some things come naturally, though. Apparently flirting with Kade was one of those things.

“Maybe a little,” Kade conceded, laughing despite himself. “When did you find out that you were different?”

“I think I always knew,” I answered. “I don’t remember having some childhood epiphany.”

“Did your parents talk to you about it?”

“No.” I shook my head. “They were … normal. I’m not sure how I knew that I wasn’t supposed to talk about what I could do, but I did. I never talked to them about it and I learned at a young age that it was not wise to mention it to anyone else.”

“How so?”

“When I was in elementary school I read Lori Dawson’s mind in the lunchroom one day,” I said, leaning against one of the generators so I could relax – even though it was a facade. Kade didn’t need to know I was a ball of nerves. “She was upset because she heard her mother and father arguing about the babysitter. Apparently her father was ‘banging’ her.

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