Reaper by Apryl Baker

Author:Apryl Baker [Baker, Apryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781954194144
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC

Chapter 8

Eli

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I don’t trust reapers. Not as far as I can throw them. Especially since they sent one who looks closer to Ella’s age. I don’t know too much about Mattie’s teacher, but I do know he’s the same one that came for my brother when it was his time to go. Mattie hid Dan from the reaper until Dan was able to get better, but he never trusted Kane. Which means I didn’t either.

And I don’t trust Selena.

Instead of saying all that right now when someone might be listening, I start to safeguard the room against more ghosts getting into here.

Salt is the weapon of choice at the moment. I’ve already warned the nurses and the doctors what I’d planned to do. Truthfully, I should have done it the moment they brought her to the room, but I needed to know just how soon her abilities were going to start drawing ghosts to her. It would have been better if we’d had some time to prepare her, but I guess the ghosts didn’t agree.

They’re selfish like that.

I almost feel bad for thinking it, but the only ghosts I’ve ever dealt with are the kind that will tear you to shreds and laugh while they do it. A lot of people, even supernatural creatures, don’t think ghosts are dangerous because they’re just spirit energy, but that’s the most dangerous kind of animal there is. They feed from energy, sucking it up until they can manifest physical attributes, like picking something up and hurling it at you or even using their own energy to cut you into teeny tiny pieces.

Ghosts are brutal.

“What are you doing?”

I glance up to see Cecily and her mom coming back into the room. They stepped right through the salt line.

Dammit.

“You see anything, Ella?”

She looks around and shakes her head.

“Let me know if one comes in the room.” I wait for the ladies to come in and lean down, pouring salt back across the threshold. I need to find a better way to put this down long term. Ella’s not going home any time soon, and I need to make sure she’s safe when I’m not here. Keeping the ghosts out of the picture is the best way.

“Why are you pouring salt on the floor?” Cecily stares at me like I’m cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, as my sister used to say.

“Salt keeps ghosts away. As long as the salt line isn’t disturbed, they’ll stay out of the room.”

“Salt?” Cecily laughs, but when no one else does, she looks around at all of us. “I mean, hasn’t this gone on long enough? There are no such things as ghosts.”

“There is.” Ella’s voice is so soft we almost miss it.

Cecily gapes at her sister. “El…”

Ella shakes her head. “No. I saw one earlier. It…” She starts coughing, and her mom immediately tries to soothe her.

“The doctors told you to give your voice a few days, honey. Don’t keep trying to talk when it’s only causing you pain.”

“Your mother’s not wrong.

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