Seeing Things by Suzanne Linsey-Mitellas

Author:Suzanne Linsey-Mitellas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2021-05-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 29

The news article appeared the following week in the Burwood Echo, entitled ‘SPOOK KICKED INTO TOUCH FOR FAMOUS FOOTBALLER’; it was on page three. The piece featured a photo of Victor, posing with his Maserati in the front garden of his home, and another with him smiling, with one arm around Rachel and the other arm around Andy. Apparently, a similar article had also been reproduced in the Flintock FC fanzine.

The story seemed to have legs, as it quickly appeared online and on various social media platforms, prompting a flurry of phone calls to the Spirit of London’s headquarters (Andy’s mobile), which he was very happy to respond to. Copious letters were also being sent to Rachel, in a variety of languages. Many of the letters, which were now streaming through her letterbox, were simply addressed to ‘Rachel Holloway, Psychic lady, Burwood Town, London’. Thanks to the diligence of the local postman, they all seemed to find their way to her.

They were an interesting read: some revealed the madness of their authors, with drawings of pyramids and eyes; some included photos and asked Rachel to reach out to dead relatives to ask them questions; and others begged for her and Andy’s help with hauntings. Some were heartbreaking, with pages full of people’s emotions at the death of babies and children, much-loved husbands or wives, and parents. The pile grew every day, so Rachel put them in a special large cabinet. Like a pop star with fan mail, she tried to read them all, but some days there were just too many, and they were too harrowing.

Some letters were horrible. They accused her of lying to make money, of fakery and taking advantage of the grieving for financial gain, and called her appalling names. She threw those away immediately, but felt somehow like they had tainted her. Some painted symbols that she didn’t recognise appeared on, and around, her gateway outside – lines and stars; she suspected they were shapes meant to help or harm her.

Unlike Rachel, who was nervous about this sudden celebrity status, Andy seemed to thrive on the attention, almost like a flower stretching its petals towards the sun, and growing stronger and more vibrant with every ray. He had even gone to the trouble of getting some free copies of the Burwood Echo and brought them round to Rachel. She had told him that it was kind to bring so many copies to her door, but he should not have gone to all the bother.

He had replied that it was no bother now, because he had bought a car, so there would be no more trips on his rusty bike.

However, Rachel was beginning to feel troubled. Not only by the ghostly rabbi at Victor Adeyemi’s house, who she was convinced would come back with a vengeance at some point in the future, but also about the wellbeing of Dr Maxwell. The last time they had parted, which was a while ago at the hospital, it was on bad terms, and she had clearly upset him, which she had never intended to do.

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