Strange Girl by S.A. Hunter

Author:S.A. Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Scary Mary Series Book 4
Publisher: S.A. Hunter
Published: 2015-08-02T05:05:58+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Hear No Evil

Mary woke Gran when Beatrice pulled up to the house. Gran looked around with bleary eyes. “Gracious, I hope we don’t hear banjos,” Gran said. The comment made Mary laugh, but unfortunately, Beatrice heard her, too and slammed the driver’s door in obvious irritation.

With Beatrice out of earshot, Mary asked, “Does Beatrice have psychic powers?”

Gran sighed and looked down. “Her special power is hypocrisy.” Mary knew that wasn’t the whole truth, but didn’t push for more.

Mary got out of the station wagon and went to the other side to help Gran out. Beatrice had gone into the house. Jake had at least stayed around to help them. He held the front door while Mary helped Gran up the steps and into the house. She helped her to the couch. Gran let out a long sigh once she was seated.

Beatrice returned from the kitchen and held out a blue sports drink to Gran. “You need to drink this.”

Gran’s mouth twisted. Mary knew she didn’t like the blue kind. “Do you have another flavor?” she asked.

“No,” Beatrice said without a shred of regret.

Gran took the drink with a sigh and sipped it. “We have to help them,” she said.

“Help who?” Beatrice demanded.

“The paranormal investigators. Ursula doesn’t know what she’s dealing with.”

“Gran, they may not have trapped you in that cellar, but they might as well have. They had no intention of finding you.”

Gran shook her head. “We have to help them.”

“Listen to your granddaughter, Helena. Let those idiots find their own fate without dragging you along.”

Gran gave Beatrice a brief glare before turning back to Mary. “It sounds like Ursula has two ghost anchors. She has no idea what she’s dealing with. She thinks the ghosts will help her, but I doubt they have any interest in that. We have to help her.”

“Ursula tied me up,” Mary said.

Gran’s eyes widened. “What?”

“When I couldn’t find you, I threatened Clara if she didn’t tell where you were. Ursula took the anchor from me, and then she and Jim tied me up while Carl watched. I only escaped because of Jenny.”

“Oh, Mary…” Gran blinked and looked away, clearly upset.

“So, yeah, I’m not real eager to help them,” Mary said.

“I can understand that, but we have to rise above.”

“There are no such things as ghosts,” Beatrice said in a commanding voice. It sent a chill down Mary’s spine.

“You stop that right now and don’t you ever do it again to my granddaughter,” Gran said, clenching her fists.

“Don’t tell me what I can and can’t do under my own roof, Helena,” Beatrice said.

Gran grunted and tried to lever herself up. “Fine, we’ll go.”

Mary pushed her back down. “No, Gran. You need to rest.”

Gran shook her head and batted Mary’s hands away. “I will not have us under her thumb. She may control her family with an iron fist, but I won’t let her do the same to us.”

“Uh, I think you should see this,” Jake said.

Everyone turned to him. He stood in the doorway holding an open laptop.

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