Ten Little Bridesmaids (Serial Episode 9) (The Flower Shop Mystery Series) by Adams Annie

Author:Adams, Annie [Adams, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2018-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

“Oh, spirits, as we form this circle, please bless this space.

Let the light of these lamps bathe this room with protection.

We ask you to release the negative energy from this place and let us communicate with entities of the Light to teach and inspire us for the Good of All. Please protect this house and all within it. AMEN.”

I thought I heard a sigh from Alex, and started to formulate a plan for our extrication from the séance, but when I looked over at him I realized he’d dozed off. He really was that tired, and I wasn’t that far behind him. I slowly lowered our clasped hands and rested them on my knee. I was sure Pam would keep her grasp on his other hand without paying attention to his level of active participation in the hold. Maybe he could pass as being meditative.

I heard a gurgling noise off to my right. Audra’s face curled into a grimace. I figured the noise was coming from her stomach.

K.C. continued the ceremony by asking the spirits in the house to join us. I surreptitiously watched Pam and Audra glancing here and there, possibly looking for signs of ghosts. The slow flicker of the lights lulled me into a feeling of warmth and something that felt like deep focus. K.C. remained quiet, with eyes closed. The silence in the room seemed to magnify, becoming its own entity, growing in intensity until it felt physically uncomfortable, almost painful to withstand.

Suddenly, a high pitched whistling noise pierced the silence. K.C.’s eyes popped open in a look of startled surprise. She darted a look at Audra. Alex jerked awake and in a sleepy slur said, “Was that a ghost?”

“Sorry,” Audra said. “My stomach is just tumbling around.”

“Oh, my sweet lord,” K.C. screwed up her face and pointed it in the opposite direction. She strained to crane her neck as far away from Audra as she could. She lifted her arms up as if in a reflex, but she held strong to the hands she was holding. I had to admire her resolve to keep the circle intact.

I’ll also admit that I had to stuff down the glee I felt in having Audra do something embarrassing in front of the others instead of me, for once.

“Keep hold kids, don’t break the circle,” K.C. said in a quiet, determined voice, but, unable to withstand the powerful smell, she smashed her face against her shoulder.

We all sat in uncomfortable quiet until the cloud passed. I tried with every muscle in my face to resist the urge to laugh. I pursed my lips in a tight, trembling line. I would have kept my composure, but I made the mistake of glancing at Alex. His eyes said it all and I spent the next minute sputtering and trying to catch the laughter that seemed determined to escape me. I too buried my face against my shoulder, biting the fabric of my shirt in an attempt to keep it together, or at least muffle the bursts of laughter that I couldn’t contain.

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