The Harbinger by Wendy Wang

Author:Wendy Wang [Wang, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Charlie knocked on the forest green door of Lisa's condo and waited. She probably should've texted first. But when she left the sheriff's station it was like some other person had put her car in gear and driven her over against her will. Some unseen hand guiding her. A minute later the door opened wide and Lisa's beautiful countenance met her.

“Charlie? What are you doing here?” Lisa glanced at her wrist, touched her gold watch. “I didn’t think we were getting together till later.”

“We weren’t. But I just left the sheriff's department.” Charlie scowled. “Jason didn't believe me.”

“I know,” Lisa said softly. “I’m so sorry.”

“I don’t understand. I thought he was on board last night,” Charlie said.

“He was, till Cameron overheard us,” Lisa said.

“What?” Charlie asked.

“Come on in.” Lisa opened the door wide and stepped back so Charlie could pass. “I’ll tell you everything.”

Charlie got settled on one of the chairs at the breakfast bar dividing Lisa’s kitchen from her living room.

“You want some coffee? Or maybe some iced tea?” Lisa asked.

“No, thank you,” Charlie said. “I just want to know what happened.”

Lisa nodded and took a seat in the other chair at the breakfast bar. “After you texted Jason this morning, we couldn’t go back to sleep. Evidently Cameron is a very light sleeper and came into the kitchen while we were discussing the ins and outs of demons.”

“So Cameron somehow convinced Jason I was crazy,” Charlie said.

“Not crazy – just backwards. I think his actual words were a ridiculous excuse grounded in superstition,” Lisa said.

“What did you say?” Charlie asked.

“I told him he was wrong, and he told me he was disappointed in me. I saw no point in arguing with him after that. You can’t change somebody’s mind that doesn’t want to be changed.”

“He changed Jason’s mind,” Charlie said defiantly.

“I don’t know that he really did,” Lisa said. “Jason was having a hard time with it. You know he’s more of a see-it-and-believe-it kind of guy. Not the other way around.”

“Dammit,” Charlie muttered. “I don’t know what to do. This thing is already hunting according to the spirit of his last victim.”

“You talked to her?”

“She was in my dream,” Charlie said. “She kept telling me to be vigilant. I just wish there was some way that we could track him down.”

“It's too bad Ben’s gone,” Lisa said. “He would know how to work outside the system. He might even have a way to track the demon.”

“Oh my goddess that is it,” Charlie said.

“What is?” Lisa said.

“We need to call Ben,” Charlie said.

“You sure that's a good idea? He hasn’t contacted Jen since he left,” Lisa said. “He may not want anything to do with this.”

“Ben cares deeply for Jen. I know it. In my gut – which I trust way more than anyone’s words. I also know he wants to do the right thing. And the right thing would be to help us. And he came to see me the night he left.”

“To say goodbye,” Lisa said.

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