The Stolen Ghosts by Icy Sedgwick

Author:Icy Sedgwick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Icy Sedgwick
Published: 2018-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Sarah didn’t know what to say to soothe her mother’s nerves. Fowlis would never actively harm someone but she didn’t know how to convince her mother of that. It didn’t help that she couldn’t get her mother to tell her what happened. Not knowing what scared a person made it difficult to reassure them.

“We need to get rid of him,” said her mother.

“Only earlier you were saying you wanted to talk to him.”

Sarah glanced down at her laptop. Her three messages to Jamie had gone unanswered. Her luck hadn’t been much better on the paranormal investigation forum she had found. Investigators insisted they ‘dispose’ of Fowlis themselves, and sceptics told Sarah she was insane.

“That was before he spoke to me. It’s not right, Sarah. He’s the cause of all of this. We should get an exorcist.”

“No, Mum, we can’t do that,” said Sarah.

“Why not?”

“Well, I’ve got his anchor. He could only be exorcised if a priest or someone found the anchor and removed it from the house,” replied Sarah.

“So why don’t you just go and bury it in the grounds somewhere? Leave it in the forest. Or drop it in the lake.”

“What lake?”

“The one in the forest. It’s a ten-minute walk or so. We could do it now, and be back by dinner.”

“I can’t do that!” Sarah stared at her mother in disbelief.

“Why not?”

“It’s horrible. Fowlis would be stuck at the bottom of the lake until someone from HQ could find him. He could be stuck down there for days…or weeks even. That’s really unpleasant.”

“Sarah, don’t be so stubborn. And stop putting this ghost before your family!” Her mother glared at her. Her nostrils flared and a tiny vein throbbed in her temple.

Sarah sighed. She liked Fowlis and enjoyed having someone around she could talk to. She still thought her plan about allowing journalists to experience Fowlis’s best work was a good idea, not only for Fowlis but also for her parents. Her mother would disprove Mrs Campbell’s allegations, and her father could make waves in the scientific community. She just needed more time to convince Fowlis.

Her father burst through the door. He waved a printed sheet at her, before placing it with a flourish on the table. She peered at the sheets, eyes widening to read the conversation.

“Quite remarkable. I wonder how a cavalier learned to use a computer.”

“He’s been doing hauntings for years, Dad. He probably figured out what they’re for at someone else’s house. I guess if he saw someone using one, it wouldn’t take long to learn what they do.” Sarah looked over the conversation and groaned when she saw Fowlis had dragged her name into it.

“I want you to bring him down here. Right now,” said her father.

“He told me that he wasn’t allowed to speak to you.”

“But he has. He’s spoken to me, albeit through a computer. That still counts as contact. Any of his arguments about being unable to speak to me are now null and void.”

“And he spoke to me through the radio,” added her mother.

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