brows came together. “Why on earth would you be doing that?”
“Look at this,” he said, pulling a video recorder from the fanny pack he had belted around his waist. “I just got to the island today and was filming the docks when I saw you leave that café. I wasn’t filming you on purpose or anything, but you walked in front of the camera and I noticed this.”
He handed me the camera so I could look at the video. I saw myself running from Pies & Stuff toward the ferry landing. There was a dark mass of something following me.
My mouth fell open. “What’s that?”
“I don’t know. That’s why I followed you and kept filming. Whatever that is, I didn’t want it to know I was filming it. That’s why I didn’t approach you. It has been following you all night.”
A shiver ran up my spine. Suddenly I remembered the black shadowy mass that attacked me at the Marsh estate when I was a kid. “Maybe there’s something wrong with your camera, and its nothing but a flaw,” I offered hopefully.
“I thought of that, so I tried two recorders at the same time. It was still there.”
“Well you’re the expert. What does this mean? Am I being stalked by some kind of dark spirit or something? You do know I see ghosts, which means I should have seen this thing.”
Marty shrugged. “I have no idea. This is the first time I’ve encountered anything like this.”
Well some expert he was.
“So what do I do?” I asked, a little worried that I would never again have any sense of security while showering or going to the restroom.
“Maybe this is something you’ll want to take up with your grandmother. I have a feeling this is a witch thing. I’m limited to what I find with electronic equipment for my investigations.”
“I was wondering where you’d gone off to,” Aunt Mandy interrupted.
“Oh I had to use the restroom and got sidetracked by Jasper. My friend had a talk with Jasper for me,” I explained.
“Oh,” Mandy said, smiling at Marty. “I thought I knew all your friends on the mainland.”
Aunt Mandy was playing mother hen again. She thought it was her duty to inspect any and all of my friends.
“This is Marty Morrison. He’s a business acquaintance, “I explained. “Marty, this is my Aunt Mandy. It’s her daughter’s birthday party.”
“Nice to meet you,” Marty nodded.
I couldn’t help but notice how he could barely keep his eyes off Mandy, and she was positively beaming.
“The pleasure is all mine,” she said, adding a little seductive tone to her voice that I’d never heard before.
Warning bells started going off like crazy, which prompted me to end the meeting as quickly as possible.
“Thanks again,” I told Marty.
“Why don’t you invite your friend to come and have a drink with us?” Mandy suggested.
Now she had me in a spot.
Turning to Marty, she said, “I’m sorry that dinner is already done, but you are welcome to join us for a drink.”
“I’m sure Marty is much too busy,” I jumped in.
“Not at all,” he said, never taking his eyes off my aunt.
Sighing, I followed them back to the party.
The two of them were so caught up in each other, they practically ignored me the rest of the night. I was glad that Mandy was finally starting to come out of the shell she’d been in since her husband died, but why did it have to be Marty?
Why did it have to be a vampire?
I was pretty sure she didn’t know what he was, and had no clue of what she would be dealing with.
My aunt and Marty were stuck together like glue, so there was no opportunity to warn her. He even drove with her to drop me off at the ferry landing.
That was it. I was definitely calling my aunt tomorrow and having a big talk with her.
Before boarding the ferry, I pulled Marty aside. “You better be nice to my aunt,” I warned.
“Don’t worry. I’ll look after her good,” he said, a wicked smile on his face.
I was half tempted to invite myself for an overnight stay, but Mandy
“Look at this,” he said, pulling a video recorder from the fanny pack he had belted around his waist. “I just got to the island today and was filming the docks when I saw you leave that café. I wasn’t filming you on purpose or anything, but you walked in front of the camera and I noticed this.”
He handed me the camera so I could look at the video. I saw myself running from Pies & Stuff toward the ferry landing. There was a dark mass of something following me.
My mouth fell open. “What’s that?”
“I don’t know. That’s why I followed you and kept filming. Whatever that is, I didn’t want it to know I was filming it. That’s why I didn’t approach you. It has been following you all night.”
A shiver ran up my spine. Suddenly I remembered the black shadowy mass that attacked me at the Marsh estate when I was a kid. “Maybe there’s something wrong with your camera, and its nothing but a flaw,” I offered hopefully.
“I thought of that, so I tried two recorders at the same time. It was still there.”
“Well you’re the expert. What does this mean? Am I being stalked by some kind of dark spirit or something? You do know I see ghosts, which means I should have seen this thing.”
Marty shrugged. “I have no idea. This is the first time I’ve encountered anything like this.”
Well some expert he was.
“So what do I do?” I asked, a little worried that I would never again have any sense of security while showering or going to the restroom.
“Maybe this is something you’ll want to take up with your grandmother. I have a feeling this is a witch thing. I’m limited to what I find with electronic equipment for my investigations.”
“I was wondering where you’d gone off to,” Aunt Mandy interrupted.
“Oh I had to use the restroom and got sidetracked by Jasper. My friend had a talk with Jasper for me,” I explained.
“Oh,” Mandy said, smiling at Marty. “I thought I knew all your friends on the mainland.”
Aunt Mandy was playing mother hen again. She thought it was her duty to inspect any and all of my friends.
“This is Marty Morrison. He’s a business acquaintance, “I explained. “Marty, this is my Aunt Mandy. It’s her daughter’s birthday party.”
“Nice to meet you,” Marty nodded.
I couldn’t help but notice how he could barely keep his eyes off Mandy, and she was positively beaming.
“The pleasure is all mine,” she said, adding a little seductive tone to her voice that I’d never heard before.
Warning bells started going off like crazy, which prompted me to end the meeting as quickly as possible.
“Thanks again,” I told Marty.
“Why don’t you invite your friend to come and have a drink with us?” Mandy suggested.
Now she had me in a spot.
Turning to Marty, she said, “I’m sorry that dinner is already done, but you are welcome to join us for a drink.”
“I’m sure Marty is much too busy,” I jumped in.
“Not at all,” he said, never taking his eyes off my aunt.
Sighing, I followed them back to the party.
The two of them were so caught up in each other, they practically ignored me the rest of the night. I was glad that Mandy was finally starting to come out of the shell she’d been in since her husband died, but why did it have to be Marty?
Why did it have to be a vampire?
I was pretty sure she didn’t know what he was, and had no clue of what she would be dealing with.
My aunt and Marty were stuck together like glue, so there was no opportunity to warn her. He even drove with her to drop me off at the ferry landing.
That was it. I was definitely calling my aunt tomorrow and having a big talk with her.
Before boarding the ferry, I pulled Marty aside. “You better be nice to my aunt,” I warned.
“Don’t worry. I’ll look after her good,” he said, a wicked smile on his face.
I was half tempted to invite myself for an overnight stay, but Mandy
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