SPIRIT OF CONSEQUENCE (A Spirit Walking Mystery Book 1) by Peggy Dulle Page B
Authors: Peggy Dulle
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toward the noise. I ran ahead.
When I came into the office, Officer Choi was slumped on the floor. Blood pooled under him. I ran back to Dodge. “He’s bleeding. Hurry up!”
Dodge took off running, with Officer Jackson right behind him. We all saw the man dressed in black at the same time. He aimed a gun at Dodge. I screamed. The gun went off.
Chapter 10
All three of us ended up on the ground, piled on top of each other - Officer Jackson on the bottom, Dodge, and then me. I jumped up as I heard the front door slam shut.
Dodge yelled, “Call it in and go check on Choi. I’m going after the son of a bitch!”
I went with Dodge. He opened the front door, checked the hallway. Then he went into the hallway. People came out of their doors.
“Police. Get back inside!” Dodge shouted at them.
Immediately we heard doors slam. I followed him down the stairway as he checked the doors to each floor. You needed a keycard to open the doors from each of the levels. You could use the staircase to get out of the building but not to gain access to any of the floors. Finally we were on the bottom floor. He slowly opened the door. It led to a huge parking garage.
“He could be anywhere,” Dodge said.
“Yeah, and it seems like a good place to sneak up on somebody, too.”
“Let’s get back to Allen’s apartment.”
I could hear sirens screaming toward the building. “Your backup’s coming.”
He flashed me a smile. “I guess you figured out how to touch things.”
“What?”
“You pushed me over into Officer Jackson. I felt the bullet whiz right by my head as I fell. It would have gone right into my head if you hadn’t pushed me.”
I reached out and tried to touch him but my hand went right through his chest. “Damn it!”
“Hey, it worked when it counted. Thanks.”
As we walked back up the stairs, I kept trying to touch something. It just didn’t work. My hand went through the stair’s handrail, the doors, the coffee table in Allen’s apartment, and everything else I tried to touch or hold. Maybe it only worked when I was scared to death, the way I was when I saw the gun pointed at Dodge’s head. I think my heart actually stopped beating when the man dressed in black raised his gun and pointed it at Dodge. Knowing a cop was a scary thing.
I sat down on the couch and watched as several police officers came into the apartment, along with emergency crews. Officer Choi had been shot in the chest, but he had his vest on. It saved his life. The blood pooled beneath him was from a bullet that passed through his right arm.
Dexter stormed into the apartment a few minutes later. He was dressed in blue jeans and a patriotic shirt with a scowl on his face that radiated anger.
The apartment was so noisy, I couldn’t think anymore. I couldn’t get my emotions under control either. I felt exhausted – quite a feat for a ghost. I was on the verge of crying, maybe even hysterically.
I found Dodge in the kitchen arguing with Dexter.
“You should have called me, Dodge. You walked into a dangerous situation, again!”
“It all happened so fast. I got the call from my informant and just headed over here.”
“Who the hell is this informant of yours?”
“Never mind.” Dodge glanced my way.
“I’m going for a walk, Dodge,” I said over Dexter’s shoulder.
“Dodge, I want to know who your informant is, right now.” Dexter shouted.
“I’m going for a little walk.” He patted Dexter on the shoulder. “You need to cool off. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
“Wait!” Dexter yelled as Dodge and I walked out of the apartment.
We walked in silence to Dodge’s car on the street. He started to open the door for me but I put my hand up. “People are going to start talking about you and your invisible friend.”
“You’re right,” he whispered, then opened the passenger door and threw in his bomber jacket. “Get in anyway.”
I laughed and slid into
When I came into the office, Officer Choi was slumped on the floor. Blood pooled under him. I ran back to Dodge. “He’s bleeding. Hurry up!”
Dodge took off running, with Officer Jackson right behind him. We all saw the man dressed in black at the same time. He aimed a gun at Dodge. I screamed. The gun went off.
Chapter 10
All three of us ended up on the ground, piled on top of each other - Officer Jackson on the bottom, Dodge, and then me. I jumped up as I heard the front door slam shut.
Dodge yelled, “Call it in and go check on Choi. I’m going after the son of a bitch!”
I went with Dodge. He opened the front door, checked the hallway. Then he went into the hallway. People came out of their doors.
“Police. Get back inside!” Dodge shouted at them.
Immediately we heard doors slam. I followed him down the stairway as he checked the doors to each floor. You needed a keycard to open the doors from each of the levels. You could use the staircase to get out of the building but not to gain access to any of the floors. Finally we were on the bottom floor. He slowly opened the door. It led to a huge parking garage.
“He could be anywhere,” Dodge said.
“Yeah, and it seems like a good place to sneak up on somebody, too.”
“Let’s get back to Allen’s apartment.”
I could hear sirens screaming toward the building. “Your backup’s coming.”
He flashed me a smile. “I guess you figured out how to touch things.”
“What?”
“You pushed me over into Officer Jackson. I felt the bullet whiz right by my head as I fell. It would have gone right into my head if you hadn’t pushed me.”
I reached out and tried to touch him but my hand went right through his chest. “Damn it!”
“Hey, it worked when it counted. Thanks.”
As we walked back up the stairs, I kept trying to touch something. It just didn’t work. My hand went through the stair’s handrail, the doors, the coffee table in Allen’s apartment, and everything else I tried to touch or hold. Maybe it only worked when I was scared to death, the way I was when I saw the gun pointed at Dodge’s head. I think my heart actually stopped beating when the man dressed in black raised his gun and pointed it at Dodge. Knowing a cop was a scary thing.
I sat down on the couch and watched as several police officers came into the apartment, along with emergency crews. Officer Choi had been shot in the chest, but he had his vest on. It saved his life. The blood pooled beneath him was from a bullet that passed through his right arm.
Dexter stormed into the apartment a few minutes later. He was dressed in blue jeans and a patriotic shirt with a scowl on his face that radiated anger.
The apartment was so noisy, I couldn’t think anymore. I couldn’t get my emotions under control either. I felt exhausted – quite a feat for a ghost. I was on the verge of crying, maybe even hysterically.
I found Dodge in the kitchen arguing with Dexter.
“You should have called me, Dodge. You walked into a dangerous situation, again!”
“It all happened so fast. I got the call from my informant and just headed over here.”
“Who the hell is this informant of yours?”
“Never mind.” Dodge glanced my way.
“I’m going for a walk, Dodge,” I said over Dexter’s shoulder.
“Dodge, I want to know who your informant is, right now.” Dexter shouted.
“I’m going for a little walk.” He patted Dexter on the shoulder. “You need to cool off. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
“Wait!” Dexter yelled as Dodge and I walked out of the apartment.
We walked in silence to Dodge’s car on the street. He started to open the door for me but I put my hand up. “People are going to start talking about you and your invisible friend.”
“You’re right,” he whispered, then opened the passenger door and threw in his bomber jacket. “Get in anyway.”
I laughed and slid into
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