ma'am. That would be nice."
When the mayor leaves the room, I move to a nearby couch and collapse into the bulky cushions. I let out a long sigh. "I can't believe what I just watched. That was really me!"
"You certainly surprised me," Loreen says with a grin.
"To say the least," Jason snaps.
I twist around to face him. "What's eating you?"
His handsome face falls. "How can I protect you, Kendall, when you go and do something so asinine?"
"I've told you I don't need protection, Jason. You have enough to worry about with your sister and mom and all that stuff."
"Kendall, Iâ"
I stop him with my hand. "There is a very bitter spirit in this house that is causing the occupants suffering. Shelby-Nichole is afraid to acknowledge what she's seen and heard. Donn has intense back and shoulder pain from this Biddison woman. I can't just walk away. We've got to do a lot of research and find out who she is, and I've got to get her to cross into the light."
She doesn't want to go...
Emily appears across the room.
"What do you mean, she doesn't want to go?"
Loreen and Jason look around, both realizing at the same moment that I'm speaking to my spirit guide.
"You're treading on dangerous ground."
"How so, Emily?"
"What's she saying?" Jason asks.
"Emily wants me to stay away from this spirit."
He sits next to me and takes my hand. "Then listen to her."
I put my hand on my chest. "I just, like, became one with this spirit. I let her use me to speak to you guys. I can't simply abandon this investigation."
"What about your vision?" Jason asks, his eyes shining with apprehension.
I bite my lower lip slightly. "It's only that, Jason. You and Emily are so overprotective of me. It's like I can't go to the bathroom without one of you thinking my vision is going to come true. I'm already scared of my own shadow. What more do you want me to do? Lock myself away in my house, like what was apparently done to Sherry Biddison?"
"Kendall..." Jason inhales deeply, his chest rising and then falling in a most dramatic manner. "I've dreamed about you too."
"Awww ... how sweet," I say with a smile.
He blushes slightly. "Not like that. Bad dreams."
"Of something horrible happening to me?"
There's an eight-months-pregnant pause. Then he breathes, "Yeah."
I smile as best as I can, considering my pulse is jetting away under my skin. "You've been watching too many late-night movies on On Demand."
His blue eyes darken. "I'm serious, Kendall. I can't shake this. We're connected, you and me. I love you and I want to protect you at all costs."
"So now we're sharing dreams?"
He shrugs. "Seems like it."
Geez Louise! Does that mean he's also seen the images of the guy with the gray hair? God, Jason's going to think I'm cheating on him in my dreams.
Donn returns and hands me a large glass of ice water. I reach for it and begin gulping it down to quench the fire inside me. I don't know if it's residual energy from my connection with Sherry Biddison or the fear that something looms in my future that could severely alter my life.
Jason sits back on the couch and runs his hands through his hair. Loreen hitches her hip onto the arm of the sofa and gazes down at me. "You're full of anxiety."
"Damn right I am," I say, like it's the understatement of the year.
Loreen's voice is as soothing as a warm bubble bath. "Have faith, Kendall. God has a path for you. Follow your life purpose."
"Even if it means putting myself in harm's way?"
"We can't live every moment in fear."
"Yeah, we can," Jason points out.
Loreen stretches out her hand. "We're all in this together. You, me, your team, Donn, and Shelby-Nichole. We'll get to the bottom of this. There's research to be done on Sherry Biddison so we'll know how to handle her the next time. We'll keep you safe, help this spirit, and make sure this house is clean. It's what we're meant to do."
I really hope she's right.
Chapter Eleven
C ELIA BOUNDS TOWARD ME in the hallway at school Monday morning,
When the mayor leaves the room, I move to a nearby couch and collapse into the bulky cushions. I let out a long sigh. "I can't believe what I just watched. That was really me!"
"You certainly surprised me," Loreen says with a grin.
"To say the least," Jason snaps.
I twist around to face him. "What's eating you?"
His handsome face falls. "How can I protect you, Kendall, when you go and do something so asinine?"
"I've told you I don't need protection, Jason. You have enough to worry about with your sister and mom and all that stuff."
"Kendall, Iâ"
I stop him with my hand. "There is a very bitter spirit in this house that is causing the occupants suffering. Shelby-Nichole is afraid to acknowledge what she's seen and heard. Donn has intense back and shoulder pain from this Biddison woman. I can't just walk away. We've got to do a lot of research and find out who she is, and I've got to get her to cross into the light."
She doesn't want to go...
Emily appears across the room.
"What do you mean, she doesn't want to go?"
Loreen and Jason look around, both realizing at the same moment that I'm speaking to my spirit guide.
"You're treading on dangerous ground."
"How so, Emily?"
"What's she saying?" Jason asks.
"Emily wants me to stay away from this spirit."
He sits next to me and takes my hand. "Then listen to her."
I put my hand on my chest. "I just, like, became one with this spirit. I let her use me to speak to you guys. I can't simply abandon this investigation."
"What about your vision?" Jason asks, his eyes shining with apprehension.
I bite my lower lip slightly. "It's only that, Jason. You and Emily are so overprotective of me. It's like I can't go to the bathroom without one of you thinking my vision is going to come true. I'm already scared of my own shadow. What more do you want me to do? Lock myself away in my house, like what was apparently done to Sherry Biddison?"
"Kendall..." Jason inhales deeply, his chest rising and then falling in a most dramatic manner. "I've dreamed about you too."
"Awww ... how sweet," I say with a smile.
He blushes slightly. "Not like that. Bad dreams."
"Of something horrible happening to me?"
There's an eight-months-pregnant pause. Then he breathes, "Yeah."
I smile as best as I can, considering my pulse is jetting away under my skin. "You've been watching too many late-night movies on On Demand."
His blue eyes darken. "I'm serious, Kendall. I can't shake this. We're connected, you and me. I love you and I want to protect you at all costs."
"So now we're sharing dreams?"
He shrugs. "Seems like it."
Geez Louise! Does that mean he's also seen the images of the guy with the gray hair? God, Jason's going to think I'm cheating on him in my dreams.
Donn returns and hands me a large glass of ice water. I reach for it and begin gulping it down to quench the fire inside me. I don't know if it's residual energy from my connection with Sherry Biddison or the fear that something looms in my future that could severely alter my life.
Jason sits back on the couch and runs his hands through his hair. Loreen hitches her hip onto the arm of the sofa and gazes down at me. "You're full of anxiety."
"Damn right I am," I say, like it's the understatement of the year.
Loreen's voice is as soothing as a warm bubble bath. "Have faith, Kendall. God has a path for you. Follow your life purpose."
"Even if it means putting myself in harm's way?"
"We can't live every moment in fear."
"Yeah, we can," Jason points out.
Loreen stretches out her hand. "We're all in this together. You, me, your team, Donn, and Shelby-Nichole. We'll get to the bottom of this. There's research to be done on Sherry Biddison so we'll know how to handle her the next time. We'll keep you safe, help this spirit, and make sure this house is clean. It's what we're meant to do."
I really hope she's right.
Chapter Eleven
C ELIA BOUNDS TOWARD ME in the hallway at school Monday morning,
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