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I started walking, just to wrap my mind around what two of the people I loved the most in life had decided was best for me. I didn't pay any attention to the fact that I was heading straight for the foreboding structure and its occupants.
Behind me, I could hear the rustling through the grass and branches that had blown off trees. I didn't look behind me because I knew it was Diana and Ruby and I needed some distance to think clearly.
When I reached the front of the large house, I was finally ready to face Ruby and Diana, but when I turned around, they were still standing next to the car.
“How in the world?” I whispered. I could have sworn that they were walking right behind me. I know I heard them walking behind me. All this talk of ghost and goblins, had me hearing things and imagining way too many things. I'd endure this haunted house excursion, I told myself, but as soon as it was over, I was going to go straight to bed. That's what I really wanted to do and clearly it was what I needed to do before I lost my mind.
I waved Ruby and Diana over, signaling to them that I was ready, not looking forward to it, but just ready.
“Hurry up. Let's get this over with.” I said as they approached.
“Are you sure?” Diana asked, approaching me tentatively.
I put my hand on her shoulder to reassure her that this wasn't the end of the world. “I'm only doing this because I know how much this means to you.”
Diana had a fascination with supernatural suspense. That, she didn't get from me. I could blame her father for that. He loved a good psychological suspense movie, while I preferred something lighter with a bit of humor. Go figure!
“We don't have to do this, if you don't want to,” Diana said.
I really didn't want to, but the look on her face convinced me to suck it up and see what this excursion was all about.
“I'll stay.” I said.
“Um, Mercy, your car is...” Ruby pointed to my car that decided to leak every fluid it contained right out onto the ground underneath it.
Why did this have to happen now?
“Happy birthday to me,” I grumbled as I rolled up my sleeves and rushed back over to the car to see what the damage was.
Ruby jogged up next to me. “I'll see if I can get a hold of a garage for you. No offense, but whatever it is you think you're going to be able to fix, isn't going to happen. I keep telling you to let this old girl go.”
I was no mechanic, but I'm pretty sure that a car wasn't supposed to smoke, and I might be wrong, but fluids weren't supposed to spill out of a car like a sieve.
“Now, what are we going to do?” I asked no one in particular and anyone who would listen.
“What happened here?” A tall, muscular gentleman walked up behind us, startling us.
“Oh, where did you come from?” I asked, swallowing my heart.
“I should ask you that. Your car is leaking fluid all over my yard.” The man stated the obvious, but at least he said it with a smile on his face. “I'm Aldo Green. You're on my property. Looks like your car has seen better days.”
Diana stepped forward, offering her hand, “Hi. I'm Diana and this is my mother and my aunt. We were scheduled to do the tour, then this happened.” She had a look of disgust on her face. She'd wanted me to get rid of this car ever since she was a grade schooler.
“Oh, which one of you is the birthday girl?” He asked, offering each of us his hand.
A woman walked up from the house. “The brunette with the friendly smile is our birthday girl.” She positioned herself between me and Diana. “You're the birthday girl, aren't you? Don't you worry; this tour will be painless. You'll learn all sorts of interesting information.”
Aldo made the introductions. “This is my wife, Thalia. She's what you call a 'psychic'.”
Now, I'd heard it all. Not only had Diana and Ruby cooked up a scheme that made my
I started walking, just to wrap my mind around what two of the people I loved the most in life had decided was best for me. I didn't pay any attention to the fact that I was heading straight for the foreboding structure and its occupants.
Behind me, I could hear the rustling through the grass and branches that had blown off trees. I didn't look behind me because I knew it was Diana and Ruby and I needed some distance to think clearly.
When I reached the front of the large house, I was finally ready to face Ruby and Diana, but when I turned around, they were still standing next to the car.
“How in the world?” I whispered. I could have sworn that they were walking right behind me. I know I heard them walking behind me. All this talk of ghost and goblins, had me hearing things and imagining way too many things. I'd endure this haunted house excursion, I told myself, but as soon as it was over, I was going to go straight to bed. That's what I really wanted to do and clearly it was what I needed to do before I lost my mind.
I waved Ruby and Diana over, signaling to them that I was ready, not looking forward to it, but just ready.
“Hurry up. Let's get this over with.” I said as they approached.
“Are you sure?” Diana asked, approaching me tentatively.
I put my hand on her shoulder to reassure her that this wasn't the end of the world. “I'm only doing this because I know how much this means to you.”
Diana had a fascination with supernatural suspense. That, she didn't get from me. I could blame her father for that. He loved a good psychological suspense movie, while I preferred something lighter with a bit of humor. Go figure!
“We don't have to do this, if you don't want to,” Diana said.
I really didn't want to, but the look on her face convinced me to suck it up and see what this excursion was all about.
“I'll stay.” I said.
“Um, Mercy, your car is...” Ruby pointed to my car that decided to leak every fluid it contained right out onto the ground underneath it.
Why did this have to happen now?
“Happy birthday to me,” I grumbled as I rolled up my sleeves and rushed back over to the car to see what the damage was.
Ruby jogged up next to me. “I'll see if I can get a hold of a garage for you. No offense, but whatever it is you think you're going to be able to fix, isn't going to happen. I keep telling you to let this old girl go.”
I was no mechanic, but I'm pretty sure that a car wasn't supposed to smoke, and I might be wrong, but fluids weren't supposed to spill out of a car like a sieve.
“Now, what are we going to do?” I asked no one in particular and anyone who would listen.
“What happened here?” A tall, muscular gentleman walked up behind us, startling us.
“Oh, where did you come from?” I asked, swallowing my heart.
“I should ask you that. Your car is leaking fluid all over my yard.” The man stated the obvious, but at least he said it with a smile on his face. “I'm Aldo Green. You're on my property. Looks like your car has seen better days.”
Diana stepped forward, offering her hand, “Hi. I'm Diana and this is my mother and my aunt. We were scheduled to do the tour, then this happened.” She had a look of disgust on her face. She'd wanted me to get rid of this car ever since she was a grade schooler.
“Oh, which one of you is the birthday girl?” He asked, offering each of us his hand.
A woman walked up from the house. “The brunette with the friendly smile is our birthday girl.” She positioned herself between me and Diana. “You're the birthday girl, aren't you? Don't you worry; this tour will be painless. You'll learn all sorts of interesting information.”
Aldo made the introductions. “This is my wife, Thalia. She's what you call a 'psychic'.”
Now, I'd heard it all. Not only had Diana and Ruby cooked up a scheme that made my
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