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blood boil, but now they have me in a supposed haunted house with a psychic. What was next, an exorcism?
Ruby must have sensed that I was on the cusp of saying something that wouldn't go over well. “Well, we've never met a real psychic before. I'm so sorry, but Mercy's car is on her last leg and it looks like we'll need to have her towed. I checked for local mechanics in the area and wasn't sure which one we should call. It sounds like they are a pretty good distance from us.”
Aldo said, “I can tow it for you. There's a shop not too far from here. The owner is retired, but he still takes jobs from time to time. I'm sure he'd have no problem giving you ladies a hand. I'll get his number for you. My phone's inside, so why don't you come on inside and make yourselves comfortable?”
I gulped. No way was I going inside with him. Now, after seeing who owned and operated this place, I didn't want any part of it and I was beginning to think that my car did me a favor by dying here. She wanted me to see the charlatans that were operating this place.
Diana took my arm. “Mom, they're trying to help us.”
Who was this child? Didn't she know better than to change locations? That's what I'd always heard, “Never let them move you to another location.”
“That's very nice of you, but I think, we'll just call the tow truck and head back to the B & B for the night. I'm plum out of excitement and on the verge of hysteria as it is right now. Thank you for the kind gesture, though.” I tried to sound as sincere as possible. It wasn't that I didn't appreciate their offer; I just wasn't in the mood to be held for ransom or worse. Besides, I'm pretty sure there weren't too many people in the world that would miss me.
All the people I had in the world, I could count on one hand give or take a finger and two of them were with me, so the chances of anyone interested in saving me were pretty slim. The odds were not in my favor at all.
“You're staying at The Felon House? That has to be fascinating. How are they treating you over there? What's happening now that poor Flynn is departed?” Thalia asked.
“It depends on who you ask,” Ruby started. “Mercy had some excitement last night, but other than that, things seem to be running pretty smoothly, all things considered.”
Thalia studied me with her large gray eyes. It was as if she could see what I was thinking and that scared me. Even I didn't want to know what I was thinking most of the time.
“You saw him? Did he say anything to you?” Thalia asked me.
Chills ran up my spine and, other than the fact that we standing yards away from the creepiest home I'd ever seen and my car all but died, I didn't know what it was about this woman that made me feel so uneasy.
“Who? Chip?” I asked, my voice shaking.
Thalia snickered, taking Aldo's arm. “See, I told you she saw him. I felt it the moment she stepped out of the car.”
“What are you talking about?” I asked. “What do you mean you felt it and who are you talking about?”
“Mom, don't be so paranoid. She's psychic, remember? I think its kind of cool, don't you? I'd love to have that ability.” Diana said. I couldn't believe she was encouraging this nonsense, but I didn't want to waste any more time or energy discussing it. Thalia was allowed to believe anything she wanted, just as long as it didn't involve me in any way.
Aldo put his arm around her shoulders. “Thalia, you're scaring them. That's enough of that. Anyway, I wonder how long the inspectors will let him operate without a cook. I heard she quit this afternoon. They said that she didn't agree with the way he wants to proceed. I guess having the funeral service there isn't such a bad idea, but he shouldn't make a party out of it. Selling tickets and inviting guests to do ghost tours isn't what he should be concentrating on right now.”
“The cook quit?” I didn't know
Ruby must have sensed that I was on the cusp of saying something that wouldn't go over well. “Well, we've never met a real psychic before. I'm so sorry, but Mercy's car is on her last leg and it looks like we'll need to have her towed. I checked for local mechanics in the area and wasn't sure which one we should call. It sounds like they are a pretty good distance from us.”
Aldo said, “I can tow it for you. There's a shop not too far from here. The owner is retired, but he still takes jobs from time to time. I'm sure he'd have no problem giving you ladies a hand. I'll get his number for you. My phone's inside, so why don't you come on inside and make yourselves comfortable?”
I gulped. No way was I going inside with him. Now, after seeing who owned and operated this place, I didn't want any part of it and I was beginning to think that my car did me a favor by dying here. She wanted me to see the charlatans that were operating this place.
Diana took my arm. “Mom, they're trying to help us.”
Who was this child? Didn't she know better than to change locations? That's what I'd always heard, “Never let them move you to another location.”
“That's very nice of you, but I think, we'll just call the tow truck and head back to the B & B for the night. I'm plum out of excitement and on the verge of hysteria as it is right now. Thank you for the kind gesture, though.” I tried to sound as sincere as possible. It wasn't that I didn't appreciate their offer; I just wasn't in the mood to be held for ransom or worse. Besides, I'm pretty sure there weren't too many people in the world that would miss me.
All the people I had in the world, I could count on one hand give or take a finger and two of them were with me, so the chances of anyone interested in saving me were pretty slim. The odds were not in my favor at all.
“You're staying at The Felon House? That has to be fascinating. How are they treating you over there? What's happening now that poor Flynn is departed?” Thalia asked.
“It depends on who you ask,” Ruby started. “Mercy had some excitement last night, but other than that, things seem to be running pretty smoothly, all things considered.”
Thalia studied me with her large gray eyes. It was as if she could see what I was thinking and that scared me. Even I didn't want to know what I was thinking most of the time.
“You saw him? Did he say anything to you?” Thalia asked me.
Chills ran up my spine and, other than the fact that we standing yards away from the creepiest home I'd ever seen and my car all but died, I didn't know what it was about this woman that made me feel so uneasy.
“Who? Chip?” I asked, my voice shaking.
Thalia snickered, taking Aldo's arm. “See, I told you she saw him. I felt it the moment she stepped out of the car.”
“What are you talking about?” I asked. “What do you mean you felt it and who are you talking about?”
“Mom, don't be so paranoid. She's psychic, remember? I think its kind of cool, don't you? I'd love to have that ability.” Diana said. I couldn't believe she was encouraging this nonsense, but I didn't want to waste any more time or energy discussing it. Thalia was allowed to believe anything she wanted, just as long as it didn't involve me in any way.
Aldo put his arm around her shoulders. “Thalia, you're scaring them. That's enough of that. Anyway, I wonder how long the inspectors will let him operate without a cook. I heard she quit this afternoon. They said that she didn't agree with the way he wants to proceed. I guess having the funeral service there isn't such a bad idea, but he shouldn't make a party out of it. Selling tickets and inviting guests to do ghost tours isn't what he should be concentrating on right now.”
“The cook quit?” I didn't know
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