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assess the situation. Walter was standing at the opposite side of the room looking angry and perplexed. This had to be very difficult for him. Marion turned to Walter.
“Would you tell me what has happened?”
Walter moved to a nearby Queen Anne chair and sat. “I came back with the sandwiches and the girls had come home. They were upset about the dog being gone, Addy had been drinking so it didn’t take much to upset her.”
At the mention of her drinking, Adele started sobbing. Catherine began to glow more intensely, which Walter couldn’t see. Marion held up a hand to Walter to stop him.
She turned to Catherine, “We did what was best for Hazel. She was neglected, fed, but not loved.” She paused to gauge the effect on both mother and daughter, “Hazel’s deceased owner was lingering because her dog was lonely. I think you can understand that, Catherine.” She hesitated as Catherine started to fade a little.
Once again she turned to Walter, “Is that all that was discussed?”
“No, I uh, I felt it might be best to…” he was hesitant to say how the argument turned combative.
Catherine moved toward Walter and said, “Say it! Say what you threatened her with!”
Walter was still trying to find the right words and could not hear Catherine. Marion gave him a minute and said, “Catherine wants you to tell me what you threatened her mother with.”
Walter looked up startled and said, “I thought it best the girls live somewhere else. Why can’t I see Cathy?”
“Her mom can see her because they have a special connection. Where are the girls now?” Marion looked around to see if they were trying to get out of the line of fire.
“They’re in their rooms,” Walter replied. “I would never speak of this in front of them.” He seemed to be trying to put his position in perspective. He was there to help, not hinder, and would not upset them for any reason.
Marion looked to Adele but she seemed too inebriated to be of any help. She was unsure whether Catherine could understand her mother’s condition. There was too much stress here, and Adele had mentioned earlier that she wasn’t equipped to care for young people.
“Catherine, please help us help your mom. She is unable to care for your girls right now. Maybe alcohol rehab would help her do what she wants to do for you.”
Marion looked to Walter and he nodded. Catherine seemed to be considering the suggestion. She drifted over to where her mother sat and looked at her closely. She turned back to Marion and asked, “Why are you here?”
“I need your help. We want to stop the man you are haunting but we don’t want him killed. ”
Catherine glowed brighter, “Don’t get in my way!”
“I have to try, for your sake,” Marion replied. She needed to make Catherine understand she was on her side.
“My sake?”
“Yes, to save your soul.”
Catherine laughed. “I’m dead. You need not worry about my soul.”
Marion knew this wouldn’t be easy. “You haven’t forgotten your Sunday school lessons, have you?” She looked at Walter for a sign as to whether Catherine had any such lessons.
Walter rubbed the whiskers on his face. He had a pretty good day’s growth there. He said, “Catherine attended Sunday school every week since the family started bringing her to church. You can’t tell me she could forget her religious upbringing! She was a good girl and Addy and Bill did their best to make her that way.”
“So if you are still here, I assume you haven’t yet been judged. Catherine, don’t do anything to negatively affect your eternal life. Let me help put that man away. Let me help your mother. Walter and I are eager to help your children’s situation.” She turned to
“Would you tell me what has happened?”
Walter moved to a nearby Queen Anne chair and sat. “I came back with the sandwiches and the girls had come home. They were upset about the dog being gone, Addy had been drinking so it didn’t take much to upset her.”
At the mention of her drinking, Adele started sobbing. Catherine began to glow more intensely, which Walter couldn’t see. Marion held up a hand to Walter to stop him.
She turned to Catherine, “We did what was best for Hazel. She was neglected, fed, but not loved.” She paused to gauge the effect on both mother and daughter, “Hazel’s deceased owner was lingering because her dog was lonely. I think you can understand that, Catherine.” She hesitated as Catherine started to fade a little.
Once again she turned to Walter, “Is that all that was discussed?”
“No, I uh, I felt it might be best to…” he was hesitant to say how the argument turned combative.
Catherine moved toward Walter and said, “Say it! Say what you threatened her with!”
Walter was still trying to find the right words and could not hear Catherine. Marion gave him a minute and said, “Catherine wants you to tell me what you threatened her mother with.”
Walter looked up startled and said, “I thought it best the girls live somewhere else. Why can’t I see Cathy?”
“Her mom can see her because they have a special connection. Where are the girls now?” Marion looked around to see if they were trying to get out of the line of fire.
“They’re in their rooms,” Walter replied. “I would never speak of this in front of them.” He seemed to be trying to put his position in perspective. He was there to help, not hinder, and would not upset them for any reason.
Marion looked to Adele but she seemed too inebriated to be of any help. She was unsure whether Catherine could understand her mother’s condition. There was too much stress here, and Adele had mentioned earlier that she wasn’t equipped to care for young people.
“Catherine, please help us help your mom. She is unable to care for your girls right now. Maybe alcohol rehab would help her do what she wants to do for you.”
Marion looked to Walter and he nodded. Catherine seemed to be considering the suggestion. She drifted over to where her mother sat and looked at her closely. She turned back to Marion and asked, “Why are you here?”
“I need your help. We want to stop the man you are haunting but we don’t want him killed. ”
Catherine glowed brighter, “Don’t get in my way!”
“I have to try, for your sake,” Marion replied. She needed to make Catherine understand she was on her side.
“My sake?”
“Yes, to save your soul.”
Catherine laughed. “I’m dead. You need not worry about my soul.”
Marion knew this wouldn’t be easy. “You haven’t forgotten your Sunday school lessons, have you?” She looked at Walter for a sign as to whether Catherine had any such lessons.
Walter rubbed the whiskers on his face. He had a pretty good day’s growth there. He said, “Catherine attended Sunday school every week since the family started bringing her to church. You can’t tell me she could forget her religious upbringing! She was a good girl and Addy and Bill did their best to make her that way.”
“So if you are still here, I assume you haven’t yet been judged. Catherine, don’t do anything to negatively affect your eternal life. Let me help put that man away. Let me help your mother. Walter and I are eager to help your children’s situation.” She turned to
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