A Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade 03 - in Hot Water
“Inside was a hodgepodge of trinkets, books, and cats. The furniture was worn to the point of exhaustion. Plants were at every available window. There was an odd aroma of tobacco and herbs that teased her nose.
She’d expected the old woman to follow her. Instead, she stood at the doorway. “Shoo!” The woman waved her arms at Eric. “Go away. You’ll have to wait outside.”
Eric tried again to walk inside, this time through the open doorway. He bounced off it the same way. “Stella?”
Madam... Emery slammed the door in his face. “Now that’s better. If there’s one thing I don’t need, it’s some pesky poltergeist hanging around my house.” She smiled at Stella, her thin brown face becoming a mass of wrinkles. “Would you like some tea?”
“Sure.” Stella glanced at the closed door again. “How did you do that? And how did you know he was there?”
“When you’ve been around ghosts as long as I have you can always see them.”MoreLess
She’d expected the old woman to follow her. Instead, she stood at the doorway. “Shoo!” The woman waved her arms at Eric. “Go away. You’ll have to wait outside.”
Eric tried again to walk inside, this time through the open doorway. He bounced off it the same way. “Stella?”
Madam... Emery slammed the door in his face. “Now that’s better. If there’s one thing I don’t need, it’s some pesky poltergeist hanging around my house.” She smiled at Stella, her thin brown face becoming a mass of wrinkles. “Would you like some tea?”
“Sure.” Stella glanced at the closed door again. “How did you do that? And how did you know he was there?”
“When you’ve been around ghosts as long as I have you can always see them.”MoreLess
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