Rest in Peace
Rest in Peace
“The book fell from Dakota’s hands. As she jumped off the couch and reached out for Lucy, her eyes shot straight to the window.
“What! Where?”
But Lucy didn’t hear. She was frozen helplessly in place, unaware of anything now but a misty pane of glass and shimmering pinpricks of light and a blanket of nighttime shadows in the courtyard just outside . . .
The deserted courtyard outside.
“I—” From some dreamlike place, she felt Dakota trying to pull her down again. “Didn’t you see him?”
“Lucy, ther...e’s nobody out there.”
“No, there is. Was! I saw him!”
“Lucy?” Dakota tugged at her again. “Come on, sit down. Let me get you some fresh coffee.”
But Lucy brushed her aside and ran for the door. Ignoring a startled glance from Mr. Montana, she hurried out to make a hasty search of the courtyard. A raw breeze swept down the alley, stinging through her clothes. It snaked through the wind chimes and played a macabre melody.
“Byron?” Lucy called.
You’re losing your mind; you know Byron’s dead.MoreLess
“What! Where?”
But Lucy didn’t hear. She was frozen helplessly in place, unaware of anything now but a misty pane of glass and shimmering pinpricks of light and a blanket of nighttime shadows in the courtyard just outside . . .
The deserted courtyard outside.
“I—” From some dreamlike place, she felt Dakota trying to pull her down again. “Didn’t you see him?”
“Lucy, ther...e’s nobody out there.”
“No, there is. Was! I saw him!”
“Lucy?” Dakota tugged at her again. “Come on, sit down. Let me get you some fresh coffee.”
But Lucy brushed her aside and ran for the door. Ignoring a startled glance from Mr. Montana, she hurried out to make a hasty search of the courtyard. A raw breeze swept down the alley, stinging through her clothes. It snaked through the wind chimes and played a macabre melody.
“Byron?” Lucy called.
You’re losing your mind; you know Byron’s dead.MoreLess
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