The Spirit Keeper
“Imogene said, still holding my hand. “Please.”
She ushered me to the couch, and I reluctantly took a seat next to her. Adrian was on my other side, and I took a small amount of comfort from his presence as he squeezed my other hand. My mouth began to water at the sight of the sandwiches laid out on the coffee table before us, and yet I was too nervous to eat. I noticed no one else was eating, either. Shyla was watching me with dark, focused eyes, and I struggled to hold her gaze. Judging by t...he tension in the room and by the way no one was really talking, I had this horrible feeling that what had happened in my bedroom was just the beginning. I began to tap my foot out of nervous reflex, wishing I could fast-forward through this day.
The warm hand on my knee startled me. “Be still,” Adrian whispered in my ear. I took a deep breath and willed my body to settle.
Shyla’s eyes cut to her grandmother, and Imogene answered the look with a slight inclination of her snowy head. Then Shyla stood, hands fisted at her sides, and cleared her throat.MoreLess
She ushered me to the couch, and I reluctantly took a seat next to her. Adrian was on my other side, and I took a small amount of comfort from his presence as he squeezed my other hand. My mouth began to water at the sight of the sandwiches laid out on the coffee table before us, and yet I was too nervous to eat. I noticed no one else was eating, either. Shyla was watching me with dark, focused eyes, and I struggled to hold her gaze. Judging by t...he tension in the room and by the way no one was really talking, I had this horrible feeling that what had happened in my bedroom was just the beginning. I began to tap my foot out of nervous reflex, wishing I could fast-forward through this day.
The warm hand on my knee startled me. “Be still,” Adrian whispered in my ear. I took a deep breath and willed my body to settle.
Shyla’s eyes cut to her grandmother, and Imogene answered the look with a slight inclination of her snowy head. Then Shyla stood, hands fisted at her sides, and cleared her throat.MoreLess
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