The Healers Chronicles: Origins
Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables
Reeks: Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables
S. H. Marpel
- The
- nightmares
- galloped
- roughshod
- through
- my
- dreamscapes.
- Every
- night,
- every
- nap.During
- my
- sleep-interrupted
- nights,
- they
- were
- waking
- my
- husband
- and
- even
- the
- children
- sometimes.Not
- that
- I
- could
- do
- a
- lot
- about
- them.That
- morning,
- I
- woke
- up
- alone
- in
- our
- bed.When
- I
- did
- sleep,
- it
- was
- always
- a
- hard
- one
- -
- nothing
- could
- wake
- me.
- His
- rising
- to
- work,
- and
- getting
- his
- own
- breakfast
- without
- me
- -
- that
- fueled
- my
- discontent.Dressing
- that
- morning,
- I
- saw
- the
- dark
- circles
- under
- my
- eyes
- and
- resolved
- -
- something
- had
- to
- be
- done.
- Today.Why
- they
- were
- coming
- had
- something
- to
- do
- with
- my
- amnesia.But
- I
- only
- wished
- the
- first
- memories
- weren't
- of
- my
- childhood
- home
- exploding
- in
- flame.Along
- with
- the
- idea
- I
- somehow
- caused
- all
- that...Excerpt:Arthur
- was
- gone
- when
- I
- woke
- up.Out
- of
- habit,
- I
- looked
- over
- at
- the
- calendar
- I'd
- hung
- on
- a
- nail
- in
- that
- wall.
- It
- was
- my
- 45th
- birthday.
- There
- had
- been
- forty-five
- days
- since
- I
- woke
- up
- here,
- without
- any
- past.
- I
- was
- supposed
- to
- be
- dead.
- But
- was
- very
- much
- alive.There
- were
- two
- things
- I
- was
- happy
- about
- that
- morning,
- even
- though
- my
- face
- wore
- a
- frown.One
- was
- being
- alive
- again.The
- other
- was
- being
- awake
- again.My
- dreams
- had
- been
- more
- and
- more
- depressing
- and
- violent.The
- girls
- were
- big
- enough
- to
- sleep
- in
- their
- own
- room
- now.
- So
- my
- husband
- Arthur
- was
- the
- only
- one
- I
- interrupted
- with
- my
- thrashing
- and
- yelling.
- I'd
- only
- screamed
- out
- loud
- once,
- according
- to
- him.He
- wasn't
- in
- bed
- with
- me.But
- I
- could
- hardly
- tell
- where
- he
- had
- slept,
- since
- the
- covers
- and
- sheets
- were
- all
- tossed
- and
- tangled.
- Pillows,
- too.
- A
- veritable
- storm
- had
- hit
- that
- quiet
- room.A
- storm
- that
- quit
- now
- that
- I
- was
- awake.Rising
- to
- dress,
- I
- looked
- at
- myself
- in
- the
- dresser
- mirror.Dark
- circled
- eyes
- stared
- back
- at
- me.
- Disheveled,
- long
- black
- wavy
- hair.
- A
- fright
- mask,
- for
- sure.Meaning
- –
- I
- had
- to
- do
- something
- to
- fix
- this.
- My
- life
- couldn't
- get
- much
- worse,
- so
- I
- had
- nothing
- to
- lose.Except
- two
- beautiful
- kids,
- and
- a
- loving,
- devoted
- husband.
- Between
- them,
- they'd
- saved
- my
- life
- and
- given
- me
- something
- to
- live
- for.-
- -
- -
- -I
- found
- him
- at
- the
- restaurant.
- My
- restaurant.
- Sitting
- with
- his
- parents,
- Jim
- and
- Sandy,
- all
- together
- for
- breakfast.
- All
- smiling
- and
- talking
- about
- family
- things,
- I
- imagined.
- Once
- I
- got
- through
- the
- front
- door
- with
- that
- dinging
- bell
- over
- it,
- they
- all
- looked
- up
- at
- me
- with
- those
- smiles,
- and
- I
- relaxed.I
- was
- surrounded
- by
- love,
- which
- pushed
- my
- worries
- to
- the
- back
- of
- my
- mind.Coming
- over
- to
- sit
- with
- them,
- Arthur
- got
- up
- to
- help
- me
- with
- my
- chair
- –
- not
- that
- he
- had
- to,
- but
- that's
- always
- appreciated.Some
- weeks
- ago,
- he'd
- quit
- asking
- me
- about
- how
- I
- slept.
- Probably
- because
- he
- knew.
- His
- holding
- me
- in
- his
- strong
- arms
- and
- broad
- shoulders
- was
- one
- of
- the
- only
- ways
- I
- could
- get
- to
- sleep
- again.Arthur's
- dad
- spoke
- first.
- "Molly,
- I
- think
- it's
- time
- we
- told
- you
- about
- the
- Lazurai
- history,
- as
- short
- as
- it
- is.
- All
- we
- know
- about
- how
- this
- is
- affecting
- you
- and
- the
- children."Arthur
- put
- his
- hand
- on
- mine.
- "Darling,
- those
- bad
- dreams
- could
- be
- from
- your
- life
- before
- you
- first
- woke
- up
- here.
- Your
- memories
- may
- be
- coming
- back."I
- tensed.
- "Meaning
- that
- the
- recurring
- vision
- of
- my
- home
- blowing
- up
- might
- have
- me
- to
- blame
- for
- it?"At
- least
- now
- it
- was
- all
- in
- the
- open.Scroll
- up
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