AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“You’re going back to Manteo?”
I didn’t want to lie to her, but I needed to get out of there as soon as possible. “Yes.”
She emerged from the kitchen and walked closer to me. “Ellie, I beg you to consider what I’ve said. I think if you’re honest with yourself, you’ll see that I’m right.” She pulled me into a hug. “Just know I care about you and my door is always open.”
“Okay.” Her body felt piping hot next to mine, and no matter how upset I was with her, I was still worried about her health. “Are you sure you’re not sick? You feel like you have a fever.”
“I’m fine. It’s just hormones. I’ve been having hot flashes, embarrassing though that is.” Her smile tightened. “You scoot and take care of Claire.” She moved toward the front door and opened it.
“Okay.” My breakfast weighed ten pounds in my stomach. I couldn’t bear to leave with things like this between us, but I wasn’t sure how to fix the situation. “Take care, Myra.”
“You too.”
I walked through the door and my hand burned again as I passed through the threshold. I turned around to mention it to Myra, but she’d already closed the door.
Whatever was on the door was messing with my mark.
I pulled out my phone and took multiple pictures to show David, then practically ran out to the car and slid behind the wheel. Once I had the door shut, I gave in to my storm of emotions and let the tears flow freely down my cheeks. I wanted to dismiss everything she’d said, but the problem was that I could see some truth in it. But how much was truth and how much was overprotectiveness?
My phone buzzed again.
I answered this time and Claire sounded beyond irritated. “Ellie, I’m sorry, but she’s bugging the shit out of me. She won’t leave me alone until I talk to you.”
I shuddered in confusion. “Who’s bugging you?”
“My ghost.” I could practically hear her roll her eyes. “The one that thinks you need to move out. She won’t leave me alone until I tell you something.”
I wiped the tears off my cheeks and started the car. “And what’s that?”
Claire paused. “She says you need to leave your house and you needhim.”
“Him who?” I asked as I started to pull out of my parking space.
“David. She’s very upset. She insists that you need him.”
My head grew fuzzy, so I pulled back between the lines, shifting the car back into park. “How did she know?”
“Know what?”
“That Myra was giving me a huge guilt trip about selling the inn and being with David. She asked me to move to Durham with her and start taking college classes.”
“What?That’s the craziest idea ever. That doesn’t sound like her at all.”
“I know…”
“She’s probably lonely, Ellie. Sure, she’s got an exciting new job and a boyfriend, but she’s left her entire life behind. I bet she misses you and this is her way of trying to get you back.”
“Maybe…”
“Plus, my ghost is adamant that you need David.”
I laughed even as tears burned my eyes. “Too bad your ghost isn’t Myra.” I sucked in a deep breath to get control. “Can you see your ghost yet? Do you know who she is?”
“No.” She sounded frustrated. “And I still struggle to understand her. Her words are often garbled. But I do know it’s aher, and she’s quite persistent in regards to you.”
“And you think we can trust her?”
“Yes. I can feel her concern for you. So put Myra’s words out of your head.”
