When Kay went down to make herself some tea and toast, Edith was still haunting the kitchen, drifting between the sink and the worktop. Kay manoeuvred herself around her until she realised it didn’t make any difference, and Edith passed through her anyway, which was a strange but not unpleasant feeling, like a surge of energy. She had never experienced that with Maurice or Spotty the rabbit, and Robert and the old lady stayed in their respective places, not once getting in her way.
After the initial resentment Kay felt at the invasion by next door’s ghosts, she found herself looking for their friendly faces at the window when she arrived home from work. They were company during the long winter nights, and the ghost cat and rabbit provided entertainment when the power failed. The only thing that was missing was someone to talk to since, apart from the cat, the ghosts remained silent and never tried to communicate other than with an occasional smile.
And then Kay met Ian. He worked in the same office building and parked in the space next to hers. One cold, dark evening she tried to start her car and found that the battery was flat. She must have forgotten to switch the lights off that morning. She phoned for roadside assistance and was informed that the waiting time was anything up to four hours. It was freezing cold, there was ice on the windscreen, and her fingers ached inside her woollen gloves. As she adjusted her scarf to trap some of the heat escaping from her collar, she noticed a tall, dark, quite attractive man heading across the car park towards her car. He stopped and smiled through her window. She wound it down a couple of inches.
“Is everything all right?” he asked. “I’m Ian. I work on the ground floor and noticed you’ve been sitting in your car for at least half an hour. Is there anything I can help you with?”
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What a delightful little story. I’m glad Kay found some live company in the end.
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Thank you, Suzanne.
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Oh no! I want to know more about Ian and what happened next and how it might tie into the ghosts.
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Back again next Sunday!
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Yes, and….
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More to come next week.
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I can’t wait to see how Ian fit’s in Kay’s story, how he reacts to the ghosts and they to him if they get to meet! Also, I’m all smiles for Kay. It is always nice to meet new people (who still breathe).
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Kay was lonely.😓
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Very. I’m glad that she doesn’t have to be anymore. I so go hope Ian is as warm (and prospectively cuddly) as he seems right now.
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I suspect Ian will help her with several things. Delightful read.
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Thank you, Myrna!
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Loving this tale … and thinking I might love Ian as well. Next?
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🙂
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Love a good ghost story like this :). Wonder how it develops further with Ian
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Thank you, Marja.
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Intriguing! How is she going to explain the ghosts to him? Or won’t he see them? Eagerly awaiting these answers next episode!
Kim, I belatedly posted a photo of my frangipani covering the wall, especially for you, if you can find time for a quick hop back to my post to look.
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Thank you, Rosemary! Only a couple of episodes left for answers.
Your frangispani looks delightful! Does it smell as good as it looks?
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Sure does!
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