Robert jumped awake and looked directly in my direction. I doubted that he saw me, but I decided to leave his view. I didn’t want to overwhelm him. I needed what I told him to sink in. He looked around confused; like he didn’t know where he was. “What the…
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The spinning stopped and I was in the spiritual realm. My stomach was flipping because I was excited with anticipation about something, but I couldn’t remember what. What was I here to do? Then I heard someone approaching. From the footsteps and steady breathing, I knew it wasn’t…
My encounter with Elaina made me desperate. She now had all the ammunition she needed to hurt me; through Robert. Luckily it was close to dawn and Elaina had retreated underground to rest. There had to be something that I could do; especially when she was in her most vulnerable…
That evening, as I left the fortune teller’s caravan, the full moon greeted me. I had a feeling that it meant something; that it was there just for me somehow. I didn’t dwell on it too long. It was evening and I had to get home quickly as possible to…
Although Robert was basically rejecting Elaina’s advances for now, I knew that it wouldn’t last long. It would only make her more aggressive. I wouldn’t be able to relax for even a moment. If I was sent here to safeguard this man, that’s exactly what I intended to do. Elaina…
“Is that an invitation?” Elaina asked in response to Robert’s question . She was dripping wet as if she had been standing in the rain for a while. I had the impression that she was outside when Annie was here. Did she realize that I was trying to get them…
So far, my planned worked. When Robert arrived home, Annie was sitting in the rocking chair on the porch. He hesitated there in the pouring rain. He finally climbed the porch; staring at Annie the whole time, most likely trying to figure out why she was there. Without…
I fed Doreen everything that I needed her to say to Annie. I sat back in my chair, hoping that Annie was not sensitive enough to detect my presence in the room. Doreen seemed very nervous as she waited. “You know this is highly unethical,” she reminded me; her voice…
The Elaina problem was on the forefront of my mind the next day at the fortune teller’s caravan. While Doreen was busy chatting about work, I was listening, yet not listening. Elaina was out to get Robert, but there was nothing I could physically do to her. …
Robert had the look of a man longing as he stared at Elaina. He pulled her closer into an embrace. She reacted with a satisfied smile. She knew that she had him. “Elaina…I know it sounds crazy, but I know you could make me happy again.” He said sounding so…