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 hell?”
He asked out loud.
“It was just a dream,” he said relieved; just what I
feared he would say.
He got out of bed to prepare for work.
I watched Robert closely; looking for any sign of him
believing me.
For the most part, he seemed to go about his day as he
normally did.
He sped off on his bike; heading to the police station
in the bitter cold.
I had no way of knowing if Robert decided to look me up
online while at work.
I could only hope as I grabbed my broom and took off.
I would have followed him to work and observed him
there; but Doreen had some important clients coming in today and needed my
assistance as her medium.
Back at home after work; Robert didn’t seem any
different.
I knew that it was only a matter of time before Elaina
emerged from the basement. I wanted more than anything for Robert to check the
internet before she was once again in his midst; clouding his judgment.
I was about ready to give up as the sun finished
setting.
Then it happened…Robert was walking past the fireplace
when he suddenly stopped and stared at it.
His eyes grazed over the scorch marks on the floor. He was no doubt informed of the fire that
burned it when he bought the home, but I doubted that he was told that I had
died there.
Robert walked over to his computer.
I watched as he quickly turned on the power and loaded
up the internet. He was going to learn
the truth.
“What was her name again? Janice…no Joan…no…” He paused as if in deep
thought.
“Josephina,” I whispered in his ear.
“Josephina,” He said. “Josephina Gates,” he repeated as
he resumed typing.
I smiled; thinking that maybe he actually heard my whisper.
He hit search and found my name amongst the list of
search results.
My pictured popped up.
“Oh my God, that’s her,” Robert said to himself.
He read the headline, “Moonlight Falls Woman Dies in
House Fire.”
Robert read on, “Twenty-four year old woman, Josephina
Gates, was found dead in her home at 204 Lakeside Drive when firefighters
responded to a call from a passerby who smelled smoke coming out of Ms. Gate’s
home. Firefighters found Ms. Gates alone
in her bed when they arrived. Initially
it was believe that Ms. Gates died of smoke inhalation in her sleep, but once
her body was examined, it was apparent that she suffered from severe burns and
died after retreating to her bed.”
“Why would I dream about her?” Robert asked himself after reading the rest
of the article. He still didn’t quite
get it.
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