A Second Chance
Chapter Eight
Kevin started tearing books out of his bookcase and tossing them onto the
floor. He searched desperately for the thick, worn leather book with the
gold edged pages.
“Shit, it’s gotta be here,” he yelled out.
He turned and stared at the pile of books on the deep brown carpeted living
room floor. Kevin ran his hands through his hair, feeling the tears of
frustration building in his eyes. He was about to lose hope when his eyes fell
onto the book he was looking for, setting on the edge of his dining room
table.
Kevin grabbed the book and found the dark blue ribbon that marked the
spot he had last read: Nordan’s Disease Transference.
There it was for him, laid out in black and white on the parchment paper of
the old book.
“What have I done?” Kevin wailed as he read over the paper listing the
ingredients for the white powdered substance he slipped into Nick’s mug of
hot chocolate. “He trusted me..... he trusted me,” Kevin repeated.
The vision of Nick drinking the tainted hot chocolate kept popping into his
head, trying to dismiss the easy temptation of drowning his problems in
alcohol.
“I need to find help, I can’t do this on my own.”
As he picked the book up, a small white business card fluttered to the floor.
Setting the heavy book down onto the table, Kevin scooped the card from
the floor.
Starrie Journey: channeling and hexes (808) 476 - 5555
“I have to get help,” Kevin mumbled as he looked at the green print on the
card. He picked up his cordless phone and dialed the numbers on the front of
the card.
+Chapter Nine+