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I realized that if I wanted Sabine to get normal and Maryse to have her clingy moment with Luc, I had to do something. I closed my eyes and concentrated like I never had before, focusing my mind on the other side.

And they materialized!

One look at the young couple and I had no doubt they were Sabine’s parents. She looked just like them. I asked them if they’d come for me, but they shook their heads. Sabine’s father told me it wasn’t my time yet, then her mother said that with my help, they wanted their daughter to see them.

I didn’t think for a minute it would work, but I concentrated like they told me to and—holy shit—they appeared right there in the middle of Sabine’s shop. Well, not them, exactly…more like a shimmery vision, but it was an exact replica of the couple before me.

I got excited and the vision and the real ghosts started to fade. I beckoned for them to stay longer, but they just gave me sad smiles and faded into the distance. The vision gave one final glowing pulse then disappeared. The entire exchange hadn’t lasted but a few seconds.

But it had been enough for Sabine.

It was all I could do to hold in my celebration until I got outside on the sidewalk. Then a second later, Maryse stepped outside and stared at me.

Busted.

To distract her, I made a comment about wanting to see Luc’s butt and how their impending hookup would make that a good possibility. While she was too flustered to attack, I ducked into the beauty shop. Hey, sometimes the coward’s way out was still the easiest.

Wherein Helena is happy…for the moment

I spent several hours at the beauty shop, listening to all the biddies gossip about the happenings. I was pleased that everyone had nice things to say about Maryse and seemed relieved that she was okay. Everyone was shocked about Johnny, but that didn’t surprise me. Hell, I was shocked that Johnny turned out to be the killer and I’m the most jaded person in Mudbug.

Surprisingly, they had a couple of nice things to say about me now that the rumor that I had been murdered was circulating. They all seemed somewhat disappointed at the news that it probably hadn’t been Harold who’d killed me. Apparently, they liked Harold even less than they’d liked me.

So in death, I’d finally managed to get a little respect and sympathy from the Mudbug women. Better too late than never, I suppose.

When I left the beauty shop, I saw Maryse and Luc across the street, and it didn’t take a paranormal experience to know how they’d spent their afternoon. I was pleased that Maryse had taken my words to heart. She had a great life ahead of her.

I’d give her another day to enjoy it before I pushed her to start investigating again.

The End

Coming June 2013 – Helena’s back!

Resurrection in Mudbug

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Jana DeLeon grew up among the bayous and ‘gators of southwest Louisiana. She’s never stumbled across a mystery like one of her heroines but is still hopeful. She lives in Dallas, Texas with a menagerie of animals and not a single ghost.

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