Two estranged sisters must use their paranormal gifts to prove themselves innocent when a college student goes missing.
Having escaped her dysfunctional past, Jess has been quietly enjoying her normal college experience. But all that changed the ni...
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Jess contemplated going back inside and taking a seat. Her sister didn't seem concerned about getting arrested, and if she was right, she'd be walking free before the end of the day. It seemed more that the police wanted to show they were doing something. A big public arrest would do just that.
She wished Laura had been there with her knowledge of the law. It seemed wrong that her sister was being penalised for her background.
But there's also the antagonistic relationship between her and Pastor Jim, Jess thought. Clearly, it was more important than her sister had made out if the police were willing to arrest her over it.
'Jess? Is everything okay? I heard them say your name over the speaker?'
She turned to see Daryl rushing towards her wearing a tracksuit. There wasn't time to answer before he crushed her to his solid chest in a comforting hug.
To her surprise, Jess felt tears gather in the corner of her eyes. A feeling of loneliness washed through her so hard it left her reeling.
She'd never particularly felt alone. She was a person who enjoyed her own company, most often over the company of others. But seeing her sister being driven off had hit her harder than she expected.
When she'd left her family behind to go to university, she hadn't looked back. This was her dream. She was finally going to build the life that she had always wanted.
She was going to graduate, get a stable job, find a small house that she could make her own, and settle down with someone loyal that she could rely on. There would be no more RV parks. No more money obtained from shady places. And no more moving every couple of months when the good card games dried up.
The plan was set, and not once had she ever factored her sister into the equation.
And now she was crying in a car park because she was actually worried about her.
She clung to Daryl for a little longer than she would usually before pulling away and wiping the tears from her cheek.
'I'm okay,' she reassured him.
Daryl didn't look convinced. 'I saw the police leaving. Was this about the other name that was called out before yours?'
'My sister,' Jess explained.
'You never mentioned you had a sister.' Daryl frowned.
'I don't talk about her. We're not close.'
'So what's she doing here?'
'That's our fault. The police called her to pick me up.'
'Wait, your sister is the hippie woman who was hugging you yesterday?'
Jess snorted at the way he'd described her sister. 'That's her. She just got taken to the station for questioning.'
