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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They shivered as they switched on the overhead lights. The light bounced off the tiled surfaces, turning the room into a glittering cave. Windows were inset high into the walls, so those outside had no chance to see that it wasn't the usual pathologist at work that night. The smell of antiseptic made them wrinkle their noses. It burnt their throats with every breath.
'This isn't creepy at all,' Ash whispered, even though there was no one else in the building.
'Could be creepier.' Jess nodded to the thankfully unoccupied tables.
'I still think this is a bad idea.'
'Like you said. We're here now.' Jess put on a brave face.
Ash kept her negative opinion to herself and swung her backpack off her shoulder. She took out the simple pack of markers and handed one to Jess. Both got to their knees and drew an intricate circle around themselves as they'd practiced.
Ash withdrew a tub of salt, which made Jess roll her eyes.
'Just in case.'
'This is going to work,' urged Jess.
Once again, Ash fell silent. Her heart was hammering in her chest, and she felt queasy at the thought of what they were about to do.
'Can you sense if she's here?' Jess asked.
Ash's head tilted. 'There's something here.'
'What does it feel like when you sense them?'
'What does it feel like to you?' Ash countered, deftly avoiding eye contact with the corner of the room.
'Like there's a current running over my skin when they're near.' Jess waited patiently for Ash to reply.
'It's like a dead space,' she said finally. 'It's a space that I can't feel anything from. That's how I know they're there.'
'Like sonar in reverse,' Jess said.
Ash shook her shoulders out as if shaking away the bad feeling sinking through her skin. But no matter how she tried, she couldn't shake it away.
'I guess so,' she said uncertainly. 'You got the map?'
Jess held it up before sliding it outside their circle. 'You ready to do this?'
'Do you really want me to answer that?' Ash ground her teeth together.
'Good point.'
They both took off their binding jewellery and Ash winced as she placed her necklace and earrings on the floor beside her. She hadn't been without them since the incident with the men, and she was not happy to realise how much more potent her gift seemed to be.
She could sense the waves of energy floating off everything, even her sister. Even just standing on the tiled floors, she sensed the echoes of the past and future float just out of her sight. An errant laugh. A crash as a coffee mug was knocked off a table. The ringing of a cell phone.
