Free Soul Eater by Lorraine Kennedy

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CHAPTER SIX
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    Blinking rapidly, Jenna stared around the room. The sun was just coming up, straining to chase away the darkness. She sat at her dressing table, the watch still in her hands. Now the time was moving forward normally.
    Looking down at her feet, she noticed that she was wearing slippers, the same ones she had worn when she was a teen. Down the hall she could hear the shower running and her dad, whistling like he always did while showering. Hadn't he come home to shower that morning after being call into work in the middle of the night?
    She caught the sound of cupboard doors opening and shutting in the kitchen. Reaching down, she picked up the drawer and put it back on its track. She then placed the watch inside and shoved it closed. Getting to her feet, she stepped slowly to her bedroom door. Looking back at her dressing table, she noticed that she hadn't closed the drawer completely.
    "Jenna, are you coming to eat?” Sharon Claremont called to her.
    This couldn't be real. It couldn't be happening. Her head felt as if it would explode. Stepping into the kitchen, she stared wide-eyed at her mother.
    "Good Lord girl, you look as if you've seen a ghost."
    "Where's Tina?” Jenna asked.
    "She left early, she...."
    "Had an exam at school,” Jenna finished for her.
    "Are you feeling okay?” Sharon reached over to feel her forehead for fever.
    "What is today?"
    "Well it's Friday."
    "No, the date."
    "June 8th, you know that. Your birthday was just a few days ago.” Her mother's forehead wrinkled, expressing her confusion.
    Jenna's thoughts were in a whirlwind. Somehow, someway she'd been sent back to a time before her nightmare began. Or was any of that ever real?
    Her father would come out of the bathroom any moment now, and then the phone would ring. Just like a movie she'd watched a dozen times, the scene unfolded just like she knew it would.
    How long did she have to change it, twelve, maybe fourteen hours? Jenna ran back to her room.
    "Aren't you going to eat breakfast?” Sharon asked as she was leaving the kitchen.
    "I'm not hungry,” she called over her shoulder.
    Stalling for time until she knew her parents were gone, she got into the shower and dressed. Jenna stayed in her room until she heard her mother's car pull out of the driveway. She then raced into her sister's room, hoping against all odds that she would have Brody's number in there somewhere.
    After going through all of Tina's drawers, she was just thinking she might have to come up with another plan when she spied her sister's purse sitting on her nightstand.
    That was right. Tina had come home that day complaining that she'd been in such a hurry she'd forgotten her purse. Inside was Tina's little address book. Jenna quickly found Brody's number and wrote it on her hand.
    Making a beeline for the phone in the living room, she stopped short of dialing the number. It dawned on her that in the current time he doesn't really know her. What could she say to him?
    Shaking, she dialed the number. It rang several times and she was almost surprised when she heard his voice come on the line.
    "Hello,"
    "Is this Brody Silver Wolf?"
    "Yeah, who's this?"
    "This is Jenna Claremont. I have to talk to you about the Soul Eater,” she blurted out the first thing that came to her mind.
    There was a long silence and when he spoke, she could detect the caution in his voice. “How do you know about that?"
    "We need to talk. It's a matter of life and death. Can you meet me somewhere?"
    He cleared his throat before answering. “Sure, where?"
    "The mine on Eerie Mountain,” she told him, not wanting to waste any time.
    "That's too dangerous."
    "Bring your gun. You're a police officer aren't you?"
    "How did you know that?"
    "You know how I know. You also know that your little brother will be in grave danger very soon. My family is, as well, so let's not waste anymore time, please."
    "I'll pick you up in front of