Free The Spirit Who Loved Me: Spirit Whispers Book One by Stacey Virginia Longmuir Page A

she kept saying I was not. That was okay by me though; I was in the best, most wonderful dream ever, and I didn’t want it to end.
     
    “Everything that has life has Spirit; goes for you, for me, the trees, the grass, animals, all that lives,” She paused. “Spirit is the energy animating us, and in a sense, what binds us together as well, for all souls are connected through this way. It’s our Godliness.” She paused as I sat silently.
     
    “So, now for the real reason I brought you here. When I was living and breathing on your Earth, I was entrusted to help the souls in and around Chatham County. All over the world, you’ll find there is a special network of people doing this. Most of the time my job entailed helping lost souls cross over, passing messages to loved ones, and protecting these souls from parasitic entities.” She was nodding her head. “Ummhmmm. Yes ma’am, the souls near the home place have been waiting for you, Krystal. I am passing my God given gift down to you.”
     
    “Gift? What gift?”
     
    “You will see the world through new eyes. You’ve seen glimpses, heard glimpses before, you remember?”
     
    “You know about that?” I felt dumbfounded as you could be, even after all the hoopla of magic picnic baskets, waving trees, and grandmothers risen from the dead. And now I’m supposed to deal with parasitic entities?
     
    “Oh, yes, sugar. You are already more powerful than most coming into the job. It’s going to take some practice and work at first,” she tapped her finger to her lips, “to be able to shield yourself so that only what is important comes through. But you won’t be alone. Your Spirit Guides and teachers will assist you every single step of the way, as will I.”
     
    “Why me? Why not mom?” I said with a shake of my head. I had no idea to what to think, what to feel about this turn of events.
     
    “You have always been my successor. It was decided long ago, but that’s really a story for another time when you’ll understand it better. Besides, your natural abilities are stronger, and with your mother being married to Bobby, well, I’m sure you understand.”
     
    And I did. “Um, okay. So, how am I supposed to find these Spirit Guide people?”
     
    She put her arms around me, and looked down into my face, her eyes brimming with compassion. “Oh, you won’t need to find them, dear. They’re already with you.”
     
    She began to glow brighter and brighter as each second passed. “Send my love to your mom. And don’t worry, Krystal. You’ll be amazing. Happy Birthday, sugar, time to open up.” She placed one of her thumbs on the middle of my forehead, her touch so hot it almost burned. “I love you. Now, off you go.” And she became brighter even, until I was blinded by her white light.
     
    I began to feel a sensation of drifting, just like falling asleep, and then there was nothing but pitch blackness.
     

 
    Chapter 10
     

     
    I woke with a start, my eyes darting open. My breath came in tiny gasps. What a strange dream, I thought, snuggling deep down into my warm blankets. It had been so nice to see Granny, though, even in a dream. I looked around my bedroom, my view sideways as my head lay on my pillow, the stillness of night heavy around me. My alarm clock read 2:22 AM.
     
    “Well, happy birthday to me,” I whispered. I had been born at 2:20 in the morning. I sat up, rubbing my forehead, which felt weird and tingly. I was now seventeen. I glanced up and froze, too afraid to move a muscle. A boy stood on the other side of my bedroom, looking out my window. I watched him as I debated what to do. I could scream and hope Bobby or Mom heard me, or I could call 911. I slowly reached out to my bedside table where my new cell phone lay, quietly tip toeing my fingers over the cheap particle wood and clutter until it was in my grasp.
     
    “You don’t need to do that.”
     
    His voice should have come from the other side of the room, instead,