Beach Girls (36 page)

Why shouldn't they imagine such things? Catherine had herself, at one time. Her eyes on those windows, she felt a cold tingle down her spine. It gripped her as if she were being electrocuted, wouldn't let her move or look away. There were ghosts in the street tonight; she closed her eyes tight, trying to feel the one she loved, beg it to visit her tonight in the attic.

The season was here again. December, once such a source of joy and delight, had become a time of sorrow and pain—Catherine didn't celebrate at all. It brought nothing but sad memories—she wanted to rush through the pre-holiday craziness.

Shaking herself free of the shiver and such thoughts, she ran up the front stairs to close the door behind her and pull the covers over her head.

BEACH GIRLS
A Bantam Book / August 2004

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