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take her mind away from the unsettling dreams and memories that kept her up at night. Emily slowly removed the lid as Grace sat beside her with expectant eyes.
“Books,” Grace exclaimed, breaking the silence. “There are books in the box.” Grace released her breath and went back to organizing her side of the room.
Emily relaxed as well. “Were you expecting something else?” They looked at each other.
“Who would send you these books?” Grace asked.
Emily shrugged. Each book was neatly covered and they had to open one to see what contents were inside. There were books of criminology from authors both old and new. The texts varied from modern writers to vintage editions dating back as far as 1939. Both girls started turning the pages in a rhythmic manner. They carefully checked out every book, not knowing what to expect inside the strange tomes. The collection included books which Emily had only dreamed of holding in her hands since they were too expensive for her student budget. Now all of a sudden, they were all hers. Emily looked at Grace delightfully, still bewildered and not knowing what to say.
“Can you believe this?” Grace asked.
“I don’t know what to say,” Emily replied.
At that very moment, they found something else that astounded them. Along with books of criminology, there were books of necromancy and spiritual evocation. Now that was something the girls did not expect and there was more than just one book on the subject. Several of these dark books were old or worn out and looked as if they were from a time long ago. Each manuscript came with detailed graphic descriptions on how to evoke spirits and souls or how to relate to them on the physical plane.
“This parcel can’t be for you,” Grace logically concluded. “You don’t even believe in ghosts or spirits.”
“But the package had my name on it,” Emily rebuffed.
She was confused, but definitely intrigued by the collection. It was true that she didn’t believe in life after death or ghosts, but apparently someone thought otherwise. She was a pragmatist and skeptic by nature. She deduced everything through scientific investigation and believed there was always a logical reason for the unexplainable mysteries of life. People who knew her were obviously aware of her beliefs. She wasn’t afraid during her first year at the university when the upper classmen pulled a scary prank on the freshmen. They dressed up in ski masks and jumped out at everyone on the university terrace. Emily was never afraid to go anywhere alone and wasn’t scared of the dark for that matter. She worked for long hours by herself in the library and went places without anyone’s company. Therefore, this turn of events perplexed her greatly.
Perhaps it’s just another stupid prank , she thought to herself.
Emily was at her wits end and tried to figure out who the sender could be. Both the girls turned the pages of the books to find any clue that would lead them to the identity of the sender, but it was of no avail. Just that quickly, it had become somewhat of an unsolved mystery.
Emily was looking frantically through the pages when she heard Grace say, “Spirits, hear my cry, I summon you from the other side to come to me and cross the great divide.”
“What are you doing?” Emily balked. She was angry.
“I was just reading a line from this book,” Grace said. She continued, “It even says that when you…” Her speech was cut off when Emily snatched the book from her hand and slammed it against the floor. “Grace, not in our room,” she said. “You don’t know how these things work and I don’t believe in them, so stop it.”
“I didn’t mean to offend you, but, Emily, are you so sure that you understand everything? There are a lot of things beyond our comprehension, things that can’t be explained by logic alone. So why negate them completely?”
“Grace, you and I have been friends for too long, so don’t tell me this now,
“Books,” Grace exclaimed, breaking the silence. “There are books in the box.” Grace released her breath and went back to organizing her side of the room.
Emily relaxed as well. “Were you expecting something else?” They looked at each other.
“Who would send you these books?” Grace asked.
Emily shrugged. Each book was neatly covered and they had to open one to see what contents were inside. There were books of criminology from authors both old and new. The texts varied from modern writers to vintage editions dating back as far as 1939. Both girls started turning the pages in a rhythmic manner. They carefully checked out every book, not knowing what to expect inside the strange tomes. The collection included books which Emily had only dreamed of holding in her hands since they were too expensive for her student budget. Now all of a sudden, they were all hers. Emily looked at Grace delightfully, still bewildered and not knowing what to say.
“Can you believe this?” Grace asked.
“I don’t know what to say,” Emily replied.
At that very moment, they found something else that astounded them. Along with books of criminology, there were books of necromancy and spiritual evocation. Now that was something the girls did not expect and there was more than just one book on the subject. Several of these dark books were old or worn out and looked as if they were from a time long ago. Each manuscript came with detailed graphic descriptions on how to evoke spirits and souls or how to relate to them on the physical plane.
“This parcel can’t be for you,” Grace logically concluded. “You don’t even believe in ghosts or spirits.”
“But the package had my name on it,” Emily rebuffed.
She was confused, but definitely intrigued by the collection. It was true that she didn’t believe in life after death or ghosts, but apparently someone thought otherwise. She was a pragmatist and skeptic by nature. She deduced everything through scientific investigation and believed there was always a logical reason for the unexplainable mysteries of life. People who knew her were obviously aware of her beliefs. She wasn’t afraid during her first year at the university when the upper classmen pulled a scary prank on the freshmen. They dressed up in ski masks and jumped out at everyone on the university terrace. Emily was never afraid to go anywhere alone and wasn’t scared of the dark for that matter. She worked for long hours by herself in the library and went places without anyone’s company. Therefore, this turn of events perplexed her greatly.
Perhaps it’s just another stupid prank , she thought to herself.
Emily was at her wits end and tried to figure out who the sender could be. Both the girls turned the pages of the books to find any clue that would lead them to the identity of the sender, but it was of no avail. Just that quickly, it had become somewhat of an unsolved mystery.
Emily was looking frantically through the pages when she heard Grace say, “Spirits, hear my cry, I summon you from the other side to come to me and cross the great divide.”
“What are you doing?” Emily balked. She was angry.
“I was just reading a line from this book,” Grace said. She continued, “It even says that when you…” Her speech was cut off when Emily snatched the book from her hand and slammed it against the floor. “Grace, not in our room,” she said. “You don’t know how these things work and I don’t believe in them, so stop it.”
“I didn’t mean to offend you, but, Emily, are you so sure that you understand everything? There are a lot of things beyond our comprehension, things that can’t be explained by logic alone. So why negate them completely?”
“Grace, you and I have been friends for too long, so don’t tell me this now,
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