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    When they were all gathered around the coffee table, with several lights turned off for effect, Bonnie put her fingers lightly on the small plastic planchette. She’d never actually used a Ouija board, but she knew how it was done. The planchette moved to point at letters and spell out a message—if the spirits were willing to talk, that is.
    “We all have to be touching it,” she said, and then watched as the others obeyed. Meredith’s fingers were long and slender, Sue’s slim and tapering with oval nails. Caroline’s nails were painted burnished copper. Vickie’s were bitten.
    “Now we close our eyes and concentrate,” Bonnie said softly. There were little hisses of anticipation as the girls obeyed; the atmosphere was getting to all of them.
    “Think of Elena. Picture her. If she’s out there, we want to draw her here.”
    The big room was silent. In the dark behindher closed lids Bonnie saw pale gold hair and eyes like lapis lazuli.
    “Come, on, Elena,” she whispered. “Talk to me.”
    The planchette began to move.
    None of them could be guiding it; they were all applying pressure from different points. Nevertheless, the little triangle of plastic was sliding smoothly, confidently. Bonnie kept her eyes shut until it stopped and then looked. The planchette was pointing to the word
Yes.
    Vickie gave something like a soft sob.
    Bonnie looked at the others. Caroline was breathing fast, green eyes narrowed. Sue, the only one of all of them, still had her eyes resolutely closed. Meredith looked pale.
    They all expected her to know what to do.
    “Keep concentrating,” Bonnie told them. She felt unready and a little stupid addressing the empty air directly. But she was the expert; she had to do it.
    “Is that you, Elena?” she said.
    The planchette made a little circle and returned to
Yes.
    Suddenly Bonnie’s heart was beating so hardshe was afraid it would shake her fingers. The plastic underneath her fingertips felt different, electrified almost, as if some supernatural energy was flowing through it. She no longer felt stupid. Tears came to her eyes, and she could see that Meredith’s eyes were glistening too. Meredith nodded at her.
    “How can we be sure?” Caroline was saying, loudly, suspiciously. Caroline doesn’t feel it, Bonnie realized; she doesn’t sense anything I do. Psychically speaking, she’s a dud.
    The planchette was moving again, touching letters now, so quickly that Meredith barely had time to spell out the message. Even without punctuation it was clear.
    CAROLINE DONT BE A JERK , it said. YOURE LUCKY IM TALKING TO YOU AT ALL
    “That’s Elena, all right,” Meredith said dryly.
    “It sounds like her, but—”
    “Oh, shut up, Caroline,” Bonnie said. “Elena, I’m just so glad …” Her throat locked up and she tried again.
    BONNIE THERES NO TIME STOP SNIVELING AND GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
    And
that
was Elena too, Bonnie sniffed and went on. “I had a dream about you last night.”
    TEA
    “Yes.” Bonnie’s heart was thudding faster than ever. “I wanted to talk to you, but things got weird and then we kept losing contact—”
    BONNIE DONT TRANCE NO TRANCE NO TRANCE
    “All right.” That answered her question, and she was relieved to hear it.
    CORRUPTING INFLUENCES DISTORTING OUR COMMUNICATION THERE ARE BAD THINGS VERY BAD THINGS OUT HERE
    “Like what?” Bonnie leaned closer to the board. “Like what?”
    NO TIME ! The planchette seemed to add the exclamation point. It was jerking violently from letter to letter as if Elena could barely contain her impatience. HES BUSY SO I CAN TALK NOW BUT THERES NOT MUCH TIME LISTEN WHEN WE STOP GET OUT OF THE HOUSE FAST YOURE IN DANGER
    “Danger?” Vickie repeated, looking as if she might jump off the chair and run.
    WAIT LISTEN FIRST THE WHOLE TOWN IS IN DANGER
    “What do we do?” said Meredith instantly.
    YOU NEED HELP HES OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE UNBELIEVABLY STRONG NOW LISTEN AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS YOU HAVE TO DO A SUMMONING