In My Dreams by Cameo Renae Read Free Book Online Page B

There was a young man with his head leaned against the passenger window, sound asleep.
    “That’s my nephew. My sister made him come. He’ll like to go into the store. That will be worth his trip. I’ll buy him a candy. He loves chocolate and it is hard to get where we come from,” she smiled widely. “Now just remember Lizzy, Michael will be with you. Keep your mind and heart open and you will see that you can communicate with him. He will be with you.”
    “Is there any way I can get in touch with you – you know…if I needed to?” I asked.
    “Well - Getting in touch with me might be rather difficult. My village has one phone at the hall, but the younger ones tend to keep the line in constant use,” she stated, raising an eyebrow and shaking her head.
    “Oh,” I sighed. “How am I to get into contact with Michael without you?”
    “Lizzy, you won’t need me. Just open your heart and look for the signs. Michael will give them to you.” She paused again, and then came close and whispered in my ear. “He said he came to you… last night… in your dreams.”
    I gasped.
    “When you sleep, it is the easiest way for them to communicate. He wants you to know that he will meet you in your dreams again… tonight.” Her cheeks blushed in a warm pink hue.
    All words had eluded me. I didn’t know what to think. I was excited, but also apprehensive. This was totally off the wall for me to even remotely comprehend, being the skeptic that I was.
    So, Michael did have something to do with my dreams. He had to have. That was the only logical explanation. Right now, I really didn’t care. If there really were a way to be with Michael, I would take it, even if it was in my dreams.
    Lucy pulled a black leather cord from around her neck and gently placed it in my hand.
    “Lizzy… I want you to have this. It is an amulet of protection made by my great-great grandfather. It is said to be magical and gives the wearer the strength of its object.” I carefully studied the intricately carved piece in my hand. It was of a polar bear, and polar bears were strong.
    “This is beautiful.”
    “It’s carved from ivory. Walrus tusk,” she noted.
    “I can’t take this. It’s a family heirloom,” I said, pushing it back.
    “Please, Lizzy. It is a gift from me to you. It is very rude to refuse a gift from a shaman and definitely not good luck,” she demanded with a sly smile.
    I decided not to argue and graciously accepted the amulet. She leaned in and gave me a warm hug. She suddenly stiffened and stepped back.
    “What’s the matter?” I asked.
    “You have the gift, Lizzy,” she whispered.
    “Huh?”
    “You will see. In time you will see.” She smiled and left me with that. She turned and walked towards her truck. This was all too overwhelming.
    “Thank you so much, Lucy.” I called to her. “I’m so sorry for any trouble that you had to go through to get here.” I felt bad that she had traveled so long and so far, but I was also glad that she did.
    “I was given this gift to help people. It is no trouble at all. It’s just that your boyfriend woke me up in the middle of the night, and wouldn’t stop bothering me,” she smiled.
    She was right. Michael was persistent and usually got his way. It was part of his charm. I waved her goodbye, and carefully attached the cord around my neck, tucking the amulet into my shirt.
    I had a feeling this wasn’t the last time I would see, or hear of Lucy Crow.
    I tried hard to keep my mind focused on the customers as the seconds slowly ticked by, but Lucy’s words kept ringing in my ears… Michael will give me signs to let me know he is with me. But what kinds of signs? She also said I had the gift. What gift? It was all so mysterious and intriguing, but scary.
    I tried to think back to the few ghost investigation shows I watched with Emily. I remembered that they heard bumps, footsteps, and saw little glowing things called orbs, which to me looked like little dust