The Eyes Tell No Lies by Marquaylla Lorette Read Free Book Online Page A

the living word , especially since she had been seeing ghost s since she was little. Arie had never told anyone about her ability to see ghost s because she knew they would think she was crazy. When she lost her eyesight , she could hear them but couldn’t see them. The spirits ’ voices were the only actual comfort she had in the dark all alone , whenever her father was away. Without a doubt in her mind , she knew it was Cris’s sister talking to her and for some reason she had brought them together. She also
     knew Grace hadn’t crossed over to the afterlife because her spirit was restless. When someone’s spirit was restless , it usually meant they had to finish something before they could move on.
    Cris didn’t know what to think at first , he could pretend he didn’t hear Grace talking to him, but now that Arie had heard her as well, he couldn’t. He didn’t believe in ghost s or spirits , let alone hear them. But how could he continue to ignore what he knew was possible
     all alon g . He didn’t want to believe in his famil y’ s ancestral powers so he fought it like hell , even as a child. Cris didn’t know what to believe right now , he was at a crossroads . O n one hand he believed and on the other he just couldn’t.
    ‘ You have to learn to accept who you truly are ,’ Grace whispered to Cris .
    Arie turned to Cris and said when he sat on the couch , “Your sister needs our help.”
    “Don’t tell me you believe in that, too,” Cris said as he looked at her.
    Just as the final words left his mouth, the blinds started to move up and down on their own , w hile the doors began to open and slam shut . Cris quickly threw his hands up and unconsciously yelled stop in his head.
    “How about this , you ask me a question only your sister would know and if I am right , you help me bring peace to her spirit,” Arie shot back at him with her arms folded in front of her . S he hated when people didn’t see what was right in front of them or chose to ignore
     it.
    “What did you use d to sing when mom and dad use d to argue ?” Cris asked the only question he knew Grace would only have the answer to.
    ‘ I use to go to your room and sing “ Family Portrait ” by P ink to try to block everything out ,’ Arie repeat word for word what Grace said.
    “What did Grace call her teddy bear I won her from the fair, when only the two of
     us was around?” Cris asked. He knew Arie wouldn’t get this.
    “It wasn’t a teddy bear it was a brown horse with a star between its eyes. I called
     it Dancing Star when everyone else was around and Star Gazer when it was just the
     two of us.” Again Arie repeated each and every word Grace spoke back to Cris.
    “Okay enough, I believe you both now,” Cris said, he couldn’t take it anymore hearing
     Grace’s answers come through Arie. It was stirring up emotions he couldn’t or didn’t
     want to deal with.
    “How about you tell me why you finally decided to get the surgery? The last time
     we talked you said you didn’t know whether you were going through it or not,” Cris said, needing to change the subject quickly.
    “You — before you left to go on your case you told me life was about seizing the moments,
     especially when you are scared. The only reason I was hesitant about the surgery
     was because I was scared and those parting words from you was the push I needed , ” Arie said.
    Detective Christoph Crow, Grace Crow, aw hell. Arie suddenly gasped as she made the connection in her head.
    “What?” Cris asked as he watched Arie cover her mouth with her hands and look at him.
    “I got a peek at the name of the person’s eyes I received when no one was looking.
     The name on the paper was Grace Crow — I have your sister’s eyes. Why didn’t I make the connection before?” Arie said as
     she looked at him with wide eyes.
    “This is too many coincidences, it’s like the universe is conspiring for us to come
     together,” Cris said, breaking the