Mother's Occult Stories #3
An Ordeal with Darkness - > Chia Ellis gave a quick pat to the blue sofa pillow and turned again to the small clock on the end table. It still lacked two minutes until the time for her appointment...
Chia Ellis gave a quick pat to the blue sofa pillow and turned again to the small clock on the end table. It still lacked two minutes until the time for her appointment, and she expected her visitor to arrive promptly.
After the rushing she had done for the past twenty minutes, she now felt the drag of the two minutes without a task to occupy her, and she felt the surge of impatience. It is not an everyday occurrence that a mere instructor of Greek receives a call from the President of the Board of Trustees, asking for an interview, and saying that he will arrive in twenty minutes. Surely it must be a matter of weight to impress Dr. Dudley Blair, the financial tycoon, with the burden of his oil fields, refineries, and lately a shipyard upon his shoulders. What possible connection could a young and inexperienced teacher of Greek have with such a man?