About this snippet: Chapter Two (Cemetery Gates) Snippet #13. Check out last week's snippet from Chapter Two snippet #12 here.
Setup for this snippet with a recap from last week: The man claiming to be her father who die twenty-three years ago disappeared then reappeared again, making her believe ghosts just might be real. He told her he'd been trying to make contact with someone.
"You've been dead for twenty-three years so what do you mean you've tried?" Then she realized what she said. Did she really believe she was seeing her father's spirit? Hell, she was talking to her father's spirit.
"Twenty-three years," he repeated then seemed to ponder those words as if he'd lost count of the years he'd been gone from the world of the living.
"After all this time, why can I see you?" she asked even though her mind argued this couldn't be happening. "Can Mom see you?" she threw another question at him before he could answer the first. Lars is here, her mother had stated. Only, she hadn't believed her, since she thought the alcohol and drugs were doing the talking.
Lars Gunner, the frontman for Silent Plaids, died 23 years ago and is trapped in limbo until his daughter, Cecilia, unearths his journal and is able to see him. His death was ruled an unfortunate accident, but he's convinced it had to be murder despite the fact he can't recall what happened in his last moments of life. Cecilia seeks the help from Kaleb, a psychic, but as they resurrect the past, the secrets and lies surrounding Lar's rock and roll life just may be the death of them too.
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24 thoughts on “Seeing is believing… Right? End of the Road @KMNbooks #8sunday #snippetsunday”
Very intriguing! Yes, why can she see him now? What is going to happen that she needs to hear from her father?
Jessica,
It’s been a while from those first snippets, but her mother locked up the music room because when she was three years old, Cecilia would talk to him.
Was this a child’s wild imagination or could she really see him?
So many questions! Can’t wait to read more.
Elyzabeth,
So glad you’re intrigued.
Missed the story for the last two weeks. You’re adding some really good ‘realistic’ questions here. Great story.
Iris,
Glad you’re back. 🙂
She half-believes it is her father, but I agree – what has changed?
Aurora,
You’ll have to wait and see.
This is a fascinating story, Karen.
Charmaine,
So glad you’re liking it.
I’m puzzled by what’s changed, which is a good thing, because it makes me want to keep reading even more than I already did! Great snippet!
Veronica,
They may be puzzled about what’s changed for a bit too. Can’t give all the explanations right from the beginning. lol
Love this whole snippet, so many questions and emotions!
Amy,
So glad you did!
I’d be confused and a bit angry too, although, what’s the point of being mad at a ghost?
Kimberly,
Yes, it would seem silly to be mad at a ghost, but this ghost is her father. She has many questions about the night he died.
This situation continues to be very intriguing.
Ed,
Thank you.
Yes, I want to know the answers to all these questions!
AR,
So glad you do.
I’m most intrigued by why she can see him now and hasn’t been able to before.
PT,
I’ll slowly answer that question, but not all in chapter two. 🙂
I like that she doesn’t easily believe him. For reality sake, she needs to be skeptical. Yet… She wants to believe. Good job.
If her mother could see him, it would explain a lot. Sadly, seems like she’s just selfish and not a a great parent.
Very intriguing! Yes, why can she see him now? What is going to happen that she needs to hear from her father?
Jessica,
It’s been a while from those first snippets, but her mother locked up the music room because when she was three years old, Cecilia would talk to him.
Was this a child’s wild imagination or could she really see him?
So many questions! Can’t wait to read more.
Elyzabeth,
So glad you’re intrigued.
Missed the story for the last two weeks. You’re adding some really good ‘realistic’ questions here. Great story.
Iris,
Glad you’re back. 🙂
She half-believes it is her father, but I agree – what has changed?
Aurora,
You’ll have to wait and see.
This is a fascinating story, Karen.
Charmaine,
So glad you’re liking it.
I’m puzzled by what’s changed, which is a good thing, because it makes me want to keep reading even more than I already did! Great snippet!
Veronica,
They may be puzzled about what’s changed for a bit too. Can’t give all the explanations right from the beginning. lol
Love this whole snippet, so many questions and emotions!
Amy,
So glad you did!
I’d be confused and a bit angry too, although, what’s the point of being mad at a ghost?
Kimberly,
Yes, it would seem silly to be mad at a ghost, but this ghost is her father. She has many questions about the night he died.
This situation continues to be very intriguing.
Ed,
Thank you.
Yes, I want to know the answers to all these questions!
AR,
So glad you do.
I’m most intrigued by why she can see him now and hasn’t been able to before.
PT,
I’ll slowly answer that question, but not all in chapter two. 🙂
I like that she doesn’t easily believe him. For reality sake, she needs to be skeptical. Yet… She wants to believe. Good job.
If her mother could see him, it would explain a lot. Sadly, seems like she’s just selfish and not a a great parent.