Case ID Creep1 Location Our Lady of Divine Joy church Background Reports of a spirit disturbing churchgoers Has happened on and off for over twenty years Tourists find it fascinating Wedding planners do not Reported Activity Spontaneous pipe organ playing Hanging tapestries moving Cold breezes Possible causes Bad wiring to organ Air conditioning blowing too hard Someone has a bad cold and SNEEZES EVERYWHERE EWWW 6
Chapter 1 A New Client Old churches give me the creeps How much longer until this lady shows up Mags said bending down to pet Dakota The yellow Labrador was technically Scarlett’s service dog but she was a huge fan of anyone who wanted to give her a scratch behind the ears Hopefully soon Luna said My mom’s show is tonight She’s making me help again Think she’ll talk to an actual ghost this time or is she gonna keep pulling people’s legs Scarlett said wiggling her eyebrows up and down as she made a big deal of jiggling her prosthetic leg You’re going to comedy jail Luna said A bright red convertible pulled up along the side of the road A woman in a fur-lined vest and big sunglasses got out and approached the entrance of Our Lady of Divine Joy church Scarlett let out a low whistle Bet it’s going to be a really nice wedding 8
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she said Hi girls the woman said She pushed her sunglasses on top of her head and smiled warmly at them You must be Violet Mags said walking over to the woman Firm handshake eye contact friendly smile Mags could hear her Mamere’s commands of how a successful young lady should conduct herself I’m so sorry I’m late I had a disaster with the caterer They were trying to serve chicken at my wedding Can you imagine she said Sometimes my mom brings fried chicken home after work It’s actually pretty good Scarlett said Dakota’s ears perked up as if someone might offer her a piece So you’ve got a wedding coming up Mags said steering the talk away from fried food And you have a problem with a ghost Yes I’d heard this place is haunted but I didn’t realize it was quite so bad until we started looking at it for the wedding And I couldn’t choose any other place It’s where my grandmother got married She died right after I got engaged and I I want it to seem like 10
