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Mai Griffin
sense of disquiet but thrust it aside; it was probably due
to his obsequious approach, or even a fleeting return of
her initial doubts about him. Jay’s unblemished record
over the past twenty years surely entitled him to be taken
at face value although, personally, she had never felt
really comfortable with him. Amy, a childhood friend, first
introduced him to Sarah at their wedding reception. She
had said his name was really John but he’s always been
known as Jay. “Two John’s in the same house could have
been so confusing,” she burbled happily.
If only it had not been too late she would have tried to
persuade the girl to think again! It was nothing she could
have explained at the time – even to her own satisfaction,
but as a psychic, she was extremely sensitive to the
individual aura that surrounds people. She had schooled
herself to tune out these emanations – to explore them
seemed like uninvited intrusion. Anyway, letting down her
guard often led to an onslaught from the Spirit world.
Souls who had passed on were always eager to contact
loved ones left behind, usually with the best of motives,
but that didn’t render them any less of a distraction in
her daily life. Only when unavoidable in those days did
she use her unusual gifts – very few, even amongst close
friends, were aware of their existence. Psychometry had
always intrigued her. It was principally her natural ability
to discern information from inanimate objects, which first
alerted her to the paranormal. It had been an exciting
game as a child; only in adulthood, had she appreciated it
fully and learned to control it.
It was consequently something she rarely practiced,
but she was tempted when she saw Jay’s silver card case
forgotten on the table. The sudden coldness she had felt
when Jay shook her hand earlier had been so disturbing
that, for Amy’s sake, Sarah picked it up and held it
hopefully, attempting to discern more about him.
Concentrating on the flat surface, she had stared at the
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