“Who?” I ask
softly.
She lifts her chin and the sound of voices
floats to us in the center of the maze. It’s the tour group. The
guide’s voice is low and male. I can’t tell from here if it’s Logan
or not.
“Do you mean Logan?” I ask.
“He wants the key,” she says, stepping
back.
“The key. Where’s the key?”
She gives a sad smile. “Right here.”
I scan the ground, hoping to find what she’s
talking about lying in easy view. When I feel another whoosh of
air, I gasp at finding her standing directly in front of me. She
reaches out, her finger close to my chest. “ You are the
key.”
The cold coming off of her is so strong it
chills me to my bones. My breath catches and freezes in my throat.
I’m suspended for a long moment of disbelief. Then, in the blink of
an eye, she vanishes.
The voices are louder now, tourists standing
outside the maze somewhere. One of them definitely sounds like
Logan. If Selena is right, he wants me for some reason. He’s the one she was telling me not to trust.
I remember taking three right turns to find
Selena in the maze. So I walk back toward the entrance, taking all
left turns, my stomach churning. I’d kissed Logan. I’d told him I
heard a ghost. Does that mean anything to him? Is that why he’s
been so friendly?
Logan’s voice reaches me as he explains the
maze to the hikers. “Her family said she went crazy and would walk
in the maze for hours and hours, never able to find her way
out.”
Rounding the last corner, I step out of the
maze, and pause. The entire group is looking at me.
“Hey,” Logan says, grinning at me. “Looks
like this one was able to find her way out.”
There are a few chuckles. Most of the hikers
have packs on their backs or carry water bottles. They’re dressed
in long pants and sweaters, and look eager to try the maze.
“If anyone wants to give it a go,” Logan
says, gesturing to the entrance of the maze, “be my guest.”
They all walk inside. I hear voices and
laughter as they disappear until only Logan and I are left. He
turns to me instantly, hand sliding down my arm to take my
hand.
“Strange meeting you here,” he says,
smiling.
“I thought you took hiking tours.”
He shrugs. “Sometimes they see the maze from
the trail‒or get interested when I tell them the history of the
cemetery. I don’t mind. I get paid either way. We’re just finishing
up this one, so we took a detour.”
His fingers are warm on mine. I can still
feel the cold from Selena standing so close to me. Right now, I
wish she was here to tell me what to say.
“You okay?” Logan’s dark eyes are fathomless
when he peers into mine.
I nod, forcing calm. “Sure. I was doing some
exploring.”
“You should come on the hike then. It’s all
about the area around here.”
“Maybe I will sometime.”
When he smiles, it’s hard for me to remember
Selena warned me about him. Why can’t I trust him? He hasn’t done
anything to me so far. He’s been a lot more straightforward than
Ryan. And he kind of makes me feel like I’m drowning a little when
I stare into his eyes.
“How about we try again for dinner? Or we can
make a day of it tomorrow. More sightseeing, and then dinner
afterward.”
I want to say yes. I want to spend time with
him. And I want more answers. But tomorrow…tomorrow is the full
moon and I promised Ryan I’d leave in the morning. He’ll make sure
that I do.
“I can’t tomorrow,” I tell him. I bite my
tongue before telling him where I’m going to be. “I have a bunch of
errands to run and more research to do.”
“I can help. I don’t have any groups to take
out.”
Cold air brushes my cheeks and I swallow,
glancing around for Selena. It feels like she’s sending me a
warning. “I‒no, that’s okay. We can plan something for later in the
week, though.”
“Hmm…” His dark eyes meet mine and he brushes
a finger down my cheek. “I think you’re trying to avoid me.”
I laugh, though it
softly.
She lifts her chin and the sound of voices
floats to us in the center of the maze. It’s the tour group. The
guide’s voice is low and male. I can’t tell from here if it’s Logan
or not.
“Do you mean Logan?” I ask.
“He wants the key,” she says, stepping
back.
“The key. Where’s the key?”
She gives a sad smile. “Right here.”
I scan the ground, hoping to find what she’s
talking about lying in easy view. When I feel another whoosh of
air, I gasp at finding her standing directly in front of me. She
reaches out, her finger close to my chest. “ You are the
key.”
The cold coming off of her is so strong it
chills me to my bones. My breath catches and freezes in my throat.
I’m suspended for a long moment of disbelief. Then, in the blink of
an eye, she vanishes.
The voices are louder now, tourists standing
outside the maze somewhere. One of them definitely sounds like
Logan. If Selena is right, he wants me for some reason. He’s the one she was telling me not to trust.
I remember taking three right turns to find
Selena in the maze. So I walk back toward the entrance, taking all
left turns, my stomach churning. I’d kissed Logan. I’d told him I
heard a ghost. Does that mean anything to him? Is that why he’s
been so friendly?
Logan’s voice reaches me as he explains the
maze to the hikers. “Her family said she went crazy and would walk
in the maze for hours and hours, never able to find her way
out.”
Rounding the last corner, I step out of the
maze, and pause. The entire group is looking at me.
“Hey,” Logan says, grinning at me. “Looks
like this one was able to find her way out.”
There are a few chuckles. Most of the hikers
have packs on their backs or carry water bottles. They’re dressed
in long pants and sweaters, and look eager to try the maze.
“If anyone wants to give it a go,” Logan
says, gesturing to the entrance of the maze, “be my guest.”
They all walk inside. I hear voices and
laughter as they disappear until only Logan and I are left. He
turns to me instantly, hand sliding down my arm to take my
hand.
“Strange meeting you here,” he says,
smiling.
“I thought you took hiking tours.”
He shrugs. “Sometimes they see the maze from
the trail‒or get interested when I tell them the history of the
cemetery. I don’t mind. I get paid either way. We’re just finishing
up this one, so we took a detour.”
His fingers are warm on mine. I can still
feel the cold from Selena standing so close to me. Right now, I
wish she was here to tell me what to say.
“You okay?” Logan’s dark eyes are fathomless
when he peers into mine.
I nod, forcing calm. “Sure. I was doing some
exploring.”
“You should come on the hike then. It’s all
about the area around here.”
“Maybe I will sometime.”
When he smiles, it’s hard for me to remember
Selena warned me about him. Why can’t I trust him? He hasn’t done
anything to me so far. He’s been a lot more straightforward than
Ryan. And he kind of makes me feel like I’m drowning a little when
I stare into his eyes.
“How about we try again for dinner? Or we can
make a day of it tomorrow. More sightseeing, and then dinner
afterward.”
I want to say yes. I want to spend time with
him. And I want more answers. But tomorrow…tomorrow is the full
moon and I promised Ryan I’d leave in the morning. He’ll make sure
that I do.
“I can’t tomorrow,” I tell him. I bite my
tongue before telling him where I’m going to be. “I have a bunch of
errands to run and more research to do.”
“I can help. I don’t have any groups to take
out.”
Cold air brushes my cheeks and I swallow,
glancing around for Selena. It feels like she’s sending me a
warning. “I‒no, that’s okay. We can plan something for later in the
week, though.”
“Hmm…” His dark eyes meet mine and he brushes
a finger down my cheek. “I think you’re trying to avoid me.”
I laugh, though it
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