The Seer by Clifford Beck - HTML preview

Chapter 22

The following morning found Gordon in his office with his first patient of the day. At some point, between patients, he discovered that if he staying clear of places where the dead were interred, he would be far less likely to see the visions that had so terrified him. But, he had no control over where people died. Life was short, and shorter for some more than others. It wasn't that he believed what he was seeing to be real, his analytical mind had simply made the correlation between the visions and places of death. He considered that perhaps his mind had created an association between the two, but was unable to explain how it could have happened. When the day was over and his last patient had left, Gordon found himself entertaining the idea that could, indeed, have happened as he drifted on the warm salt water within the floatation tank. One part of him wanted to go back, to see if the experience might repeat itself, while the other saw it as something to be avoided, a threat to his psyche.

Arriving home, he sat in his recliner examining the business card given to him by the priest. It was still early evening and further driven by curiosity, as well as the need for an explanation, Gordon picked up the phone and dialed the number. On the fifth ring, a man's voice answered.

“Hello?”

Trying not to sound nervous, Gordon hid behind a quiet tension.

“This is Gordon Richards. Is this the number of a paranormal group in Topsham?”

The voice on the other end answered with a simple 'yes'.

“Well,” he continued. “I don't know how to explain this, but...I'm having these visions.” Paranormal investigators are always skeptics first, and see each investigation with a critical eye. Their goals are to disprove claims of haunting, but when the process of elimination is complete, and evidence makes itself known, the conclusion of what is likely is presented.

“What do you mean 'visions'?” the voice asked. The question would take a great amount of time to answer, and Gordon thought it might be best to meet face-to-face.