Chapter 30
Caleb got back home after a few hours, had some supper and read a book relaxing by the fire until it was bed time. He thought about checking his video files but decided to wait until the morning. He fell asleep quickly and sometime in the night Etta let him know how much she missed him while he was away. She devoured him while he slept and he awoke with a smile on his face and thanked her as he took his morning shower.
The video log didn't show anything out of the ordinary but Caleb was expecting a visit from Marie so she could get another diary. He was not disappointed for long before he heard a knock on the door. He had a feeling it was Marie so he slipped into a robe rather than answer the door in the nude.
He asked her in and took her coat hanging it on the coat rack in the foyer. They went into the living room and Marie handed him the book she was returning. He placed it on the end table and asked her if he could offer her some tea. She said she would like that and he motioned to her to follow him to the kitchen. She was nervous while waiting for the kettle to boil and Caleb asked her what was the matter as he could see she was obviously upset about something.
"I had a visitor during the night and she asked me to do something for her."
"A visitor? Who was it?"
"Abigail"
"The witch that was hanged during the witch trials?"
"Yes Caleb, she scared me when she told me that she has been dictating my thoughts and actions since I was a small child. She said she is the reason I am so sexual."
"And what does she want from you and what does it have to do with me?"
"She wants the big book in the bottom of the trunk." Marie confided. "She said it has to be acquired from someone other than family. You bought the trunk from me when you bought the house so you are the owner of the book she wants or needs."
"Marie I have to tell you that I would gladly give you the book but for some reason Etta wanted me to read her diaries before I got into the big book. I think we should follow that path and see what happens. I feel in my heart that the trunk and its contents belong to you but at the same time I think for some reason I have been appointed the caretaker of it." I replied.
She seemed to relax and said that "Abigail" didn't put a time limit on when she got the book. I was not concerned for myself if she got the book but had a feeling that the spells would somehow be used for actions other than what they were originally used for. I didn't want anything bad to happen to Marie such as what was going on with Helen in Boston.
Marie drank her tea and relaxed when she heard that I would let Etta dictate when she got the book. I was relieved when she got up to leave without trying to seduce me again. As we passed through the living room she went to the end table and picked up the next diary. Shaking her head she tucked it under her arm as she left for home.
I had the feeling that she understood that Etta was controlling the books. I didn't know the reason for it and maybe now that Etta trusted me she would tell me. I would have to ask her about "Abigail" I came to realize that Etta was the owner of this house and she had a lot of power that she could wield as she deemed fit. She didn't mess with everyday life and I could live with the other things she did like moving things around to where she wanted them.
A few weeks passed and Marie had been back for more editions of the diary. She had the last one now so it was time to see if she could take the large history/ spell book with her.
"Etta I need to talk to you." I said as I sat down at the laptop.
"I am here Caleb, what do you want?"
"You know Marie wants the spell book. Will you give it to her?"
"Marie doesn't want the book, Abigail does." Etta replied.
"They are one in the same at this point aren't they?" I asked.
"Yes, but once she gets the book she will be able to inhabit someone else, leaving Marie empty."
"What will happen to Marie when Abigail exits her being?"
"It will depend on her strength to be able to survive on her own. Abigail has dictated her life course since she was a child."
"Etta, you have controlled the books so far, so what are you going to do with the spell book?"
"I will let her have it and it will put her destiny in her own hands. You should warn her that it could be dangerous for her to let Abigail have it."
"Doesn't she need to have a physical body to be able to take the book?"