Chapter 11
“A Guy What Takes His Time”
When it came time to graduate from high school, Beatrice wanted to move away from home to live in a garage studio like the one that her dad and Loosey Lucy now shared, however, she feared leaving her little sister Gracie alone with her mother, as Sarah Winner had become more unbalanced. By Bea's assessment, her mother was in no way dangerous, but she was a bad influence on her little sister, who was beginning to believe her mother could actually talk to spirits.
Bea had long ago confided in Gracie that her own clairvoyant powers were mostly a matter of perceiving what others needed to hear, although she had to admit that her perception was extraordinary. However, when their mother insisted that Gracie start talking to their invisible house guests a
