Published: July 19, 2012
Words: 12,274 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476160801

Short description

The shadows in the damp churchyard clutched at the weary little girl, She was so tired of waiting. But she knew she mustn't give up. Few people looked at her now, and when they did, they turned and hurried away. "I have to find someone to listen to me, please God," she prayed. "Please God, please God..."

Extended description

Coming out of his reverie Olav, with tears in his eyes finally went down the steps to look at his poor misshapen daughter sprawled in a heap at the foot of the steps.

He went to the shed and picked up his shovel, paced back and forth in front of the house unmindful of the snow that was falling, covering him and the little house. Finally he went to the water's edge and looked at the river, but there was no comfort there either. At last he went to the small apple tree he planted that fall and started to dig a hole.

They found me under the apple tree. (Read more) Coming out of his reverie Olav, with tears in his eyes finally went down the steps to look at his poor misshapen daughter sprawled in a heap at the foot of the steps.

He went to the shed and picked up his shovel, paced back and forth in front of the house unmindful of the snow that was falling, covering him and the little house. Finally he went to the water's edge and looked at the river, but there was no comfort there either. At last he went to the small apple tree he planted that fall and started to dig a hole.

They found me under the apple tree.

I was lying on top of the patch of ground that wouldn't grow any flowers. Even though it was snowing, you could see where I tried to dig a hole with my bare hands.

I couldn't remember what happened, especially why I would be trying to dig a hole under the tree in winter.

Jim took me off to our new doctor in Delta on the south side of the Fraser River. He recommended bed rest. No Christmas hassle, just sleep.

The kids helped but they still needed direction and I couldn't hear from upstairs so I brought my quilt and pillow and settled myself on the living room couch. Everything was still heading towards a wonderful Christmas.

The next day dawned bright and sunny, it was a wonderful Christmas day. That was the end of bed rest; I got up and made buttermilk waffles, our special Christmas treat. Jim even made the coffee. The kids laughing and teasing set the breakfast table. The wonderful smell of Christmas coffee seeped into my nostrils as I sat at the kitchen table savoring a steaming cup of coffee when I happened to glance out the kitchen window.

There was a man digging under the apple tree. I got up and went out to the porch and called to him, he didn't listen. He just kept digging.

The kids found me outside.

Under the apple tree.

Again!
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Tags

ghost short story, ghosts of the past, ghost child, ghost house, ghost children haunted house

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Review by: Georgi Abbott on Oct. 16, 2012 : (no rating)
A nice light read and it was interesting to read about areas i'm familiar with as i grew up in the Vancouver area.
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Review by: kari cook on Sep. 17, 2012 :
This gets two stars instead of one star since I liked the story but not the writing. This story would benefit from a good editor. The length does not really work. It should either be longer with more background and explanation or shorter and tighter. Red herrings are fine in traditional mysteries but they do not work in ghost stories. If you introduce something you should explain it. Although you find out the mystery at the end it does not make sense and nothing else was explained. Another pet peeve of mine is authors that do not count. If you mention something 3 times do go back and change it to 2 times. This story could have packed more scares but unfortunately the writing did not do justice to the story
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Review by: lillianne galernaud on Aug. 15, 2012 : (no rating)
PDF version: There are two boys and a girl in this family, yet the author keeps talking about "the girls" when it comes to her own children... well, is it me or some unnoticed flaw in the plot? Aunt Muriel becomes suddenly Aunt Bergel?
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Review by: Vanessa on Aug. 13, 2012 :
Very good.
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Review by: Cathy Smith on July 29, 2012 :
I enjoyed ths little story emensly. The pages came to life and encouraged you to keep turning. Well told, and well written. Thank you for the free read.
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Review by: wanda on July 20, 2012 : (no rating)
'A Grave Too Small' by Sheila S. Jecks is a short story about a family that moves into a heritage home. The mother, Sara, spies a little girl wandering around the churchyard one evening and wonders who the little girl could be and why is she out so late......
Very well written, suspenseful, I would love to read more by this author!
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