Sister Mary - A Horror Novelette

By P.J. Blakey-Novis

When Cassie discovers the couple who raised her were not who they said they were, she sets off to find her birth mother. What she discovers is an unholy secret the church has tried to bury, a secret that puts the very souls of Cassie and her adopted sister in extreme danger as they search for answers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Cape Publishing
• Release date: Aug 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201195991

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Sister Mary

P.J. Blakey-Novis

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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I was nineteen when my parents died, a drunk driver jumping a red light and ploughing into the side of their VW. That was also the time at which I discovered Martha and Noah weren’t my real parents. Apparently, I was never supposed to know but Jessica (whom I’d thought was my blood-sister) decided she’d tell me when it came to going through the will. It wasn’t a caring, I-thought-you-should-know kind of revelation; it was more along the lines of She’s not blood so she shouldn’t get anything.

Numb is the only way I can describe the weeks that followed. The shock of their death, followed by the news of my adoption as a baby, added to by my only ‘sister’ turning against me, all took its toll. It was the first time in my life I’d felt truly alone. However, with Jessica being two years younger than me, I was appointed her legal guardian, at least until she turned eighteen. We inherited the family home, a small amount in savings, and a life insurance settlement. Much to Jessica’s disapproval, this was split down the middle, with her unable to access her share until her next birthday.

The months that came after were filled with fights over money, fights about the chores around the house, and as much as I attempted to act like Jessica’s guardian, she rebelled against me. She’d stay out all night without checking in and she’d return home barely able to walk from the alcohol she’d consumed. I loved Jessica, I still do, and after a few months of stress I decided to take a step back. She was grieving, and lost, and she needed to get it out of her system.

Once I had gotten off her back, as she had put it, the hostility began to dissipate. She even invited me to a few parties. Our new routine was a far cry from