flooded
with her words, you will regret trying to
tell me how to be a clairaudient.
What did she mean by ‘regret’? What
did she mean by ‘told ya’?
“ June?” Oscar grabbed my
arm. “You need to take a seat before you pass out.”
Feeling a little bit like a zombie, my
eyes lowered to Kenny’s body as I walked past him to a stool to sit
on. My intuition tugged in the pit of my stomach. This was not a
coincidental murder.
Once the sisters had collected Kenny,
Petunia and Gerald left. Adeline stood hunched in the corner. I
swear I could hear the chattering of her teeth. She looked so
scared. Or maybe it was my own teeth. Either way, the smell of
death hung in the air like a heavy wool blanket.
I told Adeline to stop by in the
morning, not asking her why she was here tonight. Reluctantly she
agreed and left, but not without leaving me sick to my
stomach.
Every time I got near her and Petunia,
something told me everything was off with the world. But what? Why
those two?
“ Are you okay?” Oscar
locked the door behind everyone.
“ No.” I ran my hands along
and under the counter to find my all-important stress relief, Ding
Dongs, but there were none there. “Damn! I’m out of Ding Dongs!
June’s Gem isn’t going to cut it.”
I made a mental note to drive into
Locust Grove tomorrow for a Piggly Wiggly run and stock up on my
delicious treats.
“ You know I’m going to
have to ask you some serious questions.” Oscar lowered his big blue
eyes, and I saw a seriousness that I didn’t like. “It seems that
asked a lot of villagers how to get in touch with Kenny. Then he
showed up dead in your shop.”
“ I know how it looks.” I
buried my head in my hands. “But I didn’t do it.”
“ What did you want with
him?” Oscar pulled out his little notepad.
“ Are you interrogating
me?” I stumbled back and caught the wall behind me. I felt faint,
and had a history of fainting.
“ I told you that I needed
to question you.” He sat the pad on the counter, and then helped me
sit on the stool Petunia vacated earlier, making me feel like I was
in the hot seat. “I’m the sheriff. I have to ask these
questions.”
“ All I know is I saw Kenny
running toward A Charming Cure when Petunia was throwing her hissy
fit about me being named the new village president.”
“ You saw him?” Oscar
stared at me as if he didn’t believe me. “June, he had been dead
minutes before that, meaning there was no way you saw
him.”
“ Seriously, are you
interrogating me?”
“ Not without her lawyer!”
Mac McGurtle burst through the door with briefcase in hand. “I’m
the village president’s attorney. I need to speak with my
client.”
Village president? I’d forgotten about that.
Mac pushed his black-rimmed glasses up
on his large nose with his thick little fingers, not taking his
eyes off Oscar.
“ Is my client under
arrest?” Mac’s briefcase made a thud when he sat it on the
counter.
Meow, meow. Mr. Prince Charming danced around.
There was something else going on.
Madame Torres glowed from the bottom of my bag and Belur
illuminated from the shelf.
Oscar looked around and shook his
head.
“ Fine.” Mac took him by
the elbow. “If you’d kindly leave while I discuss the events of the
night with my client.”
Oscar strained his neck trying to look
back at me, but Mac kept him walking toward the door.
“ Here is my card.” Mac
handed his business card to Oscar. “If you should need any more
assistance or contact with my client, please call me, not
her.”
Reluctantly Oscar took the
card.
“ Oh, and as of right now,”
Mac pointed between Oscar and me, “you two are no longer
a
couple.”
Chapter Ten
Meowl, meooowl. Mr. Prince Charming pranced around on my bed and
finally settled on my pillow. Meoooowl. His paw landed on my
tear-stained cheek.
I could never have imagined what had
happened today. First, I got a crazy genie lamp. Second, I was
named the new village president.
with her words, you will regret trying to
tell me how to be a clairaudient.
What did she mean by ‘regret’? What
did she mean by ‘told ya’?
“ June?” Oscar grabbed my
arm. “You need to take a seat before you pass out.”
Feeling a little bit like a zombie, my
eyes lowered to Kenny’s body as I walked past him to a stool to sit
on. My intuition tugged in the pit of my stomach. This was not a
coincidental murder.
Once the sisters had collected Kenny,
Petunia and Gerald left. Adeline stood hunched in the corner. I
swear I could hear the chattering of her teeth. She looked so
scared. Or maybe it was my own teeth. Either way, the smell of
death hung in the air like a heavy wool blanket.
I told Adeline to stop by in the
morning, not asking her why she was here tonight. Reluctantly she
agreed and left, but not without leaving me sick to my
stomach.
Every time I got near her and Petunia,
something told me everything was off with the world. But what? Why
those two?
“ Are you okay?” Oscar
locked the door behind everyone.
“ No.” I ran my hands along
and under the counter to find my all-important stress relief, Ding
Dongs, but there were none there. “Damn! I’m out of Ding Dongs!
June’s Gem isn’t going to cut it.”
I made a mental note to drive into
Locust Grove tomorrow for a Piggly Wiggly run and stock up on my
delicious treats.
“ You know I’m going to
have to ask you some serious questions.” Oscar lowered his big blue
eyes, and I saw a seriousness that I didn’t like. “It seems that
asked a lot of villagers how to get in touch with Kenny. Then he
showed up dead in your shop.”
“ I know how it looks.” I
buried my head in my hands. “But I didn’t do it.”
“ What did you want with
him?” Oscar pulled out his little notepad.
“ Are you interrogating
me?” I stumbled back and caught the wall behind me. I felt faint,
and had a history of fainting.
“ I told you that I needed
to question you.” He sat the pad on the counter, and then helped me
sit on the stool Petunia vacated earlier, making me feel like I was
in the hot seat. “I’m the sheriff. I have to ask these
questions.”
“ All I know is I saw Kenny
running toward A Charming Cure when Petunia was throwing her hissy
fit about me being named the new village president.”
“ You saw him?” Oscar
stared at me as if he didn’t believe me. “June, he had been dead
minutes before that, meaning there was no way you saw
him.”
“ Seriously, are you
interrogating me?”
“ Not without her lawyer!”
Mac McGurtle burst through the door with briefcase in hand. “I’m
the village president’s attorney. I need to speak with my
client.”
Village president? I’d forgotten about that.
Mac pushed his black-rimmed glasses up
on his large nose with his thick little fingers, not taking his
eyes off Oscar.
“ Is my client under
arrest?” Mac’s briefcase made a thud when he sat it on the
counter.
Meow, meow. Mr. Prince Charming danced around.
There was something else going on.
Madame Torres glowed from the bottom of my bag and Belur
illuminated from the shelf.
Oscar looked around and shook his
head.
“ Fine.” Mac took him by
the elbow. “If you’d kindly leave while I discuss the events of the
night with my client.”
Oscar strained his neck trying to look
back at me, but Mac kept him walking toward the door.
“ Here is my card.” Mac
handed his business card to Oscar. “If you should need any more
assistance or contact with my client, please call me, not
her.”
Reluctantly Oscar took the
card.
“ Oh, and as of right now,”
Mac pointed between Oscar and me, “you two are no longer
a
couple.”
Chapter Ten
Meowl, meooowl. Mr. Prince Charming pranced around on my bed and
finally settled on my pillow. Meoooowl. His paw landed on my
tear-stained cheek.
I could never have imagined what had
happened today. First, I got a crazy genie lamp. Second, I was
named the new village president.
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