1 An Eggscellent Day for Murder: A Marcall's Breakfast Cafe Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Marcalls Breakfast Cafe Paranormal Cozy Mystery Book 1) by B I Skinner

Author:B I Skinner
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Felix the Cat Rocks
Published: 2021-08-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The next morning when I open the café, I’m not sure if we’ll have a single customer. I know people are talking, and maybe they’re scared and thinking that I really am a killer. Maybe no one will ever show up again, and we’ll be out of business within a week.

As I flip the sign to “OPEN” and unlock the door, bright and early as usual, Damien puts his arm around me. “We’re going to be okay; I just know it.”

I wish I were as confident as he is.

I even open the door and poke my head out to see if anyone is already there. Although I don’t expect to see a soul. I had dreams last night that everyone in town was pointing at me and mocking me.

They were shaking their heads at me like they just knew I would turn out exactly like my parents. In my nightmare, Gladys tisked at me as she walked past the cafe, muttering how the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

But what happened instead was nothing short of a miracle. Gladys was there all right, decked out today in a floral-patterned hat and white gloves, but she didn’t pass by and glare at me. As soon as I held the door open, she pushes inside, nearly knocking me over.

“I’m thrilled that you’re open! I’ve been waiting out there for 20 minutes, just praying you would be. You can’t believe how miserable my morning was yesterday without my usual breakfast burrito. I think my body went into shock.”

I’m stunned, but my heart bursts with joy. Maybe we’ll be all right after all. Gladys glares at me, her brow wrinkled with annoyance. “Why are you staring at me with your mouth hanging open like that? Didn’t you hear me? I need my burrito quick.”

“Yes, yes, of course. Damien!” I shout.

“I’m on it! The usual for Gladys!”

​As I ring up her purchase, she leans forward and whispers, “I don’t believe for a second that you had anything to do with those murders.”

“Thank you. I appreciate that so much, Gladys.”

“It is a little nerve-wracking, though. Two murders in Crested Peaks in one day. And you find both bodies! What are the odds of that?”

“Believe me, Gladys, I dearly wish neither of those men had been killed, and I desperately wish I hadn’t found either one of them.”

“The police can’t think that you’re responsible, can they? What kind of evidence do they even have?”

“I don’t think I’m supposed to talk about the investigation. But the police are working on it, and they hope to solve it quickly.”

“I saw you talking to that devilishly handsome detective outside the Woofing Beauty salon yesterday. I even saw him put his arms around you. If I were you, I’d take advantage of that sooner rather than later. He’s single now, by the way.”

No wonder Gladys is known as the town gossip. She doesn’t miss a beat.

​“And remember those city slickers I told you about the other day?”

“I do!”

“I saw whatshisface, Larry’s cousin, arguing with them yesterday.

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