A Berry Deadly Welcome: A Laugh-Out-Loud Kylie Berry Mystery (Kylie Berry Mysteries Book 1) by A.R. Winters

Author:A.R. Winters [Winters, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

As promised, Zoey came over that evening for book club. The café was empty except for a group of ladies ranging in age between what I guessed was late thirties to Agatha, Agatha being a timeless creature who seemed to defy all logic. She walked with the easy gait of a teenager, had the deft hands of a wizened doctor, and the sharp eye and wit of a stand-up comedienne.

Zoey and I were by far the youngest in attendance.

When Zoey showed, she appeared to be of a lighter spirit than all the times I'd seen her before, and I thought that maybe our conversation had done her heart some good. Her smile finally reached her eyes.

"Can I offer anyone anything else?" I asked as I set down a platter of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that I'd cut into finger food-sized squares alongside a plate of cookies. Everyone already had coffee or milk. I hadn't worked my nerve up to serve sweet tea yet. I had no idea how to make it, and I was terrified that if I served instant tea that I might get laughed out of town. Even the local fast food restaurants boasted having freshly brewed sweet tea.

"This looks lovely," Agatha praised. I knew she was being generous.

The ladies had already re-arranged the reading nook to include some of the regular table chairs amid the cozy armchairs, and additional chairs were used between some of the members as side tables. Seeing the makeshift nature of the arrangement made me embarrassed that I didn't have a proper coffee table to offer as a centerpiece on which to put drinks and individual plates of food, and I mentally added it to the list of things I wanted to change about the café.

"Allow me to make introductions," Agatha said. She crossed her legs and then lay her long, elegant hands over her knees. "Kylie and Zoey, this is everyone. Everyone, this is Kylie and Zoey. Kylie is under investigation for the murder of Rachel Summers."

I choked on air, but everyone else in the group merely snickered. I glanced hurriedly around me in search of malicious delight, but all I saw was good-humored fun. I relaxed, and the hard tension that drained away from my shoulders actually left my muscles sore.

"Now, who read the book To Kill a Mockingbird?" Agatha demanded to know.

There was a chorus of answers, all in the affirmative that the book had been read.

Zoey and I glanced at each other. I had no idea what the book was about. I had hoped that I would not be alone in my ignorance, but Zoey quickly chimed in, "I was impressed with little Scout's maturity."

Instantly, there were more murmurs of assent.

I wanted to crawl off into a hole for being the only one who knew nothing about a book that had long been heralded for its literary genius. That I'd only been invited to the book club meeting earlier that day didn't seem to matter to my pride.

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