A Witchy Valentine (Harper Grant Mystery Series Book 4) by D. S. Butler

Author:D. S. Butler [Butler, D. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-03T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Monty and I got back in the car feeling disheartened. It was already getting dark, and birds swooped past the car preparing to return to their roosts for the night.

I looked back at the grand house. Despite their wealth, John and Lucille Gastineau were not a happy couple.

I sighed and fastened my seat belt. Before we set off, I received a text message from Grandma Grant, asking me to come by.

As soon as I pulled away from the house and we were hidden by a line of trees, I said to Monty, “I hope you don’t mind, but I’m going to call in to Grandma Grant’s on the way home.”

Monty looked glum. “No problem. I suppose that’s the end of our investigations for today, isn’t it?”

I smiled apologetically and nodded. “I think so. But we will start fresh tomorrow and do some brainstorming. I’m sure that will help.”

Monty didn’t look very confident, and I couldn’t say I blamed him.

It was completely dark by the time we reached Grandma Grant’s house ten minutes later.

Monty followed me inside. A fire was roaring in the hearth, and I quickly kicked off my dirty boots, which were still caked in mud from the flower bed, and took off my coat.

I saw a flash from the corner of my eye and realized it was Athena making a run for it. She really didn’t want to be around me at the moment. Who could blame her?

I called out hello to Grandma Grant, and she emerged from the kitchen, holding an envelope in her hand and waving it at me.

“Here you go,” she said handing it to me and then clasped her hands together and watched me expectantly.

I looked down at the envelope. The thick, expensive paper looked official. I gulped.

“What’s this?”

“It’s your results from the 101 test.”

My stomach plummeted. “No way. It’s too early. I only just took the test. They said it would take a couple of days at least to get the results.”

“Well, luckily for you, I called in a favor.”

My shoulders slumped. Lucky? Finding out my test score was the last thing I wanted to do now. I was already depressed enough because we weren’t getting anywhere with Monty’s case.

But I knew Grandma Grant wouldn’t let me put it off, so I ripped open the envelope and pulled out a sheet of paper.

I stared at the result for ages until Grandma Grant prompted me, “Well, how did you do?”

I handed her the sheet of paper, and her face fell. “Oh,”

I shrugged. “I told you I failed.”

“Yes, but Harper you got ten out of a hundred. Wasn’t it multiple-choice? Even if you’d ticked the boxes randomly, you should have got 25%, right?”

I scowled. “Thank you for rubbing it in.”

“Don’t be like that. There’s no point in sulking. You’ll just have to try harder next time.”

I groaned.

Grandma Grant narrowed her eyes as she shifted closer to the fire, holding out her hands to warm them. “What’s wrong with you?”

“You mean despite the fact I’ve just failed an exam?”

Grandma Grant ignored my sarcasm.

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