A Picture-Purrfect Christmas (A Klepto Cat Mystery Book 13) by Patricia Fry

Author:Patricia Fry [Fry, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Matilija Press
Published: 2015-10-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

“Where’s Rags tonight?” Michael asked a little later, as he and Savannah got ready for bed. “He’s usually in here tucking you in.” “Good question,” she said. “I’d better go check on him.” When she returned, she shook her head. “Poor guy. He must miss Marissa. He’s in the living room curled up with a mitten she left last time she was here. He seems despondent.” She grimaced. “I know how he feels. I’m so worried about that little girl.” She perched on the edge of the bed and took off her slippers. “Oh, Michael, some of the stories she has told me—she could be in danger—serious danger.” She looked at him. “I mean, can you imagine that little thing living on the streets? That has to be a strenuous and dangerous lifestyle.” She began to weep. “She’s so vulnerable.”

Just then, Rags sauntered into the bedroom.

“What’s he got?” Michael asked. “It’s not a mitten. Come here, Rags,” he encouraged. “Where did you get this?” he asked as he took the object from the cat. He held it up for Savannah to see. “It’s a picture…a photograph. Is it yours?” He did a double take and said, “Good Lord, what is this? Looks like you and the kids did some dramatization during your photo shoots.”

“What?” Savannah asked. She took the picture from Michael. “Gads, we didn’t do any photography like this.”

“Is that one of your students in the picture?” he asked.

Savannah studied it more closely and shook her head. “No. Michael, could this be real? I mean, this little boy is all tied up and he looks like he’s been…tortured.” She tossed it on the bedside table and cringed. “What if it’s real, Michael? Where did it come from?” She then sat up straight and gritted her teeth. “Esse.”

“What?”

“Some pictures fell out of Esse’s backpack the other day. Some of the kids tried to help him pick them up and he snapped at them.” She thought for a moment. “Rags may have taken one and run off with it like he does. You know how he is.” She then relaxed a little, glanced at the picture, and said, “Oh, Esse shoots all kinds of things. This is probably something he staged for a film or a magazine or something.”

Michael picked up the photo again. “The boy looks like he’s in distress. You know, I think you should show this to Craig. I mean, you’ve got a little girl missing and now this picture shows up. It’s a wild assumption, but we’d better find out if there’s any connection.”

“Okay, I’ll see Craig first thing in the morning. He’s coming by to get a more recent photo of Marissa. I’ll show it to him.”

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“Well, that’s kinda foul,” Craig said as he looked at the photo the following day. “Is this the type of thing a photographer does for…art’s sake?”

“I guess some would. I mean, look at the films that receive high acclaim these days.” Suddenly, she leaned forward. “Craig that boy looks familiar to me and I can’t figure out why.

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