A Wrinkle in Thyme by Sarah Fox

Author:Sarah Fox [Fox, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Published: 2021-05-21T13:34:21+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Marjorie phoned me shortly after Bentley and I arrived home. She’d spoken to her friend’s granddaughter, Desiree, who worked at the community center, and asked if I wanted to meet up for lunch. Since I still had some time before meeting Winnifred, I readily agreed. I could meet up with Marjorie and then head straight over to the museum.

We arranged to meet at the local coffee shop, the Beach and Bean. In addition to coffee and other drinks, the Beach and Bean offered a small selection of sandwiches and baked goods. Marjorie was already at the coffee shop when I arrived. She sat at a table near the back, a sandwich and drink in front of her. I waved to her and got in line at the counter. After I’d purchased a matcha latte and a croissant sandwich, I joined Marjorie at the table she’d claimed for us.

The weather was gorgeous again, and I’d noticed lots of people out and about around town. It seemed that many had gravitated toward the coffee shop, as the place was crowded, with no free tables. I figured that might be for the best because the noise of the crowd made it less likely that anyone would overhear our conversation. Even if Marjorie didn’t have anything juicy to report, I didn’t need anyone else catching on to the fact that I was looking into Adya as a murder suspect. If any rumors ended up flying around town about her, I didn’t want to be responsible for starting them, especially if she was innocent.

We spent the first couple of minutes catching up on one another’s lives, but after Marjorie had finished half her sandwich, she got down to business.

“I spoke to Desiree the other day,” she said, keeping her voice low. “She’s known Adya for a few years now.”

“Does she know her well?” I asked.

“They aren’t friends or anything, and they don’t hang out in the same circles. Desiree’s in her twenties, and Adya is in her late thirties, I believe. But Desiree said that the two of them are on friendly terms at work.”

I wondered if that would have colored Desiree’s opinion of Adya, making her information less than impartial. It turned out that I didn’t have to worry about that.

“Even so,” Marjorie continued, “Desiree didn’t hesitate in saying that Adya and Jane didn’t get along in the least. I guess you already knew that, though.”

“That seemed to be the case from what I’d already heard,” I confirmed.

“What you might not have heard,” Marjorie said, “is that the conflict between Adya and Jane recently heated up.”

“Because Jane got the promotion?” I guessed.

“That was part of it.”

“And the other part?”

Marjorie lowered her voice further. “After Jane received the promotion, she embarrassed Adya at a staff meeting, in front of all their colleagues.”

I winced. “Embarrassed her, how?”

“Adya pitched some ideas for new classes for the fall season, and Jane tore each and every one of them apart. Desiree was taking notes at the meeting. She said it was painful to record what was going on.

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