Arrivals and Arrests (An Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy Book 1) by Diana Xarissa

Author:Diana Xarissa [Xarissa, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Fenella’s nose twitched. Someone was patting her on the nose, steadily and repeatedly. As she struggled out of a deep sleep, her heart began to race. Keeping her eyes tightly shut, she tried to think. Why would someone be tapping on her nose? She hadn’t heard anyone moving around the apartment. Surely she would have heard the door open or footsteps. Could Mona make physical contact? It didn’t seem likely. She turned her head an inch to the left. After a moment, the tapping continued.

“Meerrrooowwwww,” Katie said, sounding impatient.

Fenella opened her eyes and then laughed. “I forgot all about you,” she told the kitten. “I was afraid I was being burgled.”

“What sort of burglar would come in and start patting you on the nose?” Mona asked.

Fenella sat up and looked at her aunt, who was standing at the end of the bed. “I thought maybe you’d decided to move on,” she said.

Mona shook her head. “I’ll let you know when I decide to do that,” she said. “I was just busy yesterday.”

“Busy?”

“Yes.”

A hundred different questions rushed into Fenella mind, but she didn’t ask any of them. Instead she looked at the clock and then groaned. “Katie, it’s only six o’clock,” she told the animal. “I don’t have to get up for hours yet.”

Katie jumped down off the bed and ran out the door. Fenella could hear her run into the kitchen, where she began to make a tremendous amount of noise.

“Yelling for your breakfast is just rude,” Fenella shouted.

The caterwauling stopped and a moment later Katie reappeared in the doorway.

“Merrow,” she said, sounding cross.

“Okay, I’ll get you some breakfast, but then I’m going back to sleep,” Fenella announced. She got up and pulled on her bathrobe. After sliding her feet into slippers, she stomped into the kitchen and opened a can of food. Katie’s water bowl was empty again, so Fenella refilled that before she headed back to her nice warm bed.

She’d only just settled herself under the covers when Mona sat down next to her. “So, did you enjoy the Tale and Tail?” she asked.

“It was very nice,” Fenella replied before she rolled over.

“I used to go there nearly every night, after they changed this building over to flats,” Mona said. “When it was a hotel, there was a wonderful little bar on the ground floor, but they turned it into offices for the management when they converted everything.”

“The Tale and Tail must more than make up for that,” Fenella suggested.

“Yes, I suppose so,” Moan replied. “Anyway, it’s a nice enough place and you’ll get to meet many people there.”

“I think everyone I’ve met on the island was there last night,” Fenella replied.

“Really?”

“No, I’m exaggerating. But I went with Shelly, and Peter Cannell and Donald Donaldson were both there. Oh, and Inspector Robinson as well.”

“And today you’re off to Castle Rushen with Donald,” Mona said. “Do be careful.”

“What do you mean?” Fenella asked.

“But I’m keeping you from getting some extra sleep,” Mona said. “I’ll come back later. You sleep for now.

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