Autumn at the Willow River Guesthouse by CP Ward

Author:CP Ward
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AMMFA Publishing

16

Kicking the Beehive

‘So … she never goes outside?’

Uncle Gus shrugged. ‘Not that we know of.’ Then, grinning, he gave a shake of his bushy hair and widened his eyes. ‘Perhaps she goes outside in the dark and stalks around like some kind of vampire. Ooooh.’

Aunt Gert slapped him on the arm. ‘Don’t be ridiculous. She’s busy writing another book. That’s why she doesn’t go outside. She gets food deliveries so she doesn’t need to go shopping, and she has those crazy fans wandering around—’

‘Nutters, the lot of them,’ Uncle Gus said. ‘Those orange anoraks are like warning lights for psychopaths.’

Lily laughed. ‘I don’t think they’re that bad.’

‘I expect they glow in the dark. They make pairs and run down the cycle path going “choo choo!”’ Uncle Gus slapped his leg and chortled, making Lily fearful he was going to be sick.

‘Look, don’t make fun of them,’ Aunt Gert said. ‘Or her. It can’t be easy being famous.’

‘Especially when you go from being a bit famous to really famous practically overnight,’ Lily said. ‘No wonder she doesn’t go outside.’

Aunt Gert narrowed her eyes. ‘I get the feeling you’ve got a pet project going on,’ she said to Lily. ‘Are you going to bring her back into the world?’

‘I wouldn’t go that far, but I might see if I can get her to go outside,’ Lily said.

‘Well, good luck with that,’ Uncle Gus said. ‘She’s been in there for years and the only time I can remember her coming out was when we had a power cut one night and the phone line went down. And even then, it was only to complain about the lack of hot water.’

‘And she waited until it was dark before she came,’ Aunt Gert said. ‘Gave me a terrible fright to find her knocking on the restaurant window. She was dressed all in black and even had a woolly hat pulled down to her eyes. I thought it was a serial killer.’

‘I’ll see if I can encourage her to wear brighter clothes,’ Lily said.

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