Calamity by the Carwash by Sharon Mierke

Author:Sharon Mierke [Mierke, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cozy Cat Press
Published: 2012-08-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Three

The rest of my day went by quite smoothly. Most people who came in wanted to talk about the murder and about Prunella but some had the decency to buy a thing or two. No one seemed to know much of anything. I made sure to question everyone too. Sometimes the most innocent remark could lead to a clue or even solving a case. Most of them were very concerned about Murray McFerguson. He was sinking deeper and deeper into depression and Erma didn’t know what to do. I hadn’t heard from her so I supposed she didn’t know anymore about Bernie and Melanie.

No one talked much about Melanie. She was apparently hiding out in her parent’s home and not seeing anyone. It struck me that it could be house arrest because obviously she would not be an escape risk. It sounded like the city cops had interviewed all of her neighbors and almost everyone in Parson’s Cove, for that matter. Flori said Jake told her that they talked to all the men who met at Main Street Café. Obviously, someone knew something.

My Tuesday went by smoothly but I knew Wednesday wouldn’t be quite as pleasant. Delores came to the shop at eight that morning and I walked over to Flori’s so we could go together to the Nursing Home. She still didn’t totally trust me.

“Flori,” I said. “What kind of person do you think I am? You really think I would leave you all alone with Calvin and all these elderly people?”

She took much too long to answer.

As usual, everyone was waiting for us. At least this time the weather was cooperating. Smiling faces, walkers, and canes filled the front sidewalk. Some were sitting in their wheelchairs watching and wishing they could go. A few just sat and stared, having no idea what was going on. They were probably the happiest. Everyone, including the ones who were staring, let out a loud cheer when they saw us coming down the sidewalk. As we got closer we noticed most of them were laughing and pointing.

I looked at Flori and she looked at me. “What’s with them?” I asked.

“I think we’re more to be pitied than laughed at, don’t you?” Flori turned a pretty pink, which seemed to enhance the bright pink empire waist top she was wearing. “Do you think my slip is showing?” she said. “I’ll walk ahead and you check, Mabel.”

“It’s not your slip. They’re pointing at something. Not us.” I turned around and there walking as proud as could be was Sammy, my one and only white cat. “Sammy, what are you doing here? You bad cat.”

I reached down and picked him up. He proceeded to purr and act as if he’d won the Nobel Prize for best behaved cat.

Flori started laughing. “Mabel, you should take him over for those folks to see him. I bet they would love to pet him. Some homes bring animals in for the residents, you know. I think Sammy would be a really good cat for that.

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