Cozy Witch Mysteries: A 2021 Halloween Special Edition Box Set of 8 Novels (Angela Pepper Box Sets and Bundles) by Angela Pepper

Author:Angela Pepper [Pepper, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“Well, it’s been great catching up with you,” I said to my mother as we stumbled our way back into her suite.

Once inside the room, she leaned forward with her hands on her knees, breathing heavily from the effort of getting up three flights of stairs after an equal number of bottles of wine consumed. On the walk up, she’d insisted that she wasn’t inebriated at all, since I’d consumed most of the wine, and that the only reason she was stumbling on the stairs was because I kept grabbing onto her to steady myself.

“Yes,” she said between breaths. “It has been lovely to catch up.”

“But I really must be on my way.” I walked over to the suite’s window. I knew I was staying there that night, but I was in a playful mood from the wine.

“You can’t leave. They have the parking lot closed off.”

“I can’t leave by car, no. But it’s a nice night for flying.” I looked out the window, down at the parking lot, which was lit by only a few security lamps. “Now, where did I park my broomstick?”

“Broomstick?” She looked up at me as her breathing returned to normal.

“It’s a joke, Mom. Plus I like saying the word broomstick. How do you like my new catchphrase? You mess with the witch, you get the broomstick!”

“I don’t get it.” She stood up straighter and checked the closure of all her shirt buttons, one at a time, top to bottom, in a familiar gesture.

“It’s a play on the phrase you mess with the bull you get the horns. Please, don’t bust your guts laughing. I know there’s nothing funnier than a joke being explained.”

“I still don’t get it, but I’m sure it’s very funny to other witches.” She came over and joined me at the window. “At first, when you said you were looking for your broomstick, I thought maybe you’d learned how to fly. I was almost jealous of you for a minute.”

“Nope. No need to be jealous of me. My life isn’t glamorous at all.” I backed away from the darkened window and waved at the finely appointed room. “My life is nothing like yours, with all the fancy resorts, and the world tours, and the hobnobbing with the rich and famous.” Between our first and third dessert, she’d told me all about where she’d spent the last five years. No wonder she hadn’t been able to drop me a postcard. Who has time to think of their family back home when they’re partying with the world’s most elite and famous dead people?

She frowned. “I shouldn’t have told you anything. Promise you won’t tell anyone, especially about you-know-who.” She was referring to a recently deceased American actor who was now enjoying the good life in Venice, Italy.

“Who would believe me? The tabloids are always running stories about sightings of dead celebrities. Who knew those trashy papers were right?” I started pacing the room. The suite didn’t seem as large and airy now that night had fallen.

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