Cozy Witch by Tess Lake

Author:Tess Lake [Lake, Tess]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tess Lake
Published: 2017-07-25T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Damn, he was good.

By the time I found TJ and Jenna, Sheriff Hardy was already there interviewing them. They were doing back-to-back sessions with a small fifteen-minute break in between them. I waited around the corner, trying to look like I was in line for the next session to start. I kept peeking around at TJ and Jenna talking to Sheriff Hardy. Eventually the Sheriff nodded at them and left. The moment he was gone I went walking over.

“So the Sheriff’s questioned you as well?” I said by way of greeting.

“Hey, Harlow,” TJ said and put his hand up for a high-five. Without thinking, I slapped his palm. He immediately pulled his hand away.

“Why are your hands so cold?” he said.

“Amazing air-conditioning in the car,” I said.

“You’d better be careful with that, you’ll get frostbite,” TJ said, shaking his head.

“What did you mean by we got questioned too?” Jenna said, looking at me with a slightly suspicious expression.

Okay, time for another lie.

“Ollie the librarian is my cousin’s boyfriend. I work with him casually at the library sometimes. I was over there talking with him when the Sheriff arrived to question him about all those weird symbols that have appeared all over the town. I happened to be there when he mentioned that you two had been at the library asking about it as well,” I said.

“Oh right, well I guess a giant like this guy would be pretty obvious to spot wouldn’t he,” Jenna said, looking at TJ.

“You think he tracked us down because of me? You’re the suspicious one,” he said back and poked her in the side. Jenna laughed and swatted his hand away.

I got the sudden feeling this was a little more than innocent flirting.

“What did the Sheriff say anyway?” I said, trying not to sound too concerned about it.

“Not much. I think he was trying to find out if we were running our own investigation. He didn’t seriously believe that we had anything to do with the symbols around town,” TJ said.

“If you were running your own investigation who do you think was behind the symbols?”

“My guess is it’s the Mysterious Mysteries. Red told us they’ve already been in trouble for vandalism and now they’re here, and all these symbols appear in a single night? I bet they’re doing it to promote their show,” Jenna said.

“I still think it has something to do with that guy who was attacked, Carl what’s-his-name. I think Markus Hornby is somehow involved… or maybe there’s just a lot of weird things that go on in this town,” TJ said.

I suddenly saw an opportunity to put the writers on to a false trail.

“I think you’re right, Jenna. I bet you that it’s the Mysterious Mysteries. Last night, one of my cousins saw them skulking around down a side street. We didn’t see if they were doing any of the graffiti but I bet you they were involved. Someone should find out where they’re staying. I bet ten bucks that they’d find spray paint there.

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