Haunt Couture and Ghosts Galore by Pressey Rose

Author:Pressey, Rose [Pressey, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-09-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Cookie’s Savvy Vintage-Clothing Shopping Tip

Shopping at flea markets and thrift stores

can make it harder to find items from the

pre-1950s. You’ll probably have to search

boutiques for those types of garments.

Charlotte tapped her pretty polished fingernails against the counter. “You have put this off for far too long. I’m not going to tell you again.”

I stacked clothing in the back room. “What are you talking about, Charlotte?”

“You know what I’m talking about. You have to talk to Brooke House. She has been here awhile now and we know nothing about her.”

I placed the sweater on top of a pile and then turned to face her. “What good will it do if we’re just being busybodies?”

She waved her finger at me. “You know you want to talk to her. Especially after finding out she has been cozy with Meaghan.”

Sam was standing in the corner of the room with his arms folded across his chest. He watched the two of us debate back and forth as if he was watching a tennis match. “Ladies, stop bickering and do something.”

I grabbed my keys. “I suppose the shop can be closed for a little while.”

Brooke’s shop was just a couple blocks away, so I made the short walk. The weather had turned a little warmer today. It was still a typical fall day in the South. The rustle of the wind through the magnolia tree caught my attention. I had to pass the old graveyard on the way. Like I said before, one would think I wouldn’t be scared considering I had two ghosts walking beside me, but that wasn’t the case. Having Sam and Charlotte beside me was like a supernatural escort.

The outside of her building was white brick and the awning over the door was turquoise—one of my favorite colors. BROOKE’S BEAUTY BUNGALOW was painted in black letters on the windows. The sign in the door was turned to OPEN, but when I walked in, I didn’t see another living soul. Just me and the ghosts.

“Is anyone here?” I called out.

The room remained silent except for the television that played softly at the back of the room.

“Where is everyone?” Sam asked.

“She won’t be in business long if this is the way she runs things,” Charlotte said.

I looked around the shop and spotted two separate waiting areas on the right and left. Chairs and small end tables that had hairstyle magazines were the only furniture in the space. The fact that no one else was in the salon for treatment was not a good sign for Brooke.

Charlotte leaned over the counter and peeked at the schedule book. “No appointments today. If I wasn’t so suspicious of her, I’d feel sorry for her,” Charlotte said.

It was kind of sad.

“You should get your hair done.” Charlotte leaned against the counter.

“How about I just have a manicure if she has the time,” I said.

Charlotte glanced at my hands. “Good idea. And what do you mean if she has time? Time is all she’s got, apparently. But it doesn’t look as if you are going to find her.

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