Meows, Magic & Marshmallows by Madison Johns

Author:Madison Johns [Johns, Madison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-02T05:00:00+00:00

“Are you certain your room was broken into?” asked Arnold, the hotel manager, nervously. “Things like this just don’t happen at this hotel.”

“Well, apparently that’s not the case. I would like you to take a look at the camera recordings of the hallway on our floor,” Petunia said, as she slid her palm across his desk.

Arnold pulled his tie loose. “I don’t know about that. Are you certain your room was broken into?”

“My room was ransacked, I assure you. The intruder emptied the contents of my closet and scattered my clothing all over my room.”

“They might have been searching for money,” Noah suggested. “And I agree with Petunia, we need to take a look at the recordings unless you’d prefer we inform the other guests about what occurred.”

“It won’t be good for business,” Petunia added. “And here we thought Coven Creek was such a crime-free town.”

“I assure you that Coven Creek is quite safe and nothing like this has ever happened at this hotel.”

“What about what happened at the factory,” Petunia said with a shudder. “Horrible.”

“Let’s stick to seeing the tapes,” Noah said.

“Wait here and I’ll see what I can do.”

“But can’t you pull them up on your computer?” Petunia asked.

“Security has them.”

“We could go with you.”

Noah stood up. “I agree that would be better.”

“I can’t have guests wandering around the security room, it’s unheard of.”

“Not unless you’re hiding something,” Petunia suggested.

Arnold sighed. “Come along then, but promise me you won’t breathe a word about what happened with any of the other guests. The hotel will be ruined.”

“We promise,” Noah said.

They followed Arnold through a hidden door to the rear of his office and found themselves in a long corridor that led to the security office. Petunia approached the large glass door and stared at the many monitors being watched by the security officers.

“Wait out here,” Arnold said, as he walked inside.

Petunia exchanged a look with Noah, who had a slight smile on his face. When she continued to stare at him, he asked, “What? Don’t you think it’s interesting?”

“I suppose in a geeky kind of way.”

“The entire hotel is being monitored, as are all entrances,” Noah said.

“We might be able to see which way the perp accessed the hotel,” Petunia said. “If the nervous hotel manager lets us.”

“Don’t talk that way about Arnold.” Noah winked. “I think I’m bonding with him.”

“I noticed.” Petunia folded her arms over her chest. “I don’t think I would have been able to get Arnold to do anything for me.”

“You could have, but thankfully you’re not that type of woman.”

The door opened and Noah and Petunia were ushered inside and they sat down at a monitor. A security officer rolled his chair over and gave them instructions on how to operate the cursor as the video played.

“This might take some time so I’ll leave you to it,” Arnold said, as he departed.

Petunia focused on the monitor as it played and made suggestions about what time they should start their search.

“It happened sometime after we took Pansy back to the hotel,” Petunia reminded Noah.

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