Murder at Pooch Park by Cindy Bell

Author:Cindy Bell [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

As Nikki returned to her car, she tried to shake the feeling that something very strange was going on in her town. Could it all be connected to Chelsea’s death? She wasn’t sure how. But she was determined to find out. Once back in her car she decided to go to Gina’s café. She hoped to find out some more information about Mike there. As she drove towards it she wondered how Quinn’s interview with Betty would go. She didn’t know Betty at all, other than in passing, but each time she’d seen her, the woman had been rather standoffish. She guessed that it had to be hard for her to try to fit into a family that didn’t exactly welcome her. It was hard for her to believe that she could have murdered Chelsea over something as trivial as a painting, but she knew that it was possible. Murder rarely had a good explanation.

The café was not as busy as usual when Nikki arrived. She had hit the quiet time between the lunch rush and the dinner rush. As soon as she stepped inside she was assaulted by spicy and savory aromas. Her stomach rumbled, reminding her that she hadn’t eaten in quite some time. With all the chaos going on she hadn’t had much of an appetite. But now she felt as if she could eat everything on the menu.

“Hey, Nikki.” Gina waved to her from behind the counter. “Give me a second and I’ll be right over.”

“Great.” Nikki flashed her a smile, then sat down at an empty table. Her mind flipped back over everything that had happened at the District Attorney’s Office. She wasn’t sure whether to believe his claim that he wasn’t involved in Chelsea’s murder. He had quite a bit to lose if the truth came out, and probably plenty of resources to make Chelsea disappear. But she hadn’t disappeared. She’d been murdered and left for anyone to find. Wouldn’t a district attorney have cleaner ways of fixing his problems? As far as she knew Mike was the best suspect. He had obviously followed Chelsea there, and that had to mean that he was out to get her. Didn’t it?

“You’re a sight for sore eyes.” Gina sighed as she sat down in the chair beside her. “No one has wanted to chat today.”

“No?” Nikki smiled as Gina pushed a glass of iced tea towards her. “Thanks.”

“I guess all this tension over Chelsea’s death has really had an impact on everyone.” Gina frowned as she glanced around the nearly empty café. “I sure hope they figure out what happened soon.”

“Me, too.” She nodded as her gaze flitted over the few people seated around her.

“Are you hungry?” Gina pulled out a notepad to take her order.

“Starving.” Nikki sighed as she began to flip through the menu, then shook her head. “You know what? I’d love to have a nice, juicy cheeseburger with a huge side of fries.” She gave her stomach a light rub. “I need some major fuel.

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