Pinned 4 Murder by JC Eaton
Author:JC Eaton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beyond the Page Publishing
Chapter 23
âWhatâs going on?â I shouted to no one in particular.
âA chemical reaction to something on the bowling balls,â a woman shouted back as she followed at least eight or nine other women to the restroom. âWe called the fire department and the EMTs are on the way.â
âPhee! Where were you? What took you so long?â My mother thundered over with Shirley at her heels muttering, âLordy, Lordy.â
Then Myrna and Herb made their way to us. âIt all happened at once,â Myrna said. âNever saw anything like it. One minute people are lining up to bowl and the next, theyâre shaking their hands and scratching frantically.â
âLike dogs with fleas.â Herb chuckled.
âThatâs not funny. It had to be something they touched,â my mother said. She reached into her bag and pulled out a box of doggie wipes. âI always keep these for Streetman. Here, everyone, take one and wipe your hands. It says doggie wipes but Iâm pretty sure you can use them on people.â
âNothing starts to itch that fast,â I said.
Myrna all but rubbed the skin off her knuckles. âIt did here. One minute people are yakking and the next theyâre itching and scratching. Iâm not taking any chances. Thatâs why all the bowlers are running to the sinks. But I guarantee weâll be told its contact dermatitis. Thatâs what my doctor says all the time. Itâs a medical term for âI have no idea what it is.ââ
âNot all the bowlers are at the sinks,â Kenny said. âSome are okay.â He walked up behind Myrna and reached for one of my motherâs doggie wipes. âItâs a stampede in the menâs room. Pretty soon theyâll be rinsing off their hands in the toilets because the sinks are packed.â
âLordy, thatâs an image I donât want in my mind.â Shirley turned to the restroom doors and shook her head.
âWhat did you mean when you said some of the bowlers were all right?â I asked.
Kenny pointed to the racks of bowling balls that belonged to the rec center. âOnly the folks who used the rec center bowling balls had that reaction. People who brought their own to the lane didnât. Canât believe of all days to leave my bowling ball in my wifeâs car. Sheâs at Walmart and Iâd never see the light of day waiting for her to get home so I decided to use one of the alleyâs balls.â
Johnson Lanes turned into a madhouse with bowlers itching their hands and demanding answers from the poor monitor at the counter. The woman kept telling them she had phoned the fire department and asked that they please calm down.
Then, a booming voice as Mini-Moose approached from the billiard room. âWhat the heck is going on in here? Donât tell me you found more lizards.â
The monitor started to explain but everyone spoke at once, and it wasnât until a half dozen firefighters and a few EMTs came into the bowling alley that they calmed down.
âWeâve been exposed to something toxic,â one of the men said when asked by an EMT to explain.
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