Resort at Castaway Bay: Lost and Found by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2021-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

The traveling carnival had made a stop on Shipwreck Island every year since I was a child, and while I had many fond memories of the event, I’d never really stopped to consider the effort that must be required to transport all those rides and game booths by barge from San Francisco to Hidden Harbor. In a way, the cost and effort didn’t seem justified to me, and yet year after year, the carnival continued to come to town. I was sure whoever sponsored the darn thing must have lost money on the enterprise. Maybe I’d ask Aunt Charley about it. She’d lived on the island for a long time and seemed to know the history of most of the events that took place.

“There’s just something about a corndog on a stick at a carnival that is so delicious while a hot dog in most any other circumstance is something I would never eat,” I said as I bit into the hot outer layer of deep-fried cornbread.

“I agree with you on that one,” Emily said, dipping her corndog into a puddle of mustard. “The french fries are good as well.”

“I want cotton candy,” Esther announced.

“Not until after the rides,” Emily answered back. “You filled up on sugar last year, and then you were sick the rest of the evening.”

“Can we buy tokens for games?” Estelle asked as she shoved her fries around, pretending to eat. Estelle usually liked fries, but I suspected she was too excited about what was to come to pay much attention to her food.

“We will buy tokens for the games, and we will go on the rides, but we won’t be doing anything until the two of you eat,” Emily insisted.

I looked at Jilly. She was nibbling on the hamburger she’d ordered. “How’s your burger?” I asked.

“It’s fine. I don’t like pickles, and they put them on even though I said not to, but I took them off. Did my mom call you yet?”

I smiled gently at the girl. “Not yet. Your mom said she’d call when she had news to share, so I suspect she hasn’t heard anything from the doctors yet. I know you’re worried and I understand trying to have fun at a carnival might seem like a hard thing to do, but I didn’t want you just sitting around.”

“I know. And I am having fun.”

She took a big bite of her burger. Too big a bite, in my opinion, but I think she was trying to make a point with that bite. I was about to ask her if she wanted some of my fries when my cell phone rang.

“Is it my mom?”

I looked at the caller ID. “No. It’s a man named Tony. He’s involved in a case I’m working on, so I need to take this. Will you be okay with Emily?”

She nodded. “But come and find us if we’re gone when you get back.”

“I will. I promise.” With that, I stood up and walked away from the group. “Sydney Whitmore,” I answered.

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