Snow Falling by Davidson King

Author:Davidson King [King, Davidson]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Novel
Publisher: Davidson King
Published: 2017-11-26T18:30:00+00:00

WHEN I RETURNED FROM THE bathroom, I was escorted to the stage. I could see Christopher and Pearl in the middle of some serious conversation. When she pulled away to return to her seat, the look of utter sadness on both their faces almost made me run to him and ask what had happened. Before I got a chance, Gretchen showed me to my podium and I realized it would have to wait.

“Ladies and gentleman, if you’ll all take your seats, the trivia portion of the evening is about to begin.” Gretchen smiled and waited as everyone settled. “First, I’d like to thank all of you for donating to so many worthy causes. There will be one grand prize-winning charity this evening, and these five contestants will decide which one gets it.” There was a small applause but Gretchen gestured for everyone to settle down.

“The first podium is our reigning champion, John Cheung, representing the Cheung House. Podium two, we have Valerie Shaw for Shaw House. The third contestant is Snow Dey, representing House Manos. Lara Angeles is playing for House Harrison, and at podium five, playing for House Sokolov, we have Nick Doyle.”

For a moment I thought I’d heard her wrong. But clear as day, she said Nick Doyle. Could it be coincidence that Boris’s contestant had the same name as my murdered ex-boyfriend? One look at Roy and his shark-like smile said no. I stared at Christopher. I could tell he noticed my reaction but couldn’t place it. Of course not, he only knew Nick’s first name. No way had he made the connection. Gretchen’s voice broke through my thoughts.

“I will be asking a series of questions all pertaining to jazz. In the end, the contestant with the highest number of points will win and their charity will receive the winnings.” There was more applause and I desperately tried to get myself together. I couldn’t think about how Roy and Boris knew, or if they knew at all, or how much they knew. Christopher wasn’t able to delve deep and find anything, how did Roy?

“Each contestant has a buzzer and their podium will light up and buzz when the contestant knows the answer. Good luck to you all,” Gretchen said as she readied her notecards.

The first question was a throwaway. We all knew that Louis Armstrong’s nickname was Satchmo. For the first ten minutes, the questions were impossibly easy and all five of us were close in our scores. John Cheung was in the lead but I wanted him to have a false sense of hope.

It wasn’t long before the questions got a little tougher. “Name all the different types of jazz?” Gretchen asked, and I quickly chimed in. “Snow?”

“Ragtime, The Blues, Dixieland, Big Band, bebop, and Free Jazz.” For pure enjoyment purposes, I shot John a wink but he ignored me.

“Correct, and that puts House Manos in the lead.”

“What is the most famous jazz museum called and where is it located?”

Again, without thinking, I hit my buzzer and answered, “The American Jazz Museum located in Kansas City, Missouri.

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