Something Baked And Something Blue (Patty Cakes Bake Shop Cozy Mystery Series Book 3) by Holly Plum

Author:Holly Plum
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Published: 2016-11-30T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Willow and Joy quickly picked themselves up and sprinted toward the bird that was casting a shadow at the end of the hallway.

"Charles! I can't believe it.” Willow laughed, racing with Joy to her lost pet. Joy heard a flutter of wings and caught a glimpse of a colorful tail feather as the bird quickly flew around a corner.

“Holy cupcakes, he is fast.” Joy panted as they ran faster.

“It's him. It's definitely him.” Willow chuckled joyfully before letting out a huge sigh of relief. Her tears clouded her eyes as she ran, but she felt like she could see better than ever. The bird took a sharp left and then darted down the fire escape stairs. It let out a loud squawk, and Willow confirmed that it certainly was Charles.

“Charles, wait for us,” Willow shouted.

“He's on a mission,” Joy commented as they descended two stairs at a time, trying to keep up. "I bet he's been looking for you too."

“Why won't he slow down?” Willow sighed, her hopes starting to sink. "I can't lose him again."

“Maybe something scared him?” Joy suggested. Although she knew nothing about parrots or their intelligence. All Joy thought about was keeping Willow's spirits up.

They continued to chase Charles downstairs and finally found themselves in the hotel kitchen. The active kitchen was now dark and empty too, and the whole place was eerily lit with emergency lights. Charles fluttered over to the unused kitchens where Joy had explored earlier. He perched on the handle of the door to the huge freezer room and chirped a strange song.

“What's the matter, Charles?" Willow walked slowly toward Charles with her arms outstretched, hoping he'd hop onto her hands. "The last time you sang that song was when we left your favorite park in Bali."

Charles squawked even louder.

Willow gasped and took a step backward. She put her hand on her heart and almost began crying again. “Charles, are you really that hurt?” Willow continued talking to her parrot. "Was it something I said? Tell me, you silly boy."

Charles squawked in response. Willow nodded as if she understood. Joy watched in awe, unsure of anything that the parrot was trying to say. Joy frowned as the bird danced back and forth on his perch on the freezer door.

“This is a two-way relationship,” Willow replied. "If I have done something you don't like, you need to tell me. No more running off. I mean, no more flying off."

The parrot fluffed his wings and tilted his head as he looked at Willow. Strangely, Joy had seen a look like that before when she went home to her cat Cheesecake at night. Joy felt as if Cheesecake understood everything she said to him. And coincidentally, Cheesecake was not a big fan of Maple.

Charles squawked a little softer. Willow let out an exasperated sigh and stamped her foot on the ground in frustration.

“Don't be like that," Willow groaned.

Joy cautiously moved toward Charles. Maybe Charles wasn't cross with Willow at all. Maybe Charles had seen

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