Spare Ribs and Cold Cuts by Kamaryn Kelsey

Author:Kamaryn Kelsey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: humorous, small town, Louisiana, senior sleuth, Southern
Publisher: J&R Fan Fiction
Published: 2019-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Mercy kept a good distance between herself and Spencer, watching the blonde in action. At times Marlena seemed flirty, other times she acted upset, and sometimes she appeared to be pleading with him. Oddly, Spence’s attitude didn’t change with her moods. He was friendly, and that was enough to raise Mercy’s ire. When he bought two tickets for the mirror maze, though, she stepped back. There was no way she was going to follow them in there, so she found a bench across the street and waited for them to come out.

Sitting in the hot sun made her grouchy, and the wig began to itch. Two people sitting nearby got up and hurried away when she began digging at her scalp. She found a small stick and used it to poke her head when no one was watching. Then Spencer and Marlena exited the mirror house holding hands and laughing, and Mercy accidentally broke the stick when she jammed it into her scalp. It snapped loudly, and her bench mate hopped to her feet, looking disgusted at the broken stick poking out of Mercy’s hair. Mercy tossed one piece over her shoulder and pulled the other section from her hair after the man left.

She got to her feet, preparing to follow Spencer and Marlena. Where did they go? She finally stood on the bench, hoping to spot them on the crowded street, but they had disappeared. Wonderful! Mercy got off the bench and jostled a woman trying to commandeer the bench for herself and her six kids.

Eek! It was her—again. But this time Mercy didn’t have to worry about abandoned children or the bus. The frazzled woman didn’t even seem to notice Mercy as she dropped onto the bench, and Mercy suddenly felt sorry for her when the sweaty kids all squeezed onto the seat with her.

“Wow, you’ve got a lot on your hands,” Mercy remarked sympathetically, wondering where the children’s father was. The woman looked up in surprise and her expression changed to suspicion, then recognition and anger as though she read Mercy’s mind. Yikes. She’s touchy! But I guess hauling six kids around the festival for two days would make anyone crabby.

When an announcement was made letting the visitors know the cookoff was about to begin, Mercy walked to the park, where the entrants were being introduced by Sam, last year’s winner. His expression darkened when he introduced Howie, who appeared confident. After he finished, Sam dropped the microphone and stormed away while the crowd moved close to watch the cooks prepare their meat. It wasn’t thrilling, but at least Mercy had shade so she stayed and watched until most of them were cooking on the grill. After a few minutes of listening to sizzling meat, she decided to head back to the booths and carnival area.

Out of curiosity, she bought a brownie from Minnow Gaines. “Tell your friends about us!” Minnow called after her. Mercy unwrapped it and took a nibble. Then her face screwed up, and she checked the ingredients.

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