Sugared Suspect by Stephanie Damore

Author:Stephanie Damore [Damore, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pink Sapphire Press
Published: 2019-03-08T22:00:00+00:00

I had assumed that after Nick found Granny, he’d bring her back to the bakery and wake me from my nap, but that never happened. It was late afternoon when I woke up. Milo was curled up in his favorite spot behind my bent legs and I was careful to sit up without disturbing him. I thought back to my brave kitty’s clash with the deputies this morning and smiled. At least Milo was on my side.

I stretched and rolled my neck from side to side. I felt stiff from sleeping on the couch and my stomach rumbled reminding me I hadn’t eaten anything that day. I sat there in the silence of the apartment and found it soothing. It was so quaint and peaceful. I loved living at the manor, but it was large and often loud with Amelia’s little boy Jacob running around and Ellen and Amelia close by. The apartment was all mine. A little sanctuary and today I could use a little solitude. I could use a little bit of food, too.

The kitchen wasn’t stocked, and I didn’t feel like cooking anything even if it had been. There was only one place to go—Carol’s.

Carol’s Bar was the local watering hole, and it was known for good food, too. Bar burgers, club sandwiches, homemade soups, and giant onion rings were just a few of my favorite menu items. At that moment I wanted to eat it all but decided an olive burger and onion rings would cut it. Within a few minutes I had my winter gear on and was ready to make the short walk to the neighborhood bar.

The bar scene was quiet except for a few folks grabbing a late lunch. I smiled at a couple of the locals as I walked past them and up to the bar to put in a to-go order. I tried to ignore the whispers behind my back. Phrases such as Did you hear? And She was poisoned still reached me.

“I didn’t poison anyone,” I said to Cindy when she walked over to take my order.

“Oh honey, I know you didn’t, and I dare someone to say otherwise.” Cindy said the last part louder than necessary. The murmurs immediately quieted down.

“Thanks. I really appreciate that,” I replied.

“Anytime. You want to put in a takeout order?”

“I would love too.”

Cindy took my order and brought me a coke while I waited for the food to come up. I was zoning out watching the Keno numbers pop up on the television screen when two orbs came floating in through the front door. I recognized Granny’s rose-colored orb, but I wasn’t familiar with the amber-colored one that accompanied her. However, I wasn’t surprised when the two of them materialized and I saw it was old man Duffy. Duffy was Carol’s resident drunk. He took up his regular bar stool at the far end of the bar and invited Granny to sit down beside him.

Between Duffy’s drunkenness and Granny’s poor hearing, their conversations were bound to be entertaining.

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