The Black Rock Murder by Mona Marple

Author:Mona Marple [Marple, Mona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-17T05:00:00+00:00

9

“Ugh, I hope you’ve got some paracetamol in here.” Coral moaned as she rummaged through Sandy’s handbag.

The noise in Books and Bakes was raucous, fueled by children who had waited quite long enough and weren’t happy about it.

Sandy glanced at her watch again.

“She should just tell you if she can’t fit this into her busy schedule any more.” Coral said, voicing Sandy’s own thoughts with a little less tact.

“It’s so unlike her though, she’s usually bang on time.” Sandy said.

It was clear that Penelope Harlow was not coming.

“Fancy doing it?” Sandy asked Coral, who winced at the idea.

“What are my options here?”

“Well, if I do it, you’ll have to manage all the drinks on your own.”

“Ugh.” Coral moaned. “I’ve got a better chance of surviving down there with the kids. Fine. But I don’t want to do this regularly Sandy, so speak to Penelope and find out what’s happening.”

“I will.” Sandy promised. “And thank you.”

“Right, boys and girls! It’s a treat today, you’ve got me!” Coral announced as she removed her apron and walked through the seating area to the back of the cafe, where bean bags had been spread around. A group of hyperactive children bounced around from bean bag to bean bag, until Coral shushed them all and allowed them to choose from two books.

The story time group was a huge draw for Books and Bakes, attracting lots of the villagers but also people from neighbouring villages, where the meagre facilities on offer all closed down over the weekend. The children were amused while the parents without fail ordered drinks and cakes to enjoy.

“She not turned up again?” Bernice asked, poking her head out from the kitchen at the sound of Coral’s voice leading the group.

Sandy shook her head.

“I hope everything’s okay.” Bernice said, eyebrows furrowed.

“Me too.” Sandy said.

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