The Missing Diamonds by Annabelle Sami

Author:Annabelle Sami
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Published: 2020-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Zaiba carefully put Roberto down and ran over to where Ali was standing and sure enough, there on the floor was a large dinner plate adorned with a prime steak and a string of juicy sausages! There were bite marks and chunks taken out of the meat and Zaiba saw Roberto licking his lips.

“I suppose you aren’t vegetarian by choice,” Poppy muttered, stroking the dog’s head.

Zaiba leaned back on her feet, staring up at Poppy and Ali. “You know what this means, don’t you?”

“Roberto came out here for a secret meat feast?” Ali suggested.

Zaiba nodded. “Sort of. Someone intended to lure Roberto here. When we left the balcony door open, we accidently helped them. Once he had escaped, it could have taken him a while to make it here but they must have known that eventually the smell of the meat would draw him out. Then they could steal his collar! The Mehndi party was a distraction but their plan worked.”

“Poor Roberto.” Poppy cuddled the pup who looked exhausted from all the excitement and his big meal. “He probably hadn’t had meat in so long that the smell was irresistible, even from so far away!”

Zaiba started taking pictures of the crime scene with her phone. “We have to leave it exactly as it is so the police can eventually search the area properly. But I’ve got these snaps just in case it gets disturbed.”

She looked up at the dark sky and took a deep breath, her head spinning. “First we went on our mission to find out the identity of a mystery celebrity.”

“Tick!” Poppy excitedly drew an invisible tick in the air with a finger.

“Then we began our search for a missing dog!”

“TICK!” Poppy drew another, even bigger invisible tick in the air. Ali was looking at the two of them as though they had eaten way too much sugar. He knelt down to hold Roberto and stop him from trembling.

Zaiba gazed down at her brother and the dog. “And now we have to find out who let him off the lead and has taken the diamond collar.” She could feel her own eyes growing as big as saucers. “Team, this is officially a full-blown detective case! We’ve gone from mission, to hunt, to investigation!”

Ali gazed into the dog’s eyes. “Can you tell us who stole your collar, little guy?” Roberto gave a small whine and Ali ruffled his fur. “Thought not.” He got to his feet. “So what do we do now, oh great detective?”

Zaiba started to think. “OK, let’s stay calm. First things first, we need to get Roberto back to Maysoon, diamond collar or not.”

“Agreed.” Poppy nodded.

Zaiba hastily made a voice recording. “Subject secured, we will now head back to the celebrity’s room.”

She went to pick up Roberto but he darted from her grip – he thought this was another fun game. Zaiba made another grasp for him but this time he wriggled free and started running around in circles, chasing his tail.

“Did you say subject secured?” Ali giggled.

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