The Mysteries of Max: Books 37-39 (The Mysteries of Max Box Sets Book 13) by Nic Saint

Author:Nic Saint [Saint, Nic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Puss in Books Publications
Published: 2021-06-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

When Marge got home from the library, she discovered that her husband had already arrived. She heard him pottering about upstairs and called out, “You’re home early!” No response came, so she proceeded into the kitchen and started transferring the groceries to their respective cupboards and fridge compartments. “I’ve picked up a few things!” she said, and when still no reply came from Tex, she figured he hadn’t heard, and decided to surprise him.

So she tiptoed up the stairs, and listened for a moment as she arrived on the landing. The sounds seemed to come from the bathroom, and she smiled to herself. He was probably taking a hot bath—he did that often when he wanted to relax after a long day.

So she carefully nudged open the door, and when she entered the bathroom was much surprised to find her husband in the bath, scooping a big helping of mayonnaise from a large jar and rubbing it on his head. Next to the bath, a box full of similar jars stood.

Mayonnaise was dripping down his face, and the doctor was simply covered in the stuff.

At the foot of the bath, Brutus and Harriet were sitting, staring at Tex with wide-eyed concentration.

“What are you doing?” Marge asked.

“Oh, hey, honey,” said her husband of twenty-five years. “I’m rubbing mayonnaise on my head,” he said, as if it was the most natural thing in the world!

“He’s been at it for an hour,” Harriet said, not taking her eye off Tex for even a second.

“So far he’s used up two pots of mayonnaise,” said Brutus. “And I think he’s ready for a third.”

“But… why?” asked Marge, and for a moment that ancient fear crossed her mind: that her husband had gone stark-raving mad!

“Well, you’ll remember I asked you about my hair loss this morning?”

“Uh-huh.”

“And your mom was so kind to offer me some advice?”

“Oh, no.”

“She told me how Dick Bernstein and Rock Horowitz, her good friends from the senior center, both still have full heads of hair, in spite of the fact that they’re both a good deal older than she is. So I went over there this afternoon, to ask them what their secret is.”

“And what did they say?”

“Well, I only talked to Dick, but he assured me that this is the big secret.” He held up the empty jar of mayonnaise. “Mayonnaise contains all the nutrients your healthy scalp needs. And you don’t even have to go to the pharmacy to pick it up—you can find it in any supermarket! Both Dick and Rock have been applying this remarkable miracle cure for years. Oh, and Dick says mayonnaise has plenty of other advantages, too. When ingested, it invigorates. Mayonnaise has it all—the original wonder potion.” He licked his lips. “It even tastes good.” He gave his wife a cheerful smile, somewhat hampered by the fact that his face was covered in the sticky dressing. “You should have seen Dick’s hair, Marge. Thick and shiny and luxuriant. Not a bald spot in

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