The Case of the Waffling Warrants by Rosie A. Point

Author:Rosie A. Point [Point, Rosie A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rosie A. Point

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I let myself out of the library after dusting the spines of a few more books while Sunlight played around the tables, darting to and fro. He had a serious case of the zoomies, but I didn’t mind. Sunlight’s antics put me in a good mood.

It was just past 10:00 a.m., and I’d be due to help Lauren start the lunch service soon. Time was of the essence—I needed to get out of the inn and go see Brick Jonas as soon as possible.

Hurriedly, I stored the feather duster in the hall closet then started up the stairs to go get changed. I paused on the second floor landing, my eyes widening.

The inn’s wooden halls with their trinket nooks were empty between meals. The guests didn’t mingle unless they had arrived at the inn together, and this week’s guests certainly hadn’t.

Then what, oh what is she doing?

Opal, the woman who had been arguing with Mandy at the start of the week, stood frozen in the hall, her back to me, her ear pressed against a door.

It hit me fast. A jolt out of the blue. That was the Rose Room! Mandy was staying there.

So, what on earth was Opal doing with her ear pressed to the door? Eavesdropping, obviously, but why?

I considered confronting her, but that would ruin the moment. It was more interesting to observe.

Quietly, I checked my watch then wriggled my nose back and forth. I couldn’t hang around much longer, anyway. I needed to get out, fast.

Opal pushed away from the door just as I was about to head up to my room. She spotted me, turning the approximate color of a beet.

“I-I was just—I—”

“No need to explain,” I said, and started up the stairs. I didn’t have time to waste, and then there was the fact that I had places to be. Opal wouldn’t tell me the truth about why she’d been spying on Mandy anyway.

Regardless, I made a mental note of it. If Opal was spying on Mandy, she might be a person of interest. Or it was completely unrelated and more of the usual crazy Gossip behavior. Only time, and thorough investigation, would tell.

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