Witch Happens by A. M. King

Author:A. M. King
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: witch cozy mystery
Publisher: A. M. King
Published: 2018-07-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“She’s magical? Amy Gosnik? Well, isn’t that something?” Aunt Trixie said in the living room of the Victorian later that evening.

It was seven o’clock and Febe had an hour to go before retiring for bed. She had to be up for her eight a.m. workshop with Professor Techer. She was told beforehand to get as much sleep as possible for her first session since it would use a lot of intense energy. Whatever that meant.

“Yes, she is. And by the way, Aunt Trixie I am so glad you weren’t arrested,” Febe blurted out.

“You and me both, sweetie,” she said, taking a swig of rum.

“I knew they wouldn’t hold you too long,” Aunt Vanity said, fixing her coif and glancing into a compact mirror.

Febe swore Vanity must have been bewitched into always checking herself in a mirror. It was unbelievable. No doubt, she must have had a good meeting with Bruce at the paper, because she left there acting like she felt on top of the world. But Febe was smart enough to not ask her how her meeting with Bruce went.

“So what did they say?” Febe asked interested.

“It’s what I said. I had an alibi.”

“You mean you stirred one up with witchcraft,” Aunt Vanity added.

“Did not.”

“Did too.”

“How dare you?”

“How dare you? You know we’re not supposed to use magic for personal gain,” Aunt Vanity said.

“And what made you think I did such a thing? You’re the one that concocts those ridiculous love potions to try to make men fall for you. I never need such nonsense.”

“Ladies!” Aunt Eartha intervened.

Aunt Trixie sucked in a deep breath. “I simply told them I was up late watching TV with my cats and decided to order pizza.”

“For the cats?”

“No silly. For me. Okay, I might have given them just a little. Well, they actually took a piece off me.”

“Aunt Trixie! Garlic is poisonous to cats!”

“I know that, silly. That’s why I made sure the pizzas were simple. No garlic in the sauce. It’s the meat they like. They usually take off the pepperoni and dig into it. What can I do? I can’t deprive them. Anyway, it’s fun to watch old episodes of Perry Mason while eating pizza. Nothing like it.”

“So what about your alibi?”

“The pizza delivery guy, silly. I just remembered that he came by at that time and saw me there. The Blackshore Bay Pizza remembered my late night call and the guy told his boss about all the cats. I gave him a generous tip, too.”

“Good thing, or he might not have remembered.” Aunt Vanity made a snarky remark.

“That’s not very funny,” she shot back at her sister.

“Well, that was a very good thing then.”

“Sort of.”

“What do you mean sort of?”

“Well, they still want me for further questioning and asked that I don’t leave town and to surrender my passport.”

“Like witches need passports to fly.” Febe grinned. But the joke seemed to be lost on her aunties. Janvier chuckled though.

“Never mind,” Febe said dismissively. “I’m glad that you weren’t arrested Auntie.

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