Blue Plate Slayer by Constance Barker

Author:Constance Barker [Barker, Constance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Constance Barker
Published: 2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Break a leg!” Babs whispered, as one spotlight lighted up a lone figure right on the other side of the curtain from us. The larger-than-life silhouette was right next to us, on a circle of light on the golden curtain. “Here we go!”

My body felt like it was entering a dreamworld, as opposing armies of butterflies – one of bold excitement and the other of paralyzing fear – played tag in my tummy.

“And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for!” the emcee said to the crowd.

“That’s not Petorina,” I said very softly.

“Nope. It’s Dandy Dan again,” Deloris said, a little too loudly.

We looked at Izzy. She just shrugged and mouthed, “We couldn’t find her anywhere.”

A saxophone began playing We Belong to the City as Babs was introduced. She made her way onto the stage, taking long strides and waving. She was beaming as Brody twirled her effortlessly, and she blew us a kiss as she briefly faced us, in mid-twirl. Izzy was holding the curtain open a little so we could all watch Babs make her walk. She was fabulous – high-energy, graceful, and entertaining with some little dance moves along the way – and the crowd loved her.

“Looks like you’ve got a tough act to follow there, Deloris,” Ruby said, in awe of Babs’s performance as our dear friend strutted and danced her way back toward the curtain.

“Looks like I do,” Deloris said, with a determined glint in her eye. She grabbed a blue feather boa off the neck of a model passing by.

Izzy opened the curtain, and Dan announced her as Babs passed Brody on her way back. Deloris made her entrance with perfect runway strides as she slung the long boa around her neck and over her shoulder. She did a twirl before she even reached Brody, to the delight of the crowd, and seemed to be floating on air.

Ruby and I looked at each other with our jaws on our chest.

“She’s a pro!” Ruby said.

I just nodded and kept watching.

Deloris slid her hand down the back of Brody’s head, and we heard her say, “Dip me, Sheriff.”

And he did. The audience was whistling and clapping now, and Deloris was relishing every moment. Brody released her, and she did three twirls with both arms raised high as she continued down the stage, with all the style and glamour of an Olympic figure skater. She stopped with a hand on her hip, turning professionally to one side and then the other to show off her gown to the audience. Then she made her way to the end, striking several poses as she “Vogued” for the crowd and threw them kisses. It was easy to see that she was in heaven as the crowd chanted her name and cheered loudly.

“How are you going to top that, Ruby?” I asked her.

She just shook her head in awe. “I’m not even going to try, Mercy.”

Deloris was halfway back when Dan announced Ruby.

She looked at me in shock as she heard the crowd.

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