Darcy Sweet Mystery Box Set: Books 1-6 by K. J. Emrick

Author:K. J. Emrick [Emrick, K. J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Mystery, Women Sleuths, Cozy, Thriller & Suspense
Publisher: South Coast Publishing
Published: 2014-04-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

It turned out she didn’t have to look for Sarah very hard. Biking down the street back to the bookstore, Darcy saw her walking up the sidewalk.

Braking to a stop in front of Sarah, Darcy smiled. “Hi, Sarah. Hey, I was just going to go look for you.”

“Really? Did you find something out?” the girl asked hopefully.

“Why didn’t you mention that you were getting checks for money every three months?”

Sarah blinked at the direct question. “Because I didn’t think it had anything to do with, well, anything. I won a scholarship when I was in grade school. Something for gifted children I think. I’ve gotten it all my life. Why would that be important?”

Darcy felt foolish now. Of course it would be something that simple. “I’m sorry, Sarah. I guess I’m just at a loss to find answers to all your questions. So you’re still getting money form this scholarship? You’re out of school now, right?”

“Well, yeah, but I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth, you know?” She smiled at Darcy and pulled an envelope out of her back jeans pocket. “Actually I’m going to deposit the check now. See?”

She pulled it out and handed it to Darcy. The check looked just like any other check. In Darcy’s hands, though, the paper felt…prickly. Like there was something wrong with it. She knew when to trust her sixth sense. She studied the check closer, reading Sarah’s name, the amount—seven hundred and twenty dollars—and the company that issued it. There was no return address.

“What’s the Accountable Student Foundation?” Darcy asked.

“I don’t know. The group that gave the scholarship, I guess.”

Darcy saw the letters in the name of the company shift on the check. Like they were twisting somehow while they stayed still. Then the first letter of each word in the company name lit up, gold against the black ink.

Her eyebrows shot up.

“Sarah, what was your mom’s middle name?”

“Uh, Sybil. Why?”

Darcy knew what her sixth sense had been trying to tell her. Angelica Sybil Fender.

Accountable Student Foundation.

ASF.

She had to check out her hunch, though. Even if her sixth sense was almost never wrong, she still needed proof.

“Sarah, before you go to the bank would you mind coming with me to visit Jon at the police station?”

***

On their way back to see Jon, Darcy explained to Sarah everything that he had told Darcy about the break-ins to Louis and Sarah’s house. The girl was surprised and a little sad to learn her father had lied about that. She had to wonder what else her father had been lying about. Sarah just wished there were more answers to give her.

Jon was at his desk still. He looked up as she approached and smiled. “Wow, twice in one day. What do I owe this to?” The smile slipped a bit when he saw that Sarah was with her.

“Jon,” Darcy said, “I know I keep taking up your time but this is important. Can you look up the Accountable Student Fund for me?”

“Of course.

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