Dying to be Famous by Tanya Landman

Author:Tanya Landman [Landman, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781406339529
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd.
Published: 2012-12-10T05:00:00+00:00

lethal confection

The next day, Graham and I arrived at the theatre at the same time as a massive bunch of flowers and the biggest box of chocolates I’d ever seen. The man delivering them didn’t seem to have arms that were quite long enough to carry both packages. Maggie pressed the buzzer and the stage door swung open to admit us.

“You kids going in?” gasped the struggling delivery man.

“Yes.”

“Do us a favour and take these, will you? They’re for Miss Webb.”

“Sure,” I said brightly. “I’ll take the chocolates. Graham can carry the flowers, can’t you, Graham?”

The opportunity to call at Tiffany’s dressing room – maybe even get a peek inside – was too good to miss. Two minutes later we were handing over the gifts to the sweetly smiling actress. She flung her door wide open and told us to come in. Squeezing between the bodyguards stationed in the corridor, we obeyed.

I was slightly unnerved by the smiling. I mean, she’d pretty much ignored me and Graham right the way through rehearsals even though we were the ones who did the flying scene with her. Maybe she was just in a better mood. Or maybe it was the flowers that did it. She took them from Graham, saying, “Lilies! How wonderful. You know some people don’t like these – they associate them with funerals. But I think they’re beautiful. I love them so much. Aren’t they gorgeous?” Peering into the middle of the bunch she pulled a card out and opened it. “From your biggest fan,” she read aloud. “I wonder who that could be?”

“A secret admirer?” I suggested.

“I suppose so. I’ve certainly got plenty of those.” She put the lilies in the sink, filled it with water and then beckoned me over. “Chocolates, too! Must be an early Christmas present. I wonder if they’re from the same person?”

She opened the card that was stuck on the box. “Sweets to the sweet. How lovely!” Sitting down, she started to pull off the lid. “My favourites!” she said with a dazzling smile at us both. “I usually go for the soft centres but I fancy a toffee for a change.” Popping it into her mouth she held the box out towards us. “I’ll eat them all if you don’t help me, and that would be terrible for my figure. You’d better save me. Go on, take one.”

Graham reached into the box and lifted out a strawberry-shaped one. I picked one in the shape of an orange segment. I was watching Graham, and for some reason the hairs on the back of my neck suddenly stood bolt upright. He lifted the chocolate to his lips and opened his mouth, but just before he put it in I lashed out at him, smacking his hand away so hard that he yelped and both our sweets fell to the floor.

“What did you do that for?” he asked, startled.

“I don’t know,” I replied. I’d reacted instinctively and it was taking my brain a few minutes to catch up with my body.

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