(eng) Michael Buckley - Sisters Grimm 03 by The Problem Child (retail)

Author:The Problem Child (retail) [Child, The Problem]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The group waited an hour and a half before they gave up on Puck. The boy could always fly home, so they got into the old car without him and cruised back down to the town. As they passed a diner, Uncle Jake slammed on the brakes and abruptly pulled into the parking lot.

“This place is the best!” he cried.

Sabrina had spotted the Blue Plate Special several times since they had moved to Ferryport Landing. It was right next door to the Ferryport Landing Post Office and had a neon sign of a grinning waitress holding a bright-blue tray of burgers and shakes. It was the kind of place her parents would have taken them to after a movie or a visit to the Central Park Zoo. Just looking at the sign made Sabrina’s mouth water for the kind of old-fashioned egg cream her father had gotten her addicted to. That and a plate of cheese fries was a meal made for a king, even if it was made by witches and ogres. Granny had told her the Blue Plate Special diner employed a lot of Everafters.

The inside of the restaurant was decorated for the holiday season, with little Christmas trees painted on the windows and long strands of garland hanging from the ceiling. There were booths along a bank of windows, personal juke boxes at each table, and a counter at the front where people drank coffee and read the newspaper. A dessert case in the corner spun slowly, tempting diners with cheesecake dripping in strawberry sauce and chocolate parfaits. Overworked waitresses rushed from table to table, refilling coffees and shouting their odd diner-speak to the short-order cooks in the kitchen. The place smelled like hamburgers and mashed potatoes, and Sabrina knew everything would taste a little like chicken. She was in heaven.

At a table at the far end of the restaurant sat Mr. Swineheart and Mr. Boarman. They set down their coffee cups and waved to the group. The girls waved back and then slid into a booth near the door with Uncle Jake. They each snatched a menu from behind the ketchup caddy and scanned it eagerly.

“I swear I’m going to eat everything on this menu,” Daphne said. “Who wants onion rings?”

Uncle Jake didn’t respond. He gazed around the room, looking depressed.

“Uncle Jake?” Sabrina said.

“We used to come here when I was a kid. Hank and I would collect old soda bottles and take them to Tweedledee and Tweedledum’s convenience store for the deposits. Then we’d head over here and drink chocolate malteds all day. This was our booth. That waitress at the door—she owns this place. We used to drive her nuts, but she doesn’t even recognize me. That man at the counter—he’s the Scarecrow. He runs the town library. I owe him probably forty dollars in late fees. Over in that booth at the end of the table is the Cheshire Cat—we once watched a pit bull chase him up a tree. The fire department had to come and get him down.

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