Mischief Night by Phoebe Rivers

Author:Phoebe Rivers [Rivers, Phoebe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781442452220
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

I handed Lady Azura the brown bag filled with her honey, yogurt, and Swedish fish from my afternoon Elber’s run as the doorbell rang.

“Maybe another new client,” Lady Azura said hopefully. “Go see.”

I flung open the front door. “Oh, it’s you.”

Lily stood on our porch. I couldn’t hide my disappointment for Lady Azura. Our flyers and posting had gotten her a bit of business, but people were far from lining up on our sidewalk. Very far.

“Nice. Real nice greeting.” Lily wore a black leotard and black stretch dance pants. She moved to step into the house, but I blocked her path. She shifted to the left. I moved with her, blocking her again. “What’s with you? Can’t I come in?”

She couldn’t. I had vowed she’d never enter again. Henry had remained locked in the third-floor closet for the past few days. At least I thought he had. I was avoiding the third floor, but I didn’t want her Randazzo-ness drawing him out.

“Well, I’m kind of busy.” I tried to answer without answering. I couldn’t tell her I had to keep the living people away from the dead people.

“With what?” Lily demanded, her hands resting on her hips.

“Let the poor girl in the house.” Lady Azura grabbed Lily’s hand with her free hand. “The manners of your generation are abysmal. My mother would never abide leaving a guest waiting on the porch.”

I stared as Lily waltzed past me into the house. This was the beginning of trouble, I knew. Big trouble.

“Now, to what do we owe the pleasure?” Lady Azura asked as if she were greeting a guest at the queen’s palace. Lady Azura wore a long, silky olive-green skirt with a matching flowy top. She’d knotted a tan-and-navy scarf around her waist. She always dressed as if she were expecting company, but few people ever came over. Lily had provided the perfect opportunity to entertain.

“I just came from dance. I wanted to tell Sara something. And talk to you, too,” Lily said. She wasn’t just being polite. Lily seriously enjoyed hanging out with Lady Azura. The two of them could debate the merits of mauve lip gloss for hours. With them, the huge gap between their ages didn’t matter.

“Excellent. Let’s visit.” Lady Azura led Lily through the foyer and into the kitchen at the back. “Snacks. I shall prepare snacks.” I trailed behind. Lady Azura rested the paper bag on the counter and opened the refrigerator.

“I talked to Dina.” Lily tried to sound casual, but her tone betrayed her. I knew she hadn’t gotten an invitation for me.

“Did she forget about me or does she not like me?” I asked.

“Hates you is more like it.”

Lady Azura popped her head out of the fridge. “How could anyone hate our Sara?”

“Sara beat out Dina to be Harvest Queen. Dina has believed she was queen of the universe since she was old enough to strut down a hallway, but then Sara came along and won. It bummed her out big-time.” She turned to me.

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