Murder by Maddie Cochere

Author:Maddie Cochere
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, murder, humor, family, small town, fun, quirky, fast food, cronies, humorous cozy mystery
Publisher: Maddie Cochere

Chapter Nine

All the roads on this side of Treehorn Lake looked the same. I made two wrong turns before I found the road to Grandpa Frasier’s cabin.

I grabbed the bag of clothes and walked to the front door. Light filtered out from the sides of the dark curtain at the window. The handle turned easily in my hand. I couldn’t believe Pepper hadn’t locked the door.

I walked in and was shocked to see her sitting on the sofa with a man. They both had a beer in hand. There were two empty bottles on the table and two full bottles still in the carton.

My mouth hung open. I was literally speechless.

“Jumping jeepers creepers! What happened to you?” Pepper asked, launching herself from the sofa and rushing to my side. She held her nose. “You smell horrible. What happened here?” She poked my arm, causing me to wince.

I gritted my teeth and said under my breath, “Have you gone mad? Why would you let someone in here?”

The old man stood and asked, “Are you ok? I used to play a doctor on TV. Let me take a look at that for you.”

Pepper giggled. I swear, I was going to strangle her.

“He’s not someone,” she said. “He’s Floyd Thompson.” She turned to the man. “This is Jo. She’s the sister I was telling you about.”

“I’m her only sister,” I said. I was becoming more aggravated by the minute.

He came to stand beside me and stared at the blood on my jacket. “Let’s get you a seat, and let me get a better look at that. Tell me what happened.”

He was determined as he took charge and led me to a chair at the table in the small kitchen area. I slipped off my jacket and said. “Someone shot at me.”

Pepper’s giggly attitude evaporated, and she began wringing her hands. “No! Someone tried to frame me for murder, and now they’ve tried to kill you? Why?”

My eyes should have fallen out onto my cheeks I had them open so wide. “Pepper, shut up!”

She quickly said, “You can talk in front of Floyd. I already told him everything. I trust him just like I would trust Grandpa Frasier. He and Grandpa were good friends, and he’s kept an eye on the cabin for years. That’s how he knew I was here.”

“This doesn’t look too bad,” Floyd said. “The bullet missed the biggest part of your muscle. Let me run get my bag, and I’ll stitch you up.”

I grabbed my arm, winced again, and said, “No you won’t. Pepper and I will figure out how to bandage it.”

Pepper couldn’t help another giggle. She sounded like Nancy. Giggling was Nancy’s thing. “Floyd was kidding when he said he used to play a doctor on TV. He’s a brain surgeon.”

“Retired,” he said. “But I can still wield a wicked needle. I’ll be right back.”

As soon as Floyd left the cabin, I turned to Pepper, fully intending to give her a piece of my mind for telling him about our situation, but the look on her face caused me to hold my tongue.

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