Murder on the Equator Box Set by Becca Bloom

Author:Becca Bloom [Bloom, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781944795238
Published: 2019-04-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The entire sky burst into a red flame with pink, cotton candy clouds. I paused at the top of the steps, admiring the quickest sunset in the world. It would be gone in five minutes, the night swallowing us with darkness.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" said Adi, joining me at the top of the landing. Even Lady stood from her pillow bed beside the front door, looking in the direction we were.

"That's the one thing I really miss about Portland. The sunrises and sunsets last long enough to truly appreciate them. It looks like a heavenly canvas and each night brings a new painting to admire. Here, I blink and I miss the whole thing."

Adi placed her hand on my shoulder. "Welcome to life on the equator. It is nice to know the sun rises and sets within ten minutes of six-thirty every morning and evening. No nasty Daylight Savings Time to rob us of sleep in the springtime."

I shivered at the memory. I hated that time of year.

Handing Lady a bone Abuelita had set aside for her in the kitchen, we went inside the apartment. I pressed on the light switch, but nothing happened. "We're still out of power?" Strange, I had spent most of the afternoon without noticing.

Adi went to the kitchen and pulled some candles out of a drawer. "Losing electricity isn't such a big deal so long as your phone is already charged. Losing water, on the other hand, is the worst."

"What about the restaurant? Doesn't it mess you up?" Unless the electricity turned back on before tomorrow morning, I was most certainly messed up.

"That's why we have gas stoves and ovens. And Mom makes extra juice to put in the freezer for such occasions. We just have to be careful to keep the meat cold and have enough candles and lanterns in supply for the dining room. It's actually quite romantic with all the flickering lights."

She clustered several candles on a plate on the counter, providing enough light for her to light a burner with a match for her French press.

Borrowing one of the candles, I went to my room for Victor's computer, hoping that its charge had held since Victor gave it to me. I took it out to the counter, setting it beside the light.

Before the coffee was done, I'd installed the extra RAM and replaced the base. Pressing the power button, I held my breath, hoping this was all the maintenance it needed.

A white bar blinked at me against the black screen, teasing me. "Will I open or were you wrong?" it taunted.

With a loud beep, the screen filled up with icons and I breathed a sigh of relief. It had turned on and, from the look of Victor's desktop, it was most definitely a RAM problem. The plain blue background was loaded with icons, looking a lot like a wave pool full of little kids and floating devices on a hot summer day. Flipping the computer around, I said, "Check this out.

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