Old Acquaintance by Terri Reid

Author:Terri Reid [Reid, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Ghosts, Mystery, Paranormal, thriller
ISBN: 9781545349809
Google: BcXBswEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-04-11T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-one

“Crap,” Mary whispered, reaching over and carefully turning the light off so it didn’t make a sound.

“I’ll see what’s going on,” Adeline said, gliding across the room and through the door.

“Bradley will not be pleased if I end up being arrested,” Mary whispered.

“But not surprised, right?” Ian replied softly, with a twinkle in his eye.

Mary had to clap her hand over her mouth to hold back the laughter, but she shook her head at Ian. Finally, when she knew she could control the laughter, she removed her hand. “That was very rude of you,” she whispered, a smile on her face. “But you’re right. He wouldn’t be surprised at all.”

Adeline reappeared, her face filled with anger. “She’s stealing,” she shouted. “She’s stealing from the library.”

“Who?” Ian asked quietly.

“The mayor’s sister, that’s who,” Adeline replied. “She’s got a better salary than I ever had, she does nothing but play on the computer all day, and now she has the nerve to steal the funds from the library!”

Mary pulled out her phone and started to dial.

“What are you doing?” Ian asked.

“Calling the police,” Mary replied.

“Are you forgetting that we are also illegally in the library and could get arrested?” he asked.

She paused for a moment, torn between pressing the call icon and saving themselves. She shook her head. “But, it’s a library,” Mary implored. “We can’t let her steal the money.”

Ian turned to Adeline. “You wouldn’t happen to know the phone number of the police officer who stopped us?” he asked.

She nodded. “Yes, he gave it to me so I could call him when I had to work late,” she said. “It’s his private cell.” She floated across the room, opened another drawer in the filing cabinet and pulled out an index card. “Here it is.”

“Call him,” Ian suggested.

Mary called the number and waited until it was picked up. “Hi, I’m the pregnant woman who was in the alley behind the library,” she said. “I think that someone is breaking into the library.” She paused. “How did I get your number?”

She looked beseechingly at Ian, who only shrugged. Then she took a deep breath. “Adeline gave it to me,” she replied. “She is also the one who told me that the mayor’s sister is stealing funds.”

She paused, and a smile grew across her face. “Thank you,” she said.

Hanging up the phone, she turned to them. “He’s just around the corner, and he’s coming through the front,” she explained. “So, we can try and make a dash for it, or remain here.”

Adeline shook her head. “You two remain here,” she said. “I’m going to make sure the culprit doesn’t escape.”

She slipped back through the door.

Mary turned to Ian. “I really want to watch,” she confessed.

Ian nodded. “Aye, me too,” he said. “But it will be hard to explain our presence in the library.”

“Do you think they’ll search the rest of the library?” Mary asked.

“It’s possible,” Ian said. “Do you want to call Bradley and warn him?”

Mary slipped into a chair in front of one of the computer stations, and her eyes widened.

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