Spell It Out by Morgana Best

Author:Morgana Best
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781925674651
Publisher: Best Cosy Books

Chapter 12

The following morning, I arrived at the shop late. I had slept in, tossing and turning and stressing about Alder. He had been conspicuous by his absence lately, and what’s more, he was acting secretive.

I arrived at the shop just before opening time. “Sorry I’m late. I slept in,” I said as I barged through the door.

To my shock, Alder and Thyme were speaking, their heads together. They both gave a start when they saw me.

“Alder, I haven’t seen much of you lately,” I said pointedly.

He shot me a sheepish look. “I’ve had a lot on. We’ll catch up soon, I promise.” He kissed me briefly on my cheek and swept out of the shop.

I watched his retreating back for a moment and then turned to Thyme. “What was that about?”

“He was just wondering when you would be in,” she said.

“But he didn’t say anything,” I told her. “Did he seem all right to you?”

“He didn’t seem his normal self,” she admitted, “but there’s nothing to worry about, Amelia. You’re not suspicious of him again, are you? It’s not Halloween.” She chuckled.

The past two Halloweens, I had been concerned that Alder was seeing someone else. My fears had proved groundless. “Very funny,” I said to Thyme. “You know, I’m worried that Sabrina won’t call me. I wish I had her number.”

Thyme looked up from arranging cupcakes in the display cabinet. “These Black Forest cupcakes should sell well. Yes, I was thinking that too. Maybe you should have asked her to text you from her phone so you’d have her number.”

I shrugged. “Too late now. There’s nothing we can do about it except hope she calls us.”

“What time are Ruprecht and Mint coming to mind the shop?”

“I asked them to come at eleven. Sabrina said she was being questioned at ten, so it will probably take an hour.”

“It didn’t take that long with you,” Thyme said.

“Don’t worry. I can mind the shop if the detectives are through with Sabrina quickly,” Camino said.

I thanked her and then said, “I’m sure she won’t actually be questioned at ten. They will leave her sitting in the waiting room for a while, like they usually do.”

Thyme nodded. “That is so true! I hope she’s forthcoming with information.”

“I hope so too, but at this point, I just hope she shows.”

“I’ve been thinking,” Thyme said. “What if she’s the murderer?”

I was surprised. “Why would you think that?”

“Because I’ve been watching a lot of episodes of Murder She Wrote lately, and it’s always the person you least suspect. Who do you least suspect out of the four suspects?”

“Sabrina, I suppose,” I said. I bit my lip. “But what about the tea? She drank it too.”

“Perhaps she took the antidote.”

I shook my head. “No, we’ve been over that already. Remember that the police tested for the antidote?”

Thyme wiped her hand across her forehead. “Oh yes, I forgot. Well, just because we don’t know how she did it, doesn’t mean she didn’t do it.”

I had to concede the point. “True.

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