Undercover Kitty by Sofie Ryan

Author:Sofie Ryan [Ryan, Sofie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2021-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

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I woke up in the morning before my alarm went off. I padded over to the window and looked outside. It was partly cloudy, but it didn’t look like imminent rain or snow. Elvis lifted his head and yawned. “I’m going running,” I said. “Are you coming?”

He yawned a second time and rolled over onto his back. I knew a no when I saw it.

I got dressed, found my favorite red beanie and fingerless gloves and laced up my shoes. It was cold outside, but there was no wind and I decided I could run my longer route. Running was when I did some of my best thinking and as my feet hit the pavement I went over the list of possible suspects in the cat show case. While Suzanne and Paul Lilley may have had a reason to disrupt the shows, I agreed with Mr. P. that there was something off about their disguises and behavior. I thought about Kimber Watson. Was she capable of vandalizing a sprinkler system? Could she have damaged the crates? Rose seemed to think the woman wouldn’t do anything to hurt a cat, but she did seem to have a very competitive streak. Then there was Jeffery Walker, who I hadn’t met yet, and whose cat, Nikita, was also in the running for the top spot. Christine had said that many of the other competitors saw him as an upstart because the white Persian had been so successful so quickly.

And what about Christine’s death? Did it have anything to do with what had been happening at the shows? As I turned for home, I knew I didn’t have any more answers than I’d had when I left.

Elvis and I had breakfast—cat food for him and scrambled eggs with spinach for me—and then we both got ready for work. Since getting ready for the cat just meant cleaning his fur, he was sitting by the door when I came out of the bedroom.

He meowed impatiently.

“Give me a minute,” I said. “I made a very good sandwich for lunch and I’m not leaving it behind.”

Elvis narrowed his green eyes at me.

“Chicken and peppers,” I said in answer to what I thought was his unspoken question. “Play your cards right and I’ll give you a bite.”

“Chicken” was another word that was definitely in his vocabulary. He immediately cocked his head to one side.

“Cute won’t get you everything you want in life, you know,” I said.

“Mrrr,” he said. From his perspective it was working just fine.

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