Wonder Never (The Fairytale Diaries #2) by Amanda Gatton

Author:Amanda Gatton [Gatton, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Headtrip Productions
Published: 2015-08-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Gisèle spent a sleepless night tossing and turning. She reached for her cell phone at least a dozen times to try her father again. There in the lonely small hours of the morning, she tried to keep her mind from wondering what life without a mother or a father would mean.

Despite her fatigue, she rose again before the sun. She prepared a pot of coffee and promptly began to funnel it.

Gisèle was on a mission.

As soon as it had reached a decent hour, she began making some phone calls. She wanted to do some detective work of her own. The Pettigrews had no family to speak of. But she called several people she knew to be his friend. There were also a couple old girlfriends of his she reached. Everybody she spoke to was shocked to learn of his disappearance. None of them had any theories, but they each told her to keep them posted.

When all those possibilities were exhausted, Gisèle dressed, put on her sandals, and burst out the door and into a dismal, drizzling day. She walked briskly through the rain, so lost in her thoughts; she didn't even notice the droplets soaking her. In moments, she was on Forest Way, in front of Java Enchantica, circling her father's car.

She didn't have keys to open it, but she peered inside the windows for any hint of something amiss. The front seat was littered with her father's customary chaotic clutter. In the back seat were various art works he'd been taking to the festival. She sighed and went inside where she took a seat in the remotest corner of the little place, wanting some time alone with her thoughts.

When a waiter came to see if she wanted a cup of coffee, she recognized him as the owner. "Oh hey," said Mr. Fontaine. "You're Ernest Pettigrew's daughter, aren't you?"

Gisèle gave nothing but a sad nod in response.

"Have you heard anything from him yet, honey?"

Another slow shake of the head, with a pitiful frown.

Mr. Fontaine shook his head. "Such a shame," he remarked. "Three disappearances in as many days. One of them Julienne Peabody, girl that disappeared last? Well she worked for me. Just a dang shame. Something sure don't add up."

Gisèle's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe she hadn't even thought of the missing girls. Could her father's disappearance be related? She slid back from the table and leapt up. "Uh, I'm sorry, I have to go. I need to speak to the chief."

"Oh, alright then. Good luck!" he called to Gisèle as she flew out the door.

***

"Gisèle! Gisèle Pettigrew!"

She'd barely taken three strides back toward downtown when a timid female voice called her name. Stopping, Gisèle turned slowly, only to find a pale blonde girl in an outdated blue dress and a white haired fellow running toward her.

"Gisèle!" the girl said again, as if to keep her in her place until she reached her. "That's your name, isn't it?"

Gisèle frowned deeply at the pair as they closed in on her.

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