Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
20/20 Investigations, Inc. Country Estate, chapter 7.
I already knew what I was going to find, I could tell when that flash of lightning lit up the room. When I got to him, Dave had been tied to a board to make him stand up, he was dead. I dragged him out into the hallway and told everyone to come with me. We all need to stay together now, I said, it’s just too dangerous to separate even for a short time. Meow!= We agree!, said both cats at the same time. Yes, I think that’s best, said Jessica, I’m really scared now. After getting to the bedroom where I had put Anna’s body, I said, it means that someone else is in this house, both my suspects are now dead. Meow, meow!=Ghosts!, said the cats together. No, not ghosts, I said, stop talking like that. They both give a big sigh.
Jessica and I put Dave’s body on the bed. He’s a big man, I said. Yes, said Jessica, he could easily take care of himself in a fight. He certainly lost this fight and had been stabbed. This likely means there is more than one other person in the house beside us. Meow, meow!=Too many ghosts, we leave now. We don’t have a car, remember Muffin? Meow.=Nice night for walk. No Mr. Cat, that would be a long walk and there is still a bad storm out there. More sighing from the cats. We get back to the living room and Jessica starts lighting some kerosene lamps and candles. That makes it feel better, she said. I had to admit, it was much nicer with some light.
Then suddenly Jessica yells, Steve, look! And she pointed to the corner of the living room. I think the poor cats lost half their fur when she did that. What am I supposed to see? It’s gone, she said, it was a stairway going upstairs. I look at the corner again, then at Jessica. I’m not crazy, she said somewhat angrily. It could be an effect of that drug from earlier, I said. Plus we are all a bit nervous and upset, and with the light flickering it could look like stairs. Jessica looked like she was ready to hit me, so I decide to take a look at the corner. Muffin and Mr. Cat join me. Meow, meow.=This is door, said Muffin. Meow.=I agree, said Mr. Cat. Hmm, the kitchen is right beside here, there could be room for stairs alright. Let’s go back in here where we found Dave, I tell everyone.
Meow?=Why he likes to play with ghosts? Meow, meow.=Don’t know, he always enjoy looking for ghost. Very strange. Meow.=I agree. Someone had to put Dave in here quickly, I said, so I think this old cupboard is actually a door. Meow.=Yep, is door for sure, said Mr. Cat sniffing around. Meow, meow.=I agree. Naturally she would. Must be locked on the other side, I said. Hold the flashlight for me Jessica. Not a word. I turn around and Jessica is gone. We run into the living room, but still no Jessica. However, that stairway in the corner is open now. Did she really see it before, or did she just know it was there?
Meow, meow.=Not like this, could be trap. Meow.=I agree, not trust Jessica anymore. Yes, Jessica could be leading us into a trap, or someone could be using her as bait to get me. But why me? That certainly doesn’t make sense. Well, we may as well check it out. I shine the flashlight up the stairs, nothing but a wall at the top. Should we go up there? Oh well, up we go, staying close together. Suddenly the stairs gave way and we fell down into a hole. Everyone okay? Meow, meow.=You had to go chasing ghosts, now we trapped in hole. Hey, there’s someone else in here, I said. Meow!=Ghost!, said both cats together. Where’s my flashlight? There it is, but it broke in the fall. I get out Muffin’s mini headlamp and shine it on…I don’t believe it!
To be continued.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 
Very exciting!
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Thanks so much Lydia!
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Steve, you did it again! You are keeping me in suspense and waiting to read the next chapter. Great job. It is hard to know who to trust in this story!
Enjoy your day!
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Thanks so much! Glad it’s keeping you engaged. Sorry for the late reply, these storms keep knocking out my internet! Yep, I’m not even sure who to trust. Can I trust Jessica? Or Mr. Cat? I know I can trust Muffin, as long as she keeps her mind on the case and not on Mr. Cat!
Have a great day!
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And it was supposed to be a nice relaxing case in the country estate right?
This is really very interesting 🤔 🕵️♂️😻
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Thanks Ribana, glad you are enjoying it! Yes, supposed to be relaxing! Sorry for the late reply, but with all these bad storms my internet keeps going off! Hope you have a great evening!😀😺🕵️♂️🕵️♀️🏡
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Well, what next ! Is it Dave Who isn’t really dead ? Or Jessica with her friend ?…you have me guessing…☕️☕️🕵️♂️🙀😺☕️☕️‼️
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I think Dave and Anna are both dead for sure.😬 But what about Jessica?🤔 And who else is out here?😳 And how will we get out of here?😳🙀 And where’s my coffee?🤪☕☕ All this and more coming up!😀😺🕵️♂️🕵️♀️🏡
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Is Dave really dead??? SO EXCITING!!!!
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Yep, very much dead! So my 2 main suspects are both dead.😳🤪 Now what?🤔 Does that mean Jessica is behind this?😳🙀 Or someone else?😲 What are we going to do now?😬 Stay tuned!
Thanks so much Eshal! 😁😸🕵️♂️🕵️♀️🏡
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Yeah!
No problem!
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😳😳🙀🙀🕵️♂️🕵️♀️
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OMW! Who can you trust? I’m not too trusting in Mr. Cat so you and Muffin stay safe!! 😱😬😼☕️☕️
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Yes indeed, it’s getting tough! So much for a nice relaxing case. This one has gone crazy! We’re keeping an eye of Mr. Cat too!🤔😻🕵️♂️🕵️♀️🏡
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Wow, that’s relaxing 😜 you fell, right into a trap and no lights 😹😹 well done. What did you see? Is there someone standing with a gun? Or it another dead body? Or is it Mr cat 😳 🙄 very nice place to leave us thinking. 🧐 Looking forward to your next post 😍✨ well done Steve ✨🤗
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Thanks Simon!😀 I wasn’t going that way originally but I took a wrong turn and there we were! Hey, has Muffin been talking again?🤔😳🙄 She’s giving away secrets here. But you don’t know which secret is the right secret to be a secret that will help you to guess the secret!😵🤪😹 I think.🤔😜 I think I should go to bed, that’s what I think.😂😹
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You better go bed 😜 and don’t forget to take muffin, else muffin would giveaway few more secrets 😹😂 Have a peaceful night Steve ✨🤗
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She slept with me the whole night, she’s trying to catch up, she lost a lot of sleep!😂😹
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Way to go Muffin, you got company 😉 I too lost most of my sleep 😂😜😸
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Meow, meow!=Sleepless twins!😹😹
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Steve it’s going to start to stink in their with all these dead bodies! Oh goodness this is exciting! 🙀🙈🙀
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Yep, you’re right, I will have to do something soon! Or will I?😳🙀🕵️♂️🕵️♀️🏡
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Are they all faking it? Cause now it’s going to get real weird….
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Oh, oh, have you been talking to Muffin? However, they were all stabbed, so how could they fake it? However, how closely did I check those stab wounds? Hmm…😳😳
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