For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
There were 2 hotels in town, but one I definitely would not stay at, the other was quite nice looking so we gave it a try. I think we were the only guests at this hotel, though it had 30 rooms. We were on the second floor and I immediately tried out our new device for finding any cameras or listening devices that might be in the room. It is something developed at one of Baldwin’s companies and it works great. However, the cats and I looked around just in case. We sat and talked about the case for a while, Muffin and I shared the layout of the house and it’s hidden passages.
We also have to assume that John will not be alone, that means we stay close together and do not take chances. I am sure John will not kill us right away, he wants to play with us for a bit. It is his way of having fun. Still, we have to remember that killing us is his intention, so we cannot give him that opportunity. Somehow we have to strike first. I would like to get him to confess to some of his murders so we can put him in prison for the rest of his life, but that might be difficult. We were all tired from our trip so we went to bed early. The cats took turns watching our car out the window, to make sure no one gave us a surprise.
But the night passed quietly and quickly, soon the sun was shining brightly and we were all up and getting ready for our day, not really knowing what to expect. We do have several plans however, depending on what happens or does not happen. The hotel does provide a breakfast so we wanted to be on time. Kat and the cats were ready first so they went on ahead. I was only a few minutes but the cats were suddenly scratching at the door. I open it and Meow,meow!=Men come with big guns and take Kat! I grabbed my gun and ran downstairs and out the front door, but they were already gone.
We came back inside just as the owner came out of the kitchen with our pancakes. “Did you see the men that came in here?”, I asked her. “No, I have been in the kitchen since your wife and cats came down,” she said. Then she noticed an envelope on the floor behind the counter. “It is addressed to you,” she said. I opened it, shaking a bit, this must be John’s work. The note read, “You are not a very good PI Steve, you can’t even follow simple instructions. I told you to come alone with the cats and you brought your wife along. Well, now I have her and you do not.
But this does make things more interesting, don’t you think? Come to the house, the front door is open, there will be another note for you with instructions. Follow them this time if you want to see your wife again. I hope you did not bring anyone else with you. If I see anymore of your PI team your wife will be killed right away. You can trust me to keep my word on that! John” We were sitting at a table while I read this to the cats. They were eating their pancakes. Meow,meow.=You eat too, need strength to fight John, eat. Muffin was right, we can’t do anything right now anyway, so it is best to eat something while we can.
Then we went back to our room and got our backpacks. I phoned Baldwin too and gave him the news. “Make sure you tell the others,” I said, “I know they have been following. Kat’s life is at stake here.” “I get the message Steve,” said Baldwin, “I feel terrible about this.” “No time for that Baldwin,” I said, “just make sure the others know.” Then we grabbed the backpacks and went out to the car. The cats checked around it to make sure no one did anything, since there had been some time we were not watching. But it was okay and we were soon on our way to the old house.
We pulled up to the front of the house and were met by four men with shotguns. They took all of our stuff, one man driving off with our car and the others in their truck. The cats and I go inside. John, a woman and Kat come out of the kitchen. John also has a shotgun. “So nice to see you Steve,” he began, “now I am going to be very nice to you. It is you I really want, so I am willing to let your wife and those furballs go free, if you surrender to me.” “Don’t do it Steve, I’m not important, you are!”, said Kat. She had obviously been beaten.
“Okay,” I said, “you have a deal.” I went over to him and he put handcuffs on me. I was taking a chance, but knowing John, I figured he would keep his word. He took the handcuffs off of Kat and told her to leave immediately before he changed his mind. She looked at me, tears running down her cheeks, the cats had their heads down. Kat went and picked them up, the car had been returned so they got in and drove off. Down the highway MC suddenly meows=stop car, get out and run!
Kat didn’t ask questions, she just pulled over and got out running across the highway. But she only made it halfway when the car exploded. The cats made it safely across and came back to Kat who was lying on the highway covered in blood. It was just a few minutes and a car came along and stopped. Three women get out and come running over. More of my PI team. Meow!=John have Steve! Muffin was lying flat on the highway, crying, meow,meow.=We lose. “No Muffin, now John will feel the fury of the Kat!”
To Be Continued.
ยฉ2022 Steve McLeod.
Ooooo…. close call!!๐ฌ๐ฌ
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So true! But unconscious and covered with blood, will she survive?๐ณ๐ฑโโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฑโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐ฉ
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She will survive!! The cats will make certain of that!!
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And now comes the fury of the Kat! But can she find me in time?
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Oh yeah… John didn’t check for tracking devices
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Not right away, but I’m sure he will. However, I’m not carrying any.๐ณ๐ฌ
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Hmmm, now ya did it!! How are they supposed to save you if they don’t know where you are??
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Tracking devices are too easy to find, so what’s the point? But I’m sure Annelie can do it! But they will have to move fast! And Kat will get things moving fast!
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Boy I sure hope so!!๐ฌ
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And tomorrow we see Kristina getting glued to Jennifer and Baldwin taking an active roll with the PI team, and…
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And???? What??๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ
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Well, I can’t give away everything!๐๐
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Ooooo now that is a great teaser!๐๐๐
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Exactly what it was meant to be! Now, have you been paying attention to the clues from today’s chapter, plus what I have said?๐ค
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Well… um, gee ah let’s see? There was the… and the … oh oh yeah!! Naw that couldn’t be it…๐๐๐ค I’ll bet it has something to do with Jennifer and Annalie!๐ค๐ค
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Well, that’s sounds like a guess based on good solid evidence of guessing!๐ But you are kind of on the right track.๐ฌ
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I’ll go back and read it again. Maybe not tonight though.. Other than your electronics debacle how did you day go?
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Fantastic, terrific, great and all that sort of stuff!
Because it was mild I was able to stand outside with seeds on my hand for the birds and got a lot of redpolls to come, 5 females and a male. The pics turned out good too. Plus a couple pics of Junior and me!๐๐ฆ๐ฆ
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Cool! Can’t wait to see them sometime… oh by the way… there were those 3 females that stopped to help MANDY Muffin!๐๐คญ
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Mandy? Who’s Mandy? But you’re right, it has something to do with them. And something Kat said before I surrendered to John.
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It was supposed to say “and MC”
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Aha! You’re getting there!
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I just wished I knew where “where” was!๐คช๐
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Well, who were the 3 women?
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Two of them were Annalie and Jennifer and Kat was there but injured but I have no idea who the last is.๐ค๐
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Oh oh, you were doing good, but you just lost points. Who is the other girl in the team? The last sentence in the chapter, who said it?๐ค
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I know Muffin was there also! She was crying poor thing๐ but she’ll bounce back and probably take John out all by herself! That will teach him to hurt her Humans!๐คจ๐คจ
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There’s one more girl in the team, Kristina, she was one of the 3.
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Oh yes!! That’s her!! I will have to write down in my notes!!๐๐๐
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Good idea! Now you just have to figure out who said that last sentence!๐
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Well.. I’m guessing Kat and Jennifer switched places again! So I t was Kat!๐๐๐๐
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But if that’s true, why would I surrender to John? I would do it for Kat, but would I do it for Jennifer?๐ค๐๐ณ
Questions to sleep on! Good night!
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Good point! But I say you would!! So there!๐ Besides she knows where he’s keeping you!๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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Someone knows where I am, but none of my girls do. I mean besides John.
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Well see!! ๐๐๐
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It all comes out tomorrow. Good night, I’m signing off too.๐
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Good Night ๐ด
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It’s weird. My eyes just will not focus today! I don’t know if it’s because I’m tired or what?๐
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You’re probably tired from fighting with the watchacallit. It likely affected your sleep.
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That’s what I’m thinking g too. I had the chills again overnight. But none today.
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Those chills mean you didn’t sleep well, even if you slept.
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I’m hoping g for a better night tonight.๐
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You’re starting to feel better, so you likely will.
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Thank you! I hope so
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Sure, just don’t stay up late.๐คจ
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Don’t intend to.๐ฅฑ
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Good for you!
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Speaking of which.. I can hardly see the letters on my phone, so I’m going to say good Night ๐ด ๐ฅฑ
I will be watching closely tomorrow for your posts!๐๐๐
Good Night
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Good night Dusty!
Talk tomorrow!๐๐๐ด๐ด
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Good Night!๐
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