by Diana Orgain | May 17, 2021 | Roundup Crew, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss part one of Chapter Two? From Murder at Yappy Hour Chapter Two Continued… “All right, you come talk to 9-1-1,” I said. She reluctantly came around the bar, still clutching the dog, who growled at me as they approached. “Hush now, Beepo.” She took the phone from me. “Jen? It’s Yolanda. Maggie’s going to check for a pulse. It’s Dan, you know? I came over early to meet with Rachel . . . no, I don’t know where she is.” I approached the man on the floor. Next to his bloody bashed head was an oversized bottle of wine. Dear God! Someone had clobbered him in the head and the blow had killed him. What kind of person would do something like that? I knelt beside him and closed his eyes with my fingers, sighing at the loss of life. He was definitely dead, there was no need to take a pulse, but I grabbed his wrist anyway. When I lifted his arm slightly I saw a paper on the floor, trapped under the man’s coat. What was this? I grabbed the slip of paper and saw Rachel’s name on it. It was probably nothing and yet my stomach seemed to fill with dread. I glanced toward Yolanda; she was still chatting with the operator. Almost without thinking, I shoved the paper into my pocket. Yolanda looked up. “Anything?” she asked, sounding almost hopeful. I shook my head. “Just the police then, Jen. We don’t need an ambulance,” Yolanda said. “Oh, you send one anyway?” She was silent for a...
