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attack had come as a shock. It was so soon after the first and because it had happened within the town, news of the gruesome event was spreading fast.
Lilly and Tabitha decided they needed to find out what people knew so they headed into town to find out what rumours were circulating. There, they met up with Rose and Meredith and walked in and out of shops, supermarkets and cafes to listen in on other people's conversations.
"They're saying it's a bear gone mad."
"I heard a mountain lion is on the loose."
"That poor woman never saw it coming... an attack so savage. It had to have been a hungry bear."
Relieved that everyone seemed to be blaming wild animals, they ended up at the local police department to see if they could find out more, but they were told much the same thing. It appeared that old Mrs Murray had been the victim of a starved wild animal. Her seventy year old body was currently undergoing an autopsy, but that's what they thought would be written in the report.
Satisfied that no suspicions had been raised about any kind of supernatural activity, Rose decided to head to Frank's house to speak to Carmelo, while the two girls went for a much needed coffee in the local Starbucks.
Once they'd ordered their Pumpkin Spiced Lattes and found a free table to sit down, they tried to talk about anything other than the vicious murder of poor old Mrs Murray. It wasn't easy though as that seemed to be on the mind of everybody that walked in. It was the first thing customers mentioned, even before they'd ordered their coffee.
When their order was up, Lilly hopped off her chair to fetch the two large tasty hot coffees and was nearly knocked over by a young man wearing glasses carrying a laptop under his arm, a coffee in one hand and pen and paper in the other.
"Oh I'm sorry! I'm such a klutz. I didn't make you spill your coffee, did I?" he asked kindly in an unusual foreign accent.
Lilly smiled and shook her head, "no, it's okay. Don't worry about it," she said as she turned her back on him and went and sat back down with her second cousin.
"Well? What was THAT all about?"
"Huh? Oh, he just bumped into me, that's all."
"That's all, huh? I don't think so. He can't take his eyes off you. He's still staring now," giggled Tabitha as she watched him.
Suddenly aware that Tabitha had noticed, he opened his laptop and pretended to work.
She laughed to herself and told Lilly, "he's kind of cute, actually. A bit old though, too old for you, anyway. I'd say he's about...erm, what, twenty-two?"
"Will you stop staring at him, Tab, it's embarrassing."
She shrugged her shoulders and continued to take note of the stranger, aware that he just didn't seem to belong in Powell River. From his shoulder length, curly, chestnut brown hair to the intensity of his green-eyed stare, something about him just seemed off somehow.
"Maybe he's a student," she said to herself, "although he doesn't really look like he's studying. There's something about him though. Not quite sure what..."
"You have a funny way of not stare at somebody, Tab. Can you talk about something else?"
Tabitha rolled her eyes and took a long sip of her coffee. "mmm... good choice, Lilly," she said, finally changing the subject.
"Did you meet Tiffani up at the caves?" Lilly asked.
"The fairy? Yes, briefly. She's breathtaking, isn't she?"
Lilly nodded, "you heard what happened to her then?"
"Yeah, weird. She's from somewhere with white forests or something and she just sort of ended up here, lost. The Elders have no idea what happened either. They're not entirely sure where these white forests are."
"It's so sad, isn't it? And she gets so upset when she hears sad news. I feel so bad for her. I hope they figure it out so she can finally get home."
"Mind you, Lilly... I think Sammy might be a bit upset if she goes home! He seemed quite smitten!" giggled Tabitha.
Nodding her head in agreement, Lilly took another sip of her coffee and smiled. Sammy deserved a little
Lilly and Tabitha decided they needed to find out what people knew so they headed into town to find out what rumours were circulating. There, they met up with Rose and Meredith and walked in and out of shops, supermarkets and cafes to listen in on other people's conversations.
"They're saying it's a bear gone mad."
"I heard a mountain lion is on the loose."
"That poor woman never saw it coming... an attack so savage. It had to have been a hungry bear."
Relieved that everyone seemed to be blaming wild animals, they ended up at the local police department to see if they could find out more, but they were told much the same thing. It appeared that old Mrs Murray had been the victim of a starved wild animal. Her seventy year old body was currently undergoing an autopsy, but that's what they thought would be written in the report.
Satisfied that no suspicions had been raised about any kind of supernatural activity, Rose decided to head to Frank's house to speak to Carmelo, while the two girls went for a much needed coffee in the local Starbucks.
Once they'd ordered their Pumpkin Spiced Lattes and found a free table to sit down, they tried to talk about anything other than the vicious murder of poor old Mrs Murray. It wasn't easy though as that seemed to be on the mind of everybody that walked in. It was the first thing customers mentioned, even before they'd ordered their coffee.
When their order was up, Lilly hopped off her chair to fetch the two large tasty hot coffees and was nearly knocked over by a young man wearing glasses carrying a laptop under his arm, a coffee in one hand and pen and paper in the other.
"Oh I'm sorry! I'm such a klutz. I didn't make you spill your coffee, did I?" he asked kindly in an unusual foreign accent.
Lilly smiled and shook her head, "no, it's okay. Don't worry about it," she said as she turned her back on him and went and sat back down with her second cousin.
"Well? What was THAT all about?"
"Huh? Oh, he just bumped into me, that's all."
"That's all, huh? I don't think so. He can't take his eyes off you. He's still staring now," giggled Tabitha as she watched him.
Suddenly aware that Tabitha had noticed, he opened his laptop and pretended to work.
She laughed to herself and told Lilly, "he's kind of cute, actually. A bit old though, too old for you, anyway. I'd say he's about...erm, what, twenty-two?"
"Will you stop staring at him, Tab, it's embarrassing."
She shrugged her shoulders and continued to take note of the stranger, aware that he just didn't seem to belong in Powell River. From his shoulder length, curly, chestnut brown hair to the intensity of his green-eyed stare, something about him just seemed off somehow.
"Maybe he's a student," she said to herself, "although he doesn't really look like he's studying. There's something about him though. Not quite sure what..."
"You have a funny way of not stare at somebody, Tab. Can you talk about something else?"
Tabitha rolled her eyes and took a long sip of her coffee. "mmm... good choice, Lilly," she said, finally changing the subject.
"Did you meet Tiffani up at the caves?" Lilly asked.
"The fairy? Yes, briefly. She's breathtaking, isn't she?"
Lilly nodded, "you heard what happened to her then?"
"Yeah, weird. She's from somewhere with white forests or something and she just sort of ended up here, lost. The Elders have no idea what happened either. They're not entirely sure where these white forests are."
"It's so sad, isn't it? And she gets so upset when she hears sad news. I feel so bad for her. I hope they figure it out so she can finally get home."
"Mind you, Lilly... I think Sammy might be a bit upset if she goes home! He seemed quite smitten!" giggled Tabitha.
Nodding her head in agreement, Lilly took another sip of her coffee and smiled. Sammy deserved a little
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