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major ice cream spill overheard Carla’s story. Traveling like wildfire, the news spread through the restaurant. Sarah witnessed people’s expressions changing to shocked dismay as they heard the news.
    â€œDo you know if they have any suspects?” she asked, turning back to Carla.
    â€œAs far as I know, they don’t have a clue who did it. You know, she was weird, but she didn’t deserve to die that way.” Carla continued mopping up the mess. “I’ve got to get new malts for the people at table twelve.” She started to leave, then swung back around and handed the girls their bill. “Here’s your bill. Have a good night.”
    Sarah watched Carla scurry away, while a busboy came out to finish cleaning up the ice cream with a mop and bucket.
    The girls paid their bill and hurried outside. Humid air seemed to wrap around Sarah. She sighed with contentment, the atmosphere felt like a warm blanket after the frigid air in the restaurant.
    â€œThat explains why the police showed up this morning,” Sarah said.
    â€œYeah, we must have gotten there right after the delivery boy left and called 9-1-1.” Jackie fidgeted with her curls.
    â€œI find it interesting the delivery boy found her body.”
    â€œYeah.”
    â€œHe’s the one person the Cat Lady would let inside,” Sarah pointed out.
    â€œTrue, but why would the delivery boy want her dead?”
    â€œUncle Walt told me that she was one of the richest people in town,” Sarah whispered.
    â€œAre you sure?” Jackie raised her eyebrows.
    â€œYep.”
    â€œYou couldn’t tell that by the way she lived.”
    â€œI know.”
    Strolling down the street, Sarah noticed the early evening sun hanging low in the sky. It resembled an orange Christmas ornament suspended in the air, illuminating her world. She took a deep breath and inhaled the delicious scents of the season. The smell of freshly mowed grass, the light fragrance of summer roses, and the aroma of burgers on a charcoal grill. This summer might be more exciting than I thought. A grin of anticipation danced across her face, but dis appeared quickly when the words and more dangerous flashed through her mind.
    â€œWe should probably head home,” Jackie sighed.
    Sarah nodded. “Yeah, probably.”
    â€œI’ll meet you tonight,” Jackie whispered in Sarah’s ear.
    â€œAt midnight,” Sarah whispered back.
    Jackie tugged at a wayward curl, deep in thought. “We need a signal.”
    â€œA signal?”
    â€œYeah, you know, to identify each other in the dark.”
    â€œOkay, how about the hoot of an owl?”
    â€œCool beans.”
    The two girls stood on the corner and practiced their secret signal. Sarah noticed the cruisers were out in full swing. She heard strains of rock music as they drove past. Some of the drivers had turned their bass way up and their cars vibrated with the music. Shaking her head, she turned her attention back to the task at hand. After the girls perfected their signal, they exchanged conspiratorial glances and went their separate ways.
    Sarah arrived home just as the sun was setting. She climbed the porch stairs and found Lacey sitting on the swing, reading in the fading light. Lacey glanced up and saw Sarah.
    â€œHey,” Lacey greeted her.
    Sarah stopped at the top of the stairs. “Hey, yourself. Feel any better after your shower?”
    â€œTotally. I’m still freaked out about seeing a dead body.”
    â€œI know what you mean.”
    â€œHow was Hinkle’s?”
    â€œIt was good. I got one of their malts.” Sarah walked across the porch and plopped down on the swing next to Lacey. “Jackie and I are going to solve the Cat Lady murder.”
    â€œYou are?” Lacey’s eyes opened wide. “I want to help.”
    â€œI don’t think so… you’d be too scared.”
    Lacey scoffed. “I would