Chapter Five
Louvenia and Miles headed off to the classroom (Miles trudging away reluctantly) and Myrtle hurried off to see Wanda. She was now curled up on the bench and appeared to be sleeping.
Myrtle put a hand on her shoulder and gently patted her. “Wanda?”
Wanda stirred and sat slowly up. “Find the dead man?”
“We did. And we’ve been dealing with the ramifications of finding him ever since, which is why this is taking so long. Red says it’ll be another hour before we can leave and get your car gassed up.” Myrtle hesitated. “Are you hungry?”
Wanda was always hungry. “Been a while since breakfast.”
Myrtle slid her purse off her shoulder and rummaged through it. “All I’ve got in here are peppermints.” She glanced around. “That looks like a coffee shop over there. They should at least
