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A peaceful Sunday gave Autumn a chance to unwind. Ray and Ace came over early for breakfast and they enjoyed a lazy day snacking and watching movies. They napped intermittently on the couch, with Chrissy mostly on them and Ace on the floor.
Now Autumn was ready to meet with Barbara on Monday and face whatever Barbara discovered about the mystery woman in the photo.
She found a parking spot in front of Attic Treasures. The sign on the door said closed, but the lights were on. Barbara was a stickler about time. She opened promptly at 10 a.m. each day, and it was 10:30 a.m. now. Maybe she forgot to turn the sign. Autumn tried the door.
The bell jingled as Autumn and Chrissy crept into the shop. Dim lighting cast eerie shadows across the stacks, the books abandoned.
“Barbara?”
