Chapter 16
“Why don’t we have a float?” asked Dom, watching some of the other people in the parade drive up towing floats behind them, or with displays in the bed of their trucks.
“Because I’m not made of money,” said Kiko, sounding a little irritated. Dom couldn’t tell if he was grumpy that they’d both dressed as Sherlock Holmes, or that no one would know who he was, or that he wished he could have made a float.
“It’s fine,” said Elena, flouncing over in her Willy Wonka costume. She pulled a wagon behind her that she had decorated to look like a chocolate bar on wheels. “Us small businesses can stick together with the other people on foot.”
“You look amazing,” said Katie, rushing over to hug Elena and gushing at her candy bar on wheels. Dom took a look around, seeing other small busin
