The Last

wly, a dull throbbing

drowning in the lake while she screa

d propped herself on her

she was lying on a sofa in a

her. "I didn't know you snored." She turned around to glare a

?" she asked hotly, s

an eyebrow

ft you out on the deck." He took a sip of his co

ep." Val said, taking the cu

a chair op

usty and filled with boxes as I'm still cleaning out." He explaine

emembered. He liked the seclusion

his very sofa myself, so I can vouch

sip of her tea and flushing slightly at the

itting on the coffee table betw

on seeing the museum's

Hay

lied, "I just received your message. Is t

her grandfather and he had been calling her dear ever since she could remember.

th something I came across in some notes on my fa

ny shipments coming into the museum dear." Mr Hayd

d as the Black Ship

ther's insistence. The knee you see, was giving me some trouble again. But we did have a shipment come in around that time. I think it

rgetting a lot of

tell me what may have

n the other end of th

um and have a look for yourself? I was just about to head over

next town, four hours

I can be there in a couple of

ling cabinet in the corner holds all the files on every shipment in and ou

Val replied

never one to ask a lot of questions and in

lso st

n? You heading

aid slipping

you." Kade said g

sed and loo

." She said, "You said this could

er and put his hand

I'm coming." He stated firmly, "Besi

in town. Val and Kade got out of the bug and w

ing keychain from her bag

" She said when she saw

ly lit corridor until the

aid turning into the right offi

ng cabinet in the corner, "See if you can find anything

sifting through the papers. It took them

ng." Kade said turning to

pers from him an

ed to be sent over to the museum over at Maple County, but instead it came here. See?" she pointed at the address

g any attention to the address." Kade put in, "Remember Haydes

e on the desk and call

scribbled the number on a nearby notepad. "Thank you." She said then hung up.

seum, how may I

lied, "Apparently, there's been a slight mix up and w

se on the other

unsure if the pers

voice cleared hi

are you still awaiting it?" Val asked, "I'm new here and sti

reenfield Museum." The voice told her a bit coldly. "Is th

s,

ipment immediately. I have a very important customer

looking at Kade as she gri

hat's yo

have to go."

ooked

did he

n the nea

d the shipment, yet they never called the museum to ask about it, otherwise Mr. Haydes would hav

hat it was accidentally sen

nt must have a tracking number so they should be able to know where it is." Valer

see if we can find this very imp

he chair and tugged

house is

*

was answer

ine voice said calm

ve a p

like being interrupted from my

h replied timidly, "But

." The voic

ield Museum called abo

ved the spa attendant away

find out if we had received it. She kept as

she knows." The woman said, "A