If the Shoe Fits…Part 4
Ken stayed around for a while and had breakfast with Jun and Jinpei.
Once the snack opened for breakfast, it remained eerily quiet. Jun began to worry about business. "Jinpei, I wonder why it's so quiet today? It's not a holiday, is it?"
"Nope. I guess people thought you were doing the cooking today…" Jinpei grinned devilishly, and had to duck quickly from the dishrag that had been hurled at him.
"Well, since there's nothing to do, I guess I'll watch a little TV…" he turned on the TV by the bar. A special report was on, interrupting the regularly scheduled programming. "Aw, News? I thought there was a baseball game on this channel…"
Jun waved a hand at him as she stared at the TV. "Shhh…Hush, Jinpei, I want to hear…" Jun sat down at the bar and began to watch.
A special news report… a rash of burglaries has broken out in Utoland city overnight…five banks were robbed at gunpoint by a mysterious woman…security cameras reveal her to be a brunette, about 5 foot 5 inches tall, wearing a numbered tee shirt and striped pants. If you see this woman, she is considered armed and dangerous. Immediately call our crime line at 1-800-LOCK-U-UP.
Jun could hardly believe her eyes. She gasped and cupped her hands over her mouth…the picture on the screen looked exactly like her…only it wasn't. "I don't believe it…it can't be…it's not… I mean…"
Jinpei was flabbergasted. "You didn't do that…didja, Sis?"
"Of course not, Jinpei, this must be Katse's doing… he's trying to flush me out. We'll have to close the Snack until this blows over." She immediately got up and placed a closed sign in the window.
"This is a serious problem…" Ken frowned. "I agree with you, Jun, this has to be Katse…everyone will be looking for you now."
Jun looked at him, still shaken. "I know…"
Ken took hold of her hand and looked her in the eyes. "You're going to have to lay low for a while, Jun, until we figure a way out of this. Go and stay at Crescent Coral for now."
Jun nodded and walked into her room to prepare to leave.