Wordle by Wordle: Day 170
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Wordle #1095 – COVER
Chapter 16.
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this,” Kevin deadpans.
“What do you mean?” I mumble around a mouthful of pork bun.
“You never treat me to dim sum unless you want something.”
“T-that’s not true.” I cough. A shrimp dumpling slips out of my chopsticks and plops onto my plate. I shovel over a couple more from the serving platter to try to cover for myself—I totally meant to do that. “I just wanted to thank you, for everything you’ve done for me.”
“Uh-huh,” Kevin says, dubious, but he lets it slide.
Am I that obvious?
Okay, yeah, so I did ask him out to lunch with ulterior motives. But at least he gets free dim sum out of it.
It’s been over a week since I last saw Kevin, and in that time, I’ve done nothing but stew on the case. Before today, I hadn’t even left my apartment—not even when the reporters and TikTokers got bored and wandered off—I was too absorbed in my plan. I bought a corkboard and everything.
“Do you want some duck?” I rotate the Lazy Susan in Kevin’s direction. Maybe if I coax him into a food coma, he’ll be more amenable.
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