Cora Flash and the Treasure of Beggar's Bluff (10 page)
She winked and walked away.
"I'm still mad at you," said my Mother as she walked over to me. "What you did was very dangerous, not only for you, but for Ethan, Calvin and poor Gerald. You all could have been killed!"
"I know," I said. Even though I had apologized ninety-nine times since, I decided to make it an even one hundred. "I'm sorry."
"I have thought about your punishment, and I've decided to take away your Internet privileges. You will still be allowed to use the computer for school research, but no video chatting with Shelby or Tricia."
Even thought it was a punishment, I thought it was fair, and was fairly certain I would be able to manage without video chat for a while.
"How long?"
"A month. But we'll see. Maybe I'll give you time off for good behavior."
"Okay," I replied, hugging my mother around her waist.
I suddenly remembered something. "What happened this morning with your case?" I asked.
My mother had finished her investigation on the accident claim insurance with the busload of people. She'd filed her report and they'd made the final decision that very morning.
"We denied everything," she announced. "Not a cent will go to any of the people on the bus. I visited the other people who were on the claim and found they were also lying. They weren't even hurt, and were walking around and functioning just like nothing happened."
"Did you find out who was behind it?" I asked.
"You'll never guess," she said. "It was the bus driver! I started to investigate him on a hunch, and it turned out that he'd done the same thing in
two
different cities before he lived here. Those claims were successful, but the insurance company is going to reopen the investigations on those. He was the mastermind behind the whole thing, along with the person driving the car they hit. The two of them paid all of the people on the bus to lie, and were going to split the money. It was a big scam!"
"I'm so happy you figured it out!" I said. "Your first case is solved!"
I high-fived my mom must as Mr. Levine walked over.
"Cora," he said. "Do you have a moment?"
"Sure."
"Now, you didn't exactly follow instructions for your assignment."
I was afraid of this. Even though my subject was "Local shipping trade", I had veered off course a little bit, but I thought since my story was so exciting and unusual, the teacher would overlook it.
"I know, but I was hoping you would take everything into consideration."
He smiled and nodded. "Of course. But next time, try to follow directions. It might be a little less dangerous."
"I'll try," I said, not sure I would be able to follow through with that promise.
Mr. Levine turned to walk away but stopped and looked back, "Oh," he said. "A. Plus."
This was not the first A+ I'd received, but somehow this one felt like I'd earned it. More special this time. Good as gold.
THE END
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Tommy Davey spent his youth writing mystery stories and plays, and watching reruns of Three's Company until every line of dialogue was permanently burned into his memory. When not writing, he enjoys traveling to favorite destinations including New York City and Paris, which he plans to feature in future stories. He lives in Toronto, where he was born and raised, with a Norfolk Terrier named Calvin.
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