The Lost Souls Dating Agency by Suneeti Rekhari Read Free Book Online Page B

head. By the time I woke the next morning, I knew what I had to do.

Chapter 11
    So far, so good.
    I had been following Victor and Fiona since their arrival at Luna Park a few minutes ago. I had disguised myself in dark baggy trousers and a grey hooded jumper. I made sure I didn’t get too close. There were so many people and so much noise, I was fairly confident about not being spotted. Just to be safe, I was wearing hideously strong lavender perfume. Not a chance that Victor could sniff me out.
    I watched them walk through the “Mr Moon” face entry to Luna Park and the flanking towers outlined by sparkling neon lights. I waited a few seconds, and then followed them in with a surge of people. Thank god it was a busy night!
    Fiona looked charming. She was wearing a blue and white polka dot knee length dress and radiated luminous warmth, even in the harsh glow of the electric lights. I glanced at Victor. If I didn’t know him better I’d say he was actually enjoying himself. I hid behind an empty popcorn stand as they chatted nearby. I could only catch snippets of conversation. Victor was asking Fiona about her research.
    â€˜Don’t you wish you had lived back then?’ I heard Fiona’s voice drift my way.
    I saw Victor nod in agreement.
    If only she knew how much! At that moment I felt quite sorry for him.
    They meandered though the stalls and I saw Fiona clap her hands excitedly when they walked past the Ghost Train ride.
    â€˜That is so awfully tacky! Oh please let’s go in!’ she said loudly with eager eyes.
    There was only one other couple standing outside the entrance to the ride and I decided it would be too obvious if I followed them in. Instead I skulked around near where I thought they would exit. I waited and waited some more. Over half an hour later, I’ll admit, I panicked. They should have come out ages ago! Where could that sneaky vampire have taken her?
    I quickly walked around the immediate area. It was hard navigating through the sea of kids lapping around my knees. I contemplated shouting Fiona’s name, but it would have been pointless competing with the electric bells, horns and jingles of the rides.
    In frustration, I decided I would stand near the main gates and watch. There was little else I could do. I stood nervously watching happy faces walk in and out of the park, but none belonged to Fiona. Could Victor have heard or sensed me? I tried to stay positive.
    About an hour later I spotted a familiar polka dot dress in the distance and my stomach dropped to my knees in relief. I inched closer and saw Fiona munching away on pink fairy floss. I wanted to whoop loudly but knew the night was far from over as Victor navigated Fiona and her fairy floss out of the park. I saw them head towards a bench on the boardwalk along St Kilda beach.
    This was going to get tricky. There was a bright moon and a soft breeze. The sounds of the ocean became louder as we moved away from the noises of the Park. I couldn’t risk getting any closer. Damn it.
    I parked myself behind a lovely coastal tree that I didn’t know the name of, and watched their silhouettes. They looked comfortable with each other, deep in conversation. Well, well, I’m obviously a better matchmaker than I thought.
    After about an hour, they moved from their bench and made their way back to the main street. Now what? I followed them to the busy section of Acland Street and saw them wait at a tram stop. I lingered a little distance away, and watched as Fiona jumped onto a tram. Victor stood at the stop watching it pull away. Thank goodness that ended safely. I quickly turned and walked back to my car. I felt quite triumphant about the success of my first detective snooping. I was a regular Nancy Drew.
    As I neared the foreshore, I sensed movement behind me. My pace quickened. I hope it isn’t who I think it is! My heart rate shot up. I ran across the road to the nearest shrub and crouched