Yesterday’s post, The Clue that Answered All! apparently didn’t answer all, so here we are again! If you have been following Anna’s story from the very beginning, I am sure that it comes as no surprise to you that yesterday’s post wasn’t really the end. I hope you now enjoy hearing the climax of the Anna/Tanya mystery.
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They were getting close to shore. Tanya had her back turned, and was oblivious to what awaited her. Tanya rubbed her hand down Patrick’s muscular arm as she looked him in the eye, asking if he wanted to come into her cottage when they arrived.
Almost reaching the shore, Tanya turned around and her face went ashen at the sight of Luke in his cop uniform. She turned towards Patrick. “You know who I really am, you set me up!” she spat out in an icy tone.
“I guess, you aren’t going to invite me into your cottage after all?” Patrick said. “By the way, thanks for the back massage, it felt great …. Anna!”
Tanya’s face got beet red as she slapped Patrick on the cheek and jumped into the water. Patrick was stunned for a moment, then he watched her in the water. He wasn’t exactly sure where she was planning on swimming too, so he wasn’t in a hurry to jump in and grab her. He was a strong swimmer, it wouldn’t take long to overtake her. He steered the boat into shore and docked it, then jumped into the water. Within 10 minutes he had caught up to her and grabbed her around the waist. She flailed some, but she knew it was no use, so she slapped his cheek again. He was going to be more than happy to turn her over to Luke! Let him deal with this crazy girl!
“Hey cous!” said Patrick as he got out of the water carrying a struggling Anna. “Care to help me out?”
In no time, Luke had the cuffs on Anna and was reading her rights.
“Good Luck with her”, said Patrick, “She is a feisty one!”
“You are coming with me, I can’t take her by myself, you know the rules. You are the FBI guy. ” Luke replied.
“You didn’t bring any other officers along?” ”
“No, I figured we could handle it.”
Patrick smiled, ” Well it has been a while since I saw your wonderful family, so sure I will come along with you and little Miss. Sourpuss.”
Anna gave a frosty glare.
Luke shook his head, ” You better watch it, you want her to leave more marks on your cheek?”
“Ha! She is in cuffs now, can’t touch me! She sure did enjoy touching me earlier in the day though.” he said, with a smirk.
Anna’s face was getting redder by the minute. Luke gave him a look, and Patrick stopped. He knew he had said enough, and that he probably shouldn’t have said those things, but it had felt good.
It was dark by the time they got to Luke’s house. Anna would have to stay there for the night, they would transfer her to the jail tomorrow. Luke didn’t want her in the house, so he had made up a little bed for her in the barn. He would padlock the door shut.
When he walked in to the barn with her Betsy let out a loud MOO, which made Anna jump, as she remembered the nightmares she had back at the cottage about Betsy. It felt like Betsy’s eyes were looking right through her. Made a chill run through her. She wasn’t watching where she walked, stepped right on Portia’s tail. Portia let out a loud squeal as Anna turned to see a pot bellied pig staring back at her.
Charlie the Chicken was being quiet for once in his little corner, observing everything closely. Anna had been delivered right to them! Tonight would be fun! They would get justice for their dear friend, the “Chicken Man!”
Luke asked Anna if she was hungry, but she refused. She didn’t want any hot milk either to help her sleep, which Luke had offered. He knew she was a criminal, but he still had a genuine, kind heart.
“Well try to get some sleep. We will leave after a hot breakfast tomorrow. Goodnight.”
There was no reply.
Luke patted Betsy, Portia and Charlie goodnight. He couldn’t pinpoint it, but there was something in their eyes that he thought looked strange.
Back in the house, Annie was loving being with Patrick again, and showing off her new baby brother. Patrick held him in his arms, such a precious bundle of joy. He hoped that someday he would get to hold a baby of his own. Little Lance smiled up at him and his heart melted.
Early the next morning Luke went out to take Anna some breakfast. He opened the barn and Anna came rushing out knocking him down,and the food went flying!
“Take me to the jail NOW!” she cried!
“Get me away from here and far, far away from these animals!” She bolted from Luke and jumped into his squad car. Patrick had run out of the house due to the screaming and watched in wide eyed amazement at Anna being in hysterics.
Luke looked in the barn and Betsy stared back at him with Charlie sitting on her back. They had become great friends after all. Portia was contently chewing on a corn cob. Luke wasn’t sure but he could have sworn that it looked like they all were smirking!
He shut the door and started walking away. Was that singing he heard? It was the strangest singing he had ever heard, but it was coming from the barn. He opened the door and all was quiet, closed it and walked away, sure enough it started again. It sounded like Betsy, but since when did cows sing!
He got in the squad car, Patrick was already in the other seat. They were ready to get Anna to jail and get back home again. They were all going to have a picnic by the creek , under the Weeping Willow tree. Luke smiled, Anna had been caught and all was well once again. The windows in the squad car were open and as he pulled away, there was loud squalling from the barn.
“What is that sound?” asked Anna.
“Just Betsy singing you a farewell song,” Luke said, and down the road they went, to the sound of Patrick’s laughter.
What a climax! Awesome! ❤
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Thanks Carol! So glad you enjoyed it!
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Well … I’m sure the guys will come up with something, but for me, this pretty much puts paid to the story! I’m left nearly speechless and admit to a good laugh over Anna’s fate at the hands of the critters … whatever it was they did to her. Great job, Carolyn! And I knew Patrick was a Feeb! ☺️
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Thanks Jill! I feel proud that you are left nearly speechless! The guys can’t get around it, the fat cow sang! I should really thank you and Jason for that phrase. LOL!
It does make one wonder what they did to Anna doesn’t it! Animals are smart! 😊
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Every time I began to wonder, my mind went straight into the gutter, so I made myself stop thinking about it!
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LOL! 😄
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If you wonder what happened to the animals, you have to read Jason’s addjtion to the story! Just scroll down and be prepared to laugh!! 😃
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I did! He should be a writer!!!
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Yup!! I think he should add writing to his photogrsphy blog!
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Good one. I enjoyed this a lot and loved the singing cow 🙂 I missed some before ones I think, what did Anna do to end up in jail? Lol.
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Hi Mandi! Thanks! There are quite a few stories in this series. It just kept going. Anna killed the “Chicken Man” because she wanted his gold. Charlie the talking chicken had belonged to him and that is why the animals ganged up on her. 🙂
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It’s the same timeless romantic story… Girl meets boy, girl seduces boy for gold, boy rejects girl because a chicken told him too, girl kills boy and flees the law, girl thwarted by talking cow.
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LOL! Gosh! You explained it so easily and how many stories did it take me to explain it!
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Just a little suscintification, but it lacks your, um, poetic panache.
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Oh I see. Well good on them 🙂 Yes, I’ve read a few you’ve done. It’s a good series.
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Thanks dear!
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Of course there will be a trial. And at the trial, Anna’s lawyers will argue that she was denied due process. She wasn’t read her rights, and was brutally tortured into a confession by some real animals. The judge will agree and dismiss all charges. Then Anna will row back to the island and seek her revenge on Patrick, while searching for the heart-shaped cave.
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Maybe she will then meet the mayor of um… Town Near Island.
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The Mayor’s name is Lizzie, and the town’s name is Borden.
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No no no!!😛
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Who axed you?
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…mmm…!!
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Remember Betsy sang!! Do I have to repeat the saying, “its not over til the fat lady sings!” 🙂 But when she does its over! 🙂
Love your imaginative name there, “Town Near Island!”
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Oh gosh! You guys and your imaginations! No she can’t get free and after Patrick, he is a nice guy!
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But remember what they say, “Nice guys finish last.”
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But that’s not always true!
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It’s true often enough.
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But not in this case it isn’t!
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How do you know?
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Because I think I am the writer which means Patrick finds a sweet girl who is not a criminal. He saves her from a criminal in a case of his. They fall in love, have adventures in the sea, dive to the heart shaped cave and are blissfully happy. 😊
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Oh, so then there will be some more posts for this story?
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Ummm… wait a minute.. I didn’t say that, did I! I was just making a point, that Patrick may come in to good luck!
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I have to admit, you milked these characters for all the were worth. That shows a lot of pluck. I guess Tanya’s goose is cooked. Wait, was there a goose in the barn?
I look forward to hearing about Anna’s adventures in prison? I hope she has a cell mate named Tonya.
Or maybe first there will be a courtroom procedural for her trial.
We have to find out what happens next.
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You have me smiling and shaking my head! You are too good with puns! But No, there was no goose in the barn. Lucy wasn’t there!
Ummm….wait, did you miss the END? Betsy sang, the fat cow sang, it has to be over!
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About a year later, under the deep emerald blue seas, in a cave with an opening shaped like a heart… bubbles rose from the inky black depths and settled against the roof of the cave. Deep within the cave, there were dim lights moving through the darkness. Three divers pressed on through the meandering passages until they arrived at a large underground cavern filled with air. The three emmerged from the black water and into the cave.
“Snort, the map was correct” grunted Portia, her azure green eyes glimmering with greed.
“It better be. It cost moooore gallons of milk than I can count.” said Betsy, water dripping from her cowbell.
“You ladies going to sit here clucking, or are we going to find the gold. Cluck Cluck.” said the un-named chicken.
“Won’t the farmer be suspicious?” snorted Portia.
“No, he thinks we’re sweet dumb farm animals.” said Betsy with a disdainful sneer.
“Come on! Cluck Cluck. Into the cave. Times wasting!”
With nothing but their flashlights against the overpowering darkness, our three unsuspecting treasure hunters pressed on into the cave. When suddenly a rush of wind passed Betsy ear, she dropped to the ground just as a blade shot across where her head had been a second before.
“Mooooooo!” Betsy bellowed “There are udder traps, I mean booby traps in this place.”
“Yeah, snort, you two be careful.” said Portia with a smirk on her snout.
They pressed on through the darkness. “What’s that up ahead?” clucked the chicken. There was a rush of metal and bones and the chicken was caught off guard.
After the feathers had settled, Betsy and Portia could see the poor chicken run through with the dead pirates sword. His skull appearing to be agape in laughter.
“Pirate Sanders the gray beard!” Gasped Betsy.
“I hear he was a colonel before becoming a pirate.” oinked Portia. “Snort. We must be more careful lest we end up skewered like the chicken.”
When they got to the entrance to a larger cavern, Portia came to a sudden halt. “Mooooove.” bellowed Betsy.
“No, wait!” Portia snorted “It could be another trap!”
Betsy and Portia carefulls shined their lights around until they found the carefully concealed trip wire and saw the trap. “You really saved our bacon, Portia.” mooed Betsy.
They carefully stepped over the trip wire and reached the treasure chest at the center of the chamber. It was filled with gold coins that gleamed in the light of their flashlights. And on top there was a crown. Betsy read the inscription in the inside.
“What does it say? Oink, What does it say?” snorted Portia, because pigs can’t read.
“It says ‘King Jack'” said Betsy with a chuckle “I wondered what became of him.”
Betsy and Portia began hauling the treasure chest back through the cave to the water’s edge. As they neared the waters edge Betsy turned just in time to see Portia rushing her and slammed her against the cave wall. “The gold is all mine!” snorted Portia.
“Not so fast.” Betsy bellowed as she became a whirlwind of hooves and horns. Hooves, and horns, and a cowbell rained punishment down on Portia. Portia fell against the cave floor and Betsy pounced on her to end it once and for all.
But at the last second Portia darted to the side and put those years of karate practice into effect. She landed a pork chop to Betsy’s head and a ham hock to her rump. Betsy was being pummeled and tenderized by Portia’s knuckles. But Betsy still had fight left in her and t-boned Portia driving the wind out of her.
The two competitors tusselled on the floor, in an udderly ridiculous struggle to see who would hog all of the gold for herself. Their were snorts, and moooos, and the continuous ringing of a cowbell….
Late that evening after the sun had set and the sky was deep magentas and indigo, something emerged from the surf on the shore of Tanya’s island. Four hooves hit the wet sand dragging an old treasure chest, off to find an abandoned row boat. The faint honking of a goose was heard high in the sky.
The End.
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Ooob my gosh, you outdid yourself! I literally had tears in my eyes from laughter, though at the same time shaking my head almost afraid to keep reading! 🙂
Yes, I may have made a face at your “emerald blue!” And ‘azure green!” descriptions!
And oooh the puns!! LOL!
Oh and Poor Charlie! He did have a name! 🙂
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Charlie! Crap I am bad with names of chickens and towns.
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LOL! And colors! “Ha Ha”!
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I work from home for 10 straight weeks and I get a little loopy.
Your emerald blue comment kind of stuck with me. I can almost picture that color.
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Haha! I think we all are kind of gettng loopy these days!
It makes a pretty color doesn’t it! 🙂
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Maybe you could design something that is “emerald blue”, you could design my helmet! 😄
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I was thinking more of a cherry yellow helmet with extra padding to take a lot of pun-ishment.
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😛 …mmm…!
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I’m sure glad Betsy was able to avoid that “booby” trap. That arrow sailed right past her eyes, barely skimming her head. Why it nearly creamed her.
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Oh dear! You couldn’t resist could you, but Sorry Tippy, I think he used up all his cow puns, he won’t be able to retort!
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Oh wow, I’ll bet he’s all worked up in a leather over that. Perhaps it behooves us to give him a little break.
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Oooh so he gets a break, but I don’t?? I see that you are still full of it … I mean full of puns.
Poor Jason, you know there is only so many puns that he can possibly fit into his brain. Its sadly vacant now, his brain has been drained! 🙂
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Yeah, you might say he’s been milked dry.
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🙄
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talk about fan fiction! love it! I see this series branching off into manga…
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I’ll have to figure out what manga is. Sounds like a fruit you have on a tropical island.
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Ha Ha! That would be “mango!” I think he was thinking of your magenta and indigo sky, which I really would like to see! 🙂
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I don’t know what it is easier; I just like using new words…
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He did outdo himself didn’t he!
Not sure what manga is either … BUT I think I need to point out something to you, just like I had to point out to Tippy and Jason! Obviously you all MISSED the point of having Betsy singing at the END! How can a series branch off when its at the end? And I am wasting my breath, aren’t I! LOL!
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Manga is a style of Japanese comic books. And yeah, cartoons of all these characters would be hilarious, including Jason’s coda, which had me rolling on the floor laughing. Okay, I really should get back to my work now 🙂
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Thanks for clearing up the mystery of that word! Yes, Jason’s addition to the story made my eyes wet with laughter! Hope you managed to get some work done today. 🙂 Thanks for taking a break to read my blog!
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I don’t think you understand Hollywood. There is always an opening for a sequel, if there’s money in it.
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Oooh,…money? Well that changes things. Okay there will be a sequel about Patrick. You all can feel free to send cash, or check to me! I will start working on it now. 🙂
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Just light on the romance and more talking animals please.
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Haha! I will try, but wait…I need the money first. 🙂
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Okay Jason the votes are in, I do believe you need to mix some writing in with your photography blog!
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Nah, I am just a guy what makes silly comments on other people’s blogs providing they have a sense of humor.
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A sense of humor?? Hmmm……yes I think you have that! LOL! 😂
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I have thought about the rest of that story. I kind of left it open-ended and didn’t say whether it was Betsy or Portia that survived the fight over the gold.
I would have to bring the goose in as a character. Maybe as the mayor of Borden. No, maybe that should be an animal like some sort of wildebeest. I’ve got it, a gnu.
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That is true, you have to take care of that! You can’t leave us hanging without an end you know! I was too busy laughing to realize how you hadn’t told who won the gold. I had just assumed it was sweet Betsy who won.
Oh gosh! A gnu! You are full of ideas aren’t you. I will look forward to reading your ending …. I think! 🙂
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Ending? Surely you should know by now that it never ends.
Perhaps you can publish it and take credit for my questionable prose.
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Yes, what I was thinking! An ending? What is that???
Oh believe me if it would ever get published, you would have full credit for that part. 🙂
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I have a silly story for you and a sketch my daughter drew. Would you like to publish it on your blog?
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Sure! Would love to! 🙂
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Does the story tell who got the gold or is it totally different?
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Yes. How do I get it to you?
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Wow! I actually get an ending. 🙂
You can email it at joyroses13@hotmail.com
Thanks!
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There is never really an ending is there?
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I was wondering what reply I would get to that! Wait….you didn’t like branch off in another direction letting us all hanging did you??
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I sent you the story in an email. Use your better judgement.
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🙂
Will go read it now! Perfect timing for I am on night shift duty tonight so to have a post that I can use tomorrow is great, since Thursdays I am usually half with it. LOL!
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You usually have really short stories.
Enjoy your night shift. Have lots of black coffee in my honor.
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Haha!
I would rather not feel sick tonight, so no black coffee , so sorry! What about Black tea? 😉
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☕️
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You can send me a message on the contact section of my webpage if you like.
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I enjoyed all of your continuing stories.
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I am glad that my imagination ,that can get me into trouble, can bring smiles too! 🙂
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So many alternate endings! 😜 I wonder what the animals did to her! 🤔😂
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You have 2 more posts to go! 🙂
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Oh my!😃
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LOL! They are called “The Fun Surprise’ and the other one is “Betsy’s Tail” 🙂
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I will keep reading!😁
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You are doing great! Thanks for reading!! 🙂
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Lol 😁 My pleasure!❤️
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This could have been a Hallmark Movie. Candace Cameron Bure could play her.
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LOL! I like that idea! 😊 But a Hallmark movie has everything happily ever after at the end with no hanging threads. 🙂
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IDK. Some Hallmark mysteries had people carted off to jail. Not all of them are love stories or Christmas.
Which reminds me…I miss the TV movies of the week on network TV, back when it was just the big three.
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You are right! I was thinking of the Christmas movies.
Yes, I remember the movies of the week before the gazillion channels that.there are now , with nothing to watch! 😂
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Ed Zachary
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This wasn’t in the link list… but so glad I read the intro to get here… but still… I feel like I’m missing more? Still, this was exciting 😁 Loving Luke ❤
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