Chapter 9

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''Rise and Shine Nancy! It's already 9 a.m in the morning. George and Bess called up to tell me that they will be here in 20 minutes after breakfast. Guess what! I have prepared three large jars of lemonade for your stall today!'' chimed Hannah. Upon hearing the words, George , Bess and lemonade, Nancy jolted out of bed. Today she had so many activities to do. She had to go and meet Hendry and then set up her  lemonade stand again for business after lunch at George's house. She did her morning routines hastily and then had a quick breakfast of tuna sandwich and ice lemonade.  Then she waved to Hannah goodbye and left to the park near to Pixar Hotel. All three girls were as punctual as ever. Bess immediately reflected on the schedules that Hendry on Friday. After making sure that he was free from 10 to 12.30, the three girls went directly to his house.


''Guys wait!''hissed George as she pointed to something in a direction that was facing the backyard of Hendry's house. There was a small room or what you call it a hut was built in the middle of it. From where the trios were standing, they got a clear image of what was happening inside the hut. There in the middle of the hut, Hendry was busy pasting posters on his notice board and walls with open spaces. However, they also noticed that , there were another group of young students huddled at a corner flipping through a magazine. 

''Time to investigate!'' declared Nancy. All three girls rushed to the hut and knocked on the door gently. Soon a boy with blonde hair and grey eyes opened the door welcoming them with a warm smile. Bess took a peek inside and saw that there were teenagers of age, thirteens and fifteens. They were all putting up pictures of one particular person.....and it was....Katy Sloan! 

''Welcome to our Celebrity photos club!''declared the boy interrupting Bess's thoughts. She immediately said. ''Oh thanks for the welcome. If you guys don't mind, may we join your celebrity club..plz..plz....plzzz''. The boy too agreed and told them to fill up an option form. However, the clue crew had other plans. ''Before we fill this up we would like to inform you that we found a lot of posters on the walls nearby the restaurant called Pops and Corns. You just need to go straight and turn to your left and then follow the signboard and turn left again'', instructed George.  Upon hearing that, the other teenager in the gang said,''Can we know which celebrity was that?''

''ummm..it was pictures of Katy Sloan, Taylor Swift and many more!''said Nancy jubiliated. Within split seconds they all rushed out of the hut leaving behind only two club members. The clue crew immediately searched high and low for clues without being noticed often giving comments on the pictures. Suddenly, a picture caught Nancy's eyes and she gasped and immediately called out to her friends. There in front of them they noticed a picture of Katy Sloan with the names Nancy, Bess and George. ''Oh now I remember Nancy, the picture that we had pasted on our counter top and the jars were missing since yesterday. I noticed yesterday when we were returning the dishes back to your house''said Bess. ''Than i bet is not him who stole our recipe...but we still got things to investigate!''

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