Jesse STEAM Mysteries: The Question of the Vomit Vortex
Spin Cycle
Chapter 1 Jesse stood and watched through the window in her bedroom while Mr Stubbs curled up on his usual spot the bright sunbeam that spread across the quilt on Jesse’s bed like a warm hug The birds chirped the bees buzzed and the voice on Jesse’s clock radio broadcast its blustery prediction It’s going to be a windy day here in Deanville folks the voice announced with authority So hang on to your hats The breeze outside twirled and the wind whipped around creating a whirlwind that spun a gust of leaves in through the open window without warning all over Jesse and through all parts of her bedroom With that Stubbs stood arched his furry back and stretched 9
Yikes I wasn’t expecting that Jesse said while laughing to Stubbs She looked up at her bedroom window as leaves continued to circle into the room and through her billowing bedroom curtains The wind finally decided to subside but by this time leaves had infiltrated every
corner of her bedroom and clung comically to Stubbs fur That was like a whirling dervish Jesse chuckled to Mr Stubbs partly under her breath We learned about dervishes during our World Culture Class last month she went on to explain I’ve never seen anything spin so fast She laughed
