Come Back!

THIS STORY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR READERS UNDER 12

For all the Velma chapters, click here 🙂

Chapter 13 continues from yesterday:

Velma sat down laughing.

“Come back!” George, the red-haired man she’d just met called after her as he continued weaving through the circle of dancers.

“No, I’m tired,” she laughingly lied, “having a sit down.”

She was enjoying herself but there was only 48 minutes until the last bus back and she needed to do what she came here for. But she hadn’t seen the woman she was looking for anywhere. And no one she’d asked seemed to know where she was. Or what she looked like for that matter. Kay Griffin, CEO of Blue Tractor was nowhere to be found.

Suddenly the music stopped and the banjo player announced it was time for the raffle. A woman with short grey hair and carrying a cardboard box stepped onto the stage. She was followed by a taller woman wearing the unusual combination of a dark grey suit with a straw hat.

“Kay Griffin of Blue Tractor is going to draw the winning tickets,” banjo man told the room. “Thanks for coming Kay, that’s it, get your hand in there and rummage for five winning tickets. Go on Beryl, shake the box a bit, give everybody a fair chance.”

Kay put her hand in and pulled out the first ticket. “Red 14,” she said into the mic.

“Come on whoever’s got Red 14 – you’re the lucky winner of the Farm Fresh Meat Box! Ooh, we have a winner!” shouted the banjoist as a man in his sixties cheerfully approached the stage to claim his heavy prize. “Congratulations! That’ll keep you going for a while – have you got a big family?” The winner grinned and nodded. “You’ll need it,” banjo man told him, “either that or bloody big freezer! This is all locally produced, worth at least £100! You’ve got steaks, roasting joints, all your classic barbecue essentials – look at that: hand-linked sausages, gourmet burgers, bacon, and chicken breasts!”

Kay pulled out another one, “White 331,” and a ten year old girl rushed excitedly to the stage.

“Ooh,” said banjo man, “you’ve won a Cosy Night In Hamper: local wine, gourmet snacks and a wool blanket.” The child looked disappointed. “No, you don’t want that? What else have we got Beryl? Can she have a different prize?” Beryl quietly gave him the options. “Ooh, a voucher for horse riding? No? Or a £20 gift voucher for the Countryside Store? Yes? Ok!” he gave the voucher to the child and then exchanged a few more quiet words with Beryl.

“Blue 75,” Kay called out.

“Okay, who’s got Blue 75?” the pianist asked the room, “we’ve got three prizes left – horse riding voucher, wine and snacks hamper or – what’s the last one Beryl?” Beryl’s tiny voice told him. “Or a box of artisanal cheeses! There you go – you choose!”

The owner of Blue 75 claimed a prize, returned to his seat and then came back when Blue 77 was pulled from the box. Finally White 11 was pulled out, the raffle was over and the music began again.

Velma followed Kay when she left the stage and walked out to the carpark.

***

Come back Monday as chapter 13 continues, unless you’d rather read it now 😀

*

Velma the Vegan Vampire belongs to Violet Plum © 2026

Violet’s Vegan Comics – creating fun, funny and exciting vegan fiction since 2012