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Are You Afraid Of The Dark :: Sheldon Sidney
Страница: 150 из 173Iwant you to see how I'm saving your ass. You just wouldn't learn, would you, you imbecile?
Well, I'm turning your penny-ante operation into a gold mine, and you can sit there and watch how I do it. By the way, the first thing I did was to cancel all the bullshit do-good projects you started, Andrew… Andrew… Andrew…
The voice was getting louder. "Andrew! Are you deaf?" Tanner was calling him. Andrew pulled himself to his feet and walked into his brother's office.
Tanner looked up. "I hope I'm not interfering with your work," Tanner said sarcastically.
"No, I was just…" Tanner studied his brother a moment. "You're really not good for anything, are you, Andrew? You don't reap, neither do you sow. It's good for me to have someone to talk to, but I don't know how much longer I want to keep you around."
* * *
KELLY ARRIVED IN Denver ahead of Diane, and she registered at the venerable Brown Palace Hotel.
"A friend of mine will be arriving this afternoon." "Would you like two rooms?" "No, a double."
* * *
WHEN DIANE'S plane landed at Denver International Airport, she took a taxi to the hotel. She walked up to the front desk and spoke to the clerk.
"Oh, yes. Mrs. Stowe is expecting you. She's in room 638." It was a relief to hear.
Kelly was waiting. The two of them exchanged a warm hug.
"I've missed you." "I've missed you. How was your trip?" Kelly asked. "Uneventful. Thank God." Diane looked at her and said, "What happened to you in Paris?" Kelly took a deep breath.
"Tanner Kingsley. What happened in Berlin?" Diane said tonelessly, "Tanner Kingsley." Kelly walked over to a table, picked up a telephone directory, and brought it back to Diane.
"Gary's sister, Lois Reynolds, is listed in the telephone book. She lives on Marion Street." "Good." Diane looked at her watch. "It's too late to do anything tonight. We'll go there first thing in the morning."
* * *
THEY HAD DINNER in the room and talked until midnight, then got ready for bed.
Diane said, "Good night," and reached for the light switch. The bedroom was plunged into darkness.
Kelly screamed. "No! Turn on the lights." Diane quickly turned them back on. "I'm so sorry, Kelly. I forgot." "I used to be afraid of the dark, until Mark. And after he was killed…" Kelly began hyperventilating, fighting to control her panic. She took a deep breath. "I wish I could get over this." "Don't worry about it. When you're feeling very secure, you will."
* * *
Well, I'm turning your penny-ante operation into a gold mine, and you can sit there and watch how I do it. By the way, the first thing I did was to cancel all the bullshit do-good projects you started, Andrew… Andrew… Andrew…
The voice was getting louder. "Andrew! Are you deaf?" Tanner was calling him. Andrew pulled himself to his feet and walked into his brother's office.
Tanner looked up. "I hope I'm not interfering with your work," Tanner said sarcastically.
"No, I was just…" Tanner studied his brother a moment. "You're really not good for anything, are you, Andrew? You don't reap, neither do you sow. It's good for me to have someone to talk to, but I don't know how much longer I want to keep you around."
* * *
KELLY ARRIVED IN Denver ahead of Diane, and she registered at the venerable Brown Palace Hotel.
"A friend of mine will be arriving this afternoon." "Would you like two rooms?" "No, a double."
* * *
WHEN DIANE'S plane landed at Denver International Airport, she took a taxi to the hotel. She walked up to the front desk and spoke to the clerk.
"Oh, yes. Mrs. Stowe is expecting you. She's in room 638." It was a relief to hear.
Kelly was waiting. The two of them exchanged a warm hug.
"I've missed you." "I've missed you. How was your trip?" Kelly asked. "Uneventful. Thank God." Diane looked at her and said, "What happened to you in Paris?" Kelly took a deep breath.
"Tanner Kingsley. What happened in Berlin?" Diane said tonelessly, "Tanner Kingsley." Kelly walked over to a table, picked up a telephone directory, and brought it back to Diane.
"Gary's sister, Lois Reynolds, is listed in the telephone book. She lives on Marion Street." "Good." Diane looked at her watch. "It's too late to do anything tonight. We'll go there first thing in the morning."
* * *
THEY HAD DINNER in the room and talked until midnight, then got ready for bed.
Diane said, "Good night," and reached for the light switch. The bedroom was plunged into darkness.
Kelly screamed. "No! Turn on the lights." Diane quickly turned them back on. "I'm so sorry, Kelly. I forgot." "I used to be afraid of the dark, until Mark. And after he was killed…" Kelly began hyperventilating, fighting to control her panic. She took a deep breath. "I wish I could get over this." "Don't worry about it. When you're feeling very secure, you will."
* * *