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Are You Afraid Of The Dark :: Sheldon Sidney
Страница: 165 из 173"As a matter of fact, it wasyour mother's room. I had an extra bed put in." As Grace Seidel walked them to their bedroom, they passed through a comfortable-looking living room where a dozen women were playing card games or doing various other activities.
"How long will you be staying?" Grace asked.
Kelly and Diane looked at each other. "We're not sure." Grace Seidel smiled. "No problem. The room is yours for as long as you want it." The room was lovely-neat and clean.
When Grace Seidel had left, Kelly said to Diane, "We'll be safe here. And by the way, I think we made the Guinness Book of World Records. Do you know how many times they've tried to kill us?" "Yes." Diane was standing by the window. Kelly heard her say, "Thank you, Richard." Kelly started to speak, then thought, It's no use.
* * *
ANDREW, DOZING AT his desk, dreamed that he was asleep in a hospital bed. It was the voices in the room that had awakened him. "… And luckily, I discovered this when we were decontaminating Andrew's safety equipment. I thought I should show it to you right away." "The goddamn army told me it would be safe." A man was handing Tanner one of the gas masks from the army-experiment.
"I found a tiny hole at the base of the mask. It looks like someone cut it. That would be enough to cause your brother's condition." Tanner looked at the mask and thundered, "Whoever is responsible for this is going to pay." He looked at the man and said, "I'll look into this immediately. Thanks for bringing it to me." From his bed, Andrew groggily watched the man leave. Tanner looked at the mask a moment and then walked over to a corner of the room where there was a large hospital cart filled with soiled linens.
Tanner reached down into the bottom of the cart and buried the gas mask under the linens.
Andrew tried to ask his brother what was happening, but he was too tired. He fell asleep.
* * *
TANNER, ANDREW, AND Pauline had returned to Tanner's office.
Tanner had asked his secretary to bring in the morning newspapers. Tanner skimmed through the front pages. "Look at these: 'Scientists are baffled by freak storms in Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, and Italy. ' " He looked at Pauline exultantly. "And this is only the beginning.
They're going to have a lot more to be baffled about." Vince Carballo came running into the room. "Mr. Kingsley-" "I'm busy. What is it?" "Flint is dead." Tanner's jaw dropped. "What? What are you talking about? What happened?" "Stevens and Harris killed him." "That's impossible!" "He's dead. They escaped and took off in the senator's car.
"How long will you be staying?" Grace asked.
Kelly and Diane looked at each other. "We're not sure." Grace Seidel smiled. "No problem. The room is yours for as long as you want it." The room was lovely-neat and clean.
When Grace Seidel had left, Kelly said to Diane, "We'll be safe here. And by the way, I think we made the Guinness Book of World Records. Do you know how many times they've tried to kill us?" "Yes." Diane was standing by the window. Kelly heard her say, "Thank you, Richard." Kelly started to speak, then thought, It's no use.
* * *
ANDREW, DOZING AT his desk, dreamed that he was asleep in a hospital bed. It was the voices in the room that had awakened him. "… And luckily, I discovered this when we were decontaminating Andrew's safety equipment. I thought I should show it to you right away." "The goddamn army told me it would be safe." A man was handing Tanner one of the gas masks from the army-experiment.
"I found a tiny hole at the base of the mask. It looks like someone cut it. That would be enough to cause your brother's condition." Tanner looked at the mask and thundered, "Whoever is responsible for this is going to pay." He looked at the man and said, "I'll look into this immediately. Thanks for bringing it to me." From his bed, Andrew groggily watched the man leave. Tanner looked at the mask a moment and then walked over to a corner of the room where there was a large hospital cart filled with soiled linens.
Tanner reached down into the bottom of the cart and buried the gas mask under the linens.
Andrew tried to ask his brother what was happening, but he was too tired. He fell asleep.
* * *
TANNER, ANDREW, AND Pauline had returned to Tanner's office.
Tanner had asked his secretary to bring in the morning newspapers. Tanner skimmed through the front pages. "Look at these: 'Scientists are baffled by freak storms in Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, and Italy. ' " He looked at Pauline exultantly. "And this is only the beginning.
They're going to have a lot more to be baffled about." Vince Carballo came running into the room. "Mr. Kingsley-" "I'm busy. What is it?" "Flint is dead." Tanner's jaw dropped. "What? What are you talking about? What happened?" "Stevens and Harris killed him." "That's impossible!" "He's dead. They escaped and took off in the senator's car.