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Are You Afraid Of The Dark :: Sheldon Sidney
Страница: 167 из 173" 'We would be delighted to come to dinner at KIG Headquarters on Friday to see the unveiling of Prima, your weather control machine.' From the editor of Time magazine." His face turned white. He looked at the next one. " 'Thank you for your invitation to see Prima, your weather control computer, at KIG Headquarters. We look forward to being there.' It's signed by the editor of Newsweek." He skimmed the rest of them. "CBS, NBC, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, and the London Times, all eager to see the unveiling of Prima." Pauline sat there, speechless.
Tanner was so furious, he could hardly speak. "What the hell is going on-?" He stopped.
"Those bitches!"
* * *
AT IRMA'S INTERNET Cafe, Diane was busily operating a computer. She looked up at Kelly.
"Have we left anyone out?" Kelly said, "Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, Mademoiselle, Readers Digest…" Diane laughed. "I think this does it. I hope Kingsley has a good caterer. He's going to have a big party."
* * *
Vince carballo was looking at Grace Seidel excitedly. "You know Kelly?" "Oh, yes," Grace said. "She's one of the most famous models in the world." Vince Carballo's face lit up. "Where is she?" Grace looked at him in surprise. "I don't know. I've never met her." His face reddened. "You said you knew her." "I mean-everybody knows her. She's very famous. Isn't she beautiful?" "You have no idea where she is?" Grace said thoughtfully, "I do have kind of an idea." "Where?" "I saw a woman who looked like her get on a bus this morning. She was traveling with someone-" "What bus was it?" "It was the bus to Vermont." "Thanks." Vince Carballo hurried away.
* * *
TANNER THREW THE pile of faxes and e-mails to the floor and turned to Pauline.
"Do you know what those bitches have done? We can't let anyone see Prima." He was thoughtful for a long moment.
"I think Prima will have an accident the day before the party and blow up." Pauline looked at him a moment and then smiled. "Prima II." Tanner nodded. "That's right. We can travel around the world, and anytime we're ready, we'll go to Tamoa and start operating Prima II." Kathy Ordonez's voice came over the intercom. She sounded frantic. She buzzed into Tanner's office. "Mr. Kingsley, the phones are going crazy. I have the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Larry King, all holding for you." "Tell them I'm in a meeting." Tanner turned to Pauline. "We have to get out of here." He patted Andrew on the shoulder. "Andrew, come with us." "Yes, Tanner.
Tanner was so furious, he could hardly speak. "What the hell is going on-?" He stopped.
"Those bitches!"
* * *
AT IRMA'S INTERNET Cafe, Diane was busily operating a computer. She looked up at Kelly.
"Have we left anyone out?" Kelly said, "Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, Mademoiselle, Readers Digest…" Diane laughed. "I think this does it. I hope Kingsley has a good caterer. He's going to have a big party."
* * *
Vince carballo was looking at Grace Seidel excitedly. "You know Kelly?" "Oh, yes," Grace said. "She's one of the most famous models in the world." Vince Carballo's face lit up. "Where is she?" Grace looked at him in surprise. "I don't know. I've never met her." His face reddened. "You said you knew her." "I mean-everybody knows her. She's very famous. Isn't she beautiful?" "You have no idea where she is?" Grace said thoughtfully, "I do have kind of an idea." "Where?" "I saw a woman who looked like her get on a bus this morning. She was traveling with someone-" "What bus was it?" "It was the bus to Vermont." "Thanks." Vince Carballo hurried away.
* * *
TANNER THREW THE pile of faxes and e-mails to the floor and turned to Pauline.
"Do you know what those bitches have done? We can't let anyone see Prima." He was thoughtful for a long moment.
"I think Prima will have an accident the day before the party and blow up." Pauline looked at him a moment and then smiled. "Prima II." Tanner nodded. "That's right. We can travel around the world, and anytime we're ready, we'll go to Tamoa and start operating Prima II." Kathy Ordonez's voice came over the intercom. She sounded frantic. She buzzed into Tanner's office. "Mr. Kingsley, the phones are going crazy. I have the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Larry King, all holding for you." "Tell them I'm in a meeting." Tanner turned to Pauline. "We have to get out of here." He patted Andrew on the shoulder. "Andrew, come with us." "Yes, Tanner.