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.The windows were tinted dark.Annoyed, I lifted the phone back to my ear."Sorry, some self-important asshole-" I stopped as the car idled up beside me, and the windowrolled down."You were saying?" said Daniel, craning his neck over from the driver s seat."Oh, for& " I climbed in, grimacing as I sank down into the ridiculously low seat."Really?""It s what I had when you called." He shrugged."You said to hurry.Now, where is she?"As if on cue, she came out of the door of one of the nearby buildings and started walking towardsa gray sedan parked on the street.Daniel quickly rolled up my window.The light changed, and asteady flow of traffic started.At first it seemed like we d both be stuck here for ages, but Flo saw adubious opportunity and took it, maneuvering herself into the flow."Shit.Shit." Daniel threw the car into gear, pealing out into a tiny gap in traffic.A few peoplebehind us leaned on their horns, but he seemed completely oblivious.Flo made it through the nextlight, but stopped at a yellow, so she must not have spotted us."Does she know what this car looks like?" I asked, sliding down in my seat."No," said Daniel.He shook his head."Yes.I can t& I m not sure.I don t remember.""How many cars do you have?"The light turned green, and he didn t answer.He was staying two or three cars behind, almost asif&"Have you done this before?" I asked, incredulous."Is that really an important question right now?" He was staring at the stoplight as if he couldforce it to change through sheer will power."Ten.I have ten various automobiles.Not all of them arein drivable condition.Some are antiques.I keep them in a garage in Brooklyn.And no, I ve neverbeen in a car chase before." The light changed, and he started to creep forward with everyone else."I was just cur - shit!" He d just taken a turn so sharp that I hit the passenger door and almost slid completely down onto the floor."Jesus, calm down.We ll find her one way or another.I ll get Kellyon the case.""Kelly," he said."That s your private detective, then, is he?""She," I corrected."And yes, she is."We were flying down an alleyway so narrow I was sure he d scrape the car, or at least knockover a garbage can.But he was surprisingly skilled, especially for someone who barely ever seemedto drive at all."I m going to be honest," I said."What with John and everything, I wasn t even sure you had alicense.""Will you please stop talking?"We emerged just before another busy intersection, and Flo was the first at the light, tapping herfingers impatiently on the wheel.I hunkered down again."Will you stop that?" Daniel shot me a look, sidelong."She ll recognize me before she llrecognize you.""I just want to minimize the risk," I grumbled, straightening up, with my arms crossed.Finally, she pulled into an anonymous parking lot down an alley.Daniel waited a few beats andthen followed her.Dusk was settling heavily over the city, and I knew it would be dark soon.We parked on a low level and got out as quietly as we could, walking slowly up the ramps.Myheart was beating thunderously in my chest.As it turned out, I needn t have been nervous - not at thatmoment, anyway.We seemed to spot her long before she spotted us, tucking something into her purse,framed by the lights of the city that were starting to switch on, one by one.And then, she turned and saw us. CHAPTER FOURTEEN"I knew it," I shouted, practically spitting venom.But Flo just had a smug smile on her face, and Irealized after a few moments that I looked like the crazy one.I took a deep breath and shut my mouth."Well done," said Flo.She was still smiling, arms crossed."It s so sad," said Daniel finally, softly."After all this time, you re still trying to& do what,exactly? Ruin my life?""Oh no, honey." She looked so unnaturally calm that it sent a shiver through me.She was puttingon the same play-act she d been using for years when we were co-workers, fooling me into thinkingshe was normal."No, you did a pretty good job of that on your own.""I didn t do anything," Daniel forced out, through gritted teeth."Sure," said Flo."Not this time.Not in a way that d get you caught.""So this is supposed to be some kind of twisted justice.""Sure.However you want to think about it." Flo rolled her head to the side until a vertebrapopped."Doesn t matter to me, one way or the other.""Clearly," I said.Flo laughed, turning and starting to walk away from us."If you were about half as smart as youthink you are, you would have figured out by now that I didn t do this for fun."Daniel took a step forward."What does that mean?" he called over her.Flo stopped, but didn t turn around."I m not supposed to say," she replied."But, hey.What thehell.I already cashed my paycheck." She turned, coming back towards us."That s a metaphor, I waspaid in unmarked bills.It was very James Bond.They don t call it corporate espionage for nothing.""They don t call it investment fraud for nothing," Daniel corrected her."You re going to jail,Florence, is there any part of your mind that comprehends that fact?""Do you want to know who hired me, or what?" Flo was starting to look irritated."I was planningon being in Rio de Janeiro by now, so you re kind of fucking with my itinerary.""Someone hired you?" I repeated."Yes," she replied, irritated."It was supposed to work as a red herring, and I gotta say, it waspretty goddamn good, wasn t it? You never suspected for a second." She tittered."But I guess theyunderestimated my burning desire to let you guys know just how wrong you are about everything.""They?" Daniel said, taking a threatening step towards her.She giggled again."Your old friends," she said."Do I really have to spell it out?"I blinked [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.The windows were tinted dark.Annoyed, I lifted the phone back to my ear."Sorry, some self-important asshole-" I stopped as the car idled up beside me, and the windowrolled down."You were saying?" said Daniel, craning his neck over from the driver s seat."Oh, for& " I climbed in, grimacing as I sank down into the ridiculously low seat."Really?""It s what I had when you called." He shrugged."You said to hurry.Now, where is she?"As if on cue, she came out of the door of one of the nearby buildings and started walking towardsa gray sedan parked on the street.Daniel quickly rolled up my window.The light changed, and asteady flow of traffic started.At first it seemed like we d both be stuck here for ages, but Flo saw adubious opportunity and took it, maneuvering herself into the flow."Shit.Shit." Daniel threw the car into gear, pealing out into a tiny gap in traffic.A few peoplebehind us leaned on their horns, but he seemed completely oblivious.Flo made it through the nextlight, but stopped at a yellow, so she must not have spotted us."Does she know what this car looks like?" I asked, sliding down in my seat."No," said Daniel.He shook his head."Yes.I can t& I m not sure.I don t remember.""How many cars do you have?"The light turned green, and he didn t answer.He was staying two or three cars behind, almost asif&"Have you done this before?" I asked, incredulous."Is that really an important question right now?" He was staring at the stoplight as if he couldforce it to change through sheer will power."Ten.I have ten various automobiles.Not all of them arein drivable condition.Some are antiques.I keep them in a garage in Brooklyn.And no, I ve neverbeen in a car chase before." The light changed, and he started to creep forward with everyone else."I was just cur - shit!" He d just taken a turn so sharp that I hit the passenger door and almost slid completely down onto the floor."Jesus, calm down.We ll find her one way or another.I ll get Kellyon the case.""Kelly," he said."That s your private detective, then, is he?""She," I corrected."And yes, she is."We were flying down an alleyway so narrow I was sure he d scrape the car, or at least knockover a garbage can.But he was surprisingly skilled, especially for someone who barely ever seemedto drive at all."I m going to be honest," I said."What with John and everything, I wasn t even sure you had alicense.""Will you please stop talking?"We emerged just before another busy intersection, and Flo was the first at the light, tapping herfingers impatiently on the wheel.I hunkered down again."Will you stop that?" Daniel shot me a look, sidelong."She ll recognize me before she llrecognize you.""I just want to minimize the risk," I grumbled, straightening up, with my arms crossed.Finally, she pulled into an anonymous parking lot down an alley.Daniel waited a few beats andthen followed her.Dusk was settling heavily over the city, and I knew it would be dark soon.We parked on a low level and got out as quietly as we could, walking slowly up the ramps.Myheart was beating thunderously in my chest.As it turned out, I needn t have been nervous - not at thatmoment, anyway.We seemed to spot her long before she spotted us, tucking something into her purse,framed by the lights of the city that were starting to switch on, one by one.And then, she turned and saw us. CHAPTER FOURTEEN"I knew it," I shouted, practically spitting venom.But Flo just had a smug smile on her face, and Irealized after a few moments that I looked like the crazy one.I took a deep breath and shut my mouth."Well done," said Flo.She was still smiling, arms crossed."It s so sad," said Daniel finally, softly."After all this time, you re still trying to& do what,exactly? Ruin my life?""Oh no, honey." She looked so unnaturally calm that it sent a shiver through me.She was puttingon the same play-act she d been using for years when we were co-workers, fooling me into thinkingshe was normal."No, you did a pretty good job of that on your own.""I didn t do anything," Daniel forced out, through gritted teeth."Sure," said Flo."Not this time.Not in a way that d get you caught.""So this is supposed to be some kind of twisted justice.""Sure.However you want to think about it." Flo rolled her head to the side until a vertebrapopped."Doesn t matter to me, one way or the other.""Clearly," I said.Flo laughed, turning and starting to walk away from us."If you were about half as smart as youthink you are, you would have figured out by now that I didn t do this for fun."Daniel took a step forward."What does that mean?" he called over her.Flo stopped, but didn t turn around."I m not supposed to say," she replied."But, hey.What thehell.I already cashed my paycheck." She turned, coming back towards us."That s a metaphor, I waspaid in unmarked bills.It was very James Bond.They don t call it corporate espionage for nothing.""They don t call it investment fraud for nothing," Daniel corrected her."You re going to jail,Florence, is there any part of your mind that comprehends that fact?""Do you want to know who hired me, or what?" Flo was starting to look irritated."I was planningon being in Rio de Janeiro by now, so you re kind of fucking with my itinerary.""Someone hired you?" I repeated."Yes," she replied, irritated."It was supposed to work as a red herring, and I gotta say, it waspretty goddamn good, wasn t it? You never suspected for a second." She tittered."But I guess theyunderestimated my burning desire to let you guys know just how wrong you are about everything.""They?" Daniel said, taking a threatening step towards her.She giggled again."Your old friends," she said."Do I really have to spell it out?"I blinked [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]