Assignment Darklanding by Craig Martelle & Scott Moon

Author:Craig Martelle & Scott Moon [Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-17T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

“Elliott. You need to calm down. Yelling at me isn’t in your best interest,” Shaunte said in measured tones, trying not to screech. She knew what she sounded like when angry.

Hysterical.

And not in the funny way. She had little enough credibility as the Company Man as it was. She fought every single day for respect and couldn’t destroy it because of the likes of Elliott Goldman.

“The ore shipments have stopped! We must get them going or we tell them to skip the next monthly shipment of supplies. What would you do without your monthly fix?” the production foreman asked accusingly.

A veiled threat.

Shaunte closed her eyes as she felt the heat rise up her neck and into her cheeks. He’d been there when she peeled off her special clothing shipment from a separate container. It had not been logged through the shipping accountability people.

He was now watching her, looking for her use of Company shipping for personal business. There were separate containers for personal purchases, and space within those came at a hefty premium.

Her guilty pleasure gave him leverage that she didn’t like. He had no proof, she saw to that with each shipment, but still, he was annoying.

“Elliott. If you would be so kind as to report to the mine and address your concerns with Foreman Dickles, I think you’ll find that he is doing everything he can to restore the transfer of ore to your facility.”

“He’s a madman! I’ll never go into the mine when he’s in there.”

“Then shut your stinking pie hole. We’re all doing our jobs. Maybe you can take your idled crew and clean up your plant, do some scheduled maintenance ahead of time? When you start receiving ore again, I expect it’s going to come fast and furious. I need you to be ready. Be warned. If you can’t keep up, I will crush you like the bug that you are.”

An unveiled threat.

“We’ll just see about that, missy!” The screen went blank. She gave her computer the finger.

“Maybe the sheriff could show you the error of your ways,” she suggested to the empty chair. “What do you think? Can he be influenced?”

***

“The roof is solid. A new vein of exotics is in there, and that’s why it split. We believe the shifting is done, which means we should be able to break through the fall and get into the lower mine, find our people,” Jotham explained.

“This bit here doesn’t look stable.” P.C. pointed at the ceiling above the area where they’d removed the rock and started a breach through the roof collapse.

Jotham put his hands together as if he were praying and then pulled his palms slightly apart. “The two sides have found balance. These shards go deep into the ground. They will support all that is above. A jack stand right here would not hurt, if you would like to install one,” Jotham said clearly and slowly, in spite of wearing a respirator.

The foreman held a finger to his lips. The sound of shuffling feet came to them from the tunnel leading out.

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