Beast Hunters- Part Three by Tom Harem

Author:Tom Harem [Harem, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter V

There was no one in the living room or in the kitchen. We walked up to the second floor. Ashen and Gordon had set a square-table in the center and, on top of it, dozens of papers, some already with curly corners and others were new, the sheets were still smooth and shining every time the light fell on them.

As I got closer, I realized that they were schematics of Maggie's house, some from the inside and others concerning a tunnel in the basement. She looked as surprised as I did, sifting through the papers, finger-tapping them and trailing the lines, with two fingers, to the pages next to her. She looked up at Ashen, and again at the sheets as if she was expecting an explanation from him that was taking too long to come. The screens were off and so was the map. The only light in the whole room came from the lamp above us.

Ashen removed his glasses and placed them next to the main desk buttons. He also had narrowed his eyes, the light behind them half dimmed, and crusted lips.

Gordon looked like he always did, in a gray sweater wider than himself, if it wasn't for the slower movements than usual. We looked like we were stuck in a slow-motion dome when he stretched out his arm to grab one of the blueprints.

"Did you know your house was built over some old tunnels that lead to different parts of town?" Ashen asked Maggie. His tone sounded like he was accusing her instead of giving her a chance to explain herself.

"I had no idea! I swear to you. Believe me." She said, "My father always told me that he had chosen that place because he loved that it was an isolated area with a garden around it. Perfect for his parties and for resting away from the mayhem of the city."

"Are you sure?" Ashen asked once again, this time raising his voice.

I had to butt in, "Ashen, don't you think that's enough? She already said she didn't know anything about it. Tell us what you have to say."

Maggie murmured a "thank you" that was suppressed by the fuss that Ashen was making with his mouth.

"Stay out of it. We can't afford to make a mistake today. You know what's at stake. Gordon, explain to them what they need to know. I'm going downstairs to get a cup of coffee." He said and left us there.

"Sorry about that. He's all over the place. He's been doing this for years and he's never been this close." Gordon told us. He rolled up his sleeves, "Let's get down to business, shall we? We think the demonstration will take place in one of these tunnels, far from curious eyes, your home and the whole city. According to these maps we recovered from a pile in the library, the tunnels are long and wide enough so that an explosion there won't be heard anywhere else. Is there any place where your father can have a door to there that you don't have access to?"

"The only place is his office.

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