Book 1 - The Umbrella Conspiracy by S. D. Perry

Author:S. D. Perry [Perry, S. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
ISBN: 9780671024390
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 1999-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

Rebecca locked the door after Chris left, silently wishing him good luck before walking back to the dusty piano and sitting down. She knew that he felt responsible for her, and wondered again how she could've been so stupid, dropping her gun.

At least if I had a gun, he wouldn't have to worry so much. I may be inexperienced, but I went through basic training, just like everybody else.

She traced a finger aimlessly across the dusty keys, feeling useless. She should've taken some of those files from the storage room. She didn't know that there was much more to be learned from them, but at least she'd have something to read. She wasn't very good at sitting still, and having nothing to do only made it worse.

You could practice, her mind suggested brightly, and Rebecca smiled a little, gazing down at the keys. No, thanks. She'd suffered through four long years of lessons as a child before her mother had finally let her quit.

She stood up, looking randomly around the silent room for something to keep her occupied. She walked to the bar and leaned over it, but saw only a few shelves of glasses and a stack of napkins, all thinly coated with dust. There were several liquor bottles, most of them empty, and a few unopened bottles of expensive-looking wine on the counter behind the bar.

Rebecca dismissed the thought even as it occurred to her. She wasn't much of a drinker, and now wasn't exactly the best time to tie one on. Sighing, she turned and surveyed the rest of the room.

Besides the piano, there wasn't much to see. There was a single small painting of a woman on the wall to her left, a bland portrait in a dark frame; a slowly dying plant on the floor next to the piano, the leafy kind she always saw in nice restaurants; a table that extended out from the wall with an overturned marti-ni glass on top. Considering what she had to work with, the piano was starting to look pretty interesting.

She walked past the baby grand and peered into the small opening to her right. There were two empty bookshelves pushed to one side, nothing interesting.

Frowning, she stepped closer to the shelves. The smaller one on the outside was empty, but the one behind it.

She placed her hands on either side of the end piece and pushed, sliding the outer shelf forward. It wasn't heavy and moved easily, leaving a track in the dust on the wood floor.

Rebecca scanned the hidden shelves, feeling disappointed. A dented old bugle, a dusty glass candy dish, a couple of knickknack vases-and some piano sheet music propped up on a tiny holder. She peered down at the title and felt a sudden rush of warm nostalgia for when she used to play; it was Moonlight Sonata, one of her favorite pieces.

She picked up the yellowing sheets, remembering the hours she'd put in trying to learn it when she was ten or eleven.

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