Diana's Disciples by Eddy Will

Author:Eddy Will [Will, Eddy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 33

Hollywood, California, August 4, 2012, 12:51 AM

Screaming sirens tore Jack from his sleep. He jumped from the chair in panic, the papers in his lap spilling to the floor. He stumbled over stacks of documents placed around the chair and more papers flew. He pushed thick fog of sleep from his mind and realized where he was. He stopped moving and scratched the stubble on his face. He could not remember the nightmare that had caused him to panic, but the shriek of sirens had come from the Boulevard outside and not from the darkest recesses of his troubled mind. Jack was tired. The sheets of paper filled with incomprehensible blocks of numbers taunted him on the floor. He cleared the cluttered bed. He would rest for just a bit. He picked up the laptop and placed it on the small desk. That’s when he noticed the flashing new email in the inbox. It had been re-routed from the Contact Us page of his and Anna’s website. Jack squinted and moved closer to the screen. The email contained six words:

‘I might be able to help.’

Jack re-read the short message. His eyes moved to the top of the email. The sender’s name was PUNKGIRL999, the server HOTMAIL. None of it meant anything to him. But the fog of sleep had vanished. Jack pressed REPLY and typed:

‘How?’

He walked to the coffeemaker and poured the remainder of cold coffee. Sipping the bitter black brew he stared at the screen of his computer. Who was Punkgirl999?

A new message appeared.

‘Who is trying to kill you?’

Jack blinked hard and set down the mug. He leaned over the computer and carefully read the words. Indeed, who is trying to kill him, he wondered. Todd Ashley’s thugs had tried but failed and now it was the attorney who was dead. Was there something else?

‘Who IS trying to kill me?’ he typed, his confusion growing.

Minutes passed and the screen remained unchanged. Nothing happened. Where was Punkgirl999? Why was she or he not responding? Jack peered through the curtains. All was quiet. He paced from wall to wall, checking the screen at every turn. A new message popped up from Punkgirl999.

‘Maria Koshkova.’

Jack stared at the screen. His heart pounded in his chest. He could barely breathe. How could that be? Bright flashes exploded in his mind. It made no sense. Or did it? He had spoken to Maria Koshkova only an hour ago. It had been a brief exchange and the woman had hung up on him. She could not possible know who he was. He had given her a fake name. It was impossible that she identified him. How? And why would she plan his execution? It was absurd. And yet, Punkgirl999 had reached him and she knew or knew of Maria Koshkova. Jack’s mind was spinning out of control. For the first time in years he craved a cigarette. He was suddenly afraid. If Punkgirl999 had found him so could Maria Koshkova. They might be the same person or they might work together.

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