Gordita Conspiracy by Lyle Christie

Author:Lyle Christie [Christie, Lyle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781949386028
Publisher: Lyle Christie
Published: 2013-12-07T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

The Linen Gorilla

BRITNEY AND STEVE left, and that meant I was free to do twenty quick laps before exiting the pool to dry off. I slipped on my T-shirt, and, on my way out, happened to venture past the Jacuzzi.

“It was nice meeting you, and remember what I said, Britney—there’s still plenty of time.”

Britney smiled, but Steve glared and lifted his hand out of the water and gave me the finger. I gave him a departing smile and headed for the elevator, where I was joined by an unusually buff Arabic man in a white linen suit. He had the obligatory Middle Eastern beard and kept his shirt unbuttoned just enough to reveal a gold medallion and a dense thicket of chest hair. He also reeked of cologne, and, while it was annoying, it was nowhere near as annoying as his extremely annoying habit of staring at me while we waited for the elevator to arrive. I gave him a friendly smile and a nod in hopes of appeasing him, but he continued to keep his eyes glued to me. Oh well, perhaps he didn’t like infidels.

The doors opened, and we joined a middle aged Japanese couple, who politely nodded and said hello. I said hello back, then we all followed the usual elevator etiquette and looked towards the door. Well, everyone except for the linen gorilla, whose eyes were still on me, and I had to wonder how I had somehow become the object of his attention. The Japanese couple exited on the fourteenth floor, and I was left alone with the gawking primate, whose presence, along with the little episode back in the gym, was starting to give me the feeling that this was going to be one of those days.

“I’m sorry, do we perhaps know each other?” I asked.

“No, but I have a message for you,” he said, as his reached for the pistol he was carrying in his shoulder holster.

Fortunately, I had seen the bulge under his jacket and, having already experienced his menacing glare, was expecting trouble. To that end, I purposefully started a conversation with the gorilla, because it forced him to act before he was ready, and it allowed me to have a plan in place when he reached for his pistol. Unfortunately, he was a big guy with more muscle than me—which meant he had more muscle than he needed, but bulk wasn’t always a measure of strength. In this case, it wouldn’t even enter the equation. It didn’t matter how many weights you lifted or how many steroids you put into your body, as certain areas remained unprotected. The most critical was the neck, and, outside of wearing a suit of armor or a carbon fiber turtle neck sweater, it was incredibly vulnerable. My first move, therefore, was to use my left hand to punch him hard in the throat while I used my right to trap his gun hand. His eyes went wide with shock as he gasped for

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