THE FLENSE: China: (Part 3 of THE FLENSE serial) by Saul Tanpepper

Author:Saul Tanpepper [Tanpepper, Saul]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Brinestone Press
Published: 2015-09-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty Seven

"Slowly."

Once more with his hand on her shoulder and the pistol pointed at her head, the man led Angel across the room.

"Open the door. Good. Coming out!" he shouted into the hallway, startling her. " Now step out. Slowly!"

She did as he said and, despite his assurances to her that it was all for show, she didn't have to pretend at looking fearful. She entered the hallway, again feeling the weakness in her knees which threatened to drag her to the ground, and she immediately turned left beneath the firm guidance of his hand. The grip on her shoulder tightened slightly, slowing her, holding her back. She winced, but kept going.

"One step at a time. No sudden movements. Do as I say if you know what's good for you."

Jamie was sitting on the floor leaning against the door to her office, her wrists and ankles bound in front of her but not tied together. She stared slack jawed at an invisible spot on the opposite wall, breathing slowly and steadily. To Angel's surprise, she didn't appear to be in any distress at all. She wanted to ask what they did to her.

"Everything okay?" the man guarding her asked. "You were in there a long time."

Angel was surprised to see that his anger was gone. Instead, he looked nearly as apprehensive as she felt. Was it because of those strange shapes beneath Jamie's shirt? A quick glance confirmed that they had grown larger, and Angel realized with a start that her diagnosis was wrong yet again.

But if not hernias, then what?

She was at a loss to explain the girl's condition.

"Boss? Everything okay?"

"Everything's fine," the man behind her replied. "We're just going to draw a little blood from the girl."

"Blood?"

Angel frowned at the man, but he wasn't looking at her. He seemed to be staring instead over her right shoulder toward the other end of the hall.

Something's wrong. What is he looking at?

The other man must have sensed it, too, because he shoved her down just as the gunshot rang out. Angel tumbled to her knees, landing close to Jamie. There was a second blast and the head of the man guarding her suddenly hinged backward, spraying blood and brains and bone from a gaping exit hole in the back of his skull. He stepped back, throwing his arms forward. Then his knees buckled beneath him. He toppled like a tree, spattering more blood and tissue onto the walls and carpet when he hit.

Angel screamed. She panicked and scurried over to Jamie. She was aware that she was spouting gibberish — a mixture of French and English words — yet she seemed unable to stop herself. She pressed against the girl, who hadn't flinched at the gunshots, hadn't even blinked, and tried to make herself into a tiny ball.

"Shut up!" screamed a high-pitched voice behind her. "I said shut the hell up, you stupid bitch!"

She clamped a hand over her mouth and buried her face into Jamie's shoulder, but she couldn't stop the whimpering sounds from escaping.

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