The Stone of Destiny (A Tom Wagner Adventure) by M.C. Roberts & R.F. Maclay
Author:M.C. Roberts & R.F. Maclay [Roberts, M.C. & Maclay, R.F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-15T07:00:00+00:00
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A broom closet in Villa Quinta do Monte
Tomâs head throbbed and roared as he slowly regained consciousness. It took him a moment to understand where he was. He reached around to the back of his head, where the hammering pain was centered. His hair felt wet. Blood.
âWhat happened?â moaned Hellen, also slowly coming to her senses. She tried to sit up.
âWhat do you mean, what happened? You tased me! And Iâm pretty sure that English guy also bashed me over the head.â Tom probed his head wound with his fingers. Then he unclipped his SureFire flashlight from his belt at the back of his trousers and turned it on.
âActually, I think thatâs my fault,â Hellen said. âI remember now. That happened when I pulled you over the threshold â sorry.â
âYou pulled me over the threshold? Well, just as long as you didnât carry me over the threshold and weâre now hitched, everythingâs okay.â
Hellen struggled to sit up and gave Tom a tortured smile. âHe threatened me. What was I supposed to do? When I dragged you into this broom closet, he tased me, too.â
âA broom closet?â repeated Tom, looking around the small room. âYouâre right, it really is a broom closet. A very spacious broom closetâimperial-sized, evenâbut a broom closet nonetheless.â
He lit his face with the flashlight from beneath his chin and twisted his mouth into a pained grin.
âHilarious,â Hellen said. She reached out her hand to Tom. âHelp me up, Mr. Wagner.â
Tom took her hand and, with a heave, got Hellen back on her feet. For a short moment, in the dim light of Tomâs flashlight, they looked deep into each otherâs eyes.
âI donât know about you, but Iâve had enough of all this âDoctorâ and âMisterâ stuff. A murderer took us out with a stun gun and locked us in a broom closet together. Feel free to call me âTomâ.â
Before Hellen could say anything in reply, Tom leaned in and gave her a loud peck on the cheek.
âDonât be surprised. We do that in Vienna. All thatâs missing is the glass of wine, then it would be perfect.â
But Hellen just pulled a face and screwed up her nose. âCan you smell that?â she asked.
Tom raised his arm and sniffed his armpit.
âSorry, thatâs me. I tend to perspire when someone knocks me out.â
âThatâs not what I mean, peabrain! It smells like . . .â
Tom shone the lamp around and the beam came to rest on the floor in front of the door. Smoke was wafting in through the small gap underneath.
âMy God, somethingâs burning out there!â Hellen burst out.
Tom hesitated briefly. Fire was the only thing that scared the shit out of him; he had no desire to be burned alive. They had to get out of there. He pushed Hellen away from the door, and this time she was less surprisedâbut no less thrilledâwhen he smashed the door out with a powerful kick.
He managed to knock the old door completely off its hinges. For a moment, the swirling
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