A Pause in Space-Time (A Stasis Story #1) (The Stasis Stories) by Laurence Dahners

Author:Laurence Dahners [Dahners, Laurence]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2019-12-12T07:00:00+00:00

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Phil Sherman parked at the bike shop across the street from Harris Laboratories. He told his phone’s AI to dial James Harris. When the man picked up, Phil said, “I’m across the street. Let me know what the guy’s driving when he pulls in.”

Harris said, “Thank God you made it. I’ve been worrying you might miss him.”

Patiently, Phil said, “I told you I was only ten minutes away. Besides, even if I missed him this afternoon, I’d be able to pick him up some other time. Try to relax.”

“It’s my party. I’ll worry if I want to,” Harris said truculently.

“Up to you, but I promise you, I’ll pick him up and tell you everywhere he goes. That’s what a PI does.”

“I hope so. They tell me last time he was here he came in an Uber. So, whatever vehicle he comes in today, it may not be his long-term ride.”

“Good to know.”

Phil settled in to wait, using his rearview mirror to keep an eye on Harris Lab’s parking lot. When some time had passed, he called Harris to make sure there hadn’t been some screw-up with the phone call he was supposed to get.

Harris told him the kid hadn’t come yet.

Phil was getting sleepy, so he opened his thermos of coffee.

It was another two hours, close to closing time for the lab, when Harris called sounding excited. “He just came in. In case you saw him in the parking lot, he’s the skinny, kinda light-skinned African-American kid, probably 5’8”, jeans and an orange UVA T-shirt. Arrived with a good-looking, dark-skinned girl, same height. Short, straight hair, jeans and some kind of stretchy blue top. They came in the blue Nissan parked out front.”

Harris is really getting into this investigative stuff, Phil thought. Stroking his new employer’s ego, Phil said, “Great description. I’m on it.”

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When they left, Phil followed them to the UVA dorm where Harris said the kid lived. They got out and went into the dorm. The car drove away—not to the parking lot, but back to the street—suggesting it was, as advertised, an Uber.

Harris’s gonna be pissed the kid didn’t go right to the place they make that stuff, Phil thought, settling in to wait. He called Harris to let him know what was going on. As he’d expected, Harris was unhappy.

I’d better order a food delivery, he thought, reclining his seat and settling in to wait.

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