Category Five by Philip Donlay

Author:Philip Donlay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
Published: 2004-09-11T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

The morning sky was filled with slate gray clouds. Donovan, as he always did, studied them as he made the drive to work. For a large portion of the night, he had been unable to sleep. The few fitful hours he did manage were filled with images of both Lauren and Meredith. Over the years, Meredith had grown larger in death than she’d ever been in life. A martyr for environmentalists, documentaries had been made about her remarkable life and untimely death. In each perspective, he’d been portrayed as the self-serving, uncaring billionaire who had refused to pay the ransom. Public opinion of him had probably changed very little in the last eighteen years. He tried to imagine what he would do when he was thrust back into the public eye once again—to the life he’d tried so hard to escape.

In the wee hours, unable to sleep, he’d switched on the television and followed Helena’s progress. The storm was still situated far out to sea, but according to the local news stations, her effects were already being felt up and down the coast. Hurricane warnings had been posted. All along the east coast, people were boarding up their homes; cars were jammed on littl-eused evacuation routes. There was chaos as people fled. Gas stations were sold out, supermarkets and hardware shelves stripped bare of essential items. Violence had erupted, and looting had already begun. Donovan knew from experience that the panicked atmosphere would only grow worse as Helena charged in from the open ocean.

He had mixed emotions about today’s flight. On the one hand, he couldn’t wait to see a hurricane with the size and fury of Helena. Yet he knew he’d be flying with Lauren in the back of the Gulfstream. He sighed. At least the lines had been drawn. She’d used her position to damage and discredit Eco-Watch. In his mind it was easily the worst transgression she could have orchestrated. He’d debated about whether or not to say something to her, but each time he imagined the scenario he found himself growing angry. It was still beyond his comprehension that she could have wounded him in such a way. He’d finally decided the best plan was to ignore her. He wanted to take the flight and the only way to get through the day would be to focus on his job, his life with Eco-Watch. For all he knew it could very well be his last mission as Donovan Nash.

He eased the Range Rover into his reserved parking place and shut off the engine. He saw Michael’s car, as well as those of the rest of the morning staff. With the weight of the world pressing down on him, Donovan grabbed his flight bag and headed to the front door. He pushed open the glass doors that led into the lobby. He went to the small kitchen and poured himself a cup of coffee, then walked down to the doors that led to the hangar. Inside the well-lit space, he could see both the da Vinci and the Galileo.

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