Season of Passage, The by Pike Christopher

Author:Pike, Christopher [Pike, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Ramsey left. The reporters began to disperse. Tom Brenner ushered Terry out of the press room and down a long hal that led seemingly nowhere.

Tom talked a mile a minute.

'Have you ever seen such an inept snow job? Here the whole world's watching the greatest exploration in human history and NASA drops the

curtain just when things get exciting. And that bul shit about national security. First the crew is dying of thirst, and now it's "not critical." Never mind

that they're sleeping in the middle of the day, because they've been out al night exploring. If you ask me, they've found a couple of Russians and

they don't know what to do with them.' He paused. 'Hey, Terry, I'm sorry. You shouldn't have to listen to my mouth at a time like this. I'm sure Lauren's

al right. NASA's probably stil in contact with the Hawk. They probably just concocted the whole story.'

'Why would they do that?' Terry asked.

'Why did they go to Mars in the first place? Hel if I know. They probably just don't want to upset how good things are going with the Russians. When

you get right down to it, that's al that matters to these people. Ramsey was lying through his teeth.'

Terry nodded. 'I hope you're right.' He veered toward a door that would take him into the front lobby, where Kathy Johnson was waiting.

'Hey, where are you going?' Tom asked. 'We've got to get a story into the office by ten. The boss dislikes our coverage as it is. You especial y have

to be careful, Terry. He stil hates the fact that Lauren got engaged to you after she wouldn't even go out with him.'

'I need to tel a friend what Ramsey said,' Terry said. 'Tel the boss to go fuck himself if he complains about me.'

'Yeah, I told him that for you yesterday. But you know he's a Christian. He didn't understood how he was supposed to do it.' Tom regarded him

closely. 'You look like hel . Fuck the story. It'l just depress the community if we write it. Why should they have to read shit like that? Go home and get

some rest, Terry.'

'Yeah, I might do that.'

Tom squeezed his arm. 'Lauren wil come home. I know it.'

Terry smiled faintly. 'Thanks.'

They parted company and Terry went out and searched the lobby for Kathy. He couldn't find her. Ramsey had been an hour late with his statement.

He figured she might have gone to the cafeteria for coffee, and headed that way himself.

But waiting for an elevator to take him up to the

cafeteria, he thought of Jennifer, and a strong desire to talk to her swept over him. He missed her almost as much as Lauren; she was almost as

hard to get hold of. He hurried to a phone booth and dialed the cabin. The blank screen dissolved and was fil ed with a blazing fire, a snow-lined

window, a cozy living room, and the face of a beautiful young girl half hidden behind a wave of blond hair. Jennifer sat with her profile to the screen,

her expression sad.

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