Voices From Beyond (A Ghost Finders Novel) by Simon R. Green

Author:Simon R. Green [Green, Simon R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780425259948
Amazon: 0425259943
Publisher: Ace
Published: 2014-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

SIX

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IT’S MY TURN

“Tomorrow?” Jonathan said loudly. “The whole damned world is going to end, tomorrow? Really?”

“Well, not necessarily,” said Happy. “It could be later tonight . . . you have to allow for a certain amount of leeway in these things . . .”

“Yes, yes; I get it!” Jonathan looked very upset. His eyes swept this way and that, and his hands clenched into fists at his sides, as though searching for someone to hit. JC understood how he felt. But, he was supposed to be the one in charge, so . . .

“It’s all right, Jonathan,” he said soothingly. “We can deal with this. It’s only another deadline. We can do deadlines.”

Jonathan spun round and glared at JC. “Are you kidding me? I called you here to deal with a few spooky voices; and now one of your people looks me straight in the eye and says the world is going to end!”

“Not necessarily,” said JC. “Not if we have anything to do with it. And we do. In situations like this, it’s always important to pay attention to the small print. Look hard enough, and you can usually find a way out of anything. That’s what we do. It’s our job to deal with impossible situations; and we’re very good at it.”

“Mostly,” said Happy.

JC gave him a hard look. “Really not helping, Happy.”

“We could always take off and nuke the place from orbit,” said Melody.

“Really not helping, Melody.”

And then they all broke off and looked round sharply as one of the phones on the reception desk started to ring. Everyone stayed where they were, standing very still, partly because no-one wanted to draw attention to themselves and partly because everyone wanted someone else to answer it. The phone rang on and on, relentlessly, until finally JC strode over to the desk and snatched up the receiver.

“Hello?” he said. “Is this room service? I’d like to order a room . . .”

And then he stopped, listened for a moment, and turned to Jonathan, holding the phone out to him.

“Ah, Jonathan . . . It’s for you.”

The station manager came forward and gingerly took the receiver from JC. He put it carefully to his ear, as though afraid it might try to bite him, started to say something, then stood there and listened. They all saw the tension go out of him as he nodded several times, and said All right and Yes, I understand. And then he looked across at the Ghost Finders, almost apologetically.

“It’s Felicity, from upstairs. She’s in the studio, ready to begin her show with its much-trailed and anticipated interview with the famous Ghost Finders, and she wants to know where the hell you all are, as she can’t do the interview without you. There is more to the message, but I don’t like to use language like that. Can I tell her you’ll be right up? Please?”

“Oh sure,” said JC.

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