Are You Afraid Of The Dark

"Until I receive the two billion dollars." They watched the president grit his teeth and close his eyes for a moment. "And you will stop the storms, then?" Yes.

"How do you want the money delivered?" "You see how easy it is, Princess? We already have the money. Let me show you what else Prima can do. These are our earlier tests." Ta

The door opened and Andrew walked in.

Ta

That's why we were able to grow so fast." Ta

Ta

"You got what you wanted. Power and money." Pauline said happily, "A computer like that could be worth-" "Two computers like that," Ta

Now that those two nosy bitches are finally out of the way, the world is ours."

CHAPTER 43

KELLY WAS THE first to open her eyes. She was lying on her back, naked, on the bare floor of a concrete basement, her hands handcuffed to eight-inch chains fastened to the wall, just above the floor. There was a small, barred window at the far end of the room, and a heavy door leading into the room.

Kelly turned to see Diane next to her, also naked and handcuffed. Their clothing had been thrown into a corner.

Diane said groggily, "Where are we?"

"We're in hell, partner." Kelly tested the handcuffs. They were tight and firm around her wrists. She could lift her arm four or five inches, but that was it. "We walked right into their trap," she said bitterly.

"You know what I hate most about this?" Kelly looked around the bare room and said, "I can't imagine." "They won. We know why they killed our husbands, and why they're going to kill us, but there's no way we can ever tell the world. They've gotten away with it. Kingsley was right. Our luck has finally run out." "No, it hasn't." The door had opened, and Harry Flint was standing in the room.

His smile widened.

He locked the door behind him and put the key in his pocket. "I shot you with Xylocaine bullets.

I was supposed to kill you, but I thought we'd all have a little fun first." He moved closer.

The two women exchanged a terrified look. They watched Flint, gri

"Oh, yes." Kelly moaned. "I've really missed this." Diane had closed her eyes. She could not bear to watch.

Kelly stretched her legs apart, and as Flint started to enter her, Kelly raised her right arm a few inches and reached into her upswept hairdo. When her hand came down, there was a rat-tailed comb with a steel tip five inches long in it. In one quick motion, she slammed the steel tail into the back of Harry Flint's neck, pushing its steel tip all the way through.

Flint tried to scream, but all that came out was a loud gurgle. Blood was pouring out of his neck.

Diane opened her eyes, stu

Kelly looked over at Diane. "You-you can relax now." She pushed away the limp figure on top of her. "He's dead." Diane's heart was beating so fast it felt as though it was going to leap from her chest. Her face was ghostly white.

Kelly was watching her, alarmed. "Are you all right?" "I was afraid he was going to-" Her mouth went dry. She looked at the bloody body of Harry Flint and shuddered. "Why didn't you tell me about-?" She pointed to the rat-tailed comb in his neck.

"Because if it hadn't worked… well, I didn't want you to think I failed you. Let's get out of here." "How?" "I'll show you." Kelly stretched out a long leg to where Flint had dropped his pants. Her toes reached out to grab his trousers. Two inches too far away. She shifted closer. One inch too short. Then finally, success.

Kelly gri