.. At first she thought that they were going to stop at her house, and her initial reaction was one of relief. Maybe there wasn't going to be a "surpr...ise," or if there was, it was to let her free. Oh God, she hoped so! But then she felt a twinge of fear as she thought of what her mother would say if she saw her like this. Sandy knew that she couldn't ever explain what had really happened to her, how she had been deceived and led on with alcohol and drugs until she'd gone too far and finally her. At least someone paid, and everyone got the message that this wasn’t permitted.Once handed off to Steve, I got the nickel tour and specs on the new power testing chamber.“A ten-kiloton nuke detonated inside a sister chamber to this one,” Steve explained as we made the long walk down the tunnel the entrance. “The energy was completely dissipated along with the radiation. I’ve been inside that one to see large chunks of granite broken free of the walls by the blast, but the chamber remained fully. She would be enjoying the peace and quiet that she rarely had when her family was home. As she flipped from channel to channel on the television, the doorbell rang. "Of course, right when I'm relaxing, someone in this neighborhood has to ruin it" she thought to herself as she made her way down the hallway towards the front door. As she opened the door, the subtle scent of cologne swept in from the wind. "Hi, can I help you?" Marissa asked the man standing in the doorway. He was. Jimmy checked his watch as he took the elevator down. 9:15. It usually took about 3 hours so she would be coming down just after his lunch break. Perfect.There was no telling how many disgruntled women would be here to complain today; The numbers kept growing and at 67 Jimmy was too old to deal with them all. But one a day was certainly doable and first up was usually first down. Yes, a quarter after twelve would work just fine.Sure enough, at 12:17 the bell rang. Someone on the 32nd floor was.
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