“SomehowIhaveafeelingthatthisisnotasimplecaseofcartheft.Thetwoofthemwerejoyridingforawhilealongthecoastlineflyingtowardsthesouth.Thenitwasasiftheyweresatisfiedorperhapstheyworeoff,becausetheybecametiredofitandstoppedatarestareaalongthefreeway.Theyleftthedwentintoafastfoodstore.Whiletheywereihestore,amotorcycledroveupandstoppedbesidetheirsportscar.Themotorcyclistwasdressedallinbdhadhishelmeton,sowecouldn’tseehisfacebuthetookoutabboxandquicklyaffixeditunderhourfriend’sjetbcksportscar.Theonhismotorcydquicklyspedaway.Ithinksomethingisgoingtohappen.We’llwaitaheloudsoundofanapproaghelicoptercouldbeheardandthevoiceoverthewalkietalkieturehedispatchersaid,“They’reback.They’reback.Theyhaveeylimits.Whenyouseethem,tailthemandcutoffanyrouteofretreat.”Justasheeaking,abcksportscarwithnolightsonstreakedbytheleftsideofthepolicecaratanarmingspeed,likeasharkinthedeepwatersthathaddiscovereditsvictimandwasmakingitssuddenandsilentattack.Thepoliturnedonhissirenandquicklyfollowedinitswake.Thebcksportscarzigzaggeditswayoreets.Itmaderightaurnsseemingatrandomuntilitdisappearedpletelyfromsightandshookoffitspursuers.
Theresidentialdistrictwasmeticulouslyndscapedwithtalltrees,flbushesandwell-keptwns.Thestreetlightsweredim,givingforthanatmosphereofquiet,peadtranquility.Emmanuel’sfirstimpressionwheumbleduponthispcewasthatitwasagoodpcetohide.Abruptlyheturhesteerihesportscardashedintothedenseshadeoftreesandshrubbery.Hedidn’tcarentsorflowershekilledorwhatwell-tendedbdesofgrasswerecrushedbythewheelsandjustparkedhisderatalltree.EmmauroSalinainthepassenger’sseatandsaid,
“Ialwayssuspectedthatthehelicopterhoverheadyingonus.”
“Youmeantosaythathumaneyesareaskeenasaneagle’sandseeallthedetailsofwhatishappeningonthegroundbelow?”sheasked.
“Humaneyesareofcoursenotthatkeen”answeredEmmanuel.“OnlyMedusa’seyesightisevensharperthananeagle’s.Butyouotuimatethepowerofmodernsdteology.Perhapstherearewaystheyseepensonthegroundbeloweveninthedarkofthenight.Whoknows?”
“Medusa!”criedSalinainfright.“Don’teveionher.Justthesoundofhername
scaresmetodeathandmakesthehairstandupallovermybody!”
“Really?Ihavethesamefeeling”saidEmmanuel.“WhenIcamebackheretothemundaneworld,Ifeltthatwehadfallenintoaninescapablesnare,veryhardforustoescapeunscathed.”,
“Thenwhoisourenemy?”mutteredSalinasoftly.“IsitDimitri?Idon’tthinksobecauseInolohinkofhimasmyenemy.InfactIthinkheisakindandgenerousman.Thenwhoisourehesepeoplelooklikepoli.Didyouoffendtheminanyway?Whyaretheyafterus?”
“Idon’tknow”repliedEmmanuel.
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