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Chapter 20
Youdidn’tknowhimverywell,beforeyoucamehere?’
`Didn’tknowhimatall,’Mollysaidbleakly.Shewasonherbackonahighbedorpaddedtable.Casecouldn’tfeeltheinjuredleg.Thesynaestheticeffectoftheoriginalinjectionseemedtohavewornoff.The,blackballwasgone,butherhandswereimmobilizedbysoftstrapsshecouldn’tsee.
`Hewantstokillyou.’
`Figures,’Mollysaid,staringupattheroughceilingpastaverybrightlight.
`Idon’tthinkIwanthimto,’3Janesaid,andMollypainfullyturnedherheadtolookupintothedarkeyes.
`Don’tplaywithme,’shesaid.
`ButIthinkImightliketo,’3Janesaid,andbenttokissherforehead,brushingthehairbackwithawarmhand.Thereweresmearsofbloodonherpaledjellaba.
`Where’shegonenow?’Mollyasked.
`Anotherinjection,probably,’3Janesaid,straighteningup.`Hewasquiteimpatientforyourarrival.Ithinkitmightbefuntonurseyoubacktohealth,Molly.’Shesmiled,absentlywipingabloodyhanddownthefrontoftherobe.`Yourlegwillneedtobereset,butwecanarrangethat.’
`WhataboutPeter?’
`Peter.’Shegaveherheadalittleshake.Astrandofdarkhaircameloose,fellacrossherforehead.`Peterhasbecomeratherboring.Ifinddruguseingeneraltobeboring.’Shegiggled.`Inothers,atanyrate.
