Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 27

           Inthesleepless,chaoticwhirlofthelastdayandahalf,IhadallbutforgottenMiriamBancroft,butnowshecamebacktomeintheflesh,overpoweringandintoxicatingasshehadbeenthatnight.I’dalsoforgottenRodrigoBautista’sclaimthattheywerealmostthroughthelegalwrangleswiththeHendrix’slawyers.

           MyfootknockedagainstsomethingandIlookeddownatthecarpet.Therewasacoffeemugonthefloornexttothechair,stillathirdfull.Iwonderedhowmuchofthehotel’smemoryOrtegahadgonethrough.Iglancedattheimageonscreen.Wasthisasfarasshe’dgot?Whatelsehadsheseen?Howtoplaythis,then?Ipickeduptheremoteandturneditoverinmyhands.Ortega’scooperationhadbeenanintegralpartofmyplanningsofar.IfIwasgoingtolosehernow,Iwasintrouble.

           Scratchingaroundinsidemewassomethingelse.AnemotionalupwellingthatIdidn’twanttoacknowledge,becausetoacknowledgeitwouldbeaclinicalabsurdity.Afeelingthat,despitemypreoccupationwithlaterfactorsinthehotel’smemory,wastiedintimatelytotheimagecurrentlyonscreen.

           Embarrassment.Shame.

           Absurd.Ishookmyhead.Fuckingstupid.

           "You’renotwatching."

           IturnedbackandsawOrtegawithasteamingmugineachhand.Anaromaofmingledcoffeeandrumwaftedtowardsme.

           "Thanks."Itookoneofthemugsfromherandsippedatit,playingfortime.

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