chapter Thirty-Eight
She wandered down the broad boulevard, barely conscious of where she was going. How many days had it been since the terrible crash? She had lost count. She was so tired that it was difficult for her to concentrate. She desperately needed water; not the polluted water that the Earthlings drank, but fresh, clear rain water. She needed the pure fluid to revive her life essence, to gain the strength to find the crystal. She was dying.
She staggered and bumped into a man.
"Hey! Watch where ..." The American salesman took a closer look at her and smiled. "Hi, there. Imagine bumping into you like this!" What a doll.
"Yes, I can imagine that."
"Where are you from, honey?"
"The seventh sun of the Pleiades."
He laughed. "I like a gal with a sense of humour. Where you headed?"
She shook her head. "I do not know. I am a stranger here."
Jesus, I think I'm on to something. "Have you had dinner?"
"No. I cannot eat your food."
I've got a real weirdo here. But a beauty. "Where are you staying?"
"I am not staying anywhere."
"You don't have a hotel?"
"A hotel?" She remembered. Boxes for travelling strangers. "No. I must find a place to sleep. I am very tired."
His smile broadened. "Well, Papa can take care of that. Why don't we go up to my hotel room? I've got a nice, big comfortable bed there. Would you like that?"
"Oh, yes, very much."
He could not believe his good luck. "Wonderful!" I'll bet she's great in the hay.
She looked at him, puzzled. "Your bed is made of hay?"
He was staring at her. "What? No, no. You like your little jokes, don't you?"
She could barely keep her eyes open. "Could we go to bed now?"
He rubbed his hands together. "You bet! My hotel is just around the corner."
He picked up his key at the desk and they took the elevator to his floor. When they got to his room, the man asked, "Would you like a little drink?" Let's loosen you up.
She wanted one desperately, but not the liquids the Earthlings had to offer. "No," she said. "Where is the bed?"
My God, she's a hot little thing. "In here, honey." He led her into the bedroom. "You're sure you wouldn't like a drink?"
"I am sure."
He licked his lips. "Then why don't you ?C er ?C get undressed?"
She nodded. It was an Earthling custom. She removed the dress she was wearing. She was wearing nothing underneath. Her body was exquisite.
The man stared at her and said, happily, "This is my lucky night, honey. Yours, too." I'm going to f*ck you like you've never been f*cked before. He tore off his clothes as fast as he could and jumped into bed beside her. "Now!" he said. "I'm going to show you some real action." He glanced up. "Damn! I left the light on." He started to get up.
"Never mind," she said sleepily. "I will turn it off."
And as he watched, her arm reached out, out, across the wide room, and her fingers became leafy green tendrils as they brushed against the light switch.
He was alone in the dark with her. He screamed.
The Doomsday Conspiracy
Sidney Sheldon's books
- The Face of a Stranger
- The Silent Cry
- The Sins of the Wolf
- The Dark Assassin
- The Whitechapel Conspiracy
- The Sheen of the Silk
- The Twisted Root
- The Lost Symbol
- After the Funeral
- The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
- After the Darkness
- The Best Laid Plans
- The Naked Face
- The Other Side of Me
- The Sands of Time
- The Sky Is Falling
- The Stars Shine Down
- The Lying Game #6: Seven Minutes in Heaven
- The First Lie
- All the Things We Didn't Say
- The Good Girls
- The Heiresses
- The Perfectionists
- The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
- The Lies That Bind
- Ripped From the Pages
- The Book Stops Here
- The New Neighbor
- A Cry in the Night
- The Phoenix Encounter
- The Dead Will Tell: A Kate Burkholder Novel
- The Perfect Victim
- Fear the Worst: A Thriller
- The Naturals, Book 2: Killer Instinct
- The Fixer
- The Good Girl
- Cut to the Bone: A Body Farm Novel
- The Devil's Bones
- The Bone Thief: A Body Farm Novel-5
- The Bone Yard
- The Breaking Point: A Body Farm Novel
- The Inquisitor's Key
- The Girl in the Woods
- The Dead Room
- The Death Dealer
- The Silenced
- The Hexed (Krewe of Hunters)
- The Night Is Alive
- The Night Is Forever
- The Night Is Watching
- In the Dark
- The Betrayed (Krewe of Hunters)
- The Cursed
- The Dead Play On
- The Forgotten (Krewe of Hunters)
- Under the Gun
- The Paris Architect: A Novel
- The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush
- Always the Vampire
- The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose
- The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree
- The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies
- The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star
- The Doll's House
- The Garden of Darkness
- The Creeping
- The Killing Hour
- The Long Way Home
- Death of a Stranger
- Seven Dials
- Anne Perry's Christmas Mysteries
- Weighed in the Balance
- Funeral in Blue
- Defend and Betray
- Execution Dock
- Cain His Brother
- A Breach of Promise
- A Dangerous Mourning
- A Sudden Fearful Death
- Gone Girl
- Dark Places
- Angels Demons
- Deception Point
- Digital Fortress
- The Da Vinci Code
- A Pocket Full of Rye
- A Murder is Announced
- A Caribbean Mystery
- Ordeal by Innocence
- Evil Under the Sun