Alpha Kill - 03
“She leaned against the counter for a few seconds, her heart hammering. She realized, when her vision began to swim, that she’d forgotten to breath, and sucked great lungfuls of air in.
Beth squeezed her eyes shut.
You’ve got to get a grip.
She mopped up the spilled water quickly with a dishcloth and, before the buzzer could sound again, hurried over to the intercom beside the door.
“Hello? Who is it?”
The voice sounded amused and concerned at the same time. “It’s me. Who were you expecting?”
Ag...ain Beth closed her eyes.
Paul.
“Come on up.” She pressed the entry button.
In the thirty seconds or so before the knock came on the door, Beth checked herself in the hallways mirror. She looked frazzled. Exhausted, even. It was too late to do anything about her hair.
She’d known Paul was coming, but she’d completely forgotten about him.
And then he was there, in the crack of the door, his wry grin in place, his mild brown eyes friendly but puzzled.
“Hey.”
Beth stepped aside to let him in, allowing a smile to force itself across her face.MoreLess
Beth squeezed her eyes shut.
You’ve got to get a grip.
She mopped up the spilled water quickly with a dishcloth and, before the buzzer could sound again, hurried over to the intercom beside the door.
“Hello? Who is it?”
The voice sounded amused and concerned at the same time. “It’s me. Who were you expecting?”
Ag...ain Beth closed her eyes.
Paul.
“Come on up.” She pressed the entry button.
In the thirty seconds or so before the knock came on the door, Beth checked herself in the hallways mirror. She looked frazzled. Exhausted, even. It was too late to do anything about her hair.
She’d known Paul was coming, but she’d completely forgotten about him.
And then he was there, in the crack of the door, his wry grin in place, his mild brown eyes friendly but puzzled.
“Hey.”
Beth stepped aside to let him in, allowing a smile to force itself across her face.MoreLess
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