"James Patrick Kelly - Big Guy" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kelly James Patrick)

She had called him Murph. тАЬGet Bumpus.тАЭ

Bumpus replaced the queue. He was slumped in the same position he'd been in when he'd wiped
Murph. For a moment Murph thought he had fallen asleep with his eyes open. His face was dead as
stone.

тАЬBack already?тАЭ said Bumpus.

тАЬNo. I want you to watch me. Here, for the rest of my time.тАЭ

тАЬYou?тАЭ He yawned. тАЬWhy?тАЭ
тАЬCould be I'm having a visitor.тАЭ

тАЬNot a woman?тАЭ

тАЬCould be.тАЭ

тАЬI watch you having sex?тАЭ

Murph's door chimed. тАЬDon't know what's going to happen,тАЭ he said. тАЬJust watch, damn it!тАЭ

тАЬIt'll cost ...тАЭ

Murph wiped him, yanked off the last tap, got up from his workseat. The darkness seemed to spin as he
picked his way to the door. He thought about turning on the hall camera, seeing who it was. But if it was
really her, he didn't want his first glimpse to be on a screen.

The door chimed again. Still he hesitated. How had she found out his name so quickly? Where he lived?
More mysteries. 03:25:12. He was a champion. 03:25:13. This was a very stupid thing to do, letting a
stranger in at 03:25:15. Even if it was CatтАФespecially if it was. But he wasn't afraid. He had to live fast,
or not at all. He opened the door.