"Murphy,.C.E.-.Walker.1.5.-.2005.-.BANSHEE.CRIES" - читать интересную книгу автора (Murphy C. E)

anything, ran from the windshieldТs top edge almost all the way to
the back window. From my vantage, thin stuffing and fabric on the
inside ceiling shredded and dangled like a teddy bear whoТd seen
better days. Beyond that, soldered edges of steel, not yet sanded
down, looked like somebodyТd dragged an ax through it.

Which was precisely what had happened.

A little knot of agony tied itself around my heart and squeezed, just
like it did every time I looked at my poor car. The war wounds were
almost three months old and killing me, but the insurance company
was dragging its feet. Full coverage did cover acts of GodЧor in
my case, acts of godsЧbut IТd only said sheТd been hit by vandals,
because who would believe the truth? In the meantime, IТd already
spent my meager savings replacing the gas tank that somebodyТd
shot an arrow through.

My life had gotten unpleasantly weird in the past few months.

I forced myself to find something else to look atЧthe opposite
garage wall had a calendar with a mostly naked woman on it, which
was sort of an improvementЧand sighed. УYeah,Ф I said again, into
the phone. УIТm gonna have to take a cab.Ф

УFine. Just get here. North entrance. Wear boots.Ф Morrison hung
up and I threw the phone over my shoulder into the car again. Then
I said a word nice girls shouldnТt and scrambled after the phone,
propping myself in the bucket seat with one leg out the door.
Bedraggled as she was, just sitting in Petite made me feel better. I
patted her steering wheel and murmured a reassurance to her as I
dialed the phone. A voice that had smoked too many cigarettes
answered and I grinned, sliding down in PetiteТs leather seat.

УStill working?Ф

УYТknow, in my day, when somebody made a phone call, they said
hello and gave their name before anything else.Ф

УGary, in your day they didnТt have telephones. Are you still
working?Ф

УDepends. Is this the crazy broad who hires cabbies to drive her to
crime scenes?Ф

I snorted a laugh. УYeah.Ф

УIs she gonna cook me dinner if IТm still workinТ?Ф

УSure,Ф I said brightly. УIТll whip you up the best microwave dinner
you ever had.Ф