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    Gargoyles in the Mist
    Gargoyles in the Mist
    Gargoyles in the Mist
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    Gargoyles in the Mist

    By Jonathan Saville

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    Vicki's simple trip to New York takes a sinister turn when a strange mist envelopes them and one of her friends mysteriously disappears.


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    As Heloise filled cups, Vicki and Belinda got into the spirit of the moment by imagining a fictional romantic encounter for Martha up in the doorman’s loft. They we’re all laughing uncontrollably when the fog rolled into the courtyard. It appeared so quickly and so thickly that those that weren’t sitting down couldn’t find their chairs.

    “I’ve never seen a fog like this,” exclaimed Vicki. “I can’t see my hand in front of my face.”

    “I hope this blows through quickly,” said Heloise, “or we won’t be able to find our way back into the hotel. I have no idea which way the entrance is from here.”

    For several minutes the ladies groped for their friends in the fog, looking for all the world like group of blind mimes searching for something they’d lost.

    Suddenly, a chilly breeze blew through the courtyard, taking the fog with it. Once the fog dissipated, the warm evening air returned and the ladies regained their composure, briefly.

    “Martha,” called Lucy, “where’s Martha?”
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateNov 19, 2015
    ISBN9781612102023
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      Gargoyles in the Mist - Jonathan Saville

      Gargoyles in the Mist

      by Jonathan Saville

      Copyright © 2011 by Jonathan Saville

      This edition published in 2011 by eStar Books, LLC.

      www.estarbooks.com

      ISBN 9781612102023

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Chapter I

      Planning the Trip

      The six of them had been planning, re-planning, checking flights and hotels for so long I became convinced that this was not a dream trip, but a wishful fantasy that would never happen. However, I should have known that when Vicki sets her mind on something, it will happen. She came into my office one afternoon literally singing We’re going to New York. We’re going to New York.

      Really, I exclaimed. So the six musketeers have finally made a decision. This calls for a toast, I’ll open a ‘Gevertz’ and we’ll sit out on the deck. I’m glad we can’t count on the weatherman, he called for rain all day today.

      I’m really excited about going, and Heloise is coming too, even if she comes in late and leaves early. Vicki was just bubbling with enthusiasm. After several months on a new contract she still wasn’t sure she wanted, I was happy to see her in such a good mood. Happy wife, happy life. my father always said, and I don’t think there’s a married man who’d disagree.

      It’s great your mom could make it too. I added. Even if she’s a day late and a dollar short.

      I’ll tell her you said so. threatened Vicki. But I will admit, her life seems awfully complicated.

      I’m just glad you finally found a way to make it work. I said. Now, you’re not going to be running over Lucy again are you? I’m surprised she’d want to be anywhere near you.

      That was just a misunderstanding. How was I to know you can’t run over a catcher in slow pitch? Vicki answered defensively. In any baseball game I’ve ever watched that was legal.

      Yes, but that was pro ball, not Saturday ladies league. I think I may just come along and watch the fireworks.

      Not a chance! came Vicki’s quick retort. The other girls would throw me out of the club if you showed up.

      We passed the rest of the afternoon enjoying the sunshine and the wine, and talking of the many things they could do in New York. I even suggested they could go on a Gargoyle tour. Vicki didn’t believe there was such a thing until I showed her some on the web.

      I’m not sure the ladies would share your interest in those disgusting looking little beasts. said Vicki. In fact, I’m not sure I would be interested.

      Just a thought, I replied, in case you find yourself bored one afternoon.

      I doubt that that will happen in New York. she laughed. I think my wine is gone.

      We have an app for that, I joked as I refilled the glasses.

      On the day of departure, I had an odd twinge of worry. You need to understand that worry and guilt are two emotions that I have spent most of my life trying to eradicate from my personality. But I couldn’t shake this particular felling of unease. Vicki has flown many times, both for business and pleasure, without me so I was having trouble coming to terms with my concerns. Finally, I gave up, and put the pendant that grandmother Chen gave me for protection on her neck. Don’t ask questions, I said. Just wear it.

      This is grandmother’s necklace. she said with a questioning voice.

      As I said, don’t ask, just wear it and make me happy.

      You know I just live to make you happy, sweetheart. she answered with just the right hint of sarcasm as she fondled the pendant. It’s really light for how heavy it looks.

      Grandmother’s magic, I answered. "When you live five or six thousand

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