The Project

Chapter 54

The Project Chapter 54

And so they hunkered down besieged by armies of reporters. At one point the neighbors to the left of them turned the garden hose on a group of them who kept walking on their lawn.

"If it weren't for our jobs," exclaimed Alex's father, "We'd just take off; maybe go see my brother up in Fort Collins or something."

"Well by tomorrow, your troubles will be over," replied Alex. Ever since the reporters had shown up Mr. Russom had kept the phone turned off but he was expecting a couple important calls so he was forced to turn it back on again. Everyone was growing weary of the reporters who had gotten his number, as well as the crank calls. When the phone rang this time he was about to let it ring, but Kelly picked it up.

"This is she, what do you want, we're not givin