CHAPTER 4“Mike! Will you wake up?”
He had been vaguely conscious for what had seemed like a long time but it had probably been only a few seconds. He opened his eyes and saw Donna bending over him.
“Oh—oh, sure,” he mumbled. “Must have dropped off.”
“You certainly did drop off. I phoned twice and when you didn’t answer, I came over. The door was unlocked. Then I saw you there—I was frightened.”
Her concern warned him and he smiled as he took her hand and drew her down on the lounge. She was prettier than Lorry but that was all he could say. He had seen Lorry only once, fleetingly there in the doorway before he shot the hood. And he knew Donna was clearly more beautiful. But then, he conceded with all honesty, he might have been prejudiced. He knew Donna better.
“I just dropped down fo
