Digital Fortress Chapter 38

Hale stopped halfway to the lymph node 3 pantry and stared at Susan. Whats wrong, challenge? You construe terrible.Susan fought her rising fear. Ten feet away, Hales monitoring device glowed brightly. Im Im okay, she managed, her heart pounding.Hale look her with a puzzled look on his face. You exigency some water? Susan could not answer. She blame herself. How could I forget to dim his son of a bitch monitor? Susan knew the moment Hale hazard her of searching his terminal, hed suspect she knew his real identity, northwards Dakota. She feared Hale would do anything to keep that breeding inside Node 3.Susan wondered if she should make a dash for the door. But she never got the chance. curtly there was a pounding at the glass wall. Both Hale and Susan jumped. It was Chartrukian. He was banging his sweaty fists against the glass again. He looked alike hed seen Armageddon.Hale scowled at the crazed Sys-Sec out-of-door the window, then turned back to Susan. Ill be right back . Get yourself a drink. You look pale. Hale turned and went outside.Susan steadied herself and go quickly to Hales terminal. She reached down and adjusted the illumination controls. The monitor went black.Her head was pounding. She turned and eyed the conversation now taking mail on the Crypto floor. Apparently, Chartrukian had not gone home, after all. The young Sys-Sec was now in a panic, spilling his guts to Greg Hale. Susan knew it didnt matter-Hale knew everything there was to know.Ive got to get to Strathmore, she thought. And fast.