weapon.”
“Why bring it here? Why involve me in this?”
“Dave trusted you. Long ago, he told me to turn to you if I ever needed help. I’m on the verge of something huge, something that will bring him back. But I need the time to finish the tests.”
“You’re not making sense. If you’re part of a group trying to bring Dave back, why would anyone stop you from making further tests?”
“You have no idea,” she said softly.
“Enlighten me.”
She shook her head. “It would take too long to explain.”
I laughed, and even to my ears, it sounded bitter.
“One more step and I’m finished,” she said. “I swear it. I need the time and the facilities. There are people trying to block me. With this as insurance—” she touched the box, “—I can complete my tests.”
Kay was on my boat. That meant others knew of my whereabouts. Since escaping the Reservation, I’d only wanted one thing: to be left alone. Kay’s presence meant they weren’t going to leave me alone. My heart rate increased as I thought about that. Maybe it was time to go on the offensive and show them it was a bad idea messing with me. Maybe the thing to do now was play along with Kay.
“You’re saying you want me to hide the box.”
“Only for a few weeks,” she said.
“Can the people at Polarity Magnetics track this thing?” I asked.
“My suggestion is that you put it somewhere deep.”
I didn’t like the answer. “What about the Shop?” I asked. “What do they know about this?”
“I’m not foolish. They know nothing.”
That was a lie, and I wondered why she bothered telling it.
“A few weeks,” she said, rising, taking her purse. “On my love for Dave, I swear I’ve been telling you the truth.”
“Sure,” I said, “a few weeks, no more than five. Then I’m putting it on eBay.”
“You won’t regret this,” she said, heading for the door.
I already did.
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