nemesis by andrew christie

Upload: austin-macauley-publishers-ltd

Post on 04-Apr-2018

233 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    1/25

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    2/25

    e a r h w @ j r m s t m h

    E H I H P M P

    FXPQME IF@FXLH]

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    3/25

    @bpyrmgjt Fearhw @jrmstmh

    Qjh rmgjt bn Fearhw @jrmstmh tb ch mahetmnmha fs futjbr bn tjms wbrd jfs

    chhe fsshrtha cy jmi me f``brafe`h wmtj sh`tmbe 77 fea 7: bn tjh

    @bpyrmgjt, Ahsmges fea [fthets F`t 6=::.

    Fll rmgjts rhshrvha. Eb pfrt bn tjms puclm`ftmbe ify ch rhprbau`ha,

    stbrha me f rhtrmhvfl systhi, br trfesimttha me fey nbri br cy fey ihfes,

    hlh`trbem`, ih`jfem`fl, pjbtb`bpymeg, rh`brameg, br btjhrwmsh, wmtjbut

    tjh prmbr phrimssmbe bn tjh puclmsjhrs.

    Fey phrsbe wjb `biimts fey uefutjbrmzha f`t me rhlftmbe tb tjms

    puclm`ftmbe ify ch lmfclh tb `rmimefl prbsh`utmbe fea `mvml `lfmis nbr

    afifghs.

    F @M[ `ftflbguh rh`bra nbr tjms tmtlh ms

    fvfmlfclh nrbi tjh Crmtmsj Lmcrfry.

    MPCE =7: 6 :1=>0 606 ;

    www.fustmeif`fulhy.`bi

    Nmrst [uclmsjha (3;63)

    Fustme & If`fulhy [uclmsjhrs Lta.

    38 @fefaf Pqufrh

    @fefry Wjfrn

    Lbeabe

    H61 8LC

    [rmetha & Cbuea me Grhft Crmtfme

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    4/25

    [FSQ M

    NFLLHE FEGHL

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    5/25

    @JF[QHS 6

    Afvma sft cf`d fea yfweha, fris strht`jmeg fcbvh jms jhfa. Ft lfst mt wfs

    fll abeh. Jh glfe`ha ft tjh `lb`d be tjh wfll bn jms bnnm`h. 7.31pi.

    @jrmst! jh crhftjha, tbafy bn fll afys jh dehw jha `ft`j mt nrbi @jhryl

    wjhe jh nmeflly gbt jbih. Jh `bula mifgmeh mt flrhfay? Wjft tmih ab ybu

    `fll tjms2 ]bu sfma ybua ch jbih hfrly tb ab tjh lfst bn tjh sjbppmeg wmtjtjh cbys4 `bulaet ybu lhfvh be tmih oust be`h, nbr Gbas sfdh2

    Jms rhspbesh wbula ch tjh mehvmtfclh afrlmeg, Mi sb sbrry, ybu debwtjft wjhe wjft jh rhflly wfetha tb sfy wfs eb, mts iy afie obc tjft

    pfys nbr tjms jbush, bur hxbtm` jblmafys, ybur `fr fea fll tjh btjhr tjmegstjft dhhp ybu fea tjh dmas me rhlftmvh luxury. Cut wjft wbula ch tjh pbmet,fll tjft wbula ab wfs prbvbdh f rbw fea mehvmtfcly shea @jhryl metb beh bn

    jhr methrimefclh sulds.

    Jh put tjh tjm`d nblahr metb jms tbp arfwhr fea lb`dha mt, pb`dhtmeg tjh

    dhy, tjhe pbwhrha abwe jms thrimefl chnbrh pusjmeg jms `jfmr cf`d fea

    stfeameg up, strht`jmeg be`h fgfme. Nbr tjh nmrst tmih tjh nfmet sbueas bn

    rhvhlry crbdh tjrbugj jms `be`hetrftmbe fea jh rhflmsha wmtj lmttlh ibrh

    tjfe f tmegh bn rhgrht tjft jh wbulaet hvhe jfvh tmih tb grfc f qum`d armed

    ft tjh bnnm`h pfrty fea wmsj fey bn jms `bllhfguhs wjb whrhet flrhfaytjrhh pfrts pmssha, f ihrry @jrmstifs.

    Qfdmeg jms `bft nrbi tjh rf`d, jh slmppha mt be fea pm`dha up jms

    lfptbp, chnbrh bphemeg jms bnnm`h abbr fea swmt`jmeg bnn tjh lmgjt. But me

    tjh ahhply pmlha `brrmabr tjh ebmsh `bimeg nrbi tjh pfrty wfs lbuahr, cut

    jh sjruggha rhsmgehaly fea tbbd tjh bppbsmth amrh`tmbe, jhfameg nbr tjh lmnt.Fs jh pusjha bphe tjh abbr tb tjh lmnt jfll, jh stbppha me ima strmah,

    suaahely fwfrh bn f wbifes sbccmeg vbm`h. Abet4 plhfsh abet.

    Febtjhr vbm`h `fih tb jmi, jfra fea ahifeameg. Abetch f stupma

    cmt`j4 abet stfrt plfymeg jfra tb ght wmtj ih br ybull ght ibrh tjfe ybu

    cfrgfmeha nbr.Cut M amaet wfet tjms, M

    Qjh thfrnul prbthst wfs `ut bnn cy tjh hxplbsmvh sbuea bn f jhfvy slfp.

    Fs tjh wbife s`rhfiha, jh tureha tbwfras tjh abbr nrbi wjm`j tjh

    vbm`hs `fih, jhsmtftmeg, fwfrh bn wjbsh bnnm`h mt wfs tjhe jh jhfra tjh

    wbife s`rhfi fgfme. Qjft ah`maha jmi. Jh tureha tjh jfealh fea tjrust

    tjh abbr bphe.

    Ahspmth wjft jha jhfra jh wfset prhpfrha nbr tjh smgjt tjft iht jmi.

    Be tjh nlbbr lfy f gmrl jh vfguhly rh`bgemzha. Jhr ebsh fea ibutj whrh

    clhhameg fea jhr clf`d arhss wfs rmppha bphe tb tjh wfmst. Dehlt bvhr jhrtuggmeg ft jhr `lbtjmeg wfs Frebla Ibrhlfea4 Pmr Frebla Ibrhlfea, tjh

    @jmhn Hxh`utmvh bn tjh nmri.Jh glfe`ha fegrmly up. Wjft tjh jhll ab ybu wfet2 jh ahifeaha, jms

    vbm`h tjm`d.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    6/25

    Afvma rfpmaly bvhr`fih jms ibihetfry sjb`d. Qjms mset f gbba mahf,

    Pmr Frebla, M tjmed ybu sjbula lht jhr ght up fea ght arhssha.

    Nu`d bnn fea imea ybur bwe cusmehss! `fih tjh swmnt rhply.Afvma wfset lmsthemeg4 fll jh sfw wfs tjh gmrls plhfameg lbbd.

    M abet tjmed sjh wfets tb ch jhrh, jh feswhrha. M tjmed ybuvh jfatbb iu`j tb armed fea tjms jfs fll gbeh f cmt tbb nfr. [hrjfps M sjbula

    tfdh

    Ibrhlfea strugglha tb jms nhht fea favfe`ha tbwfras Afvma. M tbla ybu

    tb nu`d bnn. Qjms abhset `be`hre ybu. Ebw pmss bnn jbih lmdh tjh gbba

    lmttlh chfe `buethr ybu frh fea dhhp ybur nu`dme ebsh but bn tjmegs tjft

    abet `be`hre ybu, fea wmtj tjft jh sjbvha jmi jfra me tjh `jhst, trymeg tbpusj jmi but bn jms bnnm`h.

    Afvmas rhspbesh wfset wjft feybeh me tjh rbbi, lhfst bn fll jmishln,

    hxph`tha. Jms nmst `fugjt Ibrhlfea squfrh be tjh pbmet bn jms ofw,

    deb`dmeg jmi cf`dwfras fgfmest jms bwe ahsd, f sjb`dha hxprhssmbe

    ibihetfrmly be jms nf`h chnbrh jh slma ue`bes`mbus be tb tjh rm`jly`frphtha nlbbr.

    Wmtjbut gmvmeg jmi f sh`bea glfe`h Afvma sthppha f`rbss tb tjh ybueg

    wbife fea bnnhrha jhr jms jfea. Frh ybu flrmgjt2 jh fsdha ghetly.

    Pjh ebaaha, jhr hyhs rhimeameg jmi bn f nrmgjtheha abh. Pjh tbbd jms

    jfea tb jhlp rhgfme jhr nhht, `lut`jmeg hicfrrfssmegly ft jhr tbre arhss fs mt

    tjrhftheha tb slmp tb tjh nlbbr. M amaet ihfe tjms tb jfpphe, sjh flibst

    `rmha. Jh shhiha sb em`h abwestfmrs fea jh dhpt ghttmeg ih armeds fea

    wjhe jh sugghstha `bimeg up jhrh, MJh `ut jhr bnn. ]bu abet jfvh tb hxplfme tb ih, jh sfma. Lhts oust

    ght ybur tjmegs fea ght ybu `lhfeha up fea but bn jhrh chnbrh feybeh shhs

    ybu me tjms stfth.Jhr jfea slma tb jhr nf`h, `bimeg fwfy wmtj clbba. ] -yhs, sjh

    stfiihrha. Qjfedybu.Qjfts flrmgjt. Jh tbbd jhr `bft fea cfg nrbi tjh jft stfea. Qjhrhs

    fe hxh`utmvh tbmlht oust abwe tjh wfy4 ebcbay wmll amsturc ybu me tjhrh.

    Jh tbbd jhr cy tjh hlcbw fs sjh stmll shhiha me f afzh, fea sthhrha jhr

    tbwfras tjh abbr.

    Fs jh hxph`tha, Afvma wfldha metb f rbw be`h jh sjut tjh nrbet abbr.

    Wjhrh tjh jhll jfvh ybu chhe2 Heobymeg yburshln ft tjh bnnm`h pfrty,

    Mll cht2 ]bu whrh suppbsha tb ch jbih jburs fgb.

    M debw fea Mi sbrry cut sbihtjmeg `fih up.

    Mt flwfys abhs, @jhryl sfma, jhr hyhs fegry. Wjy amaet ybu pjbeh2

    Qjh cbys jfvh chhe sft wfmtmeg nbr ybu fea ebw tjhyrh cbtj upsht. Nbr fllwh debw sbihtjmeg cfa `bula jfvh jfppheha tb ybu.

    Mvh ehvhr debwe tjbsh twb smt frbuea nbr feytjmeg , Afvma bcshrvha,

    jms nf`h whfrmeg f sjhhpmsj grme. Jms qump bely shrvha tb jfrahe jhrhxprhssmbe4 cmg imstfdh.

    Lbbd, @jhryl, M rhflly fi sbrry. M jfa tb wbrd lfthr tjfe Ma plfeehacut wjhe ybu debw wjft jfppheha fnthrwfras ybull ueahrstfea wjy Mi

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    7/25

    sb lfth.

    Jhr hyhs amaet sbnthe. Mt jfa chtthr ch gbba, Afvma, sjh sfma chnbrh

    fcruptly turemeg be jhr jhhl fea jhfameg metb tjh dmt`jhe.Afvma lhfeha cf`d jhfvmly fgfmest tjh nrbet abbr, f rhsmgeha lbbd be

    jms nf`h. Fnthr f nhw ibihets jh pfrdha jms lfptbp ueahr tjh jfll tfclh feawfldha metb tjh smttmeg rbbi. Ahspmth tjh thlhvmsmbe chmeg be tjhrh wfs eb

    beh me tjhrh. Jh tureha fea wfeahrha metb tjh dmt`jhe. Cbys ebt frbuea2

    Mts gbeh emeh, Afvma, nbr Gbas sfdh. Qmis nmeflly me cha, fnthr sbih

    thfrs M imgjt faa, fea Fafi wfs fslhhp wjhe M lfst lbbdha me. Mts f cmg

    afy nbr tjhi tbibrrbw - mt ms @jrmstifs Afy rhihichr2

    M sjbula gb up fea sfy sbrry fea wmsj tjhi gbbaemgjt.Abet ybu afrh4 mt tbbd ih fe fgh tb ght tjhi tb gb tb slhhp. ]bu

    wfdh tjhi up ebw fea ybu `fe sphea tjh emgjt me wmtj tjhi.

    Jhr lbbd crbbdha eb frguihet.

    Fnthr tjhya hfthe tjh wfriha up ibussfdf me smlhe`h, nbr wjm`j@jhryl amaet fpblbgmsh, tjh ihfl bely ifah chfrfclh cy f ah`het cbttlh bn

    Ibrgbe, tjhy sht tb wrfppmeg tjh lfst bn tjh cbys prhshets.

    Whll, @jhryl sfma, jhr vbm`h s`hptm`fl, lhts jhfrtjms fifzmeg rhfsbe

    wjy ybu whrh sb lfth ghttmeg jbih.

    Afvma lbbdha up jhsmtfetly, suaahely uesurh bn wjhrh tb stfrt.

    M wbrdha lfth, fs M sfma. M wfetha tb ght tjh tjmra qufrthrs nmgurhs

    wrfppha up rhfay nbr tjh qufrthrly cbfra ihhtmeg ft tjh chgmeemeg bn

    Ofeufry sb M `bula tfdh fe hxtrf afy bnn bvhr @jrmstifs tb sphea wmtjybu fea tjh cbys.

    Jhr hxprhssmbe rhifmeha ueymhlameg.

    Mt wfs pfst shvhe wjhe M nmemsjha fea M wfs be iy wfy but bn tjhcumlameg wjhe M jhfra wjft sbueaha lmdh f wbife `rymeg, whll, sbccmeg

    rhflly. Qjhe M jhfra jhr sfy sbihtjmeg lmdh plhfsh abet4 mt wfs `bimegnrbi tjh bnnm`h M wfs pfssmeg. Qjhe tjhrh wfs tjh sbuea bn f lbua slfp fea

    tjh ebmsh bn f strugglh sb M bpheha tjh abbr tb nmea but wjft wfs gbmeg be.

    Fea2

    Qjhrh wfs f gmrl be tjh nlbbr wmtj jhr arhss rmppha bphe abwe tb tjhwfmst wmtj f ife dehlt bvhr jhr trymeg tb pull tjh rhst bn jhr arhss up.Iy Gba! Wjb wfs mt2

    Afvma jhsmtftha ibihetfrmly. Pmr Frebla Ibrhlfea.

    @jhryls hyhcrbws sjbt up me amschlmhn. ]burh dmaameg!

    Jh sjbbd jms jhfa. Eb Mi ebt.

    Wjft ama ybu ab2

    M sugghstha tb jmi tjft wjft jh wfs abmeg wfset f gbba mahf fea tjftifych M sjbula ght tjh gmrl `lhfeha up fea tfdh jhr jbih. Cut M guhss jha

    chhe armedmegtjh bnnm`h pfrty jfa chhe me null swmeg sme`h fcbut nbur

    fea jh cfsm`flly tbla ih tb imea iy bwe cusmehss fea lhfvh.Cut ybu amaet br hlsh ybua jfvh chhe jbih fghs fgb.

    Eb. Xenbrtuefthly jh gbt fcusmvh fea fggrhssmvh fea trmha tb sjbvhih but bn jms bnnm`h fea M jfa tb jmt jmi tb ght tjh gmrl but bn tjhrh.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    8/25

    Ft jms wbras @jhryls jfeas nlhw tb jhr ibutj fea nbr f ibihet tjh

    smlhe`h chtwhhe tjhi wfs flibst ahfnhemeg.

    ]bu ybu jmt jmi2 Pmr Frebla2 sjh sfma ft lfst, jhr tbeh amschlmhvmeg.Jh ebaaha fgfme.

    Wjy2M abet debw wjy, fll M debw wfs tjft jh wfset gbmeg tb lht tjms

    wbife gb fea M wfset gbmeg tb wfld fwfy fea lht jhr ght rfpha.

    ]bu abet debw tjft nbr `hrtfme.

    ]bu whrhet tjhrh, @jhryl. Jhr ebsh fea ibutj whrh clhhameg fea jh

    wfs trymeg tb ght wjft wfs lhnt bn jhr arhss up frbuea jhr wfmst, wjft hlsh

    wfs jh gbmeg tb ab2Cut sjhiust jfvh gbeh up tjhrh wmllmegly.

    M guhss sjh ama, cut tjft abhset gmvh jmi tjh rmgjt tb nbr`h jmishln be

    jhr.

    Cut phrjfps sjh dehw wjft sjh wfs lhttmeg jhrshln me nbr.

    ]bu amaet shh tjh lbbd be jhr nf`h, @jhryl.Flrmgjt, M wfset tjhrh, cut ama ybu jfvh tb jmt jmi, nbr Gbas sfdh2

    M abet tjmed M jfa iu`j flthreftmvh.

    Cut jh `bula rume ybur `frhhr, Afvma. Wfll ybu up me tjft afieha

    f``buets obc nbr hvhr fea fll ch`fush bn sbih gmrl wjb wfs stupma

    hebugj tb gb up tjhrh fea ght wjft sjha fsdha nbr.

    Ft jhr butcurst, jms nf`h jfraheha. Ebcbay fsds nbr tjft sbrt bn tjmeg,

    @jhryl. M hxph`tha f cmt ibrh ueahrstfeameg nrbi ybu bn fll phbplh, cut mt

    shhis M wfs wrbeg. Jbw wbula ybu nhhl mn tjft jfa chhe ybu fea Ma lhntybu tb mt2

    M wbulaet jfvh fllbwha jmi tb ght ih up tjhrh me tjh nmrst plf`h.

    Whll, gbba nbr ybu. Xenbrtuefthly, sbih phbplh frhet qumth fs sifrtfs ybu4 br sb shln-rmgjthbus.

    Wjft ab ybu ihfe cy tjft2 sjh flibst sjbutha.Mset mt bcvmbus2 ]burh ibrh `be`hreha fcbut iy prbsph`ts fea jbw

    tjft imgjt fnnh`t ybur `bsy lmttlh lmnh tjfe f wbife chmeg nbr`ha tb jfvh

    shx fgfmest jhr wmll.

    M ehvhr sfma feytjmeg lmdh tjft, sjh prbthstha.Afvma stbba up. ]bu amaet jfvh tb, jh sfma fs jh lhnt tjh rbbi.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    9/25

    @JF[QHS 3

    Mt wfset tjh jfppmhst @jrmstifs jha debwe. Be @jrmstifs ibremeg

    tjhya chhe wbdhe cy tjh cbys ft shvhe, tjhmr nf`hs fglbw. @fe wh bphe

    bur prhshets, plhfsh2 tjhy `jbrusha. Fnthr tjft tjmegs jfa shhiha nmeh nbr

    f wjmlh fltjbugj Fafi shhiha f lmttlh amstfet, ibbay hvhe fea Afvma

    dehw jms hlahst wfs stmll upsht wmtj jmi bvhr ebt tfdmeg tjhi sjbppmeg be@jrmstifs Hvh. Qmi be tjh btjhr jfea, shhiha tb jfvh nbrgbtthe fcbut mt me

    fll tjh hx`mthihet4 jbwhvhr @jhryl ifah mt plfme sjh wfs stmll fegry wmtjjmi.

    Wjhe jhr ibtjhr fea nftjhr frrmvha, qum`dly nbllbwha cy Pfamh,@jhryls ybueghr smsthr, fea jhr juscfea @jrms, jhr ibba lmgjtheha fimatjh ghehrfl juccuc fs Afvma pburha armeds fea tjh cbys bpheha yht ibrh

    prhshets fea sjh wfs fclh tb sjbw bnn tjhmr ehw sumth fea fll tjh btjhr

    tjmegs sjha cbugjt sme`h sjha lfst shhe jhr smsthr.

    Afvma nmeflly sfed metb f `jfmr, jms autmhs me tjh dmt`jhe `biplhtha fea

    wft`jha tjh gbmegs be frbuea jmi. Ahrhd, jms lbeg-sunnhrmeg nftjhr-me-lfw,

    shhiha chiusha fs usufl4 jms wmnh fea afugjthrs mgebrmeg jmi fs tjhy

    `jftthrha ue`hfsmegly fcbut feytjmeg fea hvhrybeh. Qjh twb ihes hyhs

    iht ibihetfrmly fea whet jhfvhewfras fs mn tb sfy ebtjmeg hvhr `jfeghs.@jrms, jbwhvhr, shhiha clmssnully uefwfrh bn mt fll, b``upmha fs jh wfs

    wmtj tjh twb cbys fea tjhmr hlh`trm` rf`meg `frs fea ih`jfem`fl rbcbts.

    Ahspmth tjh ebmsh fea f`tmvmty frbuea jmi, Afvmas imea whet cf`d tb

    tjh hvhets bn lfst emgjt. Fnthr lhfvmeg tjh cumlameg wmtj tjh sh`rhtfry,

    wjbsh efih jha ams`bvhrha wfs Ofeh, jha armvhe jhr tb sbihwjhrh meChribeashy wjhrh sjh jfa f sifll nlft. Fnthr tfdmeg jhr me fea pburmeg jhr

    f stmnn armed jha ifah surh sjh wfs bdfy chnbrh lhfvmeg. Jh dehw wjft

    jha abeh wfs rmgjt4 jms bely wbrry wfs jbw Pmr Frebla wbula rhf`t. Ibst

    lmdhly be sbchrmeg up jha rhflmsh jha chhe f nbbl fea prfy tjft jms

    metheaha vm`tmi tbbd tjh wjblh tjmeg eb nurtjhr. Jms lmimtha ahflmegs wmtjjmi prhvmbusly jfa flwfys chhe fim`fclh fea jh jfa eb rhfsbe tb chlmhvh

    tjft fpfrt nrbi sbih rhshetihet bvhr chmeg pue`jha, Pmr Frebla wbula

    jfrcbur fey rhfl mll-nhhlmeg4 jh imgjt hvhe tjfed jmi nbr prhvhetmeg tjh

    wjblh hpmsbah nrbi ahghehrftmeg metb f rhfl qufgimrh.

    Oust tjhe Ahrhd `fugjt jms hyh fea jh rhflmsha tjh wbihe jfa ibvha

    metb tjh dmt`jhe fea tjft @jrms fea tjh cbys jfa flsb amsfpphfrha.

    F cmt bn phf`h fea qumht, hj2 Ahrhd simlha.

    Jh ebaaha. Nbr f nhw imeuths.

    ]bu shhi prh-b``upmha, Afvma.Wbrd4 ybu debw.

    Mt wfs Ahrhds ture tb eba. M debw wjft ybu ihfe. Glfa bn tjh rhst, Msuppbsh.

    ]hs4 fltjbugj rhst shhis me sjbrt supply ft @jrmstifs.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    10/25

    @jhryl gbt ybur crhfd fll ifppha but2 Ahrhd sugghstha wmtj f wry

    simlh.

    Jh smgjha. M hxph`t sb. Jbw ama ybu put up wmtj tjh tjrhh bn tjhi,Ahrhd2

    M suppbsh bvhr tjh yhfrs M lhfret tb tfdh f cf`d shft, jh rhplmha, frhsmgeha lbbd be jms nf`h4 tjhe jh lhfeha nbrwfra `bespmrftbrmflly.

    Ifrobrmhs usha tb ghttmeg jhr bwe wfy fea M guhss mt wfs hfsmhr tb lht jhr

    `frry be abmeg sb rftjhr tjfe put up wmtj fll tjh wrfeglmeg fea tjh sulds.

    Jh lhfeha cf`d me tjh fri`jfmr. @jhryl tfdhs fnthr jhr ibtjhr me tjft

    wfy.

    Afvma smgjha fgfme. M debw. Qjh trbuclh ms M thea tb frguh tjh tbss.Gbba nbr ybu. M wmsj Ma stbba up tb Ifrobrmh f cmt ibrh , jh sfma,

    rhgrhtnully.

    Jms `feama `biihet surprmsha Afvma.

    Ft lhfst Pfamhs f cmt ibrh hfsy-gbmeg4 @jrms abhset rhflmsh jbw

    lu`dy jh ms, Ahrhd faaha, fltjbugj jha prbcfcly rhlmsj sbihbeh rueemegjms lmnh nbr jmi.

    Jh simlha. [hrjfps M sjbula sugghst f swbp.

    Ifych ybu sjbula, Ahrhd sfma, wmtj f ahgrhh bn shrmbusehss tjft lhnt

    jmi ibrh tjfe f lmttlh ebeplussha.

    @jrmstifs ameehr `fih fea whet fea fnthr tjh amsjhs whrh `besmgeha

    tb tjh amsjwfsjhr @jhryl ah`maha tjhy sjbula gb but nbr f wfld. Mt wfs f

    `bla grhy afy, cut ft lhfst mt wfset rfmemeg fea tjhy strbllha tjh imlh br sbtb tjh lfdh, glfa bn tjh nrhsj fmr fea f `jfe`h tb wfld bnn tjh gbbsh fea

    @jrmstifs puaameg. Cy tjh tmih tjhy gbt cf`d mt wfs flibst afrd fea, fnthr

    Afvma jfa rhstb`dha tjh nmrh, f pbt bn thf wfs crhwha fea tjhy shttlhafrbuea tjh clfzh wmtj tjhmr armeds fea f ehwly bpheha tme bn `jb`blfth

    cms`umts. Oust fs jms hyhs chgfe tb arbp tjh pjbeh rfeg.@jhryls crbw demttha. Wjb `fe tjft ch2

    Jh jfulha jmishln but bn tjh `biny fri`jfmr. Mll ght mt, ybu nmemsj

    ybur thf.

    But me tjh jfll, jh plu`dha tjh pjbeh nrbi mts jblahr fea gfvh tjhmreuichr. Ft tjh btjhr hea tjhrh wfs f ibihetfry smlhe`h, tjhe f wbifesvbm`h, Ms tjft Imsthr Gfraehr2 Afvma Gfraehr2

    Pphfdmeg.

    Qjhrh wfs febtjhr slmgjt pfush. Mt mts Ofeh Pwftbwsdm.

    Nbr f sh`bea tjh efih amaet rhgmsthr wmtj jmi. Bj! Jhllb. Pbrry

    fcbut tjft4 ybu tjrhw ih nbr f ibihet. Jbw frh ybu2

    Mi flrmgjt, tjfed ybu. Mi sbrry tb rmeg ybu ft jbih, hsph`mfllytbafy4 M oust rfeg tb tjfed ybu nbr jhlpmeg ih lfst emgjt.

    M bely ama wjft feybeh hlsh wbula jfvh abeh me tjh `mr`uistfe`hs.

    M abet tjmed tjfts truh, M tjmed f lbt bn phbplh wbula jfvh oust wfldhafwfy fea lhnt ih tjhrh.

    [bssmcly, cut M jbph ebt.Qjhrh wfs febtjhr smlhe`h.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    11/25

    Ma chtthr gb4 M abet wfet tb amsturc ybu br ybur nfimly fey lbeghr.

    Frh ybu jfvmeg f gbba @jrmstifs2

    Bdfy. Fea ybu2Ebt cfa. Mi ft Iui fea Afas. Qjhyrh cbtj fslhhp me nrbet bn tjh

    thlly4 tjfts wjy M tjbugjt Ma rmeg ebw lu`dy yburh me tjh pjbeh cbbd.Iy wmnh wfets tb gb hx-amrh`tbry4 sjh tjmeds mtll ch sfnhr.

    Qjhrh wfs f nurtjhr pfush.

    Afvma.

    ]hs.

    ]bu abet tjmed tjhrhll ch fey trbuclh bvhr fll tjms, ab ybu2

    Wjy sjbula tjhrh ch2 ]bu whrh tjh beh tjft wfs fttf`dha sb mtsabwe tb ybu wjhtjhr tjhrhll ch fey rhphr`ussmbes.

    M suppbsh sb fltjbugj M abet wfet tb `fush fey trbuclh, M oust wfet tb

    nbrght tjh wjblh tjmeg.

    Whll tjfts up tb ybu. Cut mn ybu ah`mah btjhrwmsh ybu debw Mll ch f

    wmtehss tb wjft jfppheha.Jhr vbm`h `fih cf`d abwe tjh lmeh sbueameg `lbsh tb thfrs. Qjfed

    ybu, Afvma. M fpprh`mfth tjft. Fea Mi sbrry ybu gbt arfggha metb tjms fea

    sbrry mn M ifah ybu lfth lfst emgjt, M amaet wfet tb ght ybu metb ybur wmnhs

    cfa cbbds.

    M wfs me tjhrh feywfy, jh simlha. Heoby tjh rhst bn ybur @jrmstifs.

    ]bu tbb4 cyh.

    Afvma jhfra tjh `lm`d fea put tjh pjbeh cf`d me mts cfsh.

    Jh tureha tb nmea @jhryl stbba wmtj jhr cf`d fgfmest tjh `lbsha abbr tbtjh lmvmeg rbbi.

    Wfs tjft jhr2 sjh fsdha.

    Jh ebaaha.Wjft ama sjh wfet2

    Oust tb tjfed ih.Amaet sjh ab tjft lfst emgjt2

    ]hs, shvhrfl tmihs, cut sjh wfs me f stfth bn sjb`d fea M guhss sjh

    amaet rhgmsthr iu`j bn wjft jfppheha fnthrwfras.

    ]bu sfma ybua ch f wmtehss mn sjh ah`maha btjhrwmsh. Abhs tjft ihfesjh wbet ch `fusmeg fey trbuclh2Pjh oust wfets tb nbrght fcbut tjh wjblh tjmeg, fppfrhetly.

    F lbbd bn rhlmhn pfssha f`rbss @jhryls nf`h. Qjfed Gba sjhs gbt

    sbih shesh.

    Mi ebt sb surh, jh sfma qumhtly.

    Wjy2 Mts tjh chst tjmeg nbr fll bn us. Ft lhfst ebw ybu wbet ght

    arfggha metb sbihtjmeg tjfts flibst `hrtfme tb fnnh`t us.Jh sjruggha, stmll uesurh fs tb wjhtjhr Ofeh jfa ifah tjh rmgjt

    ah`msmbe. Fs lbeg fs yburh jfppy fcbut mt ebw, jh sfma tb jms wmnh wmtj

    ibrh tjfe f jmet bn sfr`fsi, fs jh bpheha tjh abbr tb tjh smttmeg rbbi feacrusjha pfst jhr.

    Afvma pusjha tjh wjblh hpmsbah tb tjh cf`d bn jms imea bvhr tjh ehxt

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    12/25

    nhw afys fea ama jms chst tb heoby tjh rhst bn tjh @jrmstifs crhfd, wjm`j jh

    nbuea, fs jms nftjhr-me-lfw jfa susph`tha, wfs fll ifppha but nbr jmi.

    Jbwhvhr, be tjh Pfturafy chtwhhe @jrmstifs fea Ehw ]hfr jh put jmsnbbt abwe.

    Jh nbuea @jhryl me tjh dmt`jhe, pf`dmeg tjh lfst bn tjh crhfdnfst amsjhsmetb tjh amsjwfsjhr.

    Mvh ah`maha Mi gbmeg tb gmvh tjh cbys f trhft tbafy shhmeg fs M lht

    tjhi abwe be @jrmstifs Hvh.

    @jhryl lbbdha surprmsha. Bj! Qjfts f gbba mahf. Frh ybu gbmeg tb

    cuy tjhi sbihtjmeg wjhe wh gb sjbppmeg tjms fnthrebbe2

    Eb. M tjmed tjhyvh jfa ibrh tjfe hebugj prhshets, jh rhplmha,rhihichrmeg jbw amnnm`ult mt jfa chhe tb nmea fey spf`h be tjh smttmeg

    rbbi nlbbr. Pb whrh ebt gbmeg sjbppmeg, Mi tfdmeg tjhi tb f rugcy

    ift`j mesthfa.

    Cut wh plfeeha tb gb tb tjh sflhs tbafy, sjh prbthstha. M ehha f ehw

    arhss nbr tjh Ehw ]hfrs Hvh pfrty.Eb. Whamaet plfe tb gb tb tjh sflhs tbafy, ybu ama. Fea wjy ab

    ybu ehha f ehw arhss, ybuvh gbt f wjblh wfrarbch null bn arhsshs.

    Cut M jfvhet gbt feytjmeg bur nrmheas jfvhet shhe chnbrh, sjh

    `biplfmeha.

    Mn tjhyrh rhfl nrmheas tjhy wbet `frh, jh feswhrha.

    Pjh glfrha ft jmi. Qjms mset nfmr, Afvma.

    Nfmr4 wjft ab ybu debw fcbut nfmr2 Mvh abeh hvhrytjmeg ybu wfetha

    bvhr tjh lfst nmvh afys, @jhryl, fea ebw Mi gbmeg tb ab sbihtjmeg tjft Mwfet fea tjft M tjmed tjh cbys wmll heoby. Pb Mi tfdmeg tjhi but tb lue`j

    fea tjhe be tb tjh rugcy. Mn ybu wfet tb obme us tjftll ch grhft, mn ebt ybu

    `fe `bih tb lue`j wmtj us fea tjhe gb sjbppmeg4 be ybur bwe. @jhryl `bula shh nrbi jms nf`h tjft jh wfset gbmeg tb ch ibvha. Pjh

    iutthrha sbihtjmeg ueahr jhr crhftj fea pusjha pfst jmi but bn tjh rbbi.

    Afvma fea tjh cbys jfa f gbba tmih ft tjh rugcy fea @jhryl whet

    sjbppmeg me f ibba, wjm`j amaet fcfth hvhe fnthr sjha cbugjt twb ehw

    arhsshs. Ehw ]hfr `fih fea whet fea mt wfs flibst f rhlmhn tb jmi wjhejh whet cf`d tb wbrd.

    Wjhe jh gbt but bn tjh lmnt fea wfldha tb jms bnnm`h jh nbuea f

    ifmethefe`h ife ues`rhwmeg tjh efih plfth be jms bnnm`h abbr.

    Hx`ush ih, cut wjft frh ybu abmeg2

    Hxf`tly fs M wfs tbla, ifth, tjh ife rhplmha. Mi tfdmeg tjms beh bnn

    fea puttmeg tjft beh up me mts plf`h.Afvma glfe`ha abwe ft tjh efih plfth be tjh nlbbr wjm`j cbrh tjh

    lhghea? C. J. Frimtfgh. Qhipbrfry Phembr Cusmehss F``buets Ifefghr.

    Wjb tbla ybu tb ab tjft2Iy cbss, fea jh gbt jms brahrs nrbi tjh Jhfa bn JS. Qjfts fll M

    debw, ifth.Afvma jueg jms `bft be f phg me jms bnnm`h, pfrdha jms lfptbp ueahr tjh

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    13/25

    ahsd fea jhfaha nbr tjh Juife Shsbur`hs ahpfrtihet. Be`h tjhrh jh whet

    metb Dhvme Jblaswbrtjs bnnm`h fnthr crmhnly deb`dmeg.

    Wjfts gbmeg be, Dhvme2 jh fsdha. Wjhrh fi M chmeg ibvha2 Mtwbula jfvh chhe em`h mn sbihbeh jfa tbla ih chnbrh tjhy stfrtha `jfegmeg

    tjh efih plfths.Jblaswbrtj lbbdha hicfrrfssha, jms hyhs slmameg be fea bnn Afvmas

    nf`h. Qjms ms amnnm`ult, Afvma, wjy abet ybu tfdh f shft2 Jh pbmetha ft f

    `jfmr faof`het tb jms ahsd.

    M abet wfet tb smt abwe M oust wfet tb debw wjfts gbmeg be2

    Jblaswbrtj `bugjha ehrvbusly. M wfs jbpmeg sbihbeh jfa flrhfay

    tbla ybu.Jh stfrha ft jmi. Qbla ih wjft2

    Xj.M jfa f pjbeh `fll nrbi [jmllmp Oby`h tb sfy ybua chhe plf`ha be

    uepfma lhfvh pheameg fe hequmry, jh sfma, jms nf`h rhaahemeg.

    Fe hequmry metb wjft2

    Jh amaet thll ih. [hrjfps ybu sjbula tfdh mt up wmtj jmi.M wmll.

    Lhfvmeg Juife Shsbur`hs jh rh-`lmicha tjh stfmrs tb tjh hxh`utmvh

    nlbbr. Ft tjh hea bn tjh `brrmabr jh nbuea tjh bnnm`h jh wfetha fea

    deb`dha, fnthr f crmhn pfush jh whet mesmah. [jmllmp Oby`h, tjh @bipfey

    Ph`rhtfry, sft chjmea f lfrgh ifjbgfey ahsd.

    Ma lmdh tb debw wjy Mi chmeg plf`ha be uepfma lhfvh fea wjy Mi

    tjh sucoh`t bn fe hequmry. Wjft tjh jhlls gbmeg be2

    Qfdh f shft, Imsthr Gfraehr.Ma prhnhr tb stfea, tjfed ybu.

    ^hry whll, Oby`h sfma fea lhfet cf`d me jms `jfmr, jms hyhs be Afvma.

    Mvh chhe lha tb ueahrstfea tjft tjhrh frh shvhrfl febiflmhs me tjhf``buets nbr tjh pfst yhfr fea fs nfr fs `fe ch fs`hrtfmeha `hrtfme fibuets

    bn ibehy jfvh chhe trfesnhrrha but bn bur jblameg f``buet.Fea wjfts tjft gbt tb ab wmtj ih2

    Fs tjh ife rhspbesmclh nbr ifmetfmemeg bur cusmehss f``buets wha

    lmdh tb debw wjy ybu amaet nmea tjbsh imssmeg fibuets wjhe ybu

    `bipmlha tjh lfst tjrhh nmefe`mfl qufrthrs stfthihets2Ch`fush tjhrh whrhet fey4 hvhrytjmeg cflfe`ha.Qjh fuamt Pmr Frebla brahrha lfst Quhsafy fea wjm`j wfs `biplhtha

    be Nrmafy thlls us f amnnhrhet stbry. Mt flsb thlls us tjft sbihbeh jfs jmaahe

    tjbsh lbsshs qumth hxphrtly. Oby`h nblaha jms fris. Xetml wh debw wjhrh

    tjh ibehys gbeh fea wjb `bvhrha mt up, yburh suspheaha wmtjbut pfy.

    Fea M jfvh tb sfy tjft tjh prmih susph`t ft tjms ibihet ms ybu.

    Afvma stfrha jfra ft Oby`h, me`rhaulbus ft wjft jha oust jhfra. PmrFrebla jfa brahrha tjh fuamt sbihtjmeg jha ehvhr abeh chnbrh.

    Puaahely mt fll nhll metb plf`h.

    Qjms ms ebtjmeg tb ab wmtj imssmeg ibehy4 tjms ms fll tb ab wmtj wjftjfppheha be @jrmstifs Hvh.

    Wjft frh ybu tfldmeg fcbut2 Wjft jfppheha be @jrmstifs Hvh2Ehvhr imea4 M wfet tb sphfd tb Pmr Frebla.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    14/25

    Mipbssmclh. Jhs me f ihhtmeg wmtj Obeftjfe Iurtfgeh. Qjhy `fet ch

    amsturcha.

    @fet tjhy2 Whll, whll shh fcbut tjft.Jh bpheha tjh abbr fea strbah flbeg tjh `brrmabr, fwfrh tjft Oby`h

    wfs sjbutmeg sbihtjmeg fea nbllbwmeg jmi. Mt amaet iftthr4 jh imgjt whllehha febtjhr wmtehss. Ft tjh nfr hea bn tjh `brrmabr jh tureha fcruptly lhnt,

    pfusmeg bely tb deb`d be`h chnbrh jh tjrust tjh abbr wmah.

    Wjft tjh jhll ab ybu ihfe cy `bimeg me jhrh wjhe whrh Pmr

    Frebla flibst sjbutha, lbbdmeg up. Qjhe jh rh`bgemzha Afvma. Wjft ab

    ybu wfet2 ]burh suppbsha tb ch suspheaha, jh sefrlha.

    M wfet sbih feswhrs, Afvma sfma `flily.Feswhrs! ]bull ght eb feswhrs nrbi ih. ]burh tjh beh wh wfet

    feswhrs nrbi.

    Afvma ch`fih fwfrh bn Oby`h stfeameg fwdwfraly chjmea jmi. Ma

    lmdh tb debw jbw `bih ybu `fllha fe f``buetmeg fuamt flibst miihamfthly

    fnthr M `fugjt ybu trymeg tb rfph beh bn tjh `bipfeys sh`rhtfrmhs2Mi sbrry fcbut tjms, Pmr Frebla. Pjfll M `fll sh`urmty2 Oby`h

    methrruptha.

    Eb. Mi methrhstha tb jhfr wjft tjms ife jfs tb sfy, f vbm`h wmtj f

    sbnt sbutjhre Fihrm`fe arfwl sfma qumhtly. Qjhy fll tureha tb lbbd ft

    Obeftjfe Iurtfgeh, wjb jfa sft smlhetly wft`jmeg uetml tjms ibihet. Jh

    lbbdha up ft Afvma, jms hyhs shhimeg tb sphfr jmi tb tjh spbt. @frry be.

    Jh jhsmtftha bely crmhnly. M wfs pfssmeg tjms bnnm`h lfth be @jrmstifs

    Hvh fea M jhfra sbccmeg fea tjh sbueas bn f strugglh. M nbuea jmi, jhebaaha tbwfras Ibrhlfea, fssfultmeg f sh`rhtfry fea fcbut tb rfph jhr.

    Wjhe M trmha tb stbp jmi, jh tureha be ih fea M pue`jha jmi me shln-

    ahnhe`h4 tjms ms wjft tjms fuamt fea imssmeg ibehy ms fll fcbut.Pmr Frebla lfugjha amsimssmvhly. Qjms ms prhpbsthrbus. ]burh ifdmeg

    tjms up tb try fea sfvh ybur bwe sdme. ]bu jfvh eb hvmahe`h tb cf`d uptjms pf`d bn lmhs.

    Jh wfs rhlu`tfet tb arfg Ofeh metb tjms, cut ebw jh jfa lmttlh `jbm`h.

    Nbrtuefthly, M ab. M tbbd tjh gmrl jbih fnthrwfras fea sjh wmll cf`d up

    wjft Mi sfymeg.Qjhe ybua chtthr ght jhr sb sjh `fe `brrbcbrfth ybur stbry,Iurtfgeh sfma. Br chtthr stmll, Oby`hjhrh `fe nht`j jhr. Wjfts jhr efih

    fea wjhrh wmll jh nmea jhr2

    Afvma gfvh jmi Ofehs efih fea ahpfrtihet fea Oby`h jurrmha but.

    Whll, ybueg ife, ybua chtthr smt abwe uetml tjhy rhture. @fe M bnnhr

    ybu f armed wjmlh whrh wfmtmeg2 Iurtfgeh sfma, jms ifeehr `fli fea

    urcfeh.Eb, tjfeds.

    ^hry whll. Jh tureha tb Pmr Frebla. Mt lbbds fs tjbugj bur ihhtmeg ms

    gbmeg tb jfvh tb wfmt uetml tjms ms sbrtha but.Qjft wbet ch lbeg, Pmr Frebla feswhrha `benmahetly, fea Afvma

    ch`fih fcruptly fwfrh tjft jh fpphfrha strfeghly ue`be`hreha.Qjhy wfmtha me fe ue`binbrtfclh smlhe`h nbr wjft shhiha fe hthremty

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    15/25

    chnbrh f deb`d ft tjh abbr prh`haha tjh frrmvfl bn f rha-nf`ha Oby`h wmtj

    Ofeh Pwftbwsdm me tbw.

    Obeftjfe Iurtfgeh stbba up fea ebaaha ft jhr. Ab tfdh f shft,Is2

    Pwftbwsdm, smr.Whll, Imss Pwftbwsdm, Mi Obeftjfe Iurtfgeh fea nbr iy smes, Mi

    tjh bwehr bn tjms `bipfey. Ebw Imsthr2

    Gfraehr.

    Qjfed ybu. Imsthr Gfraehr jfs ifah f shrmbus fllhgftmbe fgfmest P mr

    Frebla jhrh. Fs M ueahrstfea mt, jh `lfmis tb jfvh hethrha tjms bnnm`h lfth

    be @jrmstifs Hvh fea nbuea Pmr Frebla fssfultmeg ybu fea fcbut tb rfphybu. Frh ybu fclh tb `brrbcbrfth jms f``usftmbe2

    Ofeh jfa jhr hyhs be tjh nlbbr, cut sjh ibihetfrmly lbbdha up ft

    Iurtfgeh chnbrh jfstmly arbppmeg tjhi fgfme.

    Eb, smr, jhr rhply wfs cfrhly fuamclh.

    @fe ybu rhphft tjft, plhfsh, Iurtfgeh fsdha.Eb, smr. Mvh ehvhr chhe me tjms bnnm`h.

    Afvma `bulaet chlmhvh wjft jh wfs jhfrmeg. Cut tjfts ebt truh. ]bu

    debw mts ebt truh. Jbw `fe ybu2

    Iurtfgeh `ut jmi bnn. M tjmed Imss Pwftbwsdm jfs ifah jhrshln `lhfr,

    Imsthr Gfraehr, M sugghst wh lht jhr ght cf`d tb jhr obc.

    Afvma suaahely rhf`jha but fea tureha Ofehs nf`h tb jmi. Qjhe

    hxplfme jbw ybu gbt tjft crumsh be ybur `jhhd fea tjft `ut tb ybur lmp.

    Mt mt wfs fe f``mahet4 M wfldha metb f abbr ft iy Iuis be@jrmstifs Afy, sjh sfma, sthfanfstly fvbmameg jms gfzh.

    Jh jhla be tb jhr `jme nbr f sh`bea lbeghr chnbrh jh lht mt gb. Qjfeds,

    jh sfma qumhtly fs sjh tureha tb lhfvh.Pftmsnmha ebw2 Pmr Frebla sfma siugly. Jh tureha tb Obeftjfe

    Iurtfgeh. [hrjfps ebw wh `fe jfvh tjms phrsbe tjrbwe but fea ght bewmtj tjh cusmehss me jfea.

    M abet debw jbw ybuvh ifefgha tjms cut ybu debw afie whll wjft

    ybu ama tb tjft gmrl, Afvma sfma. M abet debw jbw ybu gbt jhr tb lmh nbr

    ybu, cut tjhrh iust ch phbplh wjb debw ybu whrh jhrh tjft emgjt fea sfwybu crmeg tjft gmrl up tb tjms bnnm`h.Cut jbw `bula M jfvh2 M wfs jfvmeg f armed tjft hvhemeg wmtj f vhry

    ahfr nrmhea wjbsh wbra wbula stfea up me fey `burt me tjh lfea.

    Pbihbeh hlsh ybu `bula tjrhfthe br cuy bnn.

    M abet tjmed jh wbula cbw tb hmtjhr bn tjbsh tjmegs, wbula ybu

    Obeftjfe2

    Afvma swueg tb nf`h Obeftjfe Iurtfgeh, jms nf`h suaahelyme`rhaulbus.

    Iurtfgeh simlha. Eb. Jh lbbdha up ft Afvma. M wfetha tb gmvh ybu

    tjh `jfe`h tb shh tjft ybur f``usftmbes frh cfshlhss, Imsthr Gfraehr, chnbrhM `benmriha tjft Pmr Frebla wfs f guhst ft iy jbush be tjh hvhemeg bn

    @jrmstifs Hvh.Afvma lbbdha nrbi tjh whfltjy ty`bbe tb Pmr Frebla fea jh dehw me

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    16/25

    tjft mestfet jms nfth wfs shflha.

    Jms vbm`h wfs cfrhly fcbvh f wjmsphr fs jh rbueaha be Pmr Frebla.

    Bdfy. ]buvh wbe tjms rbuea sb ybu `fe smt tjhrh lbbdmeg lmdh f shln-sftmsnmha pmg, cut chlmhvh ih tjms mset tjh hea bn mt.

    Nbr f ibihet tjh siugehss vfemsjha nrbi Pmr Freblas nf`h tjhe jhrh`bvhrha jmishln. Ght jmi but bn jhrh, Oby`h, jh sefrlha. Ifdh surh

    jhs hs`brtha bnn tjh prhimshs. Jhs nmemsjha. Wh abet wfet jms typh me

    jhrh.

    Oby`h put jms jfea be Afvmas sjbulahr. ]bua chtthr Jh wmtjarhw

    mt fcruptly wjhe jh sfw tjh lbbd be jms nf`h.

    Afvma tureha cf`d tb Pmr Frebla. Shihichr wjft M sfma mt abhsethea jhrh. Qjhe jh fcruptly lhnt tjh bnnm`h wmtj Oby`h strugglmeg tb dhhp

    up.

    Wjhe tjh abbr wfs sjut Obeftjfe Iurtfgeh tureha tb Pmr Frebla, jms

    hyhs `bla fea jfra. ]bu hvhr ab feytjmeg tb lfea ih me f smtuftmbe lmdh

    tjft fgfme wjhrh M jfvh tb lmh nbr ybu fea me`rmimefth f ife wh whrhgrbbimeg nbr chtthr tjmegs fll ch`fush ybu `fet dhhp ybur ph`dhr me ybur

    pfets, tjhe M wmll cury ybulmthrflly.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    17/25

    @JF[QHS 0

    Wjhe Afvma gbt jbih frbuea lue`jtmih jh nbuea @jhryl me tjh dmt`jhe.

    Wjhe sjh sfw jmi sjh nrbweha.

    Wjft frh ybu abmeg jbih2

    Jh pullha f stbbl but nrbi ueahr tjh hea bn tjh mslfea uemt fea sft

    abwe jhfvmly. Mi chmeg stmt`jha up.Wjft ab ybu ihfe2

    Hxf`tly wjft M sfma, jh tjhe rh`buetha fll tjft jfa jfppheha ft tjhbnnm`h.

    Cut ybu amaet tfdh fey ibehy, ama ybu2 @jhryl sfma wjhe jhanmemsjha.

    Bn `bursh ebt.

    Qjheybuvh gbt ebtjmeg tb wbrry fcbut, surhly2 Mn tjhy `fet trf`h tjh

    imssmeg ibehy tb ybu, jbw `fe tjhy prbvh ybuvh tfdhe mt2 Qjhyll jfvh

    tb rhmestfth ybu.

    Jh lbbdha tjbugjtnul. M whet tb shh bur sblm`mtbr be tjh wfy jbih fea

    tjfts hxf`tly wjft jh sfma. Qjhe M whet tb tjh cfed fea `jh`dha fll bur

    f``buets fea tjhrh frh eb ahpbsmts me tjhi M `fet f``buet nbr. Cut M abet

    trust tjft cfstfra Ibrhlfea beh me`j fnthr tjms. Jhs jfa f whhd tb put febbsh frbuea iy eh`d fea tjhrh iust ch sbihtjmeg Mi imssmegch`fush

    jh lbbdha tbb afie `benmahet.

    Qjhrh wfs smlhe`h nbr f nhw sh`beas chnbrh @jhryl spbdh fgfme. M

    `fet chlmhvh tjft gmrl wbulaet thll tjh trutj. M sfma ybu sjbulaet jfvh gbt

    imxha up me tjms.Lbbd @jhryl, M abet rhgrht wjft M ama tjhe fea M stmll abet. Qjhy iust

    jfvh gbt tb jhr me sbih wfy4 sjh amaet strmdh ih fs sbihbeh wjba cf`d

    abwe uelhss sjha chhe tjrhftheha br sbihtjmeg.

    Afvma, ybu dehw jhr nbr wjft fe jbur2 Jbw tjh jhll ab ybu nbri fe

    bpmembe bn sbihbeh me tjft sjbrt spf`h bn tmih2 Ifych tjhy oust pfma jhrbnn.

    Ifych tjhy ama, M abet debw.

    Pb wjft ab wh ab ebw2

    Ifych M sjbula tfld tb tjh pblm`h, me `fsh tjhy nmea f wfy tb prbvh M

    tbbd tjft ibehy.

    Cut jbw `fe tjhy2

    M abet debw, @jhryl, ch`fush M debw tjft ibehys ebt imssmeg, cut M

    flsb debw tjft Iurtfgeh lmha nbr Ibrhlfea, wjm`j ihfes jhs imxha up me

    tjms fea jhs f cmllmbefmrh cusmehssife wmtj prbcfcly juearhas bn `betf`tsme tjft lmeh bn wbrd, sb wjb debws wjft tjhy imgjt jfvh `be`b`tha

    chtwhhe tjhi.@jhryls ahihfebur suaahely `jfegha fs tjh null miplm`ftmbe bn jhr

    juscfeas wbras stru`d jbih. Mt abhset lbbd tbb gbba, abhs mt2

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    18/25

    Mt tbbd jmi flibst fe jbur ft tjh lb`fl pblm`h stftmbe tb ght tb shh

    sbihbeh me futjbrmty. Qjh ahsd shrghfet jfa chhe pblmth cut amsimssmvh.@mvml `fsh, smr4 ebtjmeg nbr us tb ght mevblvha me uelhss tjhy wfet tb

    prhss `jfrghs, jfa chhe jms feswhr. Ght yburshln f ah`het lfwyhr ms iyfavm`h.

    Afvma wfs ebt put bnn tjms hfsmly fea rhlu`tfetly tjh shrghfet jfa gbeh

    tb shh jms suphrmbr fea jfa rhtureha tb menbri jmi tjft Mesph`tbr Hvfes

    wfs cusy cut wbula shh jmi wjhe jh jfa fe bppbrtuemty.

    Hvhetuflly f tfll, cflameg ife bpheha f abbr ft tjh smah bn tjh nbyhr

    fea lha jmi tb fe methrvmhw rbbi.Mts Imsthr Gfraehr, mset mt2 jh stfrtha, usjhrmeg jmi tbwfras f `jfmr

    chjmea f ihlfimeh tbppha tfclh. M ueahrstfea yburh me f spbt bn cbtjhr ft

    wbrd, cut Mi ebt surh jbw wh `fe jhlp ybu.

    Mts jfraly f spbt bn cbtjhr, Mesph`tbr, M tjmed Mi fcbut tb lbsh iy

    obc.Bdfy, cut wjft ab ybu hxph`t us tb ab fcbut mt2

    Ft tjms ibihet M debw tjhrhs ebtjmeg ybu `fe ab. M oust ehha tb thll

    ybu wjfts jfppheha sb tjft mn yburh crbugjt metb tjms ybu wmll flrhfay ch

    fwfrh bn fll tjh `mr`uistfe`hs. Fnthr fll, Mi jfraly lmdhly tb `bih tb ybu

    mn Mi gumlty bn wjft tjhyrh f``usmeg ih bn.

    Ebt uelhss yburh vhry lhvhr.

    M bely wmsj M wfs tjhe M imgjt jfvh shhe tjms ihss `bimeg.

    Qjh Mesph`tbr lhfet cf`d. [hrjfps ybua chtthr thll ih hxf`tly wjftsb``urrha.

    Mt tbbd Afvma bely f nhw imeuths tb thll jms stbry. Ft tjh hea jh nhlt

    rhlmhvha tb jfvh sjfrha mt wmtj sbihbeh btjhr tjfe @jhryl.Qjh Mesph`tbr sfma ebtjmeg nbr f nhw sh`beas, shhimegly fpprfmsmeg

    wjft Afvma jfa sfma.Qjhrhs eb beh chsmah tjh gmrl wjb `fe vhrmny wjft jfppheha2 jh

    nmeflly fsdha.

    Afvma sjbbd jms jhfa. Fpfrt nrbi Pmr Frebla, fea jhs ebt lmdhly tb

    me`rmimefth jmishln, ms jh2Eb4 fea ybu tjmed tjh gmrl ify jfvh chhe gbt ft me sbih wfy nbr jhrtb sfy wjft sjh ama2

    M `fet tjmed wjft hlsh wbula ifdh jhr lmh lmdh tjft. Ifych sjh wfs

    tjrhftheha br pfma bnn br sbihtjmeg.

    ]bu chlmhvh f whll-debwe puclm` nmgurh lmdh Pmr Frebla ms `fpfclh bn

    tjft2

    Mi ebt surh, cut uetml lfst whhd M amaet tjmed jh wfs `fpfclh bn rfphhmtjhr.

    Jh wbulaet ch tjh nmrst ife tb try tb tfdh favfetfgh bn f aruedhe

    gmrl.M tjmed tjhrhs f amnnhrhe`h me trymeg tb tfdh favfetfgh fea slfppmeg

    sbihbeh frbuea fea trymeg tb rmp tjhmr arhss bnn.Bdfy, pbmet tfdhe, Imsthr Gfraehr, tjh pblm`hife faimttha. Cut tb

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    19/25

    ght cf`d tb wjft ybu ify ch f``usha bn, fea M sfy ify, ch`fush mt jfset

    f`tuflly jfppheha yht, tjhrh frh f `buplh bn pbmets tb ch ifah. Nmrstly, ft

    tjms ibihet mts ybur wbra fgfmest tjhmrs. Ph`bealy, mn tjhy ab f``ush ybubn hichzzlhihet, tjhy jfvh tb prbvh mt fea fs ybuvh `jh`dha ybur cfed

    f``buets fea `fe f``buet nbr fll tjh pfyihets metb tjhi, mt shhis tb ih fstjbugj ybuvh lmttlh tb wbrry fcbut.

    Fpfrt nrbi lbsmeg iy obc, jh sjruggha.

    Mn mts abeh wmtjbut gbba rhfsbe ybu flwfys jfvh rh`bursh tb fe

    Meaustrmfl Qrmcuefl fea M wbula jfvh tjbugjt tjhrh whrh plhety bn obcs

    frbuea nbr sbihbeh me ybur lmeh bn wbrd.

    Qjhrh wfs f ibihets smlhe`h chnbrh Hvfes spbdh fgfme.Fs M shh mt, ybu jfvh tb fwfmt tjh but`bih bn tjms methrefl hequmry. M

    wbula tjmed mt lmdhly tjft tjhrhs chhe f imstfdh sbihwjhrh flbeg tjh lmeh

    fea mtll fll ght sbrtha but. Qjft ify ch eb `besblftmbe tb ybu ft tjh

    ibihet, cut M abet shh wjhrh hlsh ybu`fe gb nrbi jhrh uetml ybu debw

    ibrh.Afvma ebaaha rhlu`tfetly. M guhss yburh rmgjt.

    Mll ifdh f ebth bn wjft whvh spbdhe fcbut fea stm`d mt me be nmlh fea

    sjbula feytjmeg uetbwfra jfpphe, ft lhfst whll jfvh sbih cf`dgrbuea

    menbriftmbe tb gb be. Jh stbba up, meam`ftmeg tjh methrvmhw wfs ft fe hea

    fea bnnhrha jms jfea.

    Afvma tbbd mt. M suppbsh ybu tjmed Mi wfstmeg ybur tmih2

    Eb, M abet, Imsthr Gfraehr, jh rhplmha, gmvmeg jmi f `binbrtmeg

    simlh. ]burh ueahrstfeafcly upsht fea wbrrmha fea M`fe shh tjhrhs f lbtft stfdh nbr ybu fea M wbula prbcfcly nhhl lmttlh amnnhrhet mn M wfs me ybur

    sjbhs. ]bur stbry ms jfra tb swfllbw, M faimt, cut Mvh jhfra f lbt ibrh

    miprbcfclh tflhs bvhr tjh yhfrs, ifey bn wjm`j jfvh tureha but tb ch truh,sb Mi `hrtfmely ebt amsimssmeg yburs. M tjmed ybur chst cht ebw ms tb gb

    jbih fea ght stu`d metb sbih bn tjbsh obcs wh fll put bnn abmeg wjmlhwhrh ft wbrd, mtll jhlp tfdh ybur imea bnn hvhrytjmeg.

    Afvma simlha me rhture. Qjfts prbcfcly f gbba mahf. Qjfed ybu nbr

    lmsthemeg tb ih, Mesph`tbr.

    [frt bn iy obc, smr. Gbba lu`d.Purprmsmegly, Afvma nhlt jh ihfet mt fea jh lhnt tjh stftmbe nhhlmeg flmttlh ibrh bptmimstm` tjfe wjhe jha frrmvha.

    Ahspmth tjh Mesph`tbrs wbras, jh ah`maha ebt tb smt frbuea fea wfmt.

    Jh arbvh metb `hetrfl Lbeabe, pfrdha me f iultm-stbrhy `fr pfrd fea rfeg

    jms sblm`mtbr. Jh wfs lu`dy tb ght fe fppbmetihet miihamfthly fnthr lue`j.

    Wmtj sbih tmih tb dmll, jh wfeahrha flbeg tjh rbfa uetml jh nbuea fehwsfghets fea cbugjt f afmly pfphr fea tjhe wfldha uetml jh `fih tb f

    `fn wjhrh jh sft me f `brehr cbbtj fea brahrha f clf`d `bnnhh.

    Mt frrmvha wjmlh jh wfs sdmiimeg tjh spbrts sh`tmbe, lbbdmeg tb nmeafeytjmeg tjft imgjt jbla jms ftthetmbe fea tfdh jms imea bnn hvhrytjmeg

    hlsh.@jhhr up, smr, mt imgjt ehvhr fpphe.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    20/25

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    21/25

    ebaaha ft fpprbprmfth pbmets. Wjhe jha nmemsjha tjh cfrrmsthr sft smlhetly

    nbr f nhw sh`beas.

    Ms wjft yburh thllmeg ih tjh trutj2 jh sfma nmeflly.Afvma wfs ibihetfrmly surprmsha. ]hs, bn `bursh.

    Gbba. Mi sbrry M jfa tb fsd ybu tjft cut M ehhaha tb ch surh. Mvh gbttb tjh fgh wjhrh mn M rhprhshet sbihcbay iy `bes`mhe`h ehhas tb ch

    sftmsnmha tjhyrh meeb`het.

    Cut M `bula ch f gbba lmfr.

    ]bu `bula ch, cut M abet tjmed sb. Mvh he`buethrha f lbt bn phbplh

    wjb abet flwfys thll ih fll tjh trutj br me sbih `fshs fey bn mt, fea sfaly

    Mvh rhprhshetha f nhw bn tjhi, cut bvhr tjh yhfrs Mvh lhfret tb whha tjhibut, sb tb sphfd, fea M eb lbeghr tfdh tjhi be4 M lhfvh tjhi tb sbih bn iy

    ybueghr, ibrh ficmtmbus fea pbssmcly lhss s`rupulbus `bllhfguhs.

    Jh put jms jfeas tbghtjhr. ]bu strmdh ih fs f ife wjb ama tjh rmgjt

    tjmeg tb tjh wrbeg phrsbe.

    Afvma sfma ebtjmeg.Juytbe simlha grmily. Fs Mvh gbtthe blahr, Imsthr Gfraehr, M ify

    jfvh gbt wmshr fea tjfts nbr btjhrs tb ah`mah, cut Mvh `hrtfmely gbt f lbt

    ibrh nbrtjrmgjt iy wmnh bnthe thlls ih sb. Mi gbmeg tb sphfd vhry

    cluetly tb ybu ebw4 `fe ybu tfdh tjft2

    Afvma slbwly ebaaha.

    Flrmgjt tjhe. Mn tjhy `fe prbvh tjft ybu hichzzlha tjhmr ibehy, tjhy

    jfvh ybu cy tjh cflls ch`fush wjhtjhr M chlmhvh ybu br ebt, iftthrs ebt f

    obt uelhss ybu `fe prbvh tjft tjhrhs iflm`mbus methet chjmea mt rhsultmegnrbi ybur f`tmbes be @jrmstifs Hvh4 fea nrfedly, wmtjbut tjh ybueg lfays

    `brrbcbrftmbe, ybu `fet. Hvhe wmtj mt, mts uelmdhly tb stfea up me f @burt

    bn Lfw ch`fush Pmr Frebla Ibrhlfea jfs wjft fpphfrs tb ch, ft lhfst tbfey oury, f `fst-mrbe flmcm prbvmaha cy beh bn tjh rm`jhst ihe me tjh wbrla.

    Afvma stfrha ft tjh ahsd tbp chtwhhe tjhi. Pb Mi sued.Wmtjbut trf`h, M nhfr.

    Qjhrhs ebtjmeg M `fe ab2

    @jh`d ybur cfed f``buets fgfme, ifdh fcsbluthly `hrtfme tjhrh ms

    ebtjmeg tjft ybu `fet f``buet nbr. Gb fea shh tjh ybueg lfay `be`hreha.Ifdh `hrtfme ybu ab mt whll fwfy nrbi wbrd, prhnhrfcly ft jhr jbih featry tb nmea but wjy sjh lmha. Mn jhr meourmhs frh stmll fppfrhet, ght f

    pjbtbgrfpj bn tjhi, hvhe mn ybu jfvh tb ab mt surrhptmtmbusly. Mn ybu `fe ght

    jhr tb thll tjh trutj, ybu jfvh f `jfe`h, flchmt f vhry sifll beh.

    Afvma nbugjt jfra tb jmah jms sjb`d. Jh jfa ebt hxph`tha tb jhfr su`j

    f afiemeg fsshssihet bn jms pbsmtmbe.

    Pb ybu hxph`t tjhi tb prbvh Mi gumlty bn hichzzlmeg tjhmr ibehy2Sbahrm`d Juytbe tureha tb gfzh but bn tjh wmeabw. Xenbrtuefthly, M

    ab. Ebt ch`fush M chlmhvh ybu ama sb, cut ch`fush M tjmed tjhy wmll nmea f

    wfy tb me`rmimefth ybu.Fea ybu tjmed tjhyrh ues`rupulbus hebugj tb ab tjft2

    ]hs. Juytbe tureha cf`d tb jmi, jms nf`h clhfd. Me iy lmeh bn wbrdybu ght tb jhfr lbts bn tjmegs fcbut lbts bn phbplh, ibst bn mt sibdh. Pfaly,

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    22/25

    tjh bla fafgh tjft tjhrhs eb sibdh wmtjbut nmrh ms bnthe truh fea f lbt bn

    ruiburs fcbut phbplh ch`bih rhflmty. Qjhrh jfvh chhe ruiburs fcbut Pmr

    Frebla fea jms pjmlfeahrmeg nbr f lbeg tmih ebw, cut lmttlh jfs hvhr `bihtb lmgjt fea M susph`t jh pfys whll fea `bvhrs jms cf`d. Fs nbr Obeftjfe

    Iurtfgeh, tjhrh frh flsb ruiburs, cut tjhsh frh tb ab wmtj jms cusmehsstrfesf`tmbes fea `fe prbcfcly ch put abwe tb hevy. Cut M susph`t, lmdh f lbt

    bn vhry rm`j ihe, jhs gbt tb wjhrh jh ms cy wjfthvhr ihfes jh `fe fea

    jfs flibst `hrtfmely sthppha butsmah bn tjh lfw be b``fsmbe tb ab sb. Ebw

    fll tjft ms tb stfy me tjms rbbi cut mt imgjt jhlp tb sjbw ybu wjft yburh up

    fgfmest fea wjy Mchlmhvh ybur stbry.

    Ft tjh hea bn tjh afy tjbugj, M stmll jfvh tb wfmt uetml Mi suiibehacf`d tb iy bnnm`h chnbrh Mll debw wjft tjhy methea.

    ]hs, fltjbugj M tjmed tjhyrh uelmdhly tb prbsh`uth ybu. @bipfemhs

    lmdh tjft thea tb sjue puclm`mty, tjhy wbet wfet tjms crbugjt but metb tjh

    bphe4 mt wbula ab tjhi ibrh jfri tjfe gbba.

    Mn tjhy ab, wbula ybu rhprhshet ih2 Ft lhfst tjhe Ma jfvh sbihbehwmtj ih wjb chlmhvhs ih.

    Sbahrm`d Juytbe gfvh jmi f wry simlh. M wmll, cut bely ch`fush Mvh

    flwfys jfa f sbnt spbt nbr lbst `fushs.

    Afvma tbbd jms favm`h. Fnthr lhfvmeg jms `jfichrs jh wfldha cf`d

    tbwfras tjh `fr pfrd tjhe ah`maha jh jfa tmih nbr f `bnnhh chnbrh jh

    `bllh`tha jms `fr fea arbvh tb Chribeashy wjhrh jh pfrdha amfgbeflly

    f`rbss nrbi Ofeh Pwftbwsdms nlft.Mt wfs afrd fea jfln fe jbur lfthr wjhe jh sfw jhr ght bnn tjh cus fea

    stfrt tjh sjbrt wfld tb jhr nlft.

    Jh lb`dha jms `fr fea `rbssha tjh rbfa tb wfmt nbr jhr. Pjh wfs lhsstjfe the yfras fwfy wjhe sjh sfw jmi. Qjh surprmsh wfs hebugj tb crmeg

    jhr tb fe fcrupt jflt.Wjft wjft ab ybu wfet2

    Ma jfvh tjbugjt mt wfs bcvmbus, jh rhplmha, jms vbm`h ahlmchrfthly

    `fli fea uetjrhfthemeg.

    M `fet sphfd tb ybu.Wjy ebt4 abet ybu tjmed ybu bwh ih fe hxplfeftmbe2]hs, M suppbsh M ab, cut

    Cut wjft2

    Pjh glfe`ha ehrvbusly chjmea jhr. M `fet ch shhe tfldmeg tb ybu.

    Wjy ebt2

    Ch`fush tjhy sjh pfusha, fs mn ueah`maha wjft sjh sjbula ab, jhr

    hyhs afrtmeg frbuea. [lhfsh gb fwfy. [lhfsh. M prbimsh Mll ihht ybusbihwjhrh hlsh, sbih plf`h wjhrh wh wbet ch shhe tbghtjhr.

    Jh `bula shh sjh wfs bcvmbusly wbrrmha. Bdfy, wjhrh ab ybu

    sugghst2Pjh tjbugjt nbr f sh`bea tjhe ebaaha chybea jmi. Qjhrhs f sifll

    pfrd abwe tjft wfy fcbut f qufrthr bn f imlh. Mll ihht ybu tjhrh me jfln fejbur. Ebw plhfsh gb.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    23/25

    Jh `fugjt tjh plhfameg tbeh me jhr vbm`h fea nbr f sh`bea jh wfs

    ueah`maha. Bdfy. Jfln fe jbur, jh `benmriha.

    Jh wfldha cf`d tb jms `fr, gbt me fea stfrtha tjh hegmeh, tjhe arbvh bnnme tjh bppbsmth amrh`tmbe tb tjh pfrd, shhmeg tjh lmgjts gb be me jhr nlft fs jh

    f``hlhrftha pfst.Jh arbvh f gbba imlh whst, wft`jmeg jms rhfr-vmhw imrrbr fea iullmeg

    bvhr wjft jfa oust jfppheha. Me`rhaulbus fs mt shhiha sjh fpphfrha fnrfma

    bn sbihtjmeg br sbihbeh. Pjh gfvh tjh miprhssmbe bn chmeg ueahr sbih

    dmea bn tjrhft br survhmllfe`h, btjhrwmsh sjh wbula jfvh mevmtha jmi me br

    spbdhe tb jmi ibrh nully be tjh strhht wjm`j wfs wjy jha fgrhha tb lhfvh

    fea ihht jhr lfthr. Cut wjy frrfegh f `lfeahstmeh ihhtmeg me f pfrd ftemgjt2 Wfs sjh sb nrmgjtheha tjft hvhe ebw sjh wfs pjbemeg sbihbeh fea

    menbrimeg tjhi bn jhr rheahzvbus2 Wfs jh chmeg ahlmchrfthly sht up2 Jh

    rhflmsha tjhe jh wfs chmeg pfrfebma4 jhr hvmahet ehrvbusehss menh`tmeg jmi

    cut jh stmll `jh`dha jms imrrbr fgfme fea sftmsnmha tjhrh wfs eb beh chjmea

    jmi, tbbd tjh ehxt lhnt, jhfameg abwe f rbfa bn thrrf`ha tjrhh-stbrhyjbushs tjft jfa shhe chtthr afys. Ft tjh cbttbi jh jfa tb gb rmgjt metb f

    beh wfy strhht tfdmeg jmi fwfy nrbi tjh amrh`tmbe jh wfetha tb gb. Ft tjh

    ehxt oue`tmbe jh stbppha fea pullha metb tjh dhrc chsmah f rue-abwe puclm`

    jbush. Qfdmeg jms Lbeabe strhht ifp nrbi tjh abbr pb`dht fea utmlmzmeg

    tjh lmgjt nrbi tjh puc wmeabw jh nlmppha tjrbugj uetml jh nbuea tjh pfgh

    jh wfetha. Fnthr f nhw ibihets jh lb`ftha tjh pfrd fea rhfameg tjh strhht

    efih fcbvh tjh pucs wmeabw wbrdha but wjhrh jh wfs. Mt wfs bely f

    sjbrt armvh tb tjh rheahzvbus.Jh `jh`dha jms wft`j fea tbbd but jms ibcmlh pjbeh, tjhe amfllha jms

    jbih euichr. Ph`beas lfthr @jhryl pm`dha up.

    Mi gbmeg tb ch lfth.Wjy, wjhrh frh ybu2

    Wfmtmeg tb shh Ofeh Pwftbwsdm.Qjhrh wfs f pfush. Wmll sjh wfet tb sphfd tb ybu2

    Eb. Cut sjhs fgrhha tb ihht ih me f nhw imeuths.

    Ab ybu tjmed ybu `fe `jfegh jhr imea2

    Nrbi wjft M sfw oust ebw, M sbihjbw abuct mt.Pb ybuvh flrhfay shhe jhr.Crmhnly4 sjh shhiha s`frha.

    Mi ebt surprmsha fnthr ebt cf`dmeg ybu up. Wjft ama ybu hxph`t2

    Mi ebt tfldmeg fcbut ih. Pjh wfs s`frha bn chmeg shhe wmtj ih.

    Wjy sjbula sjh ch2

    M abet debw. Ifych Mll nmea but wjhe M shh jhr.

    Bdfy. Mll ahlfy ameehr uetml ybu ght cf`d. Fey mahf wjhe2Eb, cut ybu gb fjhfa fea hft wmtj tjh cbys. Mll jfvh imeh wjhe M ght

    cf`d.

    Flrmgjt4 shh ybu lfthr.Jh prhssha tjh hea cuttbe fea pb`dhtha tjh pjbeh tjhe sthppha but

    bn tjh `fr fea lb`dha mt chnbrh jhfameg nbr tjh puc. Jh ehhaha f qum`darmed.

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    24/25

    Frrmvmeg ft tjh pfrd oust chnbrh tjh fgrhha tmih, jh pfrdha jms Fuam f

    clb`d fwfy fea wfldha cf`d tb tjh pfrd hetrfe`h. Fnthr f `futmbus lbbdfrbuea jh strbah mesmah fea qum`dly nbuea f che`j sht ahhp me tjh sjfabws

    nrbi wjhrh jh `bula shh tjh hetrfe`h wmtjbut chmeg shhe jmishln. OfehPwftbwsdm frrmvha ibihets lfthr, lbbdmeg ehrvbusly frbuea jhr fs sjh

    hethrha tjh pfrd.

    Jh wft`jha fs sjh wfldha flbeg tjh pftj tbwfras wjhrh jh wfmtha. Jh

    lht jhr pfss fs jh dhpt jms hyhs be tjh strhht chybea. Pftmsnmha eb beh wfs

    nbllbwmeg jhr jh sthppha metb tjh lmgjt fea `fllha tb jhr.

    Pjh ouipha, tjhe wjhe sjh sfw jmi `fih qum`dly f`rbss tb wjhrh jhstbba.

    Frh ybu flrmgjt2 jh fsdha sbntly.

    M Mi bdfy, sjh feswhrha.

    Jh lha jhr tb tjh che`j fea sft abwe.

    Pjh sft abwe ft tjh bppbsmth hea fea chgfe nmaalmeg ehrvbusly wmtj fcuttbe be jhr `bft, jhr jhfa abwe.

    Mi sbrry, sjh sfma fcruptly fea tjhe tjh thfrs `fih.

    Afvma lht jhr `ry nbr f nhw sh`beas tjhe aug metb jms pb`dht nbr f

    jfeadhr`jmhn.

    Jhrh, jh sfma.

    Wjhe sjha wmpha jhr hyhs fea stbppha `rymeg, jh spbdh.

    Wjy amaet ybu thll tjh trutj2

    M jfa eb `jbm`h. M M wfetha tb sphfd but fnthr wjft jha abeh tb ihcut tjhy gfvh ih eb `jbm`h.

    Wjft ab ybu ihfe2 Wjb gfvh ybu eb `jbm`h2

    M jfa f pjbeh `fll be Cbxmeg Afy ibremeg bely imeuths fnthr Mfrrmvha jbih nrbi iy pfrhets. Mt wfs flibst fs tjbugj jh wfs wft`jmeg

    tjh nlft fea dehw wjhe M gbt me.Wjb2

    M abet debw. Jh oust sfma tjft mn M hvhr spbdh fcbut wjft jfppheha be

    @jrmstifs Hvh Ma ehvhr shh iy pfrhets flmvh fgfme.

    Wjft2 jh hx`lfmiha.M debw. M `bulaet chlmhvh wjft jh wfs sfymeg hmtjhr. Cut tjhe jh tblaih tjhmr faarhss, tbla ih wjhrh iy afa wbrdha, tbla ih tjft iy ibtjhr

    wfldha tb wbrd hvhry afy, tbla ih lbts bn tjmegs fcbut tjhi. Qjhe jh sfma

    f``mahets jfpphe hvhry afy.

    ]burh ebt oust ifdmeg tjms up ch`fush yburh wbrrmha fcbut ybur obc,

    frh ybu2

    Eb, eb4 M swhfr tb Gba.Jh sfma ebtjmeg nbr f ibihet, strugglmeg tb `biprhjhea wjft jh wfs

    jhfrmeg. Fea ybu chlmhvha jmi2

    ]hs. Mt wfs jms vbm`h4 mt wfs `bla fea ihef`meg fea M `bula thll jh wfsheobymeg mt. Mt shet sjmvhrs up iy spmeh, mt wfs sb nrmgjthemeg.

    Fea ybuvh eb mahfwjb mt wfs2Eb. Jh sbueaha nbrhmge. Ma ehvhr jhfra jms vbm`h chnbrh cut Mll

  • 7/31/2019 Nemesis by Andrew Christie

    25/25

    ehvhr nbrght mt.

    Nbrhmge2

    ]hs4 Hfsthre Hurbphfe, tjft sbrt bn f``het, M tjmed.Qjhy whrh cbtj smlhet nbr f wjmlh.

    Mts fll iy nfult. Mn M jfaet jfa tjbsh armeds fea chhe stupma hebugjtb gb upstfmrs ebeh bn tjms wbulavh jfppheha. Mi sb sbrry M gbt ybu metb

    tjms ihss.

    Ahspmth jmishln jh simlha. M gbt iyshln metb tjms ihss. Iy imstfdh

    wfs pue`jmeg Ibrhlfea cut ebw M wmsj Ma pue`jha jmi f afie smgjt

    jfrahr.

    Wjftsgbmeg tb jfpphe, Afvma2Mt wfs tjh nmrst tmih sjha usha jms efih.

    Jh sjbbd jms jhfa. M abet debw, cut nrbi wjft ybuvh oust sfma,

    sbihbeh, Pmr Frebla M guhss, ms tfdmeg tjms vhry phrsbeflly. M tjmed jhs but

    tb ght jms pbuea bn nlhsj fea M tjmed mts ih jh wfets tb ght mt nrbi.

    Jh sfma ebtjmeg nbr f ibihet tjhe jh tureha tb jhr. ]bu tjmed tjhrhssbihbeh wft`jmeg ybu2 Ms tjft wjy ybu whrh sb ehrvbus hfrlmhr2

    Mi ebt surh, tjft `fll ifah ih nhhl sb s`frha Mi flibst ouipmeg ft

    iy bwe sjfabw cut M nhhl lmdh Mi chmeg wft`jha, hvhe ft wbrd. M tjbugjt

    fcbut gbmeg tb tjh pblm`h cut jbw `fe M prbvh fey bn tjms tb tjhi, Mi surh

    tjhya oust tjmed M wfs chmeg pfrfebma.

    Wjy ama ybu tfdh tjh rmsd bn `bimeg jhrh mn ybu nhhl lmdh tjft2

    Qjhrhs f cf`d hetrfe`h metb tjh nlfts, sb l lhnt tjh lmgjts fea tjh Q^ be

    fea slmppha but tjh cf`d wfy. M bely `fih cf`d be tb tjh ifme rbfa f clb`dnrbi jhrh, sjh pfusha. M ehhaha tb hxplfme tb ybu, tb try fea ifdh ybu

    ueahrstfea wjy M lht ybu abwe. Fnthr wjft ybu ama nbr ih M nhhl sb

    fsjfiha tjft M `fet jhlp ybu me rhture.Qjfts flrmgjt, cut mn ybu frh wbrrmha M tjmed mts tmih ybu gbt cf`d oust

    me `fsh sbihbeh `jh`ds up be ybu, jh sfma.Pb ybu chlmhvh ih2

    Jh ebaaha. Ptrfeghly hebugj M ab. Mi chgmeemeg tb rhflmsh Pmr

    Frebla, fea ifych hvhe Obeftjfe Iurtfgeh, frh `fpfclh bn tjms. M tjmed tjh

    chst tjmeg nbr ybu fea ybur nfimly ms tb stfy whll but bn mt. M wbulaet wfetfey bn ybu be iy `bes`mhe`h.Cut wjft fcbut ybu2 ]buvh gbt f nfimly fs whll.

    ]hs, M jfvh wjm`j ms wjy M jfvh tb tfdh wjfts `bimeg tb ih fea

    ifdh tjh chst bn mt4 tjfts fll M `fe ab ebw. Jh stbba up.

    Pjh stbba up flbegsmah jmi. M abet debw wjft tb sfy.

    Oust sfy gbbacyh. Mtll ch chst nbr fll bn us. Jh chet fea mipulsmvhly

    dmssha jhr `jhhd, tjhe tureha fea strbah tbwfra tjh hetrfe`h.Ofeh wft`jha jmi gb, thfrs me jhr hyhs. Gbbacyh, sjh wjmsphrha.