Surprise Melody Flintkote. Part Two
Copyright© 2019 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 7
“Master J and Miss Cyn are from home. By your look, you are Miss Surprise ... and these are?” asked the butler.
Only JW, I thought.
“My guests.” I said. “A surprise.”
“Amelia?” said the man. It was obvious he was speaking to our chauffeur. “Have you retrieved their luggage?”
“Yes, Mr. Kwan.”
“Please to assist Mary,” Mr. Kwan instructed her.
“Yes, Mr. Kwan.” She disappeared in the nether regions of the apartment.
“Master J and Miss Cyn are at the boat,” Mr. Kwan said. “If you wish, I can send for them.”
“I prefer that my guests are made comfortable. How do I find the boat?”
“Never say you would walk!” He was shocked. Walking was something Europeans never did ... even if it was a few blocks. The boat yard was near the water. Security was extremely tight. Even so, things routinely went missing. Labor was cheap but precision equipment was expensive.
“I don’t see why not,” I said. “I have legs.”
“We’re losing this place soon, I’m sure you noticed all the construction. When the high-rise building is finished, we’ll be moving to a government forced swap, a floor or two of flats equal to the square footage of our housing setup. This will all be torn down and more high-rise housing erected.”
On the way I had noticed a disreputable town ... like a squatters village that was being bulldozed ... make room for? What did they do with all the poor?
Oh ... that’s right. Communism ... there are no poor ... everyone is equal.
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