Thedilapidatedpick-uptruckfinallyleftthecongestedtraffic.Gettingoffthefreeway,ittwistedandturneduntilitcametoaquietcorner,adesertedrosegarden.Thehalfburnthouseinsidethegardenwastheirtemporaryabode.However,thedaysoftheirresidenceheremaybenumberedbecausea‘forsale’signhadbeenerectedatthefrontentranceandthepropertywassuretobeauctionedoffsoon.Gettingoutofthecar,thetwoofthemwalkedtowardstheentranceofthegardenandstoppedabruptly.Onthestepsoftheentrancewasafashionablybutscantilydressedyoungwoman.Shehadonalowcut,bralesstanktopandminishortsthatshowedoffherlongandshapelylegs.Thoughthesunhadsetanditwasdusktheycouldstillseeanenormousdiamondsparkledazzlinglyonherfinger.

        “Areyouwaitingforsomeone,Miss?”askedRichardwalkingovertoher.

        “No,Iamlostanddon’tknowhowtogetoutofhere”sherepliedinalowandenticingvoice.

        “That’seasy”saidRichard.“Wewilldriveyouaroundtowninourcar.Youcanlookatthehousesandtelluswhichoneisyours.How’sthat?”

        “No,thatwon’tdo”shereplied.Shestoodup,showingoffheralluringfigure.Shewalkedoverandopenedhernamebrandhandbagbeforethem.“LookatallthiscashIhavehere.Whydon’tyoutakemeoutforanightonthetown?”RichardandJamaz,theexpresidentandvice-presidentofWorldBankwerenostrangerstomoney.Theyhadseenitpileduphightotheceilingsinthebankvaults,sotheywerenotdazzledbythisdisplayofwealth.Howeverinthepresentsetting,thesightofabeautifulyoungwomanwithahandbagfullofcashandanenormousdiamondringonherfingersurprisedthem.

        “Whynot?We’lltakeyouonanightoutonthetown.Butwejustgotoffworkandneedtofreshenup.Whydon’tyougiveussometimetowashandchange?”

        “Good.Good.”saidtheyoungwoman,clappingherhandshappilylikeanaivelittlegirl.“Butbequick.”

        “Wewon’ttakelong.Butit’sdarknowandnotsafeforyoutobestandingherealone.Whydon’tyoucomeintothegardenandwaitforus.”

        “Surething”saidtheyoungwomanandfollowedthemintothedesertedrosegarden.

        Richardbroughtathree-leggedchairfromthehouseandsetitdownonthegroundsaying,”Haveaseat,butbecareful.Thechairhasonlythreelegs.Don’tfalldown.”

        “Really?Thisisinteresting.Iliketoplaydangerousgames.”TheysmiledateachotherandRichardwalkedbackintothelongdesertedhouse.Theelectricityhadlongbeencutoff,buttherewasafaucetinthegardenthatstillworked.Jamazhadalreadystrippedhimselfnakedandwasvigorouslywashinghishairandbody,gettingridofthesweatandgrimeoftheday.Richardjoinedhimbeforethefaucetandsoapedhimselfbriskly,asking

        “Whatdoyouthinkofthathot,sexybroadoutthere?There’ssomethingnotquiterightabouther.”

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