THE SURFACE
Chapter Six
"Come on, Sinister Minister!
Get in the lead!" Lexi screamed at the top of her lungs. He must have been
listening, because he swerved out of the other horses just in time to claim the
finish line by a nose.
Lexi and Ashley screamed as loud
as they could and hugged each other tightly. "He’s free now! He’s
free!" they chanted happily as they went to the paddock area for pictures
and their hard-earned respect for owners their age.
*****
"Ha-ha." Katie sneered
at Arnold as she entered his office.
He looked up from his computer.
"What are you so giddy about?"
"This." She took the
remote from his desk and changed the channel to ESPN, where Ashley and Lexi
happily posed for pictures with Sinister Minister.
"Yeah, so?"
"Remember our deal? If that
horse wins, you let Jack go. You now have to let him go, or I’ll call the
FBI."
"Did the horse run
yet?"
"Yes. Won by a nose."
"Can’t we wait until the
Preakness in two weeks?"
"No," she said firmly.
"When they come back, you let him go. You’ve got a few days to get what
you need out of Jack, and then you release him. Understood? Good."