Chapter 20
9:10 AM EST New York - Bear News Headquarters
I looked out the window of the limousine at the huge crowd assembling outside the Bear News building. As I looked up, the limo door opened and a security officer stuck his head in and said, “Hurry please, my men will surround you and get you into the building; otherwise, this crowd will tear you apart.” He looked at Mark and asked, “Are you coming too?”
“Yes,” Mark replied.
It occurred to me that the guard could not see either Gabriel or Ariel, or else he would have asked them too; and yet Mark and I still could. “Let’s go, Mark,” I said. Mark looked at Gabriel who winked at him and then climbed out of the car. We sprinted for the doors between the guards.
The security detail was good. It only took about ten seconds to push the crowd away and get us safely through the doors. They were then locked and barred by Bear News’ private security force. The people outside the building were screaming and waving their arms and hands in the air. Many and had signs that said ‘Save Us’, and ‘Satan Is in Our Midst.’ I turned around from looking through the glass door and asked, “Where are we going?”
“Up to the third floor, to the studios,” the guard said. I took note of his nametag, which said McDonald.
“Thanks, Mr. McDonald,” and then I looked at my watch. It was 9:12 a.m.