TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Emily stepped on the porch of her house and exhaled a sharp breath. It was unbelievably warm outside and she could not wait to get into the house, turn on the air conditioning system to the lowest level and have a sound sleep.

But something was wrong. She could feel it in her guts. And it wasn't just the gnawing anxiety she felt, it was the fact that her eyes were twitching from the moment she left her office right till this very moment.

She let her thoughts wander to what might be wrong. Had it gotten out to the press that SkyNet was sinking? That was the worst-case scenario. The management of SkyNet had done a great job at keeping their predicament away from the public. But what if it had gotten out?

The thought of that made her feel depressed. She'd wanted to follow her up pulse and place a call to her father at once, demanding to know the situation at SkyNet at the moment, but on second thoughts, she decided against it. There was no need to pressure the old man. And she was just