Eric Bush smiled at Crystal and said, "I just thought I'd come and surprise you here. You are surprised, aren't you?" Crystal was dumbstruck.
Meanwhile, Clark had been about to hand the mobile phone to Crystal, but he accidentally hung up the phone. Before being cut off, though, Eric's voice was heard on the other end of the line.
Damn it!- thought Nathan - Eric is always one step ahead of me!
Clark didn't want to admit that he had accidentally hung up the phone, so he quietly slipped it back into his Mother's pocket. Then he hurried back to get a second look at the stranger at the door.
Eric chuckled at the startled look on Crystal's face. "Well," he said. "You certainly look surprised!" He was wearing a black locomotive suit, and as usual, he looked tall and strong. He squeezed through the gap between Crystal and the door, and once he was inside, he said, "You didn't think that you could escape from me, did you?"
