Chapter 40

Janice

We retrieved it from the pool yesterday and set it back up. It was April Joy’s idea to drop it into the pool then cover the pool. No one looked and if they did, we would tell them it was a Scuba Diving training aid.

It is ready for viewing; we even have the simulation lights working. Do you want it warmed up for a presentation? The Colonel, he will always be the Colonel to me, replied yes full mode ready in Twenty Minutes. “Yes, Sir, Twenty minutes full mode,” I replied, “we will be ready for a full presentation, great,” he replied and hung up.

I yelled over our PA System, ESSAY full mode model demonstration in Twenty minutes. Colonel and guests so let’s get to it. I got questions of who were the people who were coming for the demonstration, from several of the girls, uniform from the shadows, and who is doing the presentation? My reply was, I do not know for whom the demonstration is for, Mrs. Kariwase I presume but you girls all be ready with your parts, and dress civilian professionally, and yes, the Colonel said Twenty Minutes so get moving.

We ran to change clothes, we never dressed as bums, in our business you never know who would quickly visit and ask to see a demonstration of ESSAY. We were all expected to know the system and how ESSAY worked. Tops and skirts for everyone except Elizabeth Anne and I, we liked our dresses and had half-a-dozens of matching ones.

In fifteen minutes we heard the scream of sirens and helicopters overhead. To all our surprise the Presidential limousine parked, and then the President stepped out followed by the Colonel and Kariwase. We all went to the position of attention. The President said at ease. He looked at Robert and said your staff impresses me any time I meet one they are at attention.

Gentlemen of the Secret Service I called out, I and my “Sisters” are armed security. We will make no sudden move as we remove our weapons. All Six of us shadows carefully removed service weapons and facing away from The President, each cleared our weapons and after removing the magazine stepped back from whatever we had placed the weapons on.

The Senior Secret Service Agent asked only half kidding if anyone of us were looking for a job. The President looked at him and said Jimmy no poaching in these waters, I cannot afford another uprising. Yes, Sir, Mr. President he replied. He then told us to retrieve our weapons and place them in the ready rack. I know you will have it inside right beside the door, and we did, and he then put an agent in front of it.