A Lizard in My Luggage (2011)
A Lizard in My Luggage
“In order to maintain his vigil, he fretfully pushes back his dishevelled mop of hair, which falls in front of his owlish spectacles like a dense black veil. I give him a kick under the table. He shoots me a frightened chicken look.
'What on earth is the matter with you today?' He touches the rim of his MEK for reassurance like Linus with his blanket, and scrapes some crumbs from his lip with his hand.
'It's just that I've got a little nervous about terrorist extremists, Scatters. It's the... idea of a bomb-laden nutter walking into the café and blowing us all up.' He gulps at his cappuccino.
'You mean terrorists against the evils of caffeine?' I ask naughtily.
'You may mock, but there are always shoot outs in fast food places in the States. All it needs is one stray lunatic to get the idea…' 'You don't think they'd choose a more obvious target? I mean why here, today?' 'Why when anywhere?' he sniffs deeply, taking a small yellow pill from the MEK and popping into his mouth.MoreLess
'What on earth is the matter with you today?' He touches the rim of his MEK for reassurance like Linus with his blanket, and scrapes some crumbs from his lip with his hand.
'It's just that I've got a little nervous about terrorist extremists, Scatters. It's the... idea of a bomb-laden nutter walking into the café and blowing us all up.' He gulps at his cappuccino.
'You mean terrorists against the evils of caffeine?' I ask naughtily.
'You may mock, but there are always shoot outs in fast food places in the States. All it needs is one stray lunatic to get the idea…' 'You don't think they'd choose a more obvious target? I mean why here, today?' 'Why when anywhere?' he sniffs deeply, taking a small yellow pill from the MEK and popping into his mouth.MoreLess
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