Capture
“As usual the wind gusts between the cramped houses, lifting trash high in the air, plastic bags and paper scraps chasing each other like fighting birds.Vernon’s got a little R&B going on the sound system, that old Ashford and Simpson thing from way back, “Solid As A Rock.” He’s feeling good—on top of the fucken world, in fact—and he chimes in during the chorus, in a decent tenor, reason he always got chosen for the school choir when he was a kid. He nudges the Civic through the traffic, using h...is horn against the minibus taxis that clog the streets like arterial fat.He’s felt on top of his game since his time with Nick Exley the day before. Feels even better after the call he got early this morning—woke him up, but what the hell? Exley phoning him from his car, on the way to the airport, saying he’s flying to Jo’burg for the day and would Vernon keep an eye on his wife? He’s worried about leaving her alone.Vernon saying, “Hey, no problem, Nick.”The white guy hesitating, “Listen, Vernon, could I ask you to keep a low profile?”“Sure, I know your wife don’t like me.”“Caroline’s just freaked out.”“Ja, but I can tell she don’t want me around.MoreLess
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