Dissonance
“He pulled his cell from his pocket and checked the time. Where the hell was Cam? Nearly 6:00 p.m., and Cam was supposed to have met him at the 42nd Street station two hours before. Something had gone wrong.
“Don’t worry. If I get the sense that it’s a setup, I’ll leave,” Cam had said after Galen had quizzed him for the umpteenth time since he’d decided to meet Dan Bryce.
Galen had known the risks, so he’d suggested he go with Cam. But Cam, ever stubborn—and no doubt worried that he’d somehow in...volve Galen—had insisted on going to the meeting alone.
A little girl walking by with her mother stopped and waved at him. “What would you like me to play?” Galen asked, happy for the distraction.
The girl looked at her mother, who nodded and smiled at Galen. Former musician. He knew them well from their wistful expressions and the way they seemed so comfortable speaking to someone playing in the subway.
“Twinkle, Twinkle?” the girl asked.MoreLess
“Don’t worry. If I get the sense that it’s a setup, I’ll leave,” Cam had said after Galen had quizzed him for the umpteenth time since he’d decided to meet Dan Bryce.
Galen had known the risks, so he’d suggested he go with Cam. But Cam, ever stubborn—and no doubt worried that he’d somehow in...volve Galen—had insisted on going to the meeting alone.
A little girl walking by with her mother stopped and waved at him. “What would you like me to play?” Galen asked, happy for the distraction.
The girl looked at her mother, who nodded and smiled at Galen. Former musician. He knew them well from their wistful expressions and the way they seemed so comfortable speaking to someone playing in the subway.
“Twinkle, Twinkle?” the girl asked.MoreLess
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