The Colonel's Mistake
“The bank teller, a woman in her twenties who wore thick makeup caked over her acne-scarred face, frowned then pushed the reset button.
“Again.”
Daria did. Still no beep. “Is there a problem with the machine?”
“Sometimes it’s slow.”
“I’m actually in kind of a rush.”
And she was god-awful hot in her heavy chador. She wiped a bead of sweat from the top of her forehead, reminded herself to breathe normally, and glanced at her watch—five minutes after seven. Mark would almost certainly be awake by n...ow.
She hoped he’d have the good sense to take refuge at the embassy.
“Should I try it again?”
The machine beeped. “There it goes. Now enter your password.”
Daria did so and was led to a room in the back of the bank. A minute later the teller placed her safe deposit box on a table in the center of the room.
“Ring me when you’re done.”
Daria locked the door from the inside and quickly opened the box. After confirming that a long strand of her hair still lay undisturbed across the top, she pushed her real US passport aside, revealing $2,000, an Iranian passport, an Iranian driver’s license, a second US passport, and a US driver’s license.MoreLess
“Again.”
Daria did. Still no beep. “Is there a problem with the machine?”
“Sometimes it’s slow.”
“I’m actually in kind of a rush.”
And she was god-awful hot in her heavy chador. She wiped a bead of sweat from the top of her forehead, reminded herself to breathe normally, and glanced at her watch—five minutes after seven. Mark would almost certainly be awake by n...ow.
She hoped he’d have the good sense to take refuge at the embassy.
“Should I try it again?”
The machine beeped. “There it goes. Now enter your password.”
Daria did so and was led to a room in the back of the bank. A minute later the teller placed her safe deposit box on a table in the center of the room.
“Ring me when you’re done.”
Daria locked the door from the inside and quickly opened the box. After confirming that a long strand of her hair still lay undisturbed across the top, she pushed her real US passport aside, revealing $2,000, an Iranian passport, an Iranian driver’s license, a second US passport, and a US driver’s license.MoreLess
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