The Green Trap
“Traffic wasn’t too heavy at this time of night, the rational part of his mind noticed, yet still the cab seemed to inch along through the streets. At last the taxi pulled up to the hotel’s entryway. Cochrane stuffed his last twenty-dollar bill into the little receptacle built into the plastic partition that protected the driver, then dived out of the cab and ran through the lobby to the elevators.
His hands were shaking. It took three tries for him to get his key card into the slot. The light t...urned green and he pushed the door open.
Kensington was sprawled lazily on the sofa, his long legs resting on the coffee table, watching television. He grinned as Cochrane half staggered into the room.
“Took your time getting here,” he said, reaching for the remote and clicking off the TV. “I was starting to think you wouldn’t show up.”
“I got here as fast as I could,” Cochrane said, panting.
Kensington slowly got to his feet. “Too bad. I was just starting to think about how much fun I could have with her if you didn’t show up.”MoreLess
His hands were shaking. It took three tries for him to get his key card into the slot. The light t...urned green and he pushed the door open.
Kensington was sprawled lazily on the sofa, his long legs resting on the coffee table, watching television. He grinned as Cochrane half staggered into the room.
“Took your time getting here,” he said, reaching for the remote and clicking off the TV. “I was starting to think you wouldn’t show up.”
“I got here as fast as I could,” Cochrane said, panting.
Kensington slowly got to his feet. “Too bad. I was just starting to think about how much fun I could have with her if you didn’t show up.”MoreLess
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