Trust Me
“The chrome and glass gleamed. They’d had to drive through long stretches of Chicago rush hour traffic, and the setting sun burned the sky orange. The light reflected hard off the mirrored glasses.
They’d parked Aubrey’s car in the small adjacent lot. ‘This is certifiably insane,’ Aubrey said as they walked toward the building. The wind, which had been cooling all afternoon, bellowed and they drew closer together, without thought.
‘You’re right,’ he said, ‘so no one will be expecting it.’ The ai...r park’s offices were dim and, surprisingly, slightly shabby, as though all the money had gone into the architecture and design and there had only been stray pennies left for the furnishings. At one desk, a man in his thirties sat peering at a computer screen. He was of Asian descent, compactly built, a thin scar marring the corner of his mouth. He frowned at the screen - which Luke could not see - as though puzzling over bad news.
Luke took the lead. ‘Hey, I’m Eric Lindoe, I had a flight chartered for today.’ ‘With who?’ The man cranked a crooked smile.MoreLess
They’d parked Aubrey’s car in the small adjacent lot. ‘This is certifiably insane,’ Aubrey said as they walked toward the building. The wind, which had been cooling all afternoon, bellowed and they drew closer together, without thought.
‘You’re right,’ he said, ‘so no one will be expecting it.’ The ai...r park’s offices were dim and, surprisingly, slightly shabby, as though all the money had gone into the architecture and design and there had only been stray pennies left for the furnishings. At one desk, a man in his thirties sat peering at a computer screen. He was of Asian descent, compactly built, a thin scar marring the corner of his mouth. He frowned at the screen - which Luke could not see - as though puzzling over bad news.
Luke took the lead. ‘Hey, I’m Eric Lindoe, I had a flight chartered for today.’ ‘With who?’ The man cranked a crooked smile.MoreLess
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