Jake took a sip and put a hand on his knee whilst looking at the people at the counter. “You’re quite a philosopher for a driver, Jake.” I grinned at him pertly.
“Some things helped you put things into perspective; the army did that for me.”
“Don’t tell me you’re a former Navy officer recently converted to Buddhism?” I teased and he let out a chuckle.
“No I was in the US Army, in the infantry. I was sent to Istanbul in 2010.” After hearing this, the ironic look on my face faded away quickly. “Oh…” I should have kept my rotten joke to myself.
“Sorry, I’m the best at putting my foot in it…”
“Nah… you didn’t know.” He said understandingly. “I lived that filthy was from the inside. At the time I was young and I wanted to protect my country.” He gazed at his glass for a mome
