“All right,” she capitulated, “ten minutes only, and you will phone if there is any development.”
“Yes, Mae, I promise.”
“Very well.” She made a point of looking at her watch and tapping the bezel at the point where ten minutes would be up as if imprinting the time in her mind like an alarm. She pushed Craig before her, walked to the door and then out, without acknowledging Mike as he waaied.
“I could kill him.”
“I’m sure, but I don’t think Soom would thank you for it. You can see that the boy is really ashamed of himself too. I would be very surprised if he ever took a risk like that again, and, to be honest, it wouldn’t shock me if he never wanted to drive again either.”
“If I had my way, they’d take his license off him and tear it up. He’s not fit to drive.”
Craig tried to change
