Driver

Part 5

At one o’clock Taki slid into his back seat once more.

“Where to?” Idyn said.

“A restaurant in Collins Street, Georges. Do you know it?”

Idyn started the car “yes I know it.”

Taki nodded and sat back to look out the side window. Glancing at her in the mirror Idyn thought she looked worried. She seemed disinclined to talk too so they drove in silence.

“Here we are” he said fifteen minutes later. Taki didn’t even seem aware that they had stopped. Startled, she looked around now and gathering her bag and brief case she said “can you pick me up at three?”

“I’ll be here” he said.

“Thank you Idyn” she said meeting his eyes in the mirror for a second before she got out and disappeared into the building.

Two hours later Idyn was back outside the restaurant. But it was half past three before Taki appeared.

“I’m sorry Idyn. I didn’t mean to keep you waiting” she said as she slid into the back seat.

He thought she still looked worried so he didn’t complain about the wait. “That’s okay” he said. “Back to work?”

“No I’ve had enough today” she said and she sounded tired. “Please take me home.”

Out of nowhere Idyn was hit with the wish that he could take her home, home with him. There he would wrap his arms around her and tell her everything would be okay. He would make sure that whatever was worrying her didn’t bother her anymore. But that wasn’t going to happen and he just nodded and got them on their way.