Craig Schaefer Quote
With that fence it’s a total blind approach to the back door, I thought. Anyone could be hiding around that corner. Guards don’t care. They’ve run this route a thousand times for a thousand days; they can’t manage to stay alert. Company should mix up their shifts better— It’s embarrassing, isn’t it? Harmony Black dropped into the chair beside me. She set down a cup of coffee and ruffled her own copy of the newspaper. No operational discipline, not looking out for each other, it’s almost like they want to get hijacked. Agent. My throat went tight. Don’t mind me, she said. I’m just getting some fresh air. Please, keep planning your armed robbery. Pretend I’m not even here. She set down her paper and picked up her cup. Then she looked me in the eye and slowly, loudly, slurped her coffee. I folded my newspaper and pushed back my chair. It’s fine. I was just leaving. Oh? Where to? The Athens Credit Union? That laundromat off Bonanza Road? The Ford dealership on Fairfax? Can I come with? No, never mind, just go ahead and I’ll meet you there. I gritted my teeth and walked away. Harmony slurped her coffee again and gave me a finger wave. See you soon! she called out behind me. I drove two blocks, pulled off to the side of the road, and took out my cell phone. Every instinct screamed that I was making a bad move, but that didn’t stop me from punching in the numbers and making the call. Nicky, I said, that job still available?
With that fence it’s a total blind approach to the back door, I thought. Anyone could be hiding around that corner. Guards don’t care. They’ve run this route a thousand times for a thousand days; they can’t manage to stay alert. Company should mix up their shifts better— It’s embarrassing, isn’t it? Harmony Black dropped into the chair beside me. She set down a cup of coffee and ruffled her own copy of the newspaper. No operational discipline, not looking out for each other, it’s almost like they want to get hijacked. Agent. My throat went tight. Don’t mind me, she said. I’m just getting some fresh air. Please, keep planning your armed robbery. Pretend I’m not even here. She set down her paper and picked up her cup. Then she looked me in the eye and slowly, loudly, slurped her coffee. I folded my newspaper and pushed back my chair. It’s fine. I was just leaving. Oh? Where to? The Athens Credit Union? That laundromat off Bonanza Road? The Ford dealership on Fairfax? Can I come with? No, never mind, just go ahead and I’ll meet you there. I gritted my teeth and walked away. Harmony slurped her coffee again and gave me a finger wave. See you soon! she called out behind me. I drove two blocks, pulled off to the side of the road, and took out my cell phone. Every instinct screamed that I was making a bad move, but that didn’t stop me from punching in the numbers and making the call. Nicky, I said, that job still available?