"Well, sure, why wouldn't I?" Micah said with an easy shrug. "You're fun to talk to. And a lot more amiable than a lot of fares."
He resettled his position against the car, resting his chin on his arms and watching Erskine with a steady gaze. He chuckled. "I can imagine that," he said. "What was it he was laughing at?"
'Easy' seemed to be the theme of the evening. Micah didn't drop his pretence again that night, but he kept Erskine talking, encouraging and nudging and asking little questions just like any friend who was curious about what was going on. Before long the sky had darkened, the stars beginning to twinkle overhead.
Eventually the conversation ran down. Eventually, in the wake of the comfortable silence, Erskine decided to go home, and Micah said he needed to go find more paying fares, and they parted ways.
If Erskine turned to look back around the corner after passing it, he'd see no trace of taxi or Micah at all.
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He resettled his position against the car, resting his chin on his arms and watching Erskine with a steady gaze. He chuckled. "I can imagine that," he said. "What was it he was laughing at?"
'Easy' seemed to be the theme of the evening. Micah didn't drop his pretence again that night, but he kept Erskine talking, encouraging and nudging and asking little questions just like any friend who was curious about what was going on. Before long the sky had darkened, the stars beginning to twinkle overhead.
Eventually the conversation ran down. Eventually, in the wake of the comfortable silence, Erskine decided to go home, and Micah said he needed to go find more paying fares, and they parted ways.
If Erskine turned to look back around the corner after passing it, he'd see no trace of taxi or Micah at all.