Chapter Sixteen: Tai
We did the betrayal scene.
Maybe it was absurd. In fact, definitely it was absurd. But you never know who might be watching, right? And it helped get us in role.
The sort of thing we used to do, back in the day.
‘Hello, Fionn,’ I said, coldly, when she opened the door to her flat.
She looked me over, cool as a mountain stream. ‘A gun? Really? That was never your style.’
Damnit, I knew I shouldn’t have gone for the gun. It might have been only a prop, but it felt good! Powerful! ‘It gets the point across,’ I said, sounding only slightly defensive. I tightened my grip on the weapon, shaking my head. Keep it together. I was evil Tai today.
‘So what is this, a double cross?’ said Fi softly. ‘Tai. Has it come to this?’
Just the right note of tragedy in her tone, and
