Chapter 82
“Do you think…?”
Eddy said slowly and a little nervously, “… the thing with so many Santas on
the streets this year…?”
“What?”
“It may be an
omen. A message to us.”
“You think it’s
a conspiracy?” Nuri smiled.
Eddy huffed.
“I’ve always been very sensitive, you know.”
“Yes, I know
that for a fact, especially behind your balls.”
Eddy snickered.
“You’re a dirty young man.”
“Yes, thank
you.” The traffic was suddenly very heavy. Nuri waited patiently for the flow
to pass, wishing he could get warm again. He loved London with a passion, but
it never matched his homeland for heat.
“Anyway, that
thing with Santa was just a joke,” Eddy said.
“Of course it
was.”
“It’s not as if
he was… you know.”
“Really Santa
Claus?”
“Really Baba
Noel?”
They looked at
each other for a moment in the mirror, then they both laughed. “Of course not!”
NICE
AND SNOW - 5
Nuri turned back
to watching the traffic. Where on earth was this new rush of cars coming from,