Arrival at the Island (1) – Retrospective

(Another change of tack)

Jim looked out of the window of the small coffee shop and nursed his cup. A lot had changed in the past week. He had been looking for a new start. This was certainly as new start, but was it what he wanted. Only time would tell. One thing was certain – the money would be very welcome!

JIm looked out of the window and reviews the last week. He had returned from the interview with Litvenyenko and Medinger feeling slightly unsettled. It wasn’t that things had gone badly it was more that he came away feeling that he hadn’t really understood what had happened. The location had seemed so strange. It was almost as if the two people were using rooms in an empty building. That was odd in the centre of London.

The following day he had started thinking about how long he should wait for a job offer and what he should do if one did not come? He found himself fretting, and had gone out for a walk to take his mind of things.

One day later he was checking his eMail when the doorbell rang. That surprised him. He did not receive many visitors and he was not expecting anyone. When he opened the front door he was met by a courier holding a flat rectangular box. That was even more of a surprise. He had not ordered anything. Having checked the name and address, he signed the courier’s tablet device and took the package inside. It contained what appeared to be a brand-new laptop! On the top of the laptop was a large brown envelope addressed to him.

 (Part of the “Tyson” project: 31st January 2017 – 273 words)