Terminal Nightmares by Adam Baehr

Author:Adam Baehr [Baehr, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Terminal, by, Nightmares, Adam, Baehr
ISBN: 9781070578408
Published: 2019-06-20T22:00:00+00:00

14

Loading up into their respective cabs, ready to disembark. The weather has dropped another ten degrees in the past twenty minutes. The wind far surpassing even an average day in New York City. The skies are now a deep dark grey. The sun has vanished behind the thick, burnt marshmallow style clouds. The amount of low flying birds has decreased exponentially; even the infamous New York rats seem to be hibernating, which is far more sinister than a bad omen from any crow.

Dylan and Xavier load up first. Ace and Jessica follow suit directly behind. The traffic is anything but a godsend today. Settling into their cabs for what is sure to be a quick ride. Walking is out of the question now as the wind is ramping up furiously. Glancing at the nameplate, Dylan notices the drivers name is Nasir. Nasir pulls out quickly, barely missing a collision with a fellow cabbie. Dylan tenses up for a millisecond. Unreactive is Xavier; he is usually the jumpy friend; today though he has way too much on his mind; the song from the day prior seems to be on a recorded loop inside his mind; debating whether to broach the issue with Dylan or not; the heist also has his mind a million light years away.

Heading down West 33rd St, Nasir introduces himself almost immediately. “Hi there folks, my name is Nasir, I will be your driver today.” Noticing he is introducing himself, looking directly at them brings said sensation back in full force. Housing a heavy accent, making the whole spectacle arduous. Speaking decent enough English though outside of the heavy accent, Dylan thinks. Trying to place the dialect but unable.

Examining the cab, Dylan notices it’s kept to the highest standard. Medallions don’t come cheap, so this is their livelihood on the line. Nasir is going off on a spiel as they head to the AMAM. “Fantastic thinks, Dylan.” He is a talker, giving an exasperated but silent exhale of breath. Starting to tune into what Nasir is saying for some strange reason; feeling compelled to listen since he spent a good portion of time in the Middle East; not that Dylan couldn’t at a moment’s notice recite verbatim key individuals he met and spoke to in those days. Looking back, it would have been more advantageous to not have listened to Nasir’s life story, thinks Dylan.

Diving into bumper to bumper traffic, Nasir begins talking of his coming to America. “I was born in Saudi Arabia, to a very conservative family who believes women to be dogs.” Dinged with a sense of guilt, Dylan listens more intently. “My father beat my mother and sisters anytime they stepped out of line.” Explaining how that was everyday life as a child. A pothole sends the two friends into the air for a second.

“I was taught from an early age that women were inferior to men in every way, shape, and form.” Referencing how he had three other siblings. Two sisters, a baby brother.

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