20.
The room is small, but spacious
enough for two people who barely know one another. There is only one queen-sized
bed, so that will have to do, should we even get the chance to use it. Set on
the desk is a laptop computer and a large manila envelope which has been sealed
with clear packing tape. While Anya uses the bathroom to freshen up, I go to
the package, tear the top open. Inside I find a 9mm Smith and Wesson automatic.
My preferred brand of hand cannon precisely. Plus, two extra ammo mags of nine
rounds apiece. There’s also a USB cord and a stack of Egyptian pounds. Slipping
the pistol into my pant waist, I stuff the ammo mags into the right pocket of
my leather bomber, and the cash into my left trouser pocket. I also use the
opportunity to change out the SIM card on my
