Chapter Fourteen
Sophia and DC emerged onto Canton City’s main night strip. It was almost midnight but the street was alive with eateries and bars, locals moving in and out of venues, crisscrossing the street among motorbikes and pedicabs. Pairs of eyes fixed onto Sophia. Men smiled at her. Whichever way they cut it, they’d look out of place, so the best thing to do was play the tourist card.
DC stepped suddenly into a narrow eatery on their left. Sophia went in after him. A group of four girls were eating at the table in front, tiny hands picking at grilled tiger shrimps. They stared at DC. Like Sophia, he was having difficulty blending in.
‘Don’t you need some cash?’ Sophia whispered to DC. ‘That’s why I’m here, remember.’
‘You’re here because you don’t completely trust me,’ he said.
