Castro Directive
“He spent most of the time alternately cleaning up his trashed apartment and reading a novel he'd started. The novel gave him a chance to forget about Tina and Elise and Andrews and the crystal skull. After reacting as he had to Tina's threat to call Andrews, he needed a reprieve,—time out—space from Tina, space from all of them.
Now and then he went over to his desk, where he'd left the stuff he'd grabbed from Tina, and ran his fingers over the manila envelope, debating with himself. If he didn...'t open it, his life might improve. If he opened it, the damned thing might prove to be a Pandora's box of unimaginable complications. Repeatedly, he turned from the desk without opening the envelope. But his resolve not to open it grew progressively weaker.
Late in the morning, when he'd finished the book, he picked up the envelope. It occurred to him that Tina had used a carrot-and-stick approach to get his attention. The envelope had been the carrot; the threat to call Andrews the stick. But none of that mattered now; it was over, done.MoreLess
Now and then he went over to his desk, where he'd left the stuff he'd grabbed from Tina, and ran his fingers over the manila envelope, debating with himself. If he didn...'t open it, his life might improve. If he opened it, the damned thing might prove to be a Pandora's box of unimaginable complications. Repeatedly, he turned from the desk without opening the envelope. But his resolve not to open it grew progressively weaker.
Late in the morning, when he'd finished the book, he picked up the envelope. It occurred to him that Tina had used a carrot-and-stick approach to get his attention. The envelope had been the carrot; the threat to call Andrews the stick. But none of that mattered now; it was over, done.MoreLess
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